Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25
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By SAMUEL E. BRANT

When Sam TOliver came out west
he was much run down. took him
into my store more. from sympathy
than anything else. l paid him a small
salary He was a good enough work.
er, popular. salesman and always
attentive to business. But it wasn't
long before ! saw that Sam wouldn't
get on In my service any more than
In his own. He had a fa1ling-a heart
that was altogether too tender. :l?ss
& He didn't spend any more on him.
self than he should. but he spent q
good deal more on other persons. All
any one had to do was to tell him q
tale Of woe, and down would 60 biz
! hand into his pocket, and out would
come any funds there might be at the
d. bottom of 1t, One day on returning
from nn absence found several dozens
of baskets on the floor Of the store: /
asked Sam where they had come from,
and he said that d peddler had come.
along and offered him the lot SO cheap
that he didn't, dare to refuse to buy
them for fear would turn him away
for a fool. II ~! n Ell. 4:
. He had paid more than they were
worth, and knew I was stuck with
them, wouldn't have minded the
transaction If; l had had room for the.
bulky baskets. II Learned afterward
that the peddler had told Sam cock
and bull story about sick wife and
seven small children with nothing 70.
eat In the house. t.a55 G.
. | suppose must be trifle weak
kneed myself III such matters for not
getting rid Of Sam at once Fact ts he
was such u good natured, lovable chap
couldn't But the basket purchase
was not the worst Of it. would shut
OF such persons as couldn't pay for
their goods. but l couldn't shut of
Sam when they came in with pitifuls
tales Of needing pound OF sugar or
coffee. a dozen candles and many other
articles from trusting them for the
goods. Finally made a list Of persons
on no account to be trusted and hung
it up In the Office, telling Sam that If
he gave any one Of them credit the
amount should be charged up against
him and deducted from his salary. =
4 Nevertheless. despite the list and the
warning. Sam kept on giving out goods
to those on the blacklist. When q wo-
man couldn't move him in any other
way she would bring in a hungry look.
ing CHILD or two This was sure to
bren the thin shell about his heart;
Il wasn't long before these SilccOunts
amountedNtO more thun would pay my
clerks salary f0r$A> year :. At the end
Of the. tirst month his sulary was bal
anced By bud debts he had lnnde.
told him on his promise to do better
that | would let him off for thirty days
more. when. il he hadn't reformed. !
would surely deduct I'LL outstanding
amounts from his pay IN, a.: rs
One day. when the charges for bad
debts. against hin, had grown very
large. very pretty. nicely dressed
young woman came into the. store and
asked if had yuuil" mnE working
for me named Samuel Tnliver. ! told
her that | had. hut he had just gone to
dinner. Then she asked II 5lOt Of ques.
lions about Sam. how he w;s fixed and
all that Sam had just stuck me for
an additional amount of uncollettible
debts. and was mad. | told her that
be would get on well enough II he
would obey orders. and explained
what he was doing for me. ''s
The young woman listened till had
finished. then asked me the amount
charged up against Sam looked at |
the amount in the ledger and gave it
to her 1t was $3.412.40 What did |
she do but take out Il pocket check
book and write me a check for the
amount and accept an assignment of
my claim against Sam. 5t III
You're to say nothing3to Sam about /