The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-10
TEIRS1n1EST uIR0ISIAN,S
=EIsErTED SATURDHYgs
WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
Sketch for Young Men
BY JOHN H. STUART,

know how apt young men, just com
mencinS in life, are to be led away by
dazzling offers. Before you make any
change IN your business be sure you
are going to better yourself. II You |
are satisfied on this point. then go
ahead
Samuel Peterson bowed his head,
and when he looked up his face had
thrown off every shade of doubt
~ shall remain with you" lie said.
'.for know what win be my fortune
here. and it is as much as have any
cause to hope for
Mr. Merrill was much pleased with
the young mans decision. and he
plainly said so. Shortly after this.
Henry Willis came In: and he also
NAMED there half an hour, and then
came out and joined his companion
sam: he said. with an air OF inn
portaace. i've had new Offer
SO have L" returned Sam
Crafts. Cumfrey & Co. want me
so they want me.
~Ahe But they offered me a dollar
and twenty-five cents day
so they did me-
and have YOU spoken TO the Ole
man about it,
Yes
and did he come 10 terms2-'
What do you mean
.why-did he offer TO pay yo'' the
extra quarter"
No
! Then wei both work together
The old man won't bulge al incE-
offered TO stay. if he'd pay me as muca
| as Crafts offered but he wouldn't do
it; so I just told him should leave
| What did you tell him
'why-I'n tell you. Henry: l have
concluded TO stay where I am
What? Not stay here and work for
dollar a day when you can have a
dollar and quarter there?"
But that amt The thing. Henry If
/ thar place was equal in every other
respect with this-or il it was even
an old and stable establishment and
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work there the case might be differ
ent- But what inducement is there
now We know nothing of these men
whether they are responsible or
not. or whether they are even honest
They offer us dollar and quarter
a day now. and we may stay with item
six years and get no more But We
va
shall receive more than that from Mr..
Merrill. I have thought just enough
of this 10 feel assured that I shall be
best off here
!. But amt a-SoinS to work here for
twenty-five cents less day than can
. have elsewhere. Sam-not by Ions
| SEot What's the use?
Well. Henry. I won't advise you
for YOU are as old as am: but thinF
: you'll take foolish step II you leave
your old place Here we have the ad
vantage of extending our knowledge
and our business. which We could no
have in any other place; and we alS'
know just what to depend upon. w
!, have here plain. straight business
: path opened for us, and We know w
shall do we'll in ii If our health i
= spared: and We know. too. that w
:. are receiving all our labor is actual,
worth mean in two months. to b
able to make, and fit, and finish
= vault door, with locks and all: and i
- year I hope to be able to build
:, lsteam-engine. No. Henry-I won
leave this place for any such situatio
:, as the one we are speaking OF.
well. Sam-you can do as yo
please. but l shall quit at the end {
the week. and go to work for the me-
= concern. 1 can't afford to lose thi
offer. Let's see-twentyGve cents
day Now between this and neg
New Years there'n be-let's see: thre
-four-eight months: and thatn b
u thirteen and nine-twenty-twc
{. weeks. Thatn be one hunderd an
y ttirty-two days-just thirty-three dc
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