The Portland daily press., 1891-08-04
OUR BOYS.
A Bow With Tact.

| Tact is one of the first qualifications of q
business man, and the following little incl
dent in the history of one of the most sue.
cessful merchants show a development OF
this trait early In his business career.
Coming to New York from the country
without friends, and with very little money
he found his way to Lower Wall street."
and walking into the store of W.& Co., passed
back into the counting-room and waited
modestly and patiently till he should divert
the attention Of Mr.. w. who was at the mo-
ment busily engaged with some friend. AT
last the frank. open face of the boy attract
ed his notice, and he addressed him with
what can do for you, sonny"
81 want place, SIR"
well, what can you dO?"
The boy answered eagerly:
Most anything, SIR"
Mr.. W., partly for joke and partly to rid
himself Of the almost too confident boy, said
"Ah ah Well Just go out and borrow me
a couple of thousand dollars"
The lad placed his hat on his head,
walked out Of the store, then passed slowly
down Front street till he came to another
large store in the same line of business, our
friends of the past, Messrs. S. G. 6 G., then
with bold but honest look he walked ND to
the head of tho houso and said:
Mr.; W., OF W. Co.. sent me down to bor-
80, HE did my son! How is business up at
your placer
The boy. having seen the appearance Of
Very good, sir"
Two thousand dollars did you say ? will
that be enOugh?"
"Well, $4,000 is all he told me, but if YOU
have plenty l think he would like 1t If you
Just give this boy check for $4,000 for
W. d Co." remarked Mr.. S. to his cashier
Inc boy took the check, and with 1t re-
turned to Mr.. w., walking back into the
ONCE with an air of successful pride, and
said:
"Here 1t is, SIR"
Mr.. W., taking one look at the check and
then at the boy said:
Young man come In here; you are Just
the one have been looking for"
And giving him desk he sat him to work
At least the New York Recorder saws SO and
the story Is good enough to be true.
AWIse Dog.
New Orleans lady has Newfoundland
dog, which daily gives proof of his compre-
tensions of what is said to him. One day
lady called on his mistress, and, during her
visit, Lion came in rather slyly, lay down on
the parlOr carpet and went to sleep. The
conversation ran on, and the visitor finally
said: what handsome Newfoundland You
nave, Lion opened one eye. YES" said
takes excellent care of the children" Lion
opened the other eye, and waved his tail
complacently to and fro on the CARPET,
when the baby goes out he always goes
with her, and feel sure that no harm can
can come to her," his mistress Continued.
Lions tail thumped up and down VIOLENTLY
on the carpet. "And he Is SO gentle to them
all, and such playmate and Companion TO
them; that we should not take $1,000 for
him." Lions tail now went up and down.
to and fro, and round and round, with great
and undisguised glee. "But," said the mis-
tress, Lion has one serious fault" Total
subsistence Of Lions tail, together with the
appearance of an expression of great con-
Germ on his face. "He will come In here
with dirty feet and lie down on the carpet.
when have told him time and again that he
mustn't do It," At this point, Lion wOuld
doubtless have demonstrated, if he could:
Duf, being speechless, he arose with an air
OF the utmost detection and Humiliation. and
SUNK out OF the room, with his lately ex-
uDerant tail totally crestfallen.
Right or Left.
Suppose person takes an even number of
coins or counters, or anything else in one
hand, and an odd number In the other. there
Is simple method by which to tell in which
hand the even number is.
ASK him to multiply the number In his
right hand by an odd number, and the num-
Der In his left hand by an even then LET him
add the two products together and tell Won
II the total sum be odd or even. III IL be even.
the even number Is In the right hand. and III
IL De ODD the even number is In the left hand