Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-06-30
WHAT LOVE DID.

IGONCLI DED FROM LAST WEEK.
Upon my word, Shelly, / did not
know that there was so much in you.
Tom Shelly and Mr.. Dunning were
clOseted together in the latter's private
office, with some papers spcad out be-
fore them, and "A small brass model of
a machine standing on the desk.
"Well sir, since you approve OF ii,
and think il likely TO answer its pur-
pose, suppose we talk business.
'Business.
"Yes. You have capital, and ] have
the patent There's money in the ma
chine, but it will take money 10 bring
it out"
Very true"
"Well, your capital invested in these
works is one hundred thousand dol
lars. III put IA my invention at fifty
thousand, and own one third of tile es-
tablishment."
"Ha! | should think you might!'
"Or, if you like. | will travel two
months, and see how things are likely
To take before we make any agree
mcnt."
Don't you think you've got your
ideas up rather high on the matter ?''
perhaps | have" answered Tom,
coolly; "but | don't propose to go beg
ging, and let Others grow rich out of
what ought to have"
'Such things are all experiments
great risks "
"I know: sir, but you see what ii Is,
and the need it supplies, and it is for
YOU to say whether you will run the
risk of taking hold of it,"
Mr.. Dunning paused and reflected
al will look the matter over" he said,
at length, "and you may come here to-
morrow evening"
This was as satisfactory as Tom
could have expected, and so he with
drew.
When he went home he asked his
mother ito whom he had confided
naught of his plans how she would
like to live in Judge Grahah's house
on Main street"
1.-The Judge is going to Europe, and
wants to SELL
'What is that to us, Tom? We can't
| buy his house"
.'Well we may be able to sometime" I"
+" Sometime What "A way you have
of looking ahead, Tomn'
ats better to look ahead than be-
| hind, | think.
/ Tom went up stairs, threw himself
back I'm chair, and took Lucy Wares
button out He fingered the memen-
to over aud over, gazed on it, and final
ly pressed it to his lips stealthily, as il
he feared some one might be looking.
! Then he wondered what Mr.. Dun
1 ning's decision would be, and revolv-
I ing ina his mind all the contingencies oi
success or failure. He slept but little
that night, for his whole future hung
on the Interview of twenty-four hours
| hence.
New Years night! A silver we'd
ding
Mr.. Dunning's mansion was thrown
open and thronged with his friends
Ii was no stately affair. The children
were there rs we'll as the old folks, and
the Eolse was aglow with mcrrimcnt
and good cheer.
There were beautiful presents. smil
ing cor gratulations, and shaking o
hands; bright-eyed girls with dazzling
!, dresses and shining white shoulders
4 dignified maIrous IN stately silks aDC
diamonds beniguant fathers in glossy
broadcloihs aud sober kids; elegant
ycung men i'm swalIow-tails and white
vests; screaming children with wild
delighted eountenances and the buzz
and rustic aud din and clatter ot ;
crowd that had dismissed duh care fol
the nonce. aud was bent ON making !
night of IL. tt
Tom Shelly was there. and so wa.
Lucy Ware. The former was sur
rounded by friends and. new acquain
tances eager to congratulate him ON
recent important event-namrly, hi
admission as partner with Mr.. Dun
ming. s.ts,..
! "Dunning & Shelly has very re
spectacle sound, said one.
Accept nay congratulations on YOU
good fortune said another.
@awell, Tom, your luck has come a
: last.
.'You deserve your luck-every bi
of it, where the words of old friend
Tom received all this with due grae'
and nodcsty. A few venturedto sounS
, him 10 test his intelligence, but wen
speedily satisfied on that score. III
was thoughtful reader, and possess
. ed little stock of books that many o
those around him would have don
; well t0 substitute for the unwholesom
, sweetmeats with which they wer
wont 10 regale their minds.
In the meantime Tom il soliloqui7