New-York tribune., 1906-12-30

acterIStIC OF England and unknown IN the
United States. When their sons LETT a public
school, at the age OF seventeen, they appren-
tIced them together At about the same time
10 enterprising nrTn which had something TO do
with shipping and supported them III the service
OF that hrn Tor e years At the close OF that period
the senior partner thereof, seeing lnternllnable
procession OF callow lads and simple minded parents
making Tor ms office door with humble petlonS Tor
an entrance informed those fathers that the firm
had further need for their sons services and bade
the Young men good by.
This how Bagor and Bagshaw entered and
lefr that respectable and opuent Office BY this
ingenious method the hrn conducted large and
profitable business with staff OF eight apprentices,
who cost them less than Office boys and two poorly
paid chief clerks
For SIX months the Two friends hunted for berth,
with the assistance OF their lat hers and could ind
none. One day, after long council OF despair and
many pipes, they came TO q sudden resolution. As
I'D hungered Tor their services, which proved
the blindness OF the business world and as they had
q modest confidence n their own abilities they de-
cidei 10 start Tor themselves Had the word been in
-heir vocabulary, they would have called their
decision inspiration; as Il was, their friends were
le-c 70 supply the description; and they frankly
r.-uu0unced L an act OF IdIOCv. partly because
one had been struck 10y their genius Tor commercial
affairs, and partly because they had chosen the
most hopeless OF Calllngs.
As l. happened, however he same idea had occur
r 70 other minds and four rrlls had entered into II
with such spirit about the time the lads We're born,
-ta- they had secured virtual monopoly. And
-hey united solid against a new conner hey
were honestly convinced that IN the plan ot provi-
Hlc-ualtuC OF Westhaven should be carried out by
-he elect four. and they were always ready to
cooperate with Providence IL The tulalment OF tins
t,-e-ceu- design.
The lads scraued ta-erher few hundred pounds
from ---istt relatives. and rented the lower floor ot
al old warehouse which some long enduring man had
given up IN desperation. and rur up their sign
v..l had an ai- or distressing neWness, bagot
& Ba-~lAVv. Snip handlers.
Their best capital was really II themselves. 1or
-aev we've both clean skinned uIscanilng. weu
q '--r-- ----- '-.--It- young I-l-i-7.----rt- TIE
i produce ot --t public schools, VINO might strNe.
t..- who could NOT cheat. As neither, however
could speak German uO- 1--we of the gum from the
postage STAMPS they tatled II those conditions which
give the foreigner such strong position II modern
commerce. Their friends IN tacr. cheertuy Iroph-
e-.gd than they would not stick y Tor more
Whether -his venture would turn out a moderate
Success o- swift failure lay the lap OF the gods,
-.o looked somewhat grim; but a. any rate me
Bags were the nlgheS- u1 spirits and enjoyed
-. --4--Irg hugely. Their business es-a DIlSlrer-.
., which Bago- openly declared a brass plate would
t inserted 10y adral-lng posterlty, consisted oI
-.l-el o--lce. a taT sized store room behind, and
.--. .-.S cellar heIlea-h. The 1rst step paint
--- and furnishing, and one partner took charge
.- -re former and the other OF the latter Bago-
could do . thing TWO Nitl ms hands, ali hOuEI
-- were as well kept a. = woman 5, shut himself
-- every daT to- q week what Was supposed 10 be
-.- empty building. with tub OF WhlteWash ana
-.-r- rors OF paint. When he had finished his work,
-.e ONCE was q study II TWO shades OF green, and
, --ore room and cellar were one blaze Of white,
-l- Ire doors We're II q -lch black.
h.--nav fO- the same period was hunting the
Shops o- second hand dealers II furnlt MS ability
T. a~galu--g touching the point OF genius. Before
Saturday he had rnaly secured a handsome SET OF
furniture. including a writing table with .
--a--le chair t0r the senior partner, Richard
t-.-. -.-o was really -OuT months older than the
--4nding desk with stool Tor the junior
-.------ George baEshaW. . Miner safe OF large
--.-.--..- with ample room fOr the books ot the
and to,i- large drawers fOr the cash. ten teet
.. handsome shelving 70 hold specimens ~ tooo- q