The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1868-12-18
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,'Well,'a said he, ''you paid me my wa
ges many day, when l worked in tie
Methodist Book Concern, and you were then
cashier" , .-f .-.t..--...s u..u. .Ea..
"He told me the steps OF his fall, hoped
'some day to give up this part cf bis busl-
ness, und bore the lecture | gave him with
the best possible feeling w E
Gas for poor Edward, said he, 81 have
often warned the boy not to come into
this or any other such place. Here is the |
iiioney, handing me out one hundred and iif-
ty dollars, .-.-
/ told him of my failure with Franklin.
"Go first to Dufour & Clark's-you will
get your money there; they have no prin-
ciple but they are both arrant towards ;then
tell Franklin that both Hodgson aud Duiodr
have paid up, and say from me that HE HAD
BETTEP.
There was an emphasis on the HAD BETTER
which was full of meaning.
In five minutes | had reached Durours
He was not at home, but | would find him at
% Jones street.
"Whose place is that?'
40, it's house where many OF the gamb-
ling fraternity gather of morning
TO Jones street, therefore, ] went and
| found No. 90, smart, three-story, brick
house. The front entry was open, but
tie way was soon stopped by green
baiz door. At my rap, it was opened
little.
"ls Mr.. Dufoul here?" . r.
"Yes; up stairs. ....-." ...
| could see that the ground-hoor room was
nearly full of men; the second story contain
ed similar lot; and | confess to little
tremor when | was told to go story high
er. Here, again, the baize door, stopped
the way but the door-keeper called Duiour
out
"Well, what do you want with me?" he
asked
"Come down stairs; will tell you my bu-
siness below, .
A little to my surprise, he put on his hat
and came quietly down to the front door.
Here he stopped and demanded my errand.
eva k ou with me, said |.
Not step until you tell me what you
want!'.. ...
ale was Young man, apparently about
twenty Eve, of good person and manners.
.put my arm within his and said:
''Now, if you will walk quietly with me,
like gentleman. towards your place Will
tell nv errand as we go; if not, | will call
the police.
MY grip on his arm was pretty firm
mitted. --..... =. ..-
At FIRST he secuted my demand for return
of Edwards money, but by-nnd-by be soften
ed and told me his own history. 1t was the
old story of temptation and weakness, with
the old excuse aud pallations. lie gave me
IL half promise to REFORM but would not hS
time to begin. We reached the door OF
his den in the second story of u very gooc
house. Without rapping be walked in
and / followed. A stout, rudly man, O.
+, thirty or SO, sat at a table writing or casting
up counts.
well, Clark" said Dofour, "we mus
shell out freely for last nights work. "
Clark looked up from his desk, ant
, saw me behind Dufour, and in a sudden ac
cess of cowardIy fright, ran out of the door
and hurried down the stairs. In mo
] ment more, | saw him scaling the fence o
r the back yard. Dufour burst into heart.
laugh.
"He's off! He took you for a judge or
> n llceman, to say the least. But that won
stop our scttlemel t."
lie drew out ii drawer of the desk, AM
{ counted the money in gold, and handed
: over.
: "rell your young friend never to enter thi
g place or any other of the sort again.
"Aud let me tell you, replied, THAT tn
. place is just as bad and will be just as iatf
} for YOU us for him,
/ The poor fellow seemed soltened md sac
dened us he bade me good bye.
+ 1t only remained to see Franklin again.
Il told him that the otEer two had dlsgorge
!. a ''What is that to me? You will get nothin
y here
:, 'Mr Franklin" said l, ''Hodgson sa.
> that you HAD BETTER pay up.
He looked at me for a moment, opene
g his pocket book, and counted out seven'
!! dollars ....
~ By ten o'clock in tue morning the none
u was in Edwards hands, and he was spare
y the shame of acknowledging himself a defau
T. ter. But made it condition that the fac
should be made known to his parents, and
~ his employer, with strong promises for Il
re future One would think such lesson
e. this might have saved him. Alas! the pois'
a was in his veins; in few months he was
ng bankrupt in purse and character, and he h
30 never risen again.
ey
nv MARRIED WITHOUT GLOVES, Not To-