The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-31
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THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS
Examples Which Go to show That
Courtesy Paws,

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Success says a young man won't into
Q gontlomcn's furnishing house in st.
Louis, and asked to sos q certain atylo
OF collars. Tho lordly clerk bohind tho
COUNT or looked at him indifforently, and
dra~lod: Haven't got any; they re
Gu. OF style, anyhow" Tho would be
customer turned on his heel and sought
another store, Mhero ho made known
hle wants in the samo language, tho aloft
clerk ropliod, oourteously: ,sI'm afraid
wo are out of those, but I'll eoo." Ho
oamo back o minute later to the young
man, bringing with him several styles
OF collars, END said: II IN sorry, but
We. arc cItiroly out 81 laasa lAaaes Perhaps
you could wear .somo of these. - ! he; stS
young man dooidcd that ho could, and
bought q dozen. Meanwhile tho olcrk
called his attention to ties, ha dker.
chiefs, and hosog that were niust in. q
and, whilo it had not ooourrel to Tho
purchaser thatEhe needed thcbe things.
ho bought several, also shirts aud un.
derwear which he had forgotten that ho
wanted till tho shrowd and gentleman.
~ CLERK oallod the fact to his mind.
Ihe ,, tifm was richer BY $50 whom the
o!oik bowed tho young man oul; and
mat store secured Tho steady patronage
OF good customer, who, had tho oouH.
ter boon in charge Of 1 different man.
would have gone to the first firm. b
a loan wont out to take the con.
sus. He had mover worked FOR Tie
government before or worn badge.
and the weight tot it, tho Importance,
OF It,. worried him, and he wantod
everybody to know aboutit Ho found,
however, that tho masae,'' didn't care
who no was or what ho reprasonted
When no threatened irate fomlia!es With
tho penitentisry, told theni i'm pressiyo..'
~ that no was government off
clM, and requested them to look UPON
his insignia of office, thoy SGT the dog
on him, attacked him with broom, or
requested him to wait ontil the ould
mon gifts homo, which ho declined TO
40. Now, any ono is aware that rafua.
Ing to answer the census man is a very
sinistor orime, but the federal offioers
looked over tho report which the
young man brought in from q tone.
ment district containing a wonderfully.
mixed pnlaiion, and Quietly soI,t an.
other naa over the same route. This
sWect'tompered genius usually appear
90 at tho back door,, being aware that
lt5 genorelly yoxoa ia woman to be Q AL.
ga away from her work 10 answer.
foolish questions, but he was slso
Quick to reoogniz5 places whore it
would be an unpardonable sin to cn:tr.
by tho rear door. n
! Ihls census. taker was sunshine IT,
self Usually he had asked half a 7dhz.g
en- en- Questions aud got the answers ro-
corded before the victim discovered
whe WAS, as ho had carefully oonoesl.
Cd % his badge and buried tho ,,faot.that,
nc . Was g go!y ysrInqlmont Iqllm official" 8Ho
~ was tactttnl with al mon and woomlooIn.
Ho Y recognize ali cduoatod person.
wateyoritho' surroundings, and did noti
as IN 50 many words If suoh d one could,
reaa and Write. Mother did he find, II
aadvlstble to Inquire OF rod -haaded
lrsh woman whether sho was whit,e or
ooiorod. Nf Hei made lovo to tha l,ftIa
children, oomplimentod tho lnothers
and patted tho, dogs. Whom tho oon.
sna B was finished, not O man, woman or
chile had esoapsd him. An assoaa or
went out to assoss taxos. He workcd
6ard all day, and brought inlreporta
from ron forty, families, which ho had ae.
cured through much tribulation. aud
with the firm conviction that thtoashe, Be-
PIE had hopclossly potj themselves. |
Ihore was anothor assessor who worked |
throo hours, and secured honost reporta
from oighty eight familios; aud. when
ho lifted his hat and said rG6d morn.
ing," people wero sorry kho couldn't |
stay longor, and it vaa all bccauso of
the difference between tho two mon.
There was on expross sgent who |
,alled 9 'lady's attention to the fact
hat no understood his business, Y b.
sauao che insisted there was an d *.
Press ofho,at q place ,oH which the
agent had nover hoard and ho hadn't
ne Z gfaco to arolog.as after finding
nat a tho lady Was right, Thero vas
'nothor man, In tho Same otfioS WHO
ccoived wrap . which EoIbloaa
gotlan brought in) hanging m over. M her
!ym because .'sho couldn't mako 4
,sokage to save .herlifo;o and foldeait#
led led it, snd scaled II, amiling Ike i ati
nigel al tho while, ,whatoyor ho tllonoht
n nd but why multiply instanos Sd
Ghcfe ia sitilo that 6till holds aood Yn Il
,ublic and priysto lifo The lnofS fax, M L
'lted q man position, the 3 moro 81 l5ro |
ourte !! y Gus isl his man nner. I, His posis L
ion ''i z ia the result colstoays