The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-04
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Mr.. CartWrlgnt-JOnn Henry CdrtWrlBnl-
is a very busy man. AT least John Henry
never failed to avail himself Of an OPP
portunity to say that he was VERY busy"
and that he crowded three minutes OF
work into every minute of my life" When
John Henry's wife wanted him to go some
place with her-to a park concert with the
children, perhaps-or wanted him to do
something for her 'down town." John Hen
ry always told her that he didn't see how
he could possibly do it to-day" or "how
he could spare the time"
John Henry was i'm the insurance busI-
ness. That is, he had office down town
and he gave cards to people on which his
name was coupled with the title special
agent
Whether John Henry ever won any of
the company's cash prizes or was ever
given Christmas present by his company
for doing larger business than other
special agents, is not known. John Henry
has never told any one that such has been
the case anyway. and it has never been
announced in any of the company's cir
culars that John Henry Cartwright would
be promoted to a lucrative position in
the home office for faithful service" Now,
whether John Henry really believed he
was 50 very busy and that he crowded
three minutes of work into every minute OF
his life," or whether he thought that to
tell people that he was so busy would have
an impressive" effect. and thus got into
the habit, is not known, either. But just
the same, John Henry always tried to give
the impression that he was leading the
real strenuous life" and that there was
not buster man in all indianapolis than
himself
The other morning John Henry's wife said
TO him about the time he was getting ready
to take the car at Thirty-eighth street and
go to his office to keep several engagements
before noon: Dear, don't you think you
could get through with business about 4
this afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Cain and Mr.
and Mrs. Jones and Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
and several other of our friends are going
out to Riverside Park for supper and they
want us to go with them. 1t would be
awfully nice for the children, dearie. And
I'm sure you would enjoy 1t. You know
you work so hard all the time that / just
think you might give up business once in
while and get little pleasure as well as
other men,
"Oh. my dear, I'm afraid Iscan't make
it to-day" said John Henry, with a thought
full air. ut would be nice, I'm sure. to go
to Riverside. and l think sometimes that
should not work so much but spend more
time with you and the children. But, my
dear, / don't see how In the world 1 can
get away from the office to-day. We Will
have to wait till another time, L guess"
And John Henry started toward Illinois
street. Half block away from the car
line he heard a car coming. 1t was one OF
those torrid mornings last week when the
mercury was struggling very hard to reach
80 by o'clock in the morning. And the
ordinary individual would rather miss three
cars than to run a dozen yards such MORN
ing.
But not so with John Henry Cartwright.
He Is a busy man. And he started on a
dead run to catch the car And when he
got to Illinois street he found the car was
going north.
Jumping from his car when he got down
town John Henry ran into a newsstand
and began to glance hastily at the head
lines of the morning papers Decision in
Big Insurance Case" he read. "I want this
paper" he said, handing the clerk a five
dollar bill. (Five-dollar bills are impressive
even if you have only one.) But give me
my change quick. I'm In a hurry. I'm
busy man / want you to know, Johnnie"
Just as he was given his change he read
in another morning paper, Insurance Com
pany Robbed; Daring Embezzlement" II
must have this paper. too" said John Hen
ry. handing the clerk two cents. By this
time he was glancing at the indexes of the
monthly magazines. Success in Business
and How to Economize Ones Time he
read. And / must have this, too, thought
John Henry and he handed the clerk more
money. by the way, L think I'd better
have a few cigars, too. my boy" he said.
Then John Henry looked into the cigar
lining various brands. "Oh. gimme some
cheroots," he said, finally. And by the
way, have you got copy of this weeks
INSURANCE NEWS. All let me nave
it."
And John Henry Cartwright the busiest
man in all Indianapolis. had spent just
twenty-five minutes buying newspapers and
cigars.
But John Henry says he is almost too
busy to take time to eat. Wholesome men
are busy in one way and some in another
Arrived at his office John Henry Cart
wright found a bill from a carpet house.
another bill from a grocer. new circular
from the home Office" a sample copy
of a new insurance journal and a letter
from a new patent sweeper company guar
anteeing him from $50 to $50 a month to
go on the road.
John Henry spent one-half a minute look
ing each bill, fifteen minutes on the cir
GUAR three-quarters OF an hour on the new
insurance paper and thirty minutes on the
offer TO Ego the road.
Then he got into the morning papers. He
read the news articles and some OF the
editorials, including an article about an
airship, "A invention in electrical fans,
the beauties of 1ndanas summer resorts
and a new poem and discourse on How
TO be Happy" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
John Henry is especially fond OF Ella
Wheeler Wilcox. He says she is the best
ever.
Then John Henry noticed that new
serial was started In another morning