The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-12-06

& there was something between Gipsy
Lane and their favorite. Atall events
her eyes were red for a week after his
departure.
\ Winter Ind come, and the river was
swollen and rapid, and many a lofty
tree from the pine forest had found
It's way to the hcarths at Russian Bar.
One delicious morning, Grip aud cold,
after nights rain, the stage passed
by the large white oak aud, splashed
| with mud, halted before Perkins Ho-
tel. II had been all night on the way,
1 for the roads were very heavy.
The worthy proprietor Of that ex-
celent house was in the act Of tossing
his first cocktail, when d hearty hand
was laid on his shoulder, and Philip
H0nght0n shouted
| Perkins, old boy. how are you?''
! The landlord returned the shake
hands, diyed behind the bar, and had
o second cocktail mixed in moment.
Aud now,r said be. as lie pledged
| the ex-sehoolnmster, when viii the
wedding take place,n
4 six weeks afterward the Old mill
/ was hung with evergreenwipatiiS, and
a grand festival was held at Russian
Bar Gipsy Lane was Il lovely bride.
and when Houghton took charge OF
| the mill and invested all his New York
money In the village, and was admit
ted to practice In the courts every
thing seemed to takc fresh start.
Through all, bis warmest and most
devoted friend was Sam Seymour,
once the terror Of Russian Bar school
masters, aud now the holder Of that
important position.
The kind OF rlann tllat was wanted.
A first-rate story Is told Of very
prominent man, who lived In Detroit
forty years ago, and who at that time
owned more steamboat stock than any
other man III the Western country,
besides other wealth to large amount.
\ Like many Of the pioneers who ac-
quired great riches, he was very iguor-
ant IN all that books taaght, but his
learning was more like wisdom, aud
In c0Hlnlon with. many who hayeliyel
and passed away, bHt leh their lnlrk
behind them, lie knew what tree would
make shingles by looking at 1t.
He had, at the time of our story.
just completed a splendid new ware
house ut Buffalo, and wanting Il suita-
Bile clerk to take charge 0i Ii. lie ad-
yertised for one III the papers. The |
next morning early q candidate for
the position presented himself, a rath- |
cr too tiashy young man In appear
ance, bn. tie following conversation |
occurred
Young man, when you make q
mistake In any 0t y0iir books how do
you do to correct itYn
The young nun explained, In very
profiise manner how he should pro-
Ceed TO make it-all right.
"A good way no dWtbt to do it,"
replied the old gentleman, but
shant want yoH."
Very soon another aspirlnt PIT III
an appearance. A similar question
was asked him, and IN long and elo-
quent inannei he pointed 0nt the renl-
edy In NIL such cases.
ALI tie reply was: Young man, |
sliatlt want you.
Some three or four others dropped
III during the day, and to each Que the
same question was put, and they all
Ind some smart way Of covering up
errars III their books.
Tie old gentleman was entirely ig-
Ilorlllt himself of the art Ofbook-keep-
Ing, but he Ind wisdom III all things,
wllichis more than a match for learn
ing.
Ju-t Mt the close Of the day a plain
" dressed man, with bright eye and
i brisk step called for the situation.
Take u seat, sir. " said the old gen
lehman. Il want to ask you just one
question. When yolI make u false eh-
,ly OH your books. how do YOU 90 to
work To correct its"
Turning upon lliS qlestioler a cold,
'llarp look the yoIlAg man replied
Id1af naiks aie..s ilad y aiStoktsS.
Rf. Y
"Ah. my dear sir, yoll are Just the
nan | have been lOpking for all day."
ind IN 4 few minutes after, the man
vhO corrected bis bluuders by not
naklng them, Was Installed III the or
Ice.
Epi-zo-ot-ic-llip-por-hi- a-fcb-
O-bron-clii-a-tIs-pho-by, Il badly
.pidelnIc among ex-Greeley editors
low. Il Il very loud III It's symptoms,
cling sreeehless b its iAcoAerent CAB
,lings,
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