From the Saturday Post.
NEVER GIVE UP.
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"He has been dead more than year. i
seems strange that you should not know
this. But he died very suddenly" 'a


"We knew nothing of it. In fact we
have not heard from him for two years.


Sand you are really the nephew of Thom-
as Highly Well, my young friend, that, ]
can tell you, is some recommendation. -
Thomas Highly was an honest man, and a
gentleman If you discharge all your du-
ties in life as faithfully as he discharged his,
no man will ever have cause to complain of
you. What kind Of business would you
prefer to learn :" 81 s,at t5 ,t.aas, M


81 am ready to accept the first offer that
is made. If upon trial, should not like
the business, or it should not promise well,
can easily change. My intention was to
have consulted my uncle on this subject,
and taken his advice. But now, must
trust to myself, and make final decision
after have gained little experience"


GA neighbor is in want of young man."
said the store-keeper. "He is in the whole
sale dry goods business. If you would
like me to do so, will speak to him about
you" ..ls. \. .'. W
"Do so, by all means. will esteem it
great favor. am stranger in the city,
and will gladly accept Of anything that
offers' II i .oau hl. .rs as.. st4 =


The situation was readily obtained for
Highly, who commenced his duties on the
next day, with light heart. The salary
offered was small, but it was sufficient
to meet necessary expenses, where econo-
my was used, the young man was perfect
1y satisfied. He looked, in the present, to
business, rather than to the emoluments OF
business. ." 5


AS might be supposed, Highly gave en-
tire satisfaction TO his employers, with whom
he remained five years. During the last
two years of that time, he was the chief
managing clerk. At the end of this period,
an interest in the business was offered him,
which he accepted. MI


Two years from that time, there occur
ed reatdepression in the money market,
and consequent stagnation in trade, all ar
ising from some political maneuverlng at
Washington, by which panic was created
throughout the whole country. The house
of Martin s. Highly suffered severely
They had heavy payments maturing, and
heavy balances in the country, upon the
receipt Of which they, depended to meet
their obligations. Perceiving the coming
difficulties, they sent clerk out to visit
their distant customers and urge more
prompt payment. The clerk could do lit
lie or nothing, and returned with the intel
ligence that it was impossible to get money
from the country, for the reason that there
was no money there. 3sH n.


This made the aspect Of affairs really
alarming Almost the whole Of Martin 8
Higby's business was with the country
trade, and payments failing from that quar-,
ter, put everything in jeopardy, unless the
money could be raised on accommodation


in the city, as temporary expedient, which
was now very doubtful Time was, wher
their paper would command the cash read