"THE BOY IS FATHER TO THE MAN."

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2237, 26 September 1889, Page 2

"THE BOY IS FATHER TO THE MAN."

Ti*e late Me Joha By lands, of Man- ' oheafer, would often humoaroasly narrate the bletory of his first bargain. One day, booq after ha bad lef; school, In passing through a street af St Helens, his eye was caught by an auctioneer's placard annouoolog the sale of the stock-Ic-trado belonging t ) the father of one of his Bohoolfellows. He went to ire what was going on ; and, as be had caved a little pocket money, ho bid for one of the lots, a drawee fall of trinkets, which was knocked down to htm at a low prloe. These, ou re»ohlng home, he found to consist of different pkoas of jawellery, muoh tarnished and corroded, He palled them to pieces, oleaued and polished them, and sold them separately, realizing a good prcfh. A former nurse of Mrs Bylands heard of the lad's successful purotusd, and being herself with her family very handy at the l"om, eald to him—-

"Sapposlug, Maater John, you should spend t*ila money on a little yarn, and let us weave if for yon." This was done, the oUloocb were returned "beautifully woven," were soon sold, and all oon earned made a handsome profit. The prooeas was repeated on a oontlnually enlarging scale, for about two years, and tbe youth, who meantime was diligently helping his father, became already a miniature capitalist. . A.t the expiration of this t'me his eldest brother, Joseph, proposed to pin him, and the two lads Initiated business on their own account, John undertaking the poet of traveller. Tbe father, himself a shrewd and capable man of business, peroelved what bis sons were doing on their own ■ooount,and proposed to j jlb 1 1 partnership with them, contributing • larger oapltal than they could mutter. Thus the wellknown film was originated.