Show I 1 I 1 salves SLl ves A rs X A lato into 0 of f I 1 alexander Ue xander T stewart of now contains 11 I 1 tome interesting anecdotes j Acci accident atut mada him a merc merchant hauL wh where ere I 1 heu he vas to be ba in connection with an experienced business mn man and to contribute capital he sua suddenly denly found himself alone alono charged with the rent lest of a store ind and with the whole i aspon on him with that bindom vill sad and wonderful energy which bit ked his bu whole life ho he nt at once went back to 1 1 converted into money the moderate which hs he had inherited invested that figue in goods principally the laces which tere manufactured nt at and around hii bk birth aico ic nd and then returned to new york and I 1 I 1 opened big storo store and in this connection may be men amed an incident of touching interest one fenny showing perhaps somewhat of the scottish blood blondin blo odin in his veins which if it rarely ofes an enemy never forgets a friend A 19 lady acquaintance be bojied bad made baito PH to him on the day preceding the opening this store you must not sell anything on OA IU morrow till I 1 come and malco make tho the first r hase for I 1 will bring luck truo tober to her promise e sho she drove up in her carria carriage go caily in 14 at and purchased goods to nearly early ii in fal tillie principally of irish lucea lon long 7 jew passed the lady married and removed with ith her husband to a Euro european peau city stewart fig in that city on business and there found it his first fird customer was still living butin but in tuy uy reduced circumstances circum hei husband T am dead b but before his hia death had bad squandered 1 we r fortu fortune e procuring good apartments he them to be furnished in a style corre wading with 1 th her former position in life I thaw en calling g upon her and renewing his no nc um tance and after con conversing bising on old times 1 ani W former friends frieu dg asked her to take a drive wh him around the city in his hh carriage I 1 alich tich stood at the door after looking nt at clr t tee 0 objects of interest ho he tool took her to the I 1 MT residence saying this if it meets Wio bation is your future home ho he fl kid rt iaB an annuity upon her and during the c of her lite lile sho she lived not only in corn 0 m 1 i l irola 0 ar but in comparative affluence supported t ed 1 4 czirely by his bounty truly if she lit ought v I 1 tk ck to tim young mer merchant charlt that fir first it morn vt I 1 I cl Vs ya purine imse was a lucky one for her ta I 1 but there ther ewas aa another incident connected yset a r the sales or of merchandise on that first day IV r more importance in its results though V 14 I 1 rati uty trilling in its character one of s re clork cerk i stated to a 86 purchaser that a piece j lp italico alico v mas as of q certain quality qun lity that the bors acre ra rast a and j would not wash out U Q if not eo tho the article would be talen taken back el H the money re returned the remarks were erheardt b by stewart and lie he called the clerk ID bim and saoko 0 with indignation ignatiou ind I what id ad j you meat mean r uy y thui baing ing what you know bennt rno 1 the clerk perhaps astonished rt it 1 thus bein being called to account replied that an tle ue woman oufa crould not return tho the roods goods aud and isil fifthe fill edid did sho alic could epsily be put orl oft by stating 0 at lat she Buc must bo be mit mistaken taken and the purchase iba ut hac bae been made at como other store DO t no that wig not the point A lie bad 1 tn told 0 to 0 indico a purchase and no goods I 1 met le be sold in hi bi store or in bis name under toy chy wha the clerk 0 j conform to lo thail rulo rule or at once onca vacate j jua place TI this is inte interview M ow bethoon ijiro and wl rieff his first cle clerks rk s was wab narra ed sd to the jr fi 0 fv fow years since hon in a 0 familiar quion the direct question was asked to what do you attrib attribute nto your great suc 01 uz ansa as a mer merchant chantl 1 that I 1 hao cou con iacued my business from the firt first on tho the basis bardo f i art t truth truth ho he added id nith ith A u tre OL sis is tho word mord nud 4 1 ono one garthly or desire ireat great bilu tt PI atu it it ia bat in thin inspect my I 1 W m may uy lo 10 commended fan d followed by ubi aimaq ati ail nieu entering into business and cupec I 1 illy lly by young merchants chants |