New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
"PEARCE AND PLENTY"
HOW A POOR BOY MADE A FORTUNE.
From ANSWERS" Usondon)

HOW A POOR BOY MADE A FORTUNE.
From Answers" Q.ondon)
one of the besnOwn names in LondGn al ras ,ne
day Is ohR me reapTG reSd Pearce and
Plenty" simply stud the metropolis. ,
ca houses Sir Pcarce overheard man speak
INK to a friend He was saying: .so h,s
Now there's that chap Pearce he's MADE n,,,1s ms
Pile. and all he's got to do now is to stroll rou"d
ana scoop in the takines," ,.,..a u,,,b
Nj Pearce asked him If ne was acquainted VIII win
the person OF whom he was speaking so i'Sey, ,
and the stranger answered. with cneery E'ciu"''-
'"Oh. yes: I've known him for years and years.. T..
'Scoopns in the takings sounds nee, an, Hau ~ VS. 80
John Pearce at the premature age OF nine. went
out to earn his own living as best ne could. do,,s
His first venture WAS not what would nowauhyS nc ui,
ure-frame maker. and received In exchange lor ms ms
valuable services the lordly sum ot - oa. XII XII
not suit hini-hc ambitious: and after staying ing
Tor about years with pastryGo9k me- ne at yeaTs aSs
he had learned his business so thoroughly tnat
even this day he never employs an aichitettt
when he is laying out a new depot-he doeS HIS
He then went into provision merchants shop,
then he was not satisfied; so he took leave OF ms
master and hired himself out as porter IN IN G0Vnas 10 ss
he found h.mself-n MS nineteenth year,wtn nth no
prospects and total capiIal Gi b, r. forne PUT VIII"
A SUDDEN CLEVER IDEA
born Hill The great idea struck him; wv ny no, M
start a morning coife,-stall here? lie wasted no
time. He turned about and walked on 10 Set per per
mission from the police to put his idea mo prac-
ticc. But this they said. was out o. me quSsiIn, & H.
felt jLst then tnat every thing was AGAINST MN.
However. at last by dni OF perieVfaanGde @ g more
iSG Sn ornr m, II; "st Eoad with costcr barrow,
bireJ AZ a Shilling week. few boards and a
small coffee and cups He found II very UNI @,iln-
cult to make both ends meet for his expenses were
comparatively large and at this period his tahlhsS
rarely amounted 10 more than two-and-sMpehce
However. he had plenty Of spare time so ne o aia
out two shnss In a large -Amerlchn hi mtn p', End
little more IN two second-nand can ~i'yin ~if and and
springs together with large pot OF Fod pant % sn1i
he t SS to TSrs dS TO Su4 d Tayen niye Of cy Koad w
a Vengeance 1t took just nine months to ,m%kei
Beauty with its glistcuins scarlet sides is SNOWY
gliding its polished brass piat.s am 10 IT, :;
That was a masterpiece. Business bean TO n,
crease by leap, and nohts ana mo ~ t'y t % .o AVER ~
age of g a day and visited every morning py
about 2001 hungry carly r.scrs.
All This however. meant hard work and plenty Of
It. for Pcarcc had to start away from h9Xton M az az
get new warm bread and had he At hi stand
10y 4. rain shine good heaitn or n9d m ir' ho IL
pint OF coffee is sold for one halfpen1y blt hIV- %
srtheess od nf',n Snhs are5 text ne tbdmsh, @ VAS
I'm man Of means. and can AFFORD 70 Fe'
Hr hld already nxcd his affections On young
lady. With "a huge efor, he screwed ms 'ouratr
was all over Jonn icarce Vas ,dr ma" , , sum r'o Of
100 and looked around for something larger 10 40
HOW BUSINESS GREW AND GREW.
our married man now thought that win wife wie
things SO h, took a tumble down shop at 81. NJ,
derseate-s for the tail ,nd %, vs h ,,', hr.sJ
in much larger WAY TO dispensr rh.hp =, R ID 'r" .
coffee and Other vctuals TO the carly rising Eyor
Who liked 10 take their meals under shelter When
his lease expired he heard OF A place III rarl'hf
don-st. and al once took that on lons i'is". i.
was from there he built UP the Immense network
II shops which spread north. south east ana west
Hgsncss grew and grew. until his place in Far
rlngdou-st WAS not large enough anu u" "hs
obliged to open other depots In different paiis ot
Tho nncfrouos Tho strain very prca', ana NJ
times he felt oyerpowcrcd By the magnitude oi me
ro.ponsbiic' r.,ne on hs sing .s ns 9 ,b,s.lr sI
Peace thai what want I've got pa ,e PpS,,
va. nat nv" d,vs later Mr Pcprcc is never dila-
tory his name pcarce was crascd and IN i's go
insrriptlon 'f'carcc ana Plenty" 50 'rcarco and
ri.fts' each one Of his shops Is cailsd TO this my day
slightly bent shoulders. kind face, AMI wondci-
i head fr business Tnere s n0,nns NAN D' ,T obSnt
him and wiru he rpcahs about himself ana ne
srns srms An cri,lc-m Year afisr We last saw him
the business becuWc too vast Tor MN 10 Work ny
h,rt.r Who nal FOR long taken an interest In his
dolngs. a company was tormcd bearing his adopted
and new premise. nro san being taken. NOT only
for cheap f'Ddlng- rooms but ne w'li-known btit
a
l.r ~ shops amounts lu al 20 forty-soy u. *
ciuev- Of cheap lodging-hous"1 for the lower mid
/ dls-Olass.
Mr. rcarcc has los, none Of his old activity. FOR
/ h. leaves homo M what most people would c1ll q
riIlcuiously early hour every morning. "" ilN"t
keen p.rsorai Interest n each of h- employee of
whom ihrfe are now upward ~ SO and actually
engages every ncw hand himself In flrt, with
'hs assistance Of his two sons. b" akcs d. much
interest in aud knows much about tho working
81 each individual place AS hr did about his old
Gutter Hotel" In tho dlNs when M pence were
20 him more valuable and harder earned than are
golden sov.reigns nowadays.
THE MUSTARD BREAKS HIS HEART
7, does no. strike the ordinary man In The street
that he eats ,lrgc 1mour' OF mustard. bat P'arce
ard Plenty have 90 procure no less rnln four ana 4
half IONS of mustard n he course OF year. oiher
yearly items luc.uI. 800 ot potatoes. lr2 IONS
OF nour $4,000 eggs $4,000 Ions OF MILK $500
pounds Of sugar. $3.50 pounds Of tea tvo and one
ha.f tons Or pepper 10 tons of Inn and 2Ge gallons
Of vinegar. But the mustard Is what breaks Mr..
Ptarcc's hear
~ not what tho people cat" 10 walls. "!.'s
what We have 10 throw away that costs the money.
And that's wha' upsois me-
The careful housekeepcr T. distressed II the SER
IL un,ucky enough 70 "spol the So. by break
ing any crockery Mr. Pcarc" ISM he .Ooks on
| qultc happlly. and takes IL matter OF course.