The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-07-14

amount OF that commodity which
could muster.
One day, in nay ranlbIes after th
" something's / stEolIeds into Hard
j ing,s chambers. Strange to say, fh
I piano was deserted, and he was seate
at table writing; at least a pen wa
4 in his hand, and ink before him, bu
his occupation consisted in deYouI
ing the foFmeFo and rubbing his hal
the wrong way. l Immediately, ant
correctly, guessed that he was solv
ing a arithmeticat problem, a brancl
of his education which / knew ha,
never agreed with him.
p" HoW's b ?" l inquired.
Z" Hasn't been out for some time
and is consequently suffering frOn
the confinement. Look here, ole
fellow, just add up these things
| viii you? It's aufHlly rum, the more
1 add 'em up the more they com.
different. Rights it 2 Then it'll do
1t must answer, don't you see 2"
" Your language is vague, I said
i don't know whether It will do
and l don't see; neither does the
document l have just examined as.
sist my perception. Decoration post
ing, saIaries-what does it mean I
who's to be decorated, and what's to
be posted!"
g You know that theatre they have
been building at the corner of York
street? Behold in me its lessee
Montgomery tells me he is certain he
could make it pay and I want an In
yestment for that money which drop
ped in aboutsa yearag MOntgomerys
name will only appear, but find the
needful. Don't tell me that am a
fool, or that l had better think before
L do anything SO stupid, or that I
shall burn my fingers, because your
remarks will simply rile without
convincing me. That ass ATcTavish
brought his thick head in here Just
now, and shook it till I thought it
would come off when / told him.
lie says, +" A wilful man must cen
gang his ain gait" III never have
that fellow in here again till he has
learned to speak English"
I'm sure wish you every sue
cess" M -
" I'm sure yeu, do, old fellow and
] have something to say to you on
the subject. You used always to be
talking of going on the stage'-your
isn't it2 You have some
idea of acting, but amateurs and
professionals arc birds of different
feathers. With training / think
something might be made of you.
but the Nell GWynne will be crack
house and we can't have the raw ma
terial cooking itself into shape on
our Stage. SO this is what / suggest |:
You Know Delmere He used to be
at Princes. Well, he has been smit-
ten with q desire for management.
and has got together some sort of a
company, and they go about the
south coast watering places, staying
about two months in each. They
open at ShoreYille next week and if
you like to go down to him and learn
something of the business, if he thinks
you'll do, you shall have a birth at
the Nell Gwyne."
F" You're very good, but my peo-
" Wouldn't like it. No, don't sup
pose They would; but why don't
your people do something for YOU to
prevent the necessity? What's the
use of all that money to YOUR cousin
who treated you awful badly about
the Hurst property, which ought to
be yours noW-he does not spend q
tithc of his income? You'll have five
pounds week if you'll do for us ;and,
before you throw it up, think of that
little girl who thinks such a deuced
deal of you. With that addition to
your income, you can marry at once.
The idea struck me some day ago
and / saw DeImere, and, if you like
to go, it's settled.
The thought of the little girl deci-
ded me, and I left Harding's cham
bers with note to Delamere in my
pocket; and few days afterwards, ),
was seated in the train for ShoreVille,
carrying with me the best wishes of
my darling, who stood waving little
hand az the trainmoved of, with diff
ficultY Fepressing the tears, which /
knew would culminate in flood in
the cab home.
CHA PTER H.
j had known something of Della
mere in his London days, and found
that management had added stiffness