Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

would not see. She pointed to him how
he was loosing both business and friends,
but he would only look to the future,
whence his luck was sure to come
So Susan was forced to look to The future
also. and she prayed that it might bring
relief.
For whole year Harry Glare dabbled
in lottery tickets, and at tile end Of that
time he had lost nearly every cent he had been
able to raise. lie grew desperate, and re
solved that he would make heavy strike
somewhere s'.Strikc upon your anra, .
whispered voice; but he would not listen
+ to it. Il was born to good luck, and it
must come, sooner or later" he said to
himself; ard then he tried to study up some
new speculation. He was sitting al alone
in his little ofice-a pen-like apartment in
the back OF his forge, where he kept his
books-when two men entered tue shop.
This is too badl'' said one of them
whose name was Anterior, an extensive
builder, as he saw that there was no fire
upon the forge, and no workman in the
shop. "Wemust have new smith in the
place. Here have / over five hundred dol
lars worth OF work that must be done the
present season. There's all the forging for
Grants new mill. and the iron work for
the upper bridge"
There's one thing CERTAIN replied the
other, who was a contractor. and had some
interest in the builders work, ''we shan't
get anything done here
THAT'S So" added Atherton. And
with this the two men left the shop.
When Harry went home to supper he
found his wife quite sick. She was pale
and weak, and her head ached. In the
evening he went out for the doctor. and
when the man of medicine came he said
that Susan was down with severe ferer
"She must have got cold" suggested
Harry.
mo, she has overtasked herself" re-
turned the doctor, with shrug of the
shoulders. "Both mind and body seemed
to have been worked too much"
For the first time Harry Glare felt real
operating pang at his heart. He knew
why Susan must have worked so hard.
though he had not thought of it with any
seriousness before.
Bat Harry's thoughts were not allowed
to rest idle for the want of picking One
evening, as he was vending his way home
ward from the doctors, where he had been
TO get some medicine, he noticed that a
party of Young men were walking in al
, vance Of him. lie knew. the sound oil
, their voices, that they were friends OF his,
: and he would have advanced and joined
them had he not CHANGED to hear his own
name pronounced. Curiosity to know
what they had to say led him to approach
them without being observed, and he heard
) their conversation distinctly.
Its too bad," said one in feeling tone
Harry Clare might do well if he would
Only look at that wife of his. This town
never affor,leda better one See how the
: poor thing has scrubbed ndslaved TO sup.
port herself aud family. while Harry ha.
been waiting for that luck of his. 1ee
That's so, rejoincd another who WA.
the tailor in the village. "Shc has don,
: more work for me within two years pas
than any other two women in the place
: and within the past six months she Ina,
: worked beyond all account. About al
a that she and her children have had for foo,
r needle"
cts shame resumed the first speaker
$ "Only day or two after Harry was mar
j ried L told him he had got as good wifi
d as there was in the country, and hope,
: he'd appreciate her. He said of course h
should. But just see how it's come out
!, | got married about the same time, an,
v went into business when he did, and m
d trade isn't anywhere near so good as his
: yet / have bought house and paid for it
II and have something laid up beside. VIII,
d If he'd only stuck to his business h
o might have been one of the most prosper
Z Gus men in the town. But he thinks Ii
: was born to some good luck that'll com
It to him, one of these days. like fairy
e gift"
"Well,' remarked third person of tn
!, party che did have stroke of good lucl
/ when he got Susan Martin for wife; bu
it he's never had one since
Unless added the previous speaker
IS I'VE call the possession of that wife con
n ttnaous stroke of luck But I'm afraid h
IF won't keep her long. Alas, for poor ST.
{, san! Harry don't know what jewel Il
is wearing away He don't realize tn:
t. when he got her for wife he got goo
n piece.of good fortune that might have las
ed during the longest lifetime, if be woul
is only have taken his share OF the trust an
Or possibility
Id At this point Harry had to turn off frol
is the main street, and'ins few moments
is was left to his own reflections. As soc
Ill as he was alone he stopped and gaze
lie down upon the ground, and thus he stoc
st for some minutes.
of "Itllnk I'm wakingnpi' he finally sal
as And then he walked quick towards h
lit house, AA-a - - - -
m He found Susan much better. anil q
en- medicine which he had brought heIpt
,ir speedily to revive her. On the folio,
e ing day Harry went to see Mr.. Atherte
S. He found that gentleman just entering Ii
in chase to ride away. isfzaf = hsfsF7ak
e. 81 understand that you have some wor
Vt in my line. which you want done,'' sa
n Harry.
ne "Wcll--what of it?" returned the bull
2 er.
k 81 should like to do it for you, sir.
Al