Good Blacking.
» Mr Martin, of Mir firm of Day and Martin wa' a nrnivp. of Don o a<!ter, nnrl served hii apprenti^e'lnn to a barber at ftninsbovoMerH Af er tbis bo ws employed by the f ■ t.lier of Mr Dav as a travp ler While st >y ing 1 in an inn at D^n^ster, li# was strnf k witb the brilliant po isb on the boots of a pvivits eo'di^r qnav ternd th^ve, by name F'orry. In re* *un for n pint of nl^ ho obtained the valuable reoeip 0 f'nm him. On his return to Lon^n f hi r^cioe w« proffpred to Mr Day. jnn , who aereed to advance the nfcMsary cash, nnd the rmnufnctnre, in a very 'nimble way fit fir«t. was ne* (run fortliwith It rabidly befnme a hu?p s'icc«s«. After pome ypavo Mr Martin pod It's share in the bu-iness for jglO.ooo to bis partner. When «omft y^ars liter Mr Day re* tirod.he had amassed a fortune of nearly £50.000
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 22 August 1890, Page 2
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164Good Blacking. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 22 August 1890, Page 2
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