The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-04-12
"I must see Huson tonight, "thoug ght
Murchisson. "Here, Sharps.'
The one eyed clerk anDcarcd.

1ue one cyeu cierk appeaFeu.
"Sharps, 90 at oucc to Mr.. Husons,
and say that | must see him toni ght. y
Yes, sir" aud the door closed upon
him.
elf you please, SIR" said Huson's
maid .of-all work, opening the door, just
as Huson was Gather or husband like
going to pull OH his boots after dinner,
and put on his slippers, "if you please,
sir Mr.. Murckissou $ clerk has just cal
led and he says that his master wants
particularly to see you at once
"The deuce con'ound him - cried
Huson, annoyed at this species of per
secution instituted both by Murchisson
aud his clerk Where's the fellow p
"Down stairs, sir"
"Show him up
At the words " Murchissons clerk
Lily became scarlet, which might have
been attributed to the fact that she was
STOPPING over her fathers foot, putting
on his slippers. She burst not look up
till heurse voice fell upon her ear; then
she did, and there she beheld Murchis
sons one-eyed clerk
Murchisson's in confoundcd hur-
ry, Sharrs," said Huson, with forced
smile. 1t didn't do to show temper to
the solicitor, when lis perseverance in
sending evinccd the high value he set
upon him, Huson.
" a confounded hurry.' he continued
"for he has sent for me twice before, as,
of course, you are aware
Didn't know it, sir" answered
Sharps, briefly
"Why, dill you not come yesterday
and this morning?'
"Oh, no, papa" Lily cried looking
up, aud how disappointed was the ex-
preston of the face, it, wasn't NJ.
Sharps who called
"Who, then? Who came, Sharps ?"
"Don't know, sir. I'm sure, sir. l
never came. and, from what Mr.. Muir.
chisson said, shouldn't have thought
that he d sent, either
"Who was it, Lily? and her faith
er's eyes were bent inquistively upon
her.
"Mr Murchissons clerk, papa, he
told mc he was, and | saw him coming
out Of the Office the day | called
"Whew ~ thought Huson IL smell a
rat =
1t must have been Mr.. Howard, or
Mr.. Green, or Mr.. -" and Sharps
was docgedly going through the list of
Murchisson's clerks, when Huson cut
him short with
"That'Il do, Sharps. Tell Mr. Muir.
chiss"n III be with him presently. Lily,
take off my slippers again
Yes, pApa'
Bat Lily was in so perplexed state
that she took one slipper off the left foot
aud then pu; it on the tight.
"Lily, why, girl. what are you about:
You're mad, or in love-
Down went her head, quite bent over
the foot, and even the napc of that
snowy neck was crimson.
Find it out! Not be gammoncd by
any Of them - muttered Huson, as he
buttoned up his coat and sailed forth.
cn.rTsRIr.
There are occls lons wherein the great
est hypocrites are candid, when the most
complete rogu,s act honestly and above
board. Such was the state Of affairs be-
tween Murchisson AID IIuson. They put
their heads together, aud revealed all
tina. each other knew of this matter, aud
then, to their no small confusion, they
discovered it had been battle between
love and law, aud that a certain little
curly patcd, rosy checked boy, yclcpt
Cupid, had fairly outwittcd buriy law, in
his full flowing wig and gown Il, WIS
humi,ating, but it was a fact Nothing
now remained but to revenge
leave all to me, Huson," said his
friend "1'll set it to rights tomorrow.
I'll see this youth
And he did see him next day.
Huson went home and said nothing to
Lilly about the clerk, aud next morning,
just as Murchisson Was preparing for a
Wis to Gray Russell, Gray Russell walk.
ed into his Office.
Murch,sson's capital good fellow"
he sad to himself, "and having known
my father an mother, he take "a greater
interest in promoting my wishes, III
tell him all.
So he did, and never was there a man
more astonished and good naturcd in any
business of the kind than Murchisson,
and most heartily he laughed at the idea
Of Murchissons clerk.
f" Now my good fellow" said Gray
Russell, cntrcatincly, you must do me a
kind Office; want you to introduce me
ia proper form to Huson and his daugh.
ter.
" And what will you say about Muir
chi'son's clerk? llusons touchy fel.
low"
"Tell the truth !"
=" Humph! won't do. Win the
girls affections first, and then come forth
from your borrowed skin--be my clerk q
little langer, take my advice
Gray Russell rather liked the notion Of
winning Lily's love as a poor clerk, and
the coming out as Russell. of Russell
Court, so he left himself entirely in tho
Others hands, who took him up to Hu
SOP . in the evening, and making the ex
cuse that he and his clerk were going
somewhere on business, he formally pre-
sented Gray Russell. OF course Husor
was cognizant Of the whole trick. =.
From that evening the young lover.
visits we're not few and far between; but
though his admiration of Lily was un
m'stakab'e, he did not propose as soon Al