. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. nistry. During hissecond term in school, his grandfatherdied, and he thereupon abandoned theidea of completing his collegiate course,and, ins
. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. nistry. During hissecond term in school, his grandfatherdied, and he thereupon abandoned theidea of completing his collegiate course,and, instead, concluded to try his fortunein the new world, where his mother wasthen living. Failing to secure employment in a store,he engaged in teaching for a few years,carefully saving the proceeds of his become of age, he returned toIreland, where he received the proceedsof a small legacy left him by his grand-father. A portion of this, by advice of afriend,he invested in insertion, ?scol-lop-trimmings and other fancy material of ladies wear, ami returnedto New York, where he opened for himself, at 283 Broadway, asmall store. He commenced with several disadvantages, among which were asmall stock of goods and himself with inexperience as a was resolved, however, to win his way. He worked early andlate. He gave from fourteen to eighteen hours to his business eachday. Unable to employ help, he was his own porter, book-keeper. and salesman. A total stranger in the business community, he luidno credit, and he asked none. But to do a cash biisine-s thusrequired that ho observe the utmost economy. His purchases at first were principally at the auction sales, wherehe bought miscellaneous stocks of goods known as sample lots,often thrown together in confusion. These he bought very cheaplyfor cash, look them lo his store, and when the business of the daywas over, he C(mimenced a most careful examination of jthe goods hebad thus purchased. In this he wa
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