Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-01-30

Dub MHae uo You KNOW against him,
my son 2"
al know enough. lie would have
bought our store IL lie. could and he
meant to do il in an underhand way.
lie knew that 1 wanted it, aud yet he
tried his best TO work me out"
"But how do you know thisT'
GLOW do / know ?--wby i know it
we'll enough. know that he went to
my employer, Mr.. Green offered to pur-
chase the whole; and know that he in
timatsd that | might never be able to
pay my half Itell you ho isn't TO be
trusted"
81 hope you have not spoken thus to
any one else" said the old lady with
much earnt stness.
"Why do you hope that p
"Because il would have been wrong
I know Mr.. Levejoy itan eccentric man,
and very set, and even bitter in his pre-.
jndiees; but never heard lisp against
his character for uprightness and honesty.
Have you spoken of him out of our own
doors p
81 have spoken my-miud of him, and
| shall speak SO again"
"Stop !! said the mother. She spoke
sternly, yet tenderly. ado rot say SO.
You are too free III the use of that tongue
of yours. You are not sure that Mr..
Lsvejoy has spoken one word against
you, and you have no right to speak so
against him. If this should go TO his
ears it might injure you. If you are 90
ing into business, you should strive to
make friends and not enemies. . Let me
assure you, my son, that you should
break yourself Of this bad habit. just
look at it in this one light, and you
ought not to look further. 1t is a habit
from which no good can possibly flow,
and from which evil must result. Isn't
that reason enough for giving it up?"
While they were yet speaking, the
door-bell rang, and the servant soon
handed in a letter for Luke Wharton,
saying that the postman had just left it.
The young man broke the seal and
read as follows:
FRIEND WHARToN-I am very sorry
to be obliged to inform you that our plan
for purchasing the store in partnership
cannot be carried out. had SO arrang-
ed to have the money from my uncle, S.
Lovejoy, whom you well know, but he
will not allow me to move as | intended.
| may as well be frank with you as not
| He says lie will purchase the whole store
for me, or he will allow me to take such
share as wish. A week ago he had
resigned all his previously formed plans
in your favor, but he has met with sor!e-
thing which has suddenly and strangely
changed his mind. lie simply tells me
that he will not trust you where my
money will be at stake. lie says further
that (pardon me, for must speak frank
ly) man who uses his tongue as freely
as yor use yours would be sure to ruin
any business sooner or later.
Will you see him and talk with him :?
may see you this week.
Yours, TnoMsAs LYON.
The hand which held the letter sank
by Luke's side, and smothcred groan
escaped him.
"What is it ?" asked the young wife,
springing to his side.
"Nothing-nothing now," he whisper
ed, and then seizing his hat fastened from
the room.
What a blow was this How high
had he built his hopes upon the bright
prospect before him-how proudly had
he dwelt upon the fattering promise of
the future-and how heavy Was the fall :?
He paced to and fro in the garden, and
finally he reasoned calmly Oh the subject
At first he had muttered deep impreea-
tons OH the head of Samuel Lovejoy ;
but when he came to read the letter
again he was forced to think and feel
differently.
"a week ago he had arranged plans in
your favor" he read.
81 was mistaken" he said to himself
-"Whils thought he was trying to
work me out, he was III reality trying to
help me. He was ready to let Thomas
nor. What fool | have been Why
couldn't / have known that he was
Lyons uncle, and my triendr'
"My son!"
| Luke started-turned and beheld his
mother.
"What is this ?" she asked.
lie handed her the letter and she read
it.
"Whst shall / dc? ?" he asked.
'NNhat have you proposed to do ?"
"Nothing, Know not what l can do,
he replied.
"You can give up the store, and al
the bright h. pes you have based upol
it,"
"Oh-I cannot do that, mother"
'Then you can do better. Go to Mr.
Lovejoy, and tolL him frankly that you
have been at fault, and that hsnceforth
you will do 80 no more"
81 cannot"
'Then you must give up all. You
have done very wrong, and II you nave
; not the courage to acknowledge it to him
against whom tho wrong has been done
then you deserve no favor which he car
;; grant. II ink of it my son, and as yor
think, remember this if you come hon
Orably out of this, it may prove the bes'
lesson you have ever received. God b'
with you, Luke, and may good sense and
reason prevail"
She left him, and he remained alone il
the garden for halt an hour. Then b
went to tho stable and got horse, and