Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-05-12
The Fathers Choice.

-hr. AbleIIN Y eaZie was President oi
heavy manufacturing company, a sit
uatlon HAieA he had held for many
Years, and as bis interest in the cor
poration was co nsiderable, he wa
quite wealthy. BY nature lie Wa,
quite bluff and of-handed in his m an
ner, and the peculiar duties of his of
fee = coming in contact as he did
With the people of all classes and dis
posltions-he had not detractet
from his Observation-Disclosures. His
family consisted of some half do zen
SONS and enc daughter.
The boys had all grown to be men,
and we're engaged in lucrative b busi-
ness, while Leila, the youngest chilG,
opening into young @omanhood, was
the light and the JOY Of the old
mans household.
Among Veazie's favorite clerks,
there was young man nal ned
Robert Winslow who had been in the
company's Office several years, and
who by his untiring application and
exemplary conduct, had secured for
himself, not only permanent 81 tua-
tion, but also the confidence of his
employer. Young Winslow ha d a
mother and sister whom Ire SUPPORT
ca, and with whom he lived; conse-
qud dntly he was obliged TO economize
wit / great nicely, in order to keep
matters straight.
The fiscal year Of the company
was drawing TO aclose, and for early
three weeks previous 10 the opening
of oar story, Robert Winslow had |
been in attendance at Mr.. Yea kie' 5 |
house e very week day and evening,
engaged in comparing the various ac-
counts, and properly arranging them;
IN view of contemplated change in
HE direction of the corporation ~
Duplicates had to be taken Of all the
Principal papers, and in revising Them
lie services Of Leila were frequently
.all6d upon, for the old man q doul ID t
ieyer be made to understand why ;
ven an heiress might not make her
elf useful. '
Once or vice, only, had V fazie S
ctu,lly called upon his child for her Q
4ryices; and on those occasions she a
ould read bff the original accd dunts c
bile the yobng clerk revised the du- VI
Iicates Lila read to Roberti and t,
lon. when for time the labor was n
,spended. She he6itated not to talk.
here was none of that formal con- S,
mint which fashion imposes upon W
,mmon visits, but, their acqqaint- Il
nee bad commenced under the easy, |
,n-committing auspices Of business, tt
ID without a thought Of aught but W
lBiness, they waded some pages of N
ie company's journal. Then, when
lengththey conversed, they thought a
lly of social politeness, and their h,
and feelings were free and
m
The third or fourth time that Rob &c
t came to the house, Leila offered in
4 services, and while her father NJ
oked over her shoulder, she read NJ
N the original drafts the entries, 70
ID always when the young man ce
,pld stop to make note or Inargi- ly
| reference upon his duplicate. she yc
,uld peep over the top Of the Ian Tge So
lclal, and watch his handsome ffa- |
res as they worked and varle d with an
5 laboriug thoughts. ry
Thus, passed away three weeks / ne
.ery evening Leila was sure to come !.
q her fathers study, and s he was po
aally as sure to- stay there until ly
bert went away. The old man tn
smed indeed to be blind to the lact du
1t these meetings were beginning
result in something else besides Tr
J mere transaction Of busin ess. ev
'Well Robert said Mr.. Keazie,
e evening as the ofhce was ABOUT an
ng closed, you can now have a Ih
jrt respite from the confinement oil un
!. counting-house. The affairs Of 500
concern are now settled; and we he
il not start again under two weeks; th'
t time you can have to yodrself,to off
oy and improve as you see ft.'
i thank you kindly sir, d eturned de'
bert, slough / must say ! would Blu
her make myself busy than to lie eal
E so long lor
,at YOU haven't had resting spell we
ore for four years. ter
True, sir, but my mother and Sis MI