The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-06-11
rIProN, 1owA, JUNE Ii, 1868.
THE PARsIMoN1ous CLERK.

THE PARsIMoNIoUs CLERK.
.Westp y said Mr.. Dayton to one ol
his clsrks - ttey were alone n tese spa.
cious counting room which was attached
to the large store of which Mr.. Dayton
was proprietor, give nae leave to say
that do not think your dress Is sufit-
cienuy geutcel to appear as a clerk in a
fashionable store" A deep blush suf-
fused the cheek Of the young snan, and
in spite Of his endeavor to repress it, .
tear glistened in his full, black eyes.
"Did act know that your salary was
sufficient to procure more decent habili.
ments, would increase it."
my salary is amply large, sir," re-
Piled Weston, with sMortified air, but
with that proud independence of feeling
of wh{eh'even poverty had not been able
to deprive him.
'>Otaige me the,i by charging your
apparel, and presenting different ap-
pearance in future. You are wanted ia
the stere." Weston turned and left his
employer, who mutterd to himself as
he took up his paper, chow I detest
these parsimonious fellows" Mr.. Day
ton was widower aud had but one
child, daughter, who was the pride of
his declining years. She was good as
an angel and as beautiful as she was
good. She WAS simple in tastes and ap-
pcarance. Such was Laura Dayton
when Weston May first became an in-
mate of her fathers house, and what
wonder was it that he soon learned to
love her with deep and ardent affec-
ton. Though their tongues never gave
"tterance to what they felt, the Ian
guage OF their eyes could not be mistak-
en-. Weston was the very soul Of honor,
and although he perceived with pleas
ure that he was not distasteful to her,
still he felt that he must conquer the
passion that glowed in his heart.
II must not win her hearth he said
to himself; l am penniless, and her faith
er would never consent to our union"
Thus he reasoned, and thus he manfully
endeavored to subdue what he consider
ed an fll-fated passion. Laura had many
suitors, and some were worthy of her,
but she refused all their overtures with
decided yet gentle firmness.
Her father wondered at her conduct,
but would not strive to alter her inclina-
tions. He was in the decline of life, and
wished to see her happily settled ere he
departed from this world. 1t was not
long before he surmised that young
May was the cause Of her indifference
to others. The pleasure which she took
in hearing him praised, the blush which
mantled her face when their eyes met,
served to convince the old gentleman
that they took more than common in
terest in each other. He forebore to
make any remarks upon the subject and
was not SO displeased at the thought AS
Weston imagined he would be.
Weston May had now been three
years in his employ. Mr.. Dayton knew
nothing Of his family; but his strict in
tegrity, good morals and pleasing man.
ners, conspired in making him esteem
Weston more highly. He placed un-
bounded confidence in him. and was
very proud of him. He wished him to
dress as well rs others, and had often
wondered at the scantiness of his ward
robe; for although Weston dressed with
the most scrupulous regard to neatness,
his clothes were almost threadbare,
which Mr.. Dayton thought proceeded
from q aniggardly disposition, and accord
ingly addressed him upon the subject,
as before related. Soon after this con-
versation Mr. Dayton left home on bu-
siness. As he was riding through a
pretty little village, he alighted ut the
door Of u cottage, and requested drink
of water. The mistress with All ease
and politeness which told that she had
not always been the humble cottager,
invited him to enter. He complied, and
a scene of poverty and neatness met his
gaze which he had never before witness
ed. The furniture, consisting Of moth
ing more than was actually necessary
was SO clean and neat that it cast an air
of comfort all around. A venerable old
man sat by the window with his staff in
his hand. His clothes were whole, but
they seemed . counterpart of Joseph's
Goa. Of many colors.
.'rhis Is your father, l presume" said
,e address,cs her.
1t is, SIR"
He seems quite agea.
He is in his eighty-thiro year, .end
las survived all his children but my /
,elf."
Have you always resided here?"
NO sir! my husband was once veal
ny but indorsing ruined him, and we
we're reduced to this state. He soon af-
,er died and two Of my children, soon
followed him #& 4