The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-04


me your mild but candid opinion 9f
bin, what Il bs3
AN oYsfbearine, p6Weffulnpstart"
bawled Oscar, Indignantly
Strong language boy" said the
doctor, With az air Of solemn gravity
" But when did you arfiye NJ this
e0h0lnsi9HY nfra se d5.l aIH.
NIhis very morning, Is, soon as my
promotion was certified, ] pfesebted
myself before him, and requested the
faiiiimebt Of his promise" said Oscar.
hut instead 81 complying, las 40,
braided me for nay poverty, told MIG
from you, hs could not think of per
uniting his daughter 70 be united t9a
peh6llsss soldier, and,Tr#7Yi5 .aeIal
'1hat will do, Oscar, said the doc
Tor, as lac rose from his chair with an
Dir Of lofty dignity, aud paced the
feef Of the paFlof il thoughtful ST.
jeDee, At length he halted before his
nephew, and, dEing his mild eyes ON
ibs young mans flushed face, said,
gtayelYs You love this young GIL,
UsGhfH M t9. a03.i
: Better than life, cried the youth
ipl soldier ,f .,,..ff..tt W ......f. =
ifAh,H sighed The old nan, am
sspsft IN f1atheiaaties, profound In.
astronomy, and learned IN chemistry,
but Lam utterly pewefless 10 unite the
knot VI this tiaklish question, Alone
IN the world, my means haVa always
been efhAl 10 my wishes Still, /
ought 10 lfava thought III Khf, my dear
b6yT0bglit ia baYa hiade SONS pro
vision by sffeeting hn Insurance. Oh my
life, or something Of that kind. Many
timeg has my old friend Weis, the Il
Ihfarian NJ the palaces, reDroysd inc on
that very p0iatr 4HaeaFf aife
~ suppose you have heard chat
/ AH expression Of deep pain DIRK
anad the venerable DOCTORS iaae al
his nephew's words, and teifsiataftsd
10 bis eyes /" Deadl" be slowly Tett.
Grated, What my old companion
and sehoolfellpwY" t8fa ~ q =
by the. way" shouted Oscar. is
he started 70 his feet and brought his
baud withsa pendeFQus stfdke upon
his uncle . shoulder, a brilliant idea
Your Fortune Is made, uncle, ana mine
too, ..sna,.t
'nkh7R calculated tho deetor With
d solemn stare, nam, .i'..
f1'he situation .Weia ishold, : the.
post Of librarian AZ the ral
ace, IL vacant by his death. ,"
said Oscar, The salary and enolu-
Iments IRE Athpendous You are the
very man The identiedt individual
by Nature for the diatins
g s III eflsig9, fPre1qnt y9prself rbe-
dfeadfb pitrf Of your capabilities, aud
| will nager answer the roll call
again If you do not obtain the APP
pointment,"
a. n. DO you really think that j nm
competent my dear b0y2 was the
DEBTORS innodentanery h,1 3
Most assuredly." .yboIiafatad his
nephew YOU ought 10 have held the
post forty years ago Yqh then would
have heen rich man ere now, aud /
should have been eQlonelN aa
We'll perhaps II IL not too late
said the old gentlemen, with ii proud |
ohaekle; e" II | succeed. you shall be |
colonel b You are the only being
whom | love on EARTH Oscar and
the sole ambition Of this aged heart
II 90 SEQ you a great man aud good |
one, "
They sat together maturing their
llane, until the shadee of the summer
eve crept softly into the quiet pnrlor,
aud when Oscar rose 10 depart, IL was |
arranged tat hia uncle sh0nld pro, |
sent himself nj the palace on the,ibls |
lowing morning, aud regueht M .AudiI |
onoe Of the duke. " If, said tho /
young soldier ns he took bis lenye,
"iany one offers to oppose y0lr on
trance, toll them you are Doctor
Benighus, uncle 90 Lieutenant Befs
nerAtine of the Guards"
With his baekled shoep highly pol.
ished, his quninteut auit eafeiully
brushed (which had seldom soon
tho hight for twenty years, except on
his huge wig. TRULY aurlod, |
his Broad -briminnd beaear neatly |
bis silyusrllnmed sppeta.
oles poised across his nose, aud his |
sage face baamipg with modest smjles, |
Doctor Benighua stepped forth frafl |
his homelyi cottage early tho next |
morning, aud bout his footsteps in tho |
direction Of the duehl palaee. Ar |
rived there, he paAeed unquestioned |
through tho great hall RAeSnded the |
grand staircase, aud after ira sersing
stately corridor, paused, bowildered |
and irreaoite before an open door
leading to n splendid library With |
an irrosistible impulse, lie stepped IN
TO the room, and stood entraneed and
apeli-bound in the midst pl' tho rarn
treasures that met his ehraptured
eAke, The exeberAneo of hin
Joy burst out IN d series Of delight
ed aeSolamatien ms he poefed
into the vDrous books and glanced
over their title pages, and ho passod
rapidly into q state Of charming oh
ligioil reanecting The pufport Of his