Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-10-18

he locked bis desk and returned once more
to Mrs Meriden. s as.ro s@j## I.
Days few Oh, and the shop of Mark be-
come increasingly popular, aud still from
time to time he was assailed by the kind
of temptation we have described. Now,
it was Mark, my dear fellow, do join us
in our trip to G---'s" and now, Come,
my old fellow, let US have spree at
F-s;" now, it was the club, now the
oyster suppcr-but still Mark was irwin
cible, and as one or another gaily recoun-
ted the history of the scene he silently
committed the amount of expense to his
little book.
!, Yet was not Mark cynical or unsocial.
!, His refusals, though firm, were invari.
ably good-natured. and though be could
not be drawn abroad, yet he was unques-
| tionably open-handed at home.
) No house had so warm welcome--no
: diDner.table could be more bountiful or
: more freely open for the behoof of all gen.
e tlemcn of the dining-out. order-no tea.
| table presented more unexceptionahle toast
q there was no evening lounge more easy,
a home-like aud cheerful, than on the sofas
: 10 the snug parlors of Mark Meriden.
: They also gave evening parties, where all
i was brilliant, tasteful and wcll-ordered !;
t in fine, Notwithstanding his shortcomings
c Mark was set down as fine, open-h handed
d fellow after all. e..
+ At the eud of the year, Mark cast up
the account in his little book. and was
st nightly astonished at it, for with all his
- ideas Of the powers of numbers, he had
n no idea that the twos and ives, and tens
is aud ones which on greater or smaller oc-
IS casions had found their way into his col.
+, umns, would amount up to u sum so con.
l. siderable. @
rs Mark looked about him---tbe world
;AA was going wcll--his business machinery
ir moving in exact touch and time-his
ID house-where was there a prettier one
ir where a place more replete with every
he home drawing comfort? Had he los
y anything ia pleasure the year past ,
H. Mark thought not, aud therefore, as bo
c. walked homeward, he stepped into book
st sellers and ordered some books of superb
engravings for Mrs. Mcriden, and spok,
ne to gardener to send some elegant flow
II ering cxotics, for which he had heard he
H. express an admiration some evenings be
n fore. .1a
RS That same evening came in Ben. Sand
ID ford, as he expressed il, "tn tie oery depth.
cs Of md'go' for young gentlemen who's,
worldly matters invariably 90 on wroug
I'd end foremost will sometimes be found II
-, this condition. however exuLerant may Lt
N their stock of animal spirits
C.. Pray, BEN, what is the matter ?" sale
Mark. kindly, as the latter stretched him
We self at length in an arm chair, groaniu!
,u audibly.
I'd ION ! q billions attack, Mark--shocma
On kers bills tailors' bills boarding hou5
n bills ali of them sent for New Year
- presents hang EN- all y
r. mark was silent for few moments
and Ben. continued, "Confouud it, Mark
what's the sense Of living if fellow j
ng to be so very poor ? Here you, Mark
Ilo born in the same town with me, AIT
younger than am by some two yeurs--
id you have house as snug as man nee
,ic ask---a wife like au augel-peacoa and pleu
DIV ty by the buehel, and all comes of havin
nd good run of luck in the moLey line
gu and Ben. kicked his slippers against th
andiron energetically. a ata ..i.
X, What has become of Emily P?
la asked Mark. ..... s..'r.. ... .
ter Poor soul % said Ben, there she
,st y::!!, with all sweetness and patience wait
lug till such lucklcss scapegrace as
ar can give her a home and husband
" wish to my s,ul. for her sake. could a.
IN ford to be married, and have a home {
J." my own; besides, to tell the truth, | al
tired Of this rambling, cut-at-the-elboV
ue slip.shod life" .i' 90 ..a ~ !, E.'
on ,Why don't you get. married 2" aske
sr, Mark. .e.. -. W aa. l-al ..
od why don't !? to be sure---use IN
tailors bills iol fuel and my board bi
,ss for house rent, aud my shoes Eill fo
ort bread and but,er--hcy +? Would 20
lse rcccommend poor girl to try me, Mar
es- --,-all Things considered :" said Ben. quit
es- bitterly. ....-.s ....,.........-,
at Mark reflected while, and then DIRE
ts out his book--his little book, to which "
of before alluded. aoa- }safhH o3ai
Ass Just look at ths account, Ben,," sal
ed he !; II know you bate figures but ju'
ess for once. ,-t.....
of Ben glanced at impatiently-langhe
nd when be read over the two or three fir
Sc. items, but bis face Heightened as he pr'
en- ceeded. and Mark detected o so,t Of
his whistle Of establishment as he read Il
,ly sum total. h"~- N'' ~ '-l''ue'
CO.. .Well, Mark Y he exclaimed, 'what
led very old gentlemanly, considerate trick
the this of yours---to sit behind your count'
bat so coolly noting down the cost and com
r to- of all our little frolics-really it