The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-05-07

bloody kuuckles was due to pounding
the rocks before me as would his
head on sight,
Did | go to this ledge Of rocks, a
mile from my Office to walk home
with her2 Not much. was too biz
coward. No sir to revel in the sight
of her brilliant face as she passed close
to me, hear her voice, aud gaze at her
supple form for stretch of nearly
half mile until bend in the road
(upon which | hcaped choice names)
hid her from view, paid nc for my
trouble. No, had never spoken to
her, and she didn't know that there
was such fellow as myself in exis.
teuce, but | used to 60 back to my
office, in those days and study, oh so
hard-so continuously, after a sight
Of her. Day after day, rain or shine
found mo at ny post behind that
ledge of rocks, aud the quarrvmen
finally got provokingly curious about
what | was after there | told them
a lie savagely-a lie that have never
asked forgiveness for, and never will
i told them was hunting speci-
mems to aid mo in geology. They
thought l was the most faithful geolo-
gist they ever saw.
OF course l found out who Lucy's
father was-a benevolent looking old
fellow but Withal rather heavy-browed
and stern. His calling-boot and
shoe merchandise condition-pas.
SADLY we'll off in the world. But
though l could not face the daughter
| did manage to look the old man in
the eyes on several occasions. As | |
relied upon getting acquainted with !
tho daughter upon some future occa-
sion when my courage would permit,
| passed the intervening time in get
ting acquainted with her father, aud
this was my plan of procedure. You
may call it q queer method, but it
succeeded. | went to his store and |
contracted for a pair of boots, They
were made, and when l went to get
them, told Mr. Clifford that | would !
pay him for them next Thursday, five |
days ahead. He looked at me hard
and hesitated, and then says he
"Ah, yes-wcll, ah-what is your
name ?"
Here was point gained he would |
know my name.
'Joseph Hastings, sir" said I, al
am studying law with Messrs Suem & |
Levy, attorneys"
This information did not electrify |
him, but he said every well' very |
undecidedly and | left with the boots,
aud my first point gained.
On Thursday, promptly was again
az the store, was recognized as "Mr. |
Hastings" and told him while | paid |
him two dollars on the boots, that |
had been disappointed in getting
some money due me, but would pay
the balance on Monday naxt, at 10 |
O'Clock.
"No matter sir, all right"
You see had planted the spark of
confidence that | was to fan and nurse 4
into a flame.
Next Monday l was sick-appar-
emily the little boy, at all events,
who came into my room aud saw me !
lying in bed, didn mistrust, | know.
| handed him a note, in sealed en-.
velope, to take to Mr.. Clifford, in
which was seven dollars, the total
balance on the boots, and the follow.
ing production in my best style of
penmanship, to.wit;
"Mr. CLIFFoRD,
Dear> Sir:-I enclose
seven dollars, balance on boots. | !
am too unwell to come myself, and so
send by bearer. Please return bill |
recelpted. JOSEPH HAsTINos."
Now, il is truly said, that little
things make up the grand sum. | |
allowed the boy to find me in bed be.
cause | presumed that Mr.. Clifford |
had taken enough interest in ne to
enquire of the boy as to my condi-
tion, and l purposely used the in
definite term unwell in my note to
provoke such an inquiry. The boy,
you see, would say | was in bed. |
Then the interest, oiled by the money,
would very naturally Increase, not to |
the extent probably of inducing a call
but when | again made my appear
anoe at the store he would take more
kindly to me-just from a sick bed,
you see. Then, again, 1 told him in
the note to send a receipt. This was
to give him the idea that though sick
| still did business on the square. |
Again, and lastly, told the boy to
deliver the note promptly at 10 o clock.
This | intended should show the old |
gentleman Promptness on my part,
aud sacred word kept in defiance of
even sickness, The whole scheme,
reader mind, was aggregately intend.
ed to add another feather to the tick
of confidence which | was filing in
the old gentlemans head
The reader, having got thus far,
may be lead inadvertently to exelaim
"Well think that instead of study.
ing law, you were studying deyiItry."
Not SO these little schemes did not
occupy much time, aud ! was still
hammering away at the law with i'm
mense vigor, and my examination for
admission to the bar as a practicing
attorney was TO come off soon. In
view Of my expected permanency in
the place, [ had already been appoiu-
ted Secretary of fro company, aud
had been appointed upon the Board
of Truatees for the examination of
such persons as applied for certificates
20 teach sehool-both of no profit
pecuniarily, but positions which every
young lawyer ought TO accept when
Profered, and never refuse, for they
ara stepp,ng stones to extended ae-
quiintanee aud further business.
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