The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-11-28

ASPmeil. hul the tblu, SnlUSl world
would hot give Ii To me. lou of all
men were different. You made me IL
cont. You demanded no pay in nd
vance. You sent It to me when done.
Don't You believe | appreciate this no
bilIty of soul on your partf"
The bill my SILL" replied the tailor
without any signs OF melting.
"After months and months Of strug
CLING against adversely the tide turn.
ed, continued the major Il was II
pauper one day and n millionaire the
next. could pay $4,000 for ST. |
remembered your little bill, but | had
nm object In not rushing n cheeh To
pay It, My heart was soft and tender
toward you. You had rcposed conf
dencc In me, aud wanted to reward
you
The bill must be paid today, major
or VIII sue for IT,"
And the man who shows his conii-
dence In the financial integrity of Ma
jor Crofout makes no mistake. | could
have put you Into any of the half doz-
en- syndieates | have promoted In the
last six months and helped you to
make a good thing Of II, but those good
things were not good enough for the
man who had put faith in my honor.
| waited To give him something better,
and today WIS going to send for
YOU"
II don't believe IT." was the blunt
reply. However, I'm here, and want
my money"
Il WIS going to send for you" calmly
continued the major, "and tell you to
sell out your business Mt once and Mt
a sacrifice and TO be ready In two days
to take the Vice presidency Of the Uni
vcrsal Flshball company. The salary
VIII be $4,000 per year to begin on.
md have secured you So, 900 worth
of stock at ground floor prices. You
know whit a fishball Is. Of course 7
You know
Look here. major" said the tailor.
with disgust on his face, you can't put
me Off with no lshball business Put
me $1l right down. or I'll sue"
you know that hshbnll bent+
any other sort OF food for breakfast.
The rich won't do without 'em, and the
poor viii go without Ice or milk To get
en-. Why, sir, | would us soon thluI
Of being without bank account as
without my fishballs. ana know You
would sell your shirt If necessary to
get them. It IL 50 with all others In
America The fishbnll Is Indigenous to
the United States, and It's true home Is
here, but With proper encouragement
we can work up ii taste for 1t In Eu
rope | have already arranged To send
HE Prince Of Wales dozen In n box.
sud If we can once get him to yecOEl-
mend EN- English orders VIII come
pouring In till we can't fiji 'cn I'll
send box TO France and another TO
favorable results. My dear sir. let me
congratulate you. Let M shake hands"
Then Aun won't pay my hillt" asked
he tailor
we cal el. lishballs coaiinued
major NJ he fingered II checibook
hey needn't necessarily he all
fish. Make 'em Of beef. mutton, pork.
fowl, what you Will, but flavor EN-
with extract of fish and put 'em up In
fancy boxes. six to box. All the
cook has to do is to set 'cm In the oven
for three minutes before eating. Five
cents n ball. or six for quarter, and
the profit is % per cent figure that
we Will have ten factories going In.
side Of three months DO you want
anything better than this? Isn't this
bread on the waters for the trust re-
posed in me"
but ! came here for $l1," almost
shouted the creditor as he saw himself
being wound up.