The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-25

Q0uDC my WorQ|
edo you purpose to take my word foz it, when
I inform you that I have doubled my incomep'
asked vendale. "H my memory does not de.
ceiye me. yoa, stipulated, a minute since, fos
"Wel played, Mr.. vendalel You combine
Accept my best congratulations. Accept, also,
He rose; Seated himself ct . writing desk at q
side-table, wrote . few lines, and presented
them to Vendale, with Q low bow. The engage.
ment was perfectly explicit, and was signed aud
dated with scrupulous care.
"Are you satisfied with your guaranty"
SCI am satisfied"
"Charmed to hear il. I am sure. We have
had our little skirmish-we have really been
cent our affairs are settled. I bear no malice.
You bear no malice. Come, Mr.. Vendale, q good
English shake hands,"
Vendale gave his hand, Q little bewildered by
Obenreizers sudden transitions from one humor
to another.
when may I expect TO see Miss Obenreizer
again 2" he asked, as he rose to 70.
"Honor me with q visit tomorrow" said
Obenrezer, and We will settle 1t then. Do
have Q grog before you gol MOI Well! well!
wo will reserve the gT5og TIL yog have your three
thousand 8 year, and are ready TO be married.
Anal when will that be 2"
made an estimate, some months since, Of
the capacities Of my business" said Vendale.
"R that estimate is correct, shall double my
present
And be married" added Obenreizor.
And be married" repeated vendale, "withln
@ year from this time. Good night"
vENDALR MAKES @
When Vendale entered his Office the next
morning, the dull commercial routine at Cripple
Corner met him with o new face. Marguerite
had an interest in it now The whole machinery
which Wildmg's death had set in motion, to rea-
lige the value Of the business-the balancing OF
ledgers, the estimating OF debts. the taking OF
stock, and the rest Of twas now transformed
into machinery which indicated the chances for
and against o speedy marriage. After looking
over results, as presented by his accountant,
and checking additions and subtractions, an
rendered by the clerks, Vendsle turned his at
teption TO the >stock-taklng department next,
and sent 9 message to the cellars, desiring to see
the report.
rhe cellarmans appearance, the moment ha
put his head in ct the door Of his masters pr,
vate room, suggested that something very e.
traordinary must have happened that morning.
There was an approach to alacrity IN joey
Ladies' movements There was something
which actually simulated cheerfulness in Joey
Ladies' face !
"What's the matter 2" asked Vendals. "Any.
thing wrong 2"
"9 should wish to mention one thing >" an.
never set myself up for q prophet"
"Who ever said you did ."
"No prophet, as far as I've heard tell of than
profession" proceeded joey, lever lived prin.
cipally. underground. No prophet, whatever
else he might take in &C the pores, ever took
years together. When I said to young Msater
Wllding, respecting his changing the name of
| the firm, that one Of these days he might tipd
he'd ohanged the luck Of the tirm-didl put my
| self forward as Q prophet? No, l dldnt. Has
what I said to him come true2 Yes, it has. In
kba t,r,a ~ DahhlouOn Nanhaw vQnnO MIR Ven.
dale, no such thing was ever known as a mistake
made in O consignment delivered Il at these doors.
| There's o MISTAKE been made now. Please To
| remark that it happened before Miss Margaret
came here. For which reason 1t don't go against
what I've said respecting Miss Margaret singing
round the luck. Read that, sir" continued joey,
pointing attention to- q special passage in the
report, with o forehnger which appeared to he
in process of taking In through the pores moth
ing more remarkable than dirt. Its soleign
but I feel it q kind OF q solemn duty to ask you
to read that"
Vendale read as follows: "Note, respecting
the Swiss champagne. An irregularity has been
discovered in the last consignment received
from. the firm Of Defresnier d Co." Ferdale
stopped, and referred to a memorandum book
by his side. "That was in MIR. Vikings time"
he said. "The vintage was e particular: good
one, and he took the whole OF it. The Swiss
champagne has done very well, hasn't til"
QOQt Say lb uono pduly, duSWtrtu tlS
Cellarman. cit might have got sick in our Gus.
toners bins, or it may have bust in our cus-
toners hands. But J. don't say it's done badly
with u.s."
Vendals resumed the reading Of the note /;
"We find the number Of the cases to be quite
correct by the books. But six OF them, which
| present 3 slight difference from the rest in the
brand, have teen opened and found to contain =
red wine instead OF champagne. The similarly
In the brands, we suppose, caused Q mistake Is
be made in sending the consignment from Neu.
chatel. The error has not been found to extend
beyond six cases."
Ills that all /" exclaimed Vendale, tossing the
note away from him.
Joey Ladies' eye followed the flying morsel 81
paper dresrily.
"Pm glad to see you take it easy, sir" be
said. "Whatever happens, 1t will be always Q
comfort to you to remember that you took it
easy at first. Sometimes one mistake leads Il
another. A man drops @ bit OF orange peel or
the pavement by mistake, and another man
treads' on it by mistake, and there's q job at the
hospital, and q party crippled for life. I'm glat
you take it easy, Sir. In Pebblesen Nephew's
time we shouldn't have taken it essy till We had
seen the end Of 1t. Without desiring to crow
over the house, young Mr. Vendale, / wish YOU
well through it. No %offense, Biz" said the Gel.