The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-10

orally dressed as wondering Bavarian'
with tambourine and bells.
Let him alone, 1 say srarled the father
III teach him lesson
Just then the bell in the old square tow
er OF the town clock struck three.
Il told you he wouldn't be here, Paul !!
exultantly exclaimed Mrs. Parker, project
ing her keen gray eyes into every nook and
corner around the dull street in froot of the
West Landhill House of Entertainment
for Man and Beast Il knew it Now what
do you think Of your fine, honest boyY
Paul Parker's countenance clouded visi-
bly,.
I'm sorry for it, wife-sorry from the
bottom Of my heart. l somehow thought
he was different from the common lot of
'em. s'pose I hadn't ought to expect much
from lad brought up in the streets. Well,
well, let's drive on
The swift rolling years had syrinkled
their silver blossoms more plentifully on
the head of Paul Parker, and plowed deep
lines in his wifes face. The little girl at
their ireside had grown into a tall, hand
some young woman. Once more we enter
tie inner sanctum of their lives
1T is fathers step, MOTHER said Lucy
Parker Jumping up to open the door.
We'll. father, what luck p
Bad enough, child, said old Paul, meek
ly shaking the powdery fringe of snow
from his overcoat Millions down ag'p
with fev'r ague; his wife's poorly, and
Bruce has had a stroke, so he can't work
no more
And they didn't pay you the money ?
Paul you were a fool for ever lending
it, slrieked his wife shrilly. And what
ere We to do, with lawyer Martin written
and written for the money we owe him p
" e eau do nothing, Wife"
shall be scld out at auctian and dye
ip tile poor house yet. Oh, Paul, why
didrt you pay more heed to what I've al
wayi kept telln' you?'
Not so bad as that, hope said the old
man heerily, though the muscles of his
lip aud brow quivered.
Father, is St. John Martin the Leeds
street Lawyer, to whom we owe this money?
Yes, what do you know about him? p
Not much but me. his son at several
parties last fall, and-I-I think, if you
were to 60 there and tell him just how it is,
or write, even
No use, croaked Mrs. Parker, despair
iuglE, other folks aint so ready to let go of
their money as your father is, Lucy
May be it's worth trying, said old
Paul, hopefully, 'we'll write this very
night and mex. week we'll go up to Boston
and see what answer he makes u.s.
And then Lucy, blushing like a sweet
pea ran to get the pen and paper, timidly
tr,sting in the efficacy of her plan.
For his father can't be so very hard
hearted, she thought, and are so very rich
that surely they will be willing to wait for
this five hundred dollars until we can paw
it,
The elegantly furnished little office on
Leeds street did not often have such outre
equipages drawn up before it as Paul Par
ker's mud-be-splashed box wagon and shag-
" old pony, aud the elegantly attired
young lawyer, who sat at the desk examin-
ng some papers, glanced up in surprise as
he blooming girl and the bent old man en-
ered together, like May and December.
Lucy"
'Niniau! I thought your father-I did
lot know that"
my father is detained at his country
eat, and am acting member of the firm.
lie took me into partnership last week,
md this is
He turned inquiringly, and with some
hing of a start, to the brown faced old
nan, who stood modestly 10 the back
ground. Lucy introduced her father, and
tated their busidess, with profusion OF
'ery becoming bushes. She had not ex-
'ectcd to find her gallant young cavalier of
he past fall in the Office of St. John Mar
in.
'We are in very straightened orcumstan-
es, Mr.. Martin concluded Lucy and my
ather cannot at present hope to discharge
his dept, but | am soon to have very
,ood situation in Madame Elvaine's school
s music teacher, aud we can get along
nd pay part at time it your father
7ould be 80 kind as to wait n little