Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-22

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DAYTON & COMPANY.
An empty pocket the worst oi crimes.
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clerks. MS tbev gera aI,ne il, tbe s,.,c;.,,,.
couutipo.roop which was .t,,c,oJ r., H., ia-,.
storo of which NJ n v,.s r,ror.ri.to- 80.
me leave IN saw 1o pot tbiat your J,o.s ~
fcientlv centee tn orno.r ,. cir~t H., =.
fashionable store 80 A d.on e,.b .,r,,..,,l a. .
face Of The voun, man ooj in sri,c oc M oa '',
deavors 10 re,ress il taar oIstonod in NJ.
fun black eve @ Di6 | not know your salorr
was sufficient TO procure hotter babilimopts i
would increase il %
Nv salary is amplv lar,o. sir rs,liod
Weston. with a mortified air but vi,b tbat
proud iDderendencs of feolip, of which o,.on
poverty had NOT been able IN divest him
O6lipe me- then. by CHANGING vour on.
parel. and presenting a different appearapce
In the future You are wantod In the ..or, ;,
Weston turned and left hi. emnlorer. wbo
muttered TO himself as he took mn bis manor
81 How [ do deie.t these par.imopiops e,l.
lows"
Mr.. DAYTON was man Of immense we,ltb
He was widower and had but one child n
daughter. VINO was the pride of his declinipg
years. She was as GOOD as an ANGEL. and ,s
beautiful as she was good She was simple
in her taste and appearance. Such was Laura
DAYTON when Weston Nav first became am
inmate Of her fathers house. and what won.
der that he soon learned to love her with a
deop and ardent affection. Tbough their
tongues never gave utterance to what their
hearts felt. vet the language of their eyes was
not to be mistaken. Weston was the soul of
honor, and although he perceived with pleas.
ure that he was not distas,eful TO her. still he
felt he must conquer the passion that rlowed
in his heart.
&" must not win her heart" he s,iJ to
himself: " | am peuuile-.. and her father
would never consent to our usion.r Thus he
reasoned am thus he maufuIlv endeavored 10
subdue what ho considered an ill-Gted pas
sion
Laura had many suitors. and some of whom
were worthy of her. but she refused them all
with gentle vet decisive frmness.
Her father was in the decline Of life. and
wished to see her happily settled ere he de-
parted from this world. IL was not long be-
fore he surmised that Young Weston was the
cause Of her Indifference to others the
pleasure which she took in hearing him prais-
ed the blush which mantled her face when
their eyes met, served to convince the old
gentleman that they took more than COM
mon interest in each other. He forbore to
make any remark on the subject aud was not
displeascd 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 integrity. rood
morals, and pleasing manners. eonsDired to
make him esteemed. He placed unboupded
confidence in him. and was yerv nroud of him
He wished him to dress as well as Others.
and often wondered at tbe seontinoss of his
wardrobe; for, although Weston dressed with
the most scrupulous REGARD TO neatpess. his
clothes were almost tbreadbare which Mr.
DAYTON thought proceeded from a pirrarlly
disposition, and, accordingly he addressed
him upon the subject. as before related.
Soon after this conversation, Mr.. DAYTON
left home on business. As he was ridint
through n pretty VILLAGE. NE aliphted Mt tbe
door Of a cottage and requested n drink of wa.
ter. The mistress. with an easy politeness
which told that she had not always been the
humble cottaper. invited him to enter. He
comnlied and n scene of uovertv and no,tness