Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-10-19

done biZness there the heft o his life
an could tell ye considerable. An he's
your own fourth cousin an school
mate
Lish snOrted.
"Nuthan Taylor! Huh! Don't s'pose
he's goin' to encourage opposition, do
We? | did speak to him little, an lie
advised me to take the drug store
stand: said it was at the best part o
the biZncss street an on Il corner an
that the extra trade would pay the big
rent a dozen times over The idee.
| seen in minute what he was arter.
Longs | was bound to go in. he felt
the faster | rushed through the money
the quicker I'd git out Why, jest one
years rent would take half quarter
of all we've got. An, more'n that, he
said I'd better be pretty careful how
/ left things to them drulnmcrs an that
I ought to go up to the city an hunt
round through the stores fer jest the
things | needed an the best prices.
Hut he didn't say Il word bout the 50
or more expenses that wouldn't turn
me in cent Oh, no. He even limited
/ I'd better hire a bright young man
with experience to help in the store"
The next week the drummer was as
prompt as his word and came down
with an extensive assortment of sam
pies An entire day was spent with
him in the big, empty store, which
Sairy had swept and scrubbed with her
own hands At first they We're delib
crate and circumspect in their buyings.
Sairy being for ordering a dress pat
tern from this and that. a few yards of
one ribbon and another, piece of braid
or cake of fancy soap. and l.ish for
breaking dozens and dividing the boxes
and packages. But after the drummer
NJ repeatedly assured them that they
We're purchasing to fill store and not
for their own immediate necessities for
a few months ahead they grew holder
and yet holder. and finally. when pas
sion for buying had begun to possess
them, they ordered from everything
shown and toward the end recklessly.
After it was all over and the drummer
had left they drew long breaths and
looked at each other curiouSly.
We've bought a sight. Lish," Sairy
faltereI
81 should say So" rubbing his chin
thoughtfully "M0re'n was ever put
into store at one time before. | guess.
But it's biZness." Frightening up some
AS the Teller said. we can't open a
store with yard O. 'lastic."
mo, l s'pose not But how much dc
anxious.
Il dunno" he confessed slowly, IAN
amt even an idee. | tried to - slow
at first an keep count but got off the
track, Mebbe Il thousand. two thou
sand, three thousand. though faint
likely so much as the last We've new
or bought more'n $40 or $50 worth AT
time before, an it's hard to guess
But $1,000 or $1,000 is good for a
mighty biz pile o stuff"
The second day the goods came down
i'll boxes and barrels and kegs and bun.
dies and m great square cases that re.
quircd two men to roll from the freight
platform into the wagon. LiSh hired a
team and man to help and did all the
hauling himself. The next morning the
bill came.
LiSh opened and looked at it eagerly.
then drew a long breath and rubbed
his eyes and looked at it again.
lie seized his cap and iammed it vi
ciouSlT upon his head and left the
store. The village bank was upon the
principal street, and the cashier was
an old friend. 1t was upon this bank
that Squire Brown had given him n
check for 5000. The cashier happened
to be alone.
BY this time Lish had reganed con
troll OF himself. Slipping the invoice