Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-10-06

NOW, each one Of US ought TO sell
gross every day, mehbe more but we'II
put u at one gross, 70 be on the safe
SIDE NOW say cur expenses are 50 a
day. That leaves us 80 a dav nroft
all but four cents, and that beats farm
ing all hollow"
Jet, old boy, we're with voup, cried
Uriah, slapping the other on the hack
Whats the first thing to be done?"
We'll, the first thing IS 10 order soma
stun to make up into polish. I'm 60
ing to town Tomorrow and I thought
Id order about $50 worth. Then wa
must have some printing done"
We'll, I'm going to the forks to-mor-
row, and I'll see TO that" said Uriah.
Then We must get some place to-
make it, continued Jet
IF my wagon shed was cleaned out
1t would do first-ra,e," said Isaac. "I'u
attend to that"
That's the ticket" cried Jet. enthu-
siast.cally.' Il tell you. gentlemen.
we're bound to make something out of
this. Just to think, $40 a day is nearly.
$500 month-more money than wa
take in now in q year"
That's So" said Isaac. rising SLOWLY
to his feet. well, it's getting along;
I'll have to get back and do chores.
The other two watched him out OF
sight.
Fine fellow. Ike" said Uriah.
"F.rst straight" answered Jet.
"A little slow, though, sometimes?"
continued Uriah.
Hardly the man for this kind of bus.
inss?'
We'll, I don't know. Ikes a good
fellow"
Good fellow? Why, Of course he is.
Nobody thinks more OF Ike than I do
Why, I'd be willin' he should 60 alone,
fer company Il ne didn't do a strokes
But, then, he is slow-don't catch on Ia
people quick enough.
Nov, tell you, Jet" continued Uri1
all, hitching his chair up to the other.
between you and me and that lumber
wagon, Ike is the wrong man for this
business. You want a man that cam
sit up and git and a.n'rafraid TO HUSTLE
and Ike viii never I'LL the bill; YOU
mark my words"
We'll, said Jet, slowly, Il reckon I
never give It thought whether he would
or not. So you think he won't do?"
DO? OF course, he won't do I tell
you, Jet. just what common sense for
you'n Newell make up the polish
and start out together and let Ike sell
what he can around here; thatll let
him down kind o easy; but we'll take
tho bfor buciuo-g for chow, of,ft ,,.. .
body but us can handle e"
Jet rose to his feet. III think the
thing over" he said "Of course. IL
Ike won't do well have TO drop him"
Jet walked slowly h0meward, rub
bing his fingers caressingly over the
stove lid and shaking his head in ac-
compartment to his thoughts. AS hei
turned the bend in the road he diseoT-
cred Isaac sitting on the bank ahead OF
| him.
Il knew you'd be along pretty soon"
| said Isaac, rising awkwardly, and
thought I'd wait for you No chance
to talk business when Uriah is around
A good fellow, to, first rate; only he
blows too much
"Blows quite bit, that's fact" as
| scented Jet.
well, you know what he is and what
his folks were before him as well as
do, and you know just as we'll that he's
no man for this business. You see,
what you want is man that has some
dignity about him and knows how to-
approach people in the right sort of
way. Now, Uriah don't know what
dignity is. Why he'd go into a mans
parlor Just the same as if he was e Ding
into a COW stable. Well sir, that may
do around here, but it won't do in the
big towns, and that's where you'll DIake
your money. Mighty good thing you've
got, Jet; mighty good, but be careful
and not throw 1t away on a man like
Uriah. | don't pretend to be no great
shucks myself, but If can't sell more
| in a day than he can in whole week
I'll eat the samples. But then, IL you
think won't do just say so, and I'll
drop out at once"
"Oh, ] amt afraid but what you'll do
all right" answered Jet. anxious to
conciliate But | allow | hey got my
doubts of Uriah."
y
sense and couldn't help but have doubts.
I'll have to cut across here, but think
tine matter over, Jet, think it over"
I'll do that" answered Jet, emDhaf-
ically, as he started on alone again.
He walked on rapidly until he came
to an old barn along the road. The
roof of the barn had been blown Off and
never replaced, and the whole thing
looked very dilapdated but very faml-
lar to Jet, for IL was his barn. He no.
ticed the hole in the roof and made
mental VOW that some Of his profits
should go to repairing IT, Beyond tho
barn was a little tumbledown house,
and the yard between was filled win
remnants of lumber, wagons, hayrake,
reaper, blackboard and several ODDS ana
ends Of old buildings.
He went on into the house and put tho
stove lid he had been carrying on tho
stove Then he came out and sat doWn
near his wife.
"They say there's SO day in It for
q sure thing; that's what they say"
"Well, I'm glad if there is, said inc
woman, signing softly The Lord.
knows we need It. Is Uriah and Ike
goin' to take hold Of It with you?'
"Mebbe they are and mebbe they
amt. / know them fellers better than
to trust either of them. ! know what
they'd like-theyll shinney up TO mo
and let on to hate each other like pisin
until they find out how % make the
polish and then you'd see them togetheN
again thickern hops, and I'd be iefts
Not if know II. can maks 9zVVO ~
year out of it and 90 il alone.
Cant you get me the wrapper TO-
night then; It's only seventy cents?
"Only seventy cents? Confound II,