The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-03

In the newspapers seemed to be wanted
to drum UP trade in things that nobody
would want or in other ways to sell some-
thing on commission-after giving security
and without salary. The second cousin
WAS more respondent than ever. but had
many suggestions and paid for dinner
for three.
So It went on for two weeks. At the
end Of that time there were left two very
discouraged and gloomy young men, 81 SO
in change and a demand for 81 room rent
in advance. And that day there arrived
two letters from up the State. One said that
Jim's nall had got big contract and, II
he was coming back, would be glad to see
him. The other announced to John that
his father hoped he now realized that older
folks knew more of the world than he did
and that this was the last chance to call
for carfare home.
Il guess it's no use" Jim said. I'm
through and I'm going back. I'll write
tonight for transportation. You'd better,
too.
"I'm going to stick it out" announced
the other boy What, 60 back licked.
and my d I'D have the laugh on me? Not by
a durn sight.
There was much argument, ending almost
In quarrel. Finally, youthful John, being
very young and very foolish, tore his let
ter in pieces and sent back the pieces. Jim.
telling him he was crazy. took the train home
a day later, and his friend with bridges
burned behind him found himself left be-
hind. with capital of SO cents. to fight New
Yorks Indifference alone.
He began by telling the landlady all.
or nearly all. about it, and asking to be
trusted for a weeks rent on the security
of his grip and extra suit Of clothes. He
was told that she liked his nerve and he
might take two weeks on the promise to
pay some time. He moved to hall bed
room at 81 so week and pawned his watch
for s.
Then he set out to hunt job--any old
job-on a new plan. He did it systematic
cally street by street. in the districts where
a chance was likely to offer. The first day
he earned dollar by running into chance
TO address envelopes at so cents thousand.
The second day was profitless. The third
day dry goods dealer hired him as errand
boy at 81 week till he could get something
better
Nothing better turned up, though he
wasted many postage stamps in replying
TO advertisements. But after two weeks
the dry goods man economical by discharg-
ing ten-dollar clerk and giving the new
boy, who didn't seem to be afraid Of work.
the clerks salary and the duties Of boy and
clerk combined.
Five months after that the dry goods
man got tired of telling his shipping clerk
to wake up" When he got over the fit
OF anger that brought the vacancy about
he told John he might be shipping clerk
at double his old salary. which was IS less
than that OF the late incumbent. But
good shipping clerks were 30 scarce and
this one improved so rapidly that by and
by he thought it best to add the other IS.
All that happened in a year. Later the
firm discovered that the shipping clerk
was better salesman than he WAS clerk;
also that he had ideas about advertising
which brought results. To tell how that
came about would make a long story.
Gradually the salesman began to have
q finger In most Of the firms pies. And
finally there came boom In trade with
improving times and one day the firm
sent out notice to it's customers that it
had reorganized and in doing so had taken
into partnership our "Mr.---' His first
name was John.
He has hem practically the head Of the
firm now for two years He is supposed
to own the ho,ike he lives In and last sum
mer he acquired a small yacht md joined
a club whose members are all reputed
well fixed"
Not long before that there was christen-
ing In that house which the folks from the
town up the State came down to attend.
and II war In the course Of the rejoicings
succeeding this event that the proud father
and the happy grandfather told this story,
substantially as II is written here. only the
full names are left out
-Yes. SIR said grandfather. and when