The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-06-17

"Vey we'll. And now but one thing
more you must report upon your word
and honor to me the whole of your adj
ventures. "Will you"
eyes, Mabel" l answered, feebly.
"Well then, here is my hand on the
bargain. After you have performed
! faithfully your mission, perhaps" she
blushed, held down her head, and did
not finish the sentence. bent my lips
down to hers, kissed her passionately,
and left her to ponder alone upon her
strange request.
/ must say, sNcne of your business, !"
to every person that speaks to me, 1
mused aloud when. in my chamber
Why, people will think me insane
Miss Reeves, delightful Miss Reeves,
beautiful Miss Reeves, viii order her
| fathers servant to turn me out of doors.
She'll think / 60 there on purpose to
insult her. BY Jove, it's too bad
If any woman but Mabel had proposed
such method of procedure to me, 1
would have annihilated her by single
look. But Mabel dear Mabel-I'll do
Lit.
The following morning at ten o'clock,
/ started for the N. Hotel. My guar
dams house was long distance from
lit, and during my walk met many of
my acquaintances. AS good luck would
have it, they were all too hurried to
greet me with anything beyond bow
and good morning, until ] met good
parson W. In vain / tried to
dodge him; looked in every direction
but the one from which he was coming,
but to no account. He put his hand on
my arm and sounded a round good
morning in my ears.
I bowed and moved step forward,
but he held me fast.
"Do not hurry, young man. I wish
to speak with you upon subject which
should put every other out of sight-of
your immortal soul!''
l bowed again. i ae
"How have you felt in your mind
since l last conversed with you?''
0, that odious sentence with which
/ had vowed to answer every one who
spoke to me, how could l utter it!
!" How have you felt?'' he repeated,
looking anxiously in my face.
sNone ofyour business" answered
plump and fair.
The gentleman looked as though he
expected the earth to open under my
feet, so he stepped back from me.
"Young man," he said solemnly, :" be-
ware how you treat lightly affairs per
tanning to your immortal interests. |
forgive your Insult TO Iue----
l broke away from him before he
had completed the sentence. l was
half crazed.
A few moments brisk walk brought
me to the n. Hotel, which / entered
with the air of martyr. / had but just
stepped inside the hall, when loud,
brisk voice began:
"Good morning, Mr.. Davies; you
are Just the person | have been wishing
to see. Step into the parlor, if you
please, while l whisper in your ear a
bit of good news"
/ Thought for certainty that should
sink through the floor, as l reluctantly
followed my worthy friend, Mr.. Allen,
through the hall. For many months
he had been striving to make room for
me in his extensive wholesale ware.
house; because he had taken an inter-
est in me, and knew that my yearly
allowances ceased when my education
was finished.
"Davies, have it all arranged now
as / have so long wished. You can
have the head clerkship in our estab-
lishment, and receive a good round
substantial salary. If you are faithful,
in few years you shall come in with
us as partner. We old men need a
young man like you, to look after us.
What do you say?"
My tongue Glove to the roof of my
mouth. L thought / should fall from
the chair in which / was sitting.
"Say, Davies, my good fellow, what
do you think of tips
| "None-none of your businessr' /
i gasped.
| Mr.. Allen looked me in the face a
moment, and then arose, proudly with
a" Very well, sir."
L buried my lace In my hands, had
insulted the warmest friend I had in
the whole city.
}, Nothing can be worse than this,
thought. / will walk through the re-
naming scenes of this farce, like an
undaunted actor. te4
!, Halo, Charlie" was the next ex-
clamation that startled me, as / was
walking up the steps of the R
House, and at the same moment hand
was laid familiarly on my shoulder. 81
haven't seen you for number of weeks
NOT since / was married. By the
way, you haven't seen my little wife
yet; come up now and be introduced p
continued my friend, too busy with his
own thoughts to notice did not reply
to him. "I believe truly, Davies, that
am the happiest man in existence. ]
wish you were half as happy. This
way" and he led me up broad flight
of stairs and paused before door upon
the first landing. ~
"We have suit of rooms here"
\ A moment more and / was in the
! presence of Mrs. Thomas Langley-a
pretty, sweet-looking brunette.
"My friend, Mr. Davies, Mrs. Lang
leyw commenced Tom, with sort Of
pride visible in his tone. zone of my
i boon companious,' he continued, as