Now or Never

ayard, when they reached the store; "but the det

I suppose I can sell

some places much be

m the city, in which he thought a good trade might be carr

ght in the village, why, you can go out a little way, for the country in the vicinity

hat; but what shall

us run. It has been advertised in advance all over the country, so that you will find a ready

'? I have hear

u, and if you find that you shall wa

ot carry fi

unk or box to carry your books in. I have a s

pay for

small valise or carpet bag to carry your bo

n to ask any favors of you except to t

ight,

im to bring up the trunk, in which he dire

these books cost me

olesale price is one third off; and you

. "That will give me a profit of

st

of those blank books now; for I like t

ng much better than that;" and M

some pocket memorandum book, which

unless you will let me pay fo

ts. I like to see boys methodical, and there is nothing like keeping accounts to make

all I spend and all I receive,

an. Have you ever s

the arithmetic I studied, and I got a pretty good idea of the thing from that. All

better open a book account first.

o have you;" and Bobby opened the memora

ery well. Now write 'To fifty copies of "Wayfarer," at sixty-seven

a writer," said Bo

ht hand page, or credit side of the account; so, when you have sold out, the ba

ld see through it; but his brain was

unt;" and Mr. Bayard explaine

avel, board, freight, and other charges. The next was the "profit and

when the accounts were all opened, he regarded them with a great deal of satisfaction. He longed

n, and under the cash account entered, "To Cash fr

even in the morning. Can you be ready for

so. I get up at hal

ing else is ready. Now, I have some business to attend to; and if

e city; perhaps some of your folks can direct

must go to my house when

o your house. I am only a poor boy from the country, and

I let you go anywhere else. So that is settled; you will go to

he books, I shouldn't wish for anything better. I should like to

lied Mr. Bayard, as he touched

into the counting room to atte

, with a mischievous smile, "bring

ed to hear his employer call him "Mister," and Bobby was astonished to

critical examination. He read the preface, the table of contents, and

it, Bobby?" ask

st r

y in your hand; you wi

r; I will be c

at be the beginning of y

enough to dream of such a thing yet; but he tha

d our hero was duly amazed at the drolleries perpetrated there. He had a good time; but it was so lat

at which Mr. Bayard, who intended to see him off, joined him. Depositing his little bundle and the copy of "The Wayfarer" in the valise provi

him a ticket, and then bade him an affectionate adieu. In a little whil

eposit his trunk in the baggage room, and to

ion. It must be confessed that his heart was filled with a tumult of emotions. The battle of life was be

ve youth! the

raught befor

he battle p

hee yet a glo

e was prepared to be rebuffed, to be insulted, to be turned away from the

offer "The Wayfarer" for sale. His heart went p

he swung open the garden gate,

at he could hardly muster sufficient resolution to proceed f

he gave a vigorous

rly lady, whose physiogn

you a copy of 'The Wayfarer' to

dlers round the country now than you could shake a st

had read the preface, as I before remarked. "It will suit you, ma'am;

at her face had a moral expression,

obby to walk in and be seated, w

sure it would interest the young and the old; it taught a good lesson; it had elegant engravings; the type

it," said t

you,

st victory

asked the lady, as she ha

nd put the two in its place, prouder than a kin

ft the house, encouraged by his success to go