The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-23
"Young Men who suoceed. /"

Editor Morning News: Your article
on young Men Who Succeed" is a gem.
1t is full of practical common sense and
business all through. Every young man
should have a copy of it, and as boys
leave school or college it should be handed
to them. Your writer in the past had a
good deal to do with boys and young men.
Some turned out well, others were no ac-
count. Some were mere machines, others
were active, wideawake and thinkers.
write this article to give point TO your
sensible remarks.
Some thirty or more years ago, boy
about Is or 16 went into the office of a
merchant and asked for employment
The merchant did not need any one, but
asked the boy what he could do. do
anything you tell me to do" came the an
swer. His frank, candid, open manner
struck the merchant, and he said to him:
well, | will try you. | want you to sweep
out this room and put things in order.
Begin tomorrow morning" The next
morning the room was swept and put in
order. The merchant came down
and was pleased with appear
ances. Anything more to dol'' asked
the boy He was given something else
to do. The merchant thought he would
test his honesty, as he liked the way he
worked. He wanted to see if the boy was
trustworthy, a very important point with
business men.
The merchant let drop on the floor be-
fore he left his Office. five cents, knowing
the boy would find it in the morning when
he swept the floor Next morning the
boy handed him the money and said he
found it on the floor. The merchant tried
him then with a dollar, and perhaps
more. The boy found it and returned it.
The merchant saw that he was a boy of
principle and could be trusted. In time
he rose from one position to another. By
the time he was % years of age, he was
head clerk.
On one occasion, the merchant said to
him: II want that cotton weighed,
marked and shipped tomorrow morn
ing" eyes, sir.n The next morning when
the merchant came down to his office,
about or o'clock, he saw the clerk sit
ting in the Office reading a paper. Said
the merchant; Il thought l told you
wanted that cotton shipped" sit is
shipped, - said the clerk. "When?" asked
the merchant. ''On the first outgoing
''When did you begin2" asked the
merchant. "At daylight this morning, -
answered the clerk. Nothing more was
said. The merchant, on one occasion,
talking with other merchants, said: ~
have the best clerk in the city, the best
business man ever had; he is a whole
team in himself" One of the merchants
present did not forget that expression,
and seeing the young man about week
afterwards asked him what he was get
ting as a salary. zone hundred dollars a
month, T" answered the clerk II tell
you what / will do,' said the merchant.
II will give you 81, 800 a year" II will
think about it, said the clerk. He went to
his employer and said to him, II am Of
fered 81 800 by Mr.. Brown, and l must
look out for my own interests "You
can't leave me- said the merchant, II
will give you 81 800. In time again, he
was offered $1,000. The merchant saw
that other merchants knew his worth
and to hold so good man he said, 81
see that you are wanted by others, and to
cut this matter short, will take you in
to copartnership.
The moral is plain. That boy begin
ming as he did made himself useful He
became a necessity. He was reliable
faithful, useful and helpful. He had the
right am ition in the right way. 1t paid
him well in life. r. NJ. o.