Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-14
Dayton and Company.
Dimes and dollars, dollars aud dimes,
An empty pocket j. the wJTst OF cIimes,

An empty pocket il the wOrst Of criines,
Weston said Mr.. Dayton TO one OF
HE clerks, As they were alone IN the spa
cions couuting-room which WAS attached
to the large store Of which Mr.. ID. was
proprietor, give me leave TO say do not
think your dress sufficiently genteel TO
appear a. a clerk in fashionable store.
4 deep hu-h suffused the face Of the
face of the young man, and in spite Of BIZ
endea Jrs to repres- IL, tear gli-tencd IA
biz full black eve. did ] not know your
-alary was sufficient - procure better
habilimonf-. ! would increase it,
MY salary i amply large, SIR replied
Weston, with a mortified air, but with
that proud independence of feeling Of
which even poverty had not been able to
diyc-t him.
"Oblige me, then. by changing your
apparel, and presoniinR q different aP-
pcaraucc in the future You are wanted
IA the store
Weston turned and lefJ bis employer,
Wyi.omuttered "a hin.-oif - u" took up hi-
paper. "Iiow DO dct,rt these parsiri. yGi-
ou- t,llows"
Mr. Dayton WIS q man Of immense
wealth. lie Wa widower ana had but
one child, a daughter. who WAS the pride
81 hi- declining years. She wa. a. good
go IN angel, aud az beautiful a. she was
good. She vas simple ~ her taste and
appearance. Such Was Laura Dayton
wh n Weston Nay fret became an inmate
If her father. kOG-c. aud what wonder
that be- soon learned u love her with "A
deep and ardent affection. Though their
tongues never gave uttorance 10 what
their hearts iclf, yet the language of their
eyes WAS not To b. mistaken. Weston was
the soul Of honor, aud although he per-
ceiycd with pleasure that h. was not dis
tasteful u her, still he felt he must con-
qucr the passion that glowed in his heart.
81 must not win her heart hc said TO
imself ; Il an pennIlers, aud her father
" 0uld never consent TO our union Thus
he reasoned, aud thus he manfuily en-
dei vorcd 10 eubduc what he considered
an II liatcL passion.
La ara had mauy suitor-, aud some Of
whom were worthy Of her, bat che r.
fused hem all with gentle yet decisive
filmucFz
Her IA tlcr was in the decline Of life,
and wi-he Ito rec her happily -etiled ere
hedcparted from ihis world Ii wac not
long before he surmsed that young Wee
ton was sthc cause Of her indifference 10
others. The pleasure which she took ia
hearing him praised, the blush which
mantIed her face when their eyes met,
served % convince the old gentleman
that they took more than common in
teres. in each other He forebore 10 make
any rem ark on the subject, and was not
displea-, d at the thought, as Weston inn
agined he would be.
Weston May had now been three years
in his employ. Mr.. Dayton knew nothing
of his ia Inily: but his strict integrity
good morals, and pleasing manners con-
spired to make him esteemed. He placed
confidence in him. and was
very proud Of him. He wished him TO
dress ~ well ~ others. and often wonder
ed az the scan illness OF his wardrobe for,
We ,ton dressed with the most
scrupuluus r..s ard To ueatness, his clothes
were almost til resdbare. which Mr. Day
ton thought pro cerded from ni2gard-
ly disposition, nd accordingly he ad-
dressed him upon IL subject az before
related.
Soon after this onversation, Mr..
DAYTON left home On business. As be
was riding through pretty village, he
aliyhted at the door of co ttage and re-
auested drink Of water. The mistress,
with an easy politeness which told 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 witne,sed.
The furniture, consisting of nothing
more than was &C tually necessary, was 20
clean and neat, tn at it cast an air of CON- |
fort all around. A venerable old man
sat at the window with his staff in his
hand. His clothes were old and 20
patched, that they seemed a counterpart
Of Josephs coat of many colors.
This is your father, presume" said
he, addressing her.
at il, sir"
"He seems quite aged"
'He is in his eighty-third year, and
has survived all his children bat my
self"
"Havs you always resided here Z"
mo, sir; my husband was once
wealthy, but endorsing ruined him, and
we were reduced to this sta tie. He soon
after died, and two of my children fol-
lowed him"
"Have you any children living"
"One, sir, who is my only support Ny
health Is 90 feeble that 1 cannot do much,
and father being blind and deaf needs
much attention Ny son viii not tell me
how much his salary il. but am sure he
sends me nearly all Of it."
Then he 10 mot at home ?"
No, sir; he Il clerk in New York"
"Indsed! pray what Il hisAuamsr
"Weston Nay"
Weston M.yi L. It poufblss Why
~ NM clerk. Left hin izDhargs Of