Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-05-12
FAYETTEVILLE, TENN, THURSDAY, NAY 70, 1853

! c3nversiltion with the old man 70
fdll five minutes, and when he turneC
] to go agay, Robert thought he hearC
s@me ething like an oath drop from hi
lips.
'Presuming puppy!' muttered Mr.
t Veazie as h he sank into chair wher,
}, his young clerk was writing and push
r ed back from his desk some dozel
important papers No t another bi
Of real worth does he possess, A
} pretty mat eh for my daughter, truly
lIa, ha, ha.
Robert Winslow's hand trembled
! and his face crilnsoned, as the old
man spoke, and he turned away tc
hide the e motions he could not sup
press. Veazie took no notice Of the
youths manner, but having delivered
liimself of his blunt opinion, he drew
back the documents he had d mo-
ment before pushed away from him,
bnd began to examine their contents,
while Robert tried to calm his nerves
80 as to go on with his business.
| Towards Is nightfall, Mr. Veazie put
away the papers he had been inspect
ling, and 4 aying locked them up in his
private dusk, he began 10 pull -on bis
gloves
sRober ; SAID he, ARE you Engaged
during Il le present week.
Not Iarticuially,' returned Rob
ert, as he wiped his pen and placed
it behind his ear.
4 want my own private accounts
posted up, and if you win do il | viii
amply co mpeustte you for your eztra
labor.
j a~1, no compensation, Sir. If|
you Will bring J par books tomorrow,
| will ta'He them home and post them
with plea sure
No, . ., you gill have 10 Do / at
my own house, L do not wish them
to 60 from my sight. 1t will take
YOU but u few evenings to do the
whole, ahd besides you will nded some
lssistand de il dqeyphering tlid various
accounts, ior some Of the ENTRIES
nave ma de, and some Of them haveI
oeen made by Leila /,
4 could wish thai the labor might
'e done here, Sir, slid Robert, in a
lerrous mannerawhila a strange cmo-I ,
ion swept over his countenanee. :
Done here, SIR reiterated The oldI :
IN ia surprise. ! DO not t
ndei stand you. You found no fault +
hen you Llbored at my house be- h
,re What have you found now. I'D y
lie shape Of All oljection?'
DO lot question me. sir; but pray G.
rant me the favor + ask. Let me do n
le writing here. 5,
This is 4 strange whinl. Robert q
o, sir, If you cannot do the work at
y house, must strain my old eyes %
, do ii myself. i
Mr.. Veazie, you misunderstanl n
you Do uttered Robert, Of
I a painful tone. II
That can hardly be- returned the to
q gentleman, with quiet s mjlef Il
.nce Ihave no Clue to understa diug Ii
all. But, really, | should b + an Il
II great Obligations to you igyo4 Nc
ould inform me with regard t b thf CO
use Of this curious alf'lir te
For full two minutes the younB ia
an sat with his eyes bent to thF ey
,or, but at length he gazed up into m
e face Of hi4 employer, and getting vi
wn from the stool, he said, whilF pr
5 eyes glistened \ 18th gathering We
DISTURB, and his lips trem4led pc
Mr. Yeazic, you have ever been tit
nd and conslderilte to me, h1ld all
Il not break the strict irapkQcss We
d Integrity whidh have thus far br
trked all my dealings with you er
trust you will not blame me sir,ndr XII
ink me pfesump.ho obs. / did work 90
you at your own dwelliag and act
u called your daughter to assist fre
}. Together Leila and myself ex do
ined aud compared notes, and then thi
conversed. Ere long, began to
anxious for the evenings to come, Y,
1t ] might again be at her side, and snl
en- she came with her joyous smile, ga
: happy look, aud her sweet well wo
ne, | began to count The flying ny
'ments as sands Of gold. Ialmost m.
,yed that my work might have no ma
l, 50 that she might be ny com III,
Mon in its progress, and when my cir
or did draw to aclose felt sad wh
lonely Then it was that my VI
art awoke to the knowledge Of its tic