The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-12-16

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sparkling over the newly-fallen sno1
like great universal alchemist, VIII
dealt only in powdered diamonds o
| the'very first water-th sky was blu'
l wish the dazzling, wonderful bluenesi
that you only see when the thermom.
eter is close down to zero and Talbo
ST. John, guiding his blood-horse.
down the crowded thoroughfare, fel
the thorough enjoyment of living thai
makes life the sweetest of all luxu
ries.
"Hallop
He reined up with an abruptness
that brought the smoking horses on
their launches.
/ Grant Wayman old fellow come
for a drivel It's the luckiest thipe
that I happened to meet you !"
The pale, worn looking young man,
carrying q bundle under his arm,
stopped-the hectic glow mounted to
his check.
"Mr. St. JohnP
| Poor fellow how keenly he felt his
own shabbines at that moment, as the
dashing young turnout, with cordial
extended hand.
"Come-in with you, and we'll take
turn or two in the Park"
81 cannot, Talbot-my time is not
my own"
"Not your own? what do you
mean
"Perhaps you have forgotton-per-
haps you have not heard" said Wy
man, Speaking hurriedly and confused,
''that we are very much reduced. /
I am clerk in a trimming store, at
ten dollars week"
/ "The deuce you are? and what
then =
You never were worldly, Talbot, !"
said the young man, smiling sadly:
"you don't argue like the rest of the
world that our social disparity"
.sSocia1 humbugw calculated Tai
bot, impatiently jerking the reins.
Jump in, Grant; my horses won't
standP
alt is quite impossible, Talbot my
employer
"Your're as pale as sheet
Blanched, just like stick of celery.
w hSIC 10 IOul 1iaSS
Wyman felt himself crimsoning
again as he named an obscure street
where "cheap goods" were sold al
cheap rates.
"We'll drive there!'
Grant Wyman found himself, he
scarce knew how, costly established
among the red velvet cushions by hi:
friends side, while St. John called cut
to the outside servant to meet them
at the address his friend had as reluc
family given. johnson stared super
ciliously. ....-........
"W ell, if amt hevery bit as good
as a shop-poy !' he muttered between
his teeth. ''But Mr.. ST John was
always hodder than Dicks hatband!
"What are you going to do with
me, Talbot" asked Wyman as his
frie, d drew up in front of the taw-
drily-dressed windows of the second
rate trimming store.
"I'm going to send you to the Parl
for drive-you look as if you were
in the first stages of q galloping con
sumption" .- 81!
Wyman smiled sadly.
"You are very kind, but it is quite
impossible, Talbot"
Yet St John knew in the very tone S
of his voice how the poor young man
yawned after that forbidden draught
of sunshine, and exhilerating air, and
delicious arrowy motion. He made
no answer, but threw the reins to
johnson and walked boldly into the
store.
"Quite out of the question, sir
quite" said the hook-nose proprietor
of poor Grant Wyman's time
Couldn't spare one of our young man,
not if Queen Victoria was to come
her. after limits entirely against
the rules"
Talbot St. John spoke to him in &
low voice. The hot-blooded young
Southerner was accustomed to having
his own way-and intended to make
no exception in this instance. And
the proprietor's face frightened in the
gleam Of golden reasons.
Certainly, sir-by all means. Il
Mr.. Wyman wishes to be absent an
hour or two"
"Hold your .ongue!" interrupted
St. John, stormily. "Wyman must |
know nothing of orr little business
transaction. 1 shall take his place |
behind the counter if you please"
The hook-nosed man of ribbons
bowed and rubbed his hands fawning-
1y. Grant Wyman could scarcely be- |
lieve his own eyes when he saw a |
young fellow of six feet two standing |
behind the counter, as calmly compla- |
cent as if his whole life had been
spent among tape, ribbons, and hooks
and eyesl
The next moment johnson was
driving him away from the door with
a futter of fur robes and Ginning of
bells and springing of horses that
made him almost fancy himself among
the delusive shadowings of delight
full dream.
And how Jared Talbot St. John
"Pretty well, considering" as the
ladies say Fortunately, it was early
in the day, and beyond few bargains
in black pins, stay-laces and prefum-
ed soaps, he had very little to do.
Presently, however, the shop began
to fill apace-trade grew brisker and
Mr.. St. John found plentiful use for
all the quantum of business talent that
he possessed.
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