Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-10-15
|. FIRST RATE LOVE STORY.

i FIRST RATE LOVE STORY. b
Annie had arrived to the mature age
oE don't start, reader) twenty-seven, and
vet in state of single blessedness.-
Somehow or other, she had not even fall
en- in love as yet. Had she no offers
What a simple question! Did you ever
know half million of dollars to go beg
ging offers? Yes, scores of them. 1t
may be accounted as one of the oddities,
perhaps, but whenever the subject hap
pened to be touched upon by her father,
Annie would say that she wanted some
one who loved her for herself, and she
must have assurance of this, and how
could she in her present position? Thus
matters stood when Annie was led to
{orm and execute what viii seem very
ssrange resolution, but she was a resolute
cirl. We must now 90 back six years.
One dark, rainy morning in Novem-
Der, as our old friend was looking compo-
ssaly at the cheerful fire in the CRATE Of
his counting-room, really indulging in
sone serious reflections on the past and
Gasnre, the far future, too, gentleman
nFesented himself and inquired for Mr..
DFeman. The old gentleman uttered not
word, but merely bowed. There was
INT in his looks which said, ! am he.
The stranger might have been some
Dirty or so years of age. He was
1ressed in black, a mourning weed was
IN his hat, and there was something in
ais appearance which seemed to indicate
bis friend whose loss he deplored had re.
Gently departed. The letter of introduc
ton which he presented to Mr.. B
was quickly, yet carefully perused, and al
it was somewhat unique we shall TAXI
the liberty of submitting it the inspection
of the reader:
-, mo-, 18-.
FRIEND PAUL,-This will introduct
to thee friend Charles Copeland. H
has come to thy city in pursuit of busi
ness. / have known him from youtl
up. Thou mayest depend upon him 70
aueht that he can do, and shall not lea
as on a broken reed. If thou canst d
anything for him thou mayest peradver
ture benefit thyself, and cause to rejoice
Thy former and present friend,
MICAH LOOMS
st is not every one who can get ol
Micah Loomis's endorsement on his cha
acter,' said Paul Brennan to himself, {
be folded up the letter of a well-know
associate of former days. Old Micah
good for a quarter of a million, or an,
thing else-it will do want him-ga
ting old-business increasing-must ha7
more help-now as well as any time.
The old gentleman looked at all this
be stood gazing in perfect silence at Il
man who stood before him. At leng
be opened his lips.
Mr.. Copeland, do you know all abo
keeping books? ?
/ have had some few years expe
ence.'
Any objection to place here? pref
close work-thousand a year
Meme in the world
When can you begin"
Now
A real smile shone on the old ma
face. 1t fingered there ike the rays
the setting sun among the clouds Of e
ming, lighting up those seemingly ha
dark features.
A stool was pushed to the new com
books were opened, matters explained,
rections given, the pen was dipped in
ink, and in short, before an hour |
passed away, you would have thou
the old man and the young man
known each other for long time.
In reference to our new friend, it !
be sufficient to remark that he had b
liberaIly educated, as the phrase g
and though he had entered early
Business, he had not neglected the CT
yation of his mind and heart. He
found time to cherish general acqui
sance with the most noteworthy autl
of the day, both literary and relgi
and with many of past times. Afte
few years Of success in the pursuit
which he had devoted himself, he was
with scarcely any property, and alon'
the world.
As year after ear passed ava.
grew steadily in The confidence of
employer who felt, though he said it
that in him he possessed a great treas
Very little, indeed, was said by ei
Of them not connected with the routiI
business. and there had been no il