Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-02-01

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his despair he tried to establish news
paper written on eesthstic principles, SO
as to criticise matters with some regard
to good nature and truth. Psrcy met
the poor man Just as his love for the
True had lodged him in a prison, paid
his debts, and absolutely carried on the
paper. 1t did not improve his estate;
and Mr.. Tabernacle very wisely made
him abandon the venture, though he
still aided the author. Mr.. Tabernacle
liked the young man-for we all admire
our opposites; and there was a free
handed iberality about Percy Cover
that made Mr.. Tabernacle tingle all
over when he thought of it. He aided
him as much as he could but he took
care to take his o q for every advance,
with proper interest; and, by judicious
depreciation, he managed to buy up
great many of Mr.. Percy's little bills.
Hence he not unnaturally looked
upon Percy as his property and hence
his frequent visits to the little chapel
where DR.. Smiler preached to most
select audience, and where Myra had
been converted.
al wonder, l do," said Mr.. Taber-
nacle, "what he comes here so often
for. He's quite a good young man, he
is. When his uncle dies, now" Then
Tabernacle was silent, and did sum of
mental arithmetic.
On the other hand, Percy was ponder
ing what that charming young lady
who never had a prayer-book, and was
always indebted to a gray-headed gen.
tleman in the next pew for the use of
his-could do in little Tabernacle's pew.
Young gentlemen who borrow money
do not care much for the domestic re-
lationships of their bankers and there
was a rumor among the set who knew
him that Mr.. Tabernacle was a gay
bachelor, very familiar with the various
theatres, and on very intimate terms
with lady artists whose portraits appear
Percy had once met this charming
young lady who sat in the pew gazing
with such rapt admiration on the Rev
erend Smiler, and had danced with her;
nay. he had heard her name from his
hostess Myra Cavendish.
"Old Tabby's lucky fellow" he
thought. Where the deuce does he
get SO lovely companion-ands so good
a one !" he thought, as he buried his
face in his hat, and prepared to take
his seat-for even at chapel he worshiped
the Beautiful and the True. He loved
that which was lovely, and Myra's face
was indeed full of sweetness and good
ness.
"I'll ask him tomorrow" said Percy,
as the Reverend Smiler, in persuasive
tones, rose and began with,
"When the wicked man"
And a very fine elocutional exercise
Smiler made of it. He won the heart
of those who listened reverently, and
both Percy and Myra- were among then
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Myra felt that she was reconciled to the
Great Spirit, and Percy forgot his debts,
his follies, and seemed to be forgiven.
It was three or four days after this
that in Mr.. Tabernacle's little back
room Mr.. Percy was seated. This room
was lined not only with deed boxes, but
with jewel-cases and plate chests, which
liberal young men-in regard to his
goodness-had asked him to take care
of; and Mr.. Tabernacle, in his shining
cane -bottomed chair, listened, with the
points of his fingers tapping against
each other, to Mr.. Percy Covers little
plea. He wanted to raise some more
money, but he wanted this to pay some
old azores.
"For," as he said, "he thought it
time to begin to think--just to begin,
you know-of marrying"
"Umphl" said Mr.. Tabernacle, a dark
cloud settling on his face. " Umph !"
Money-lenders will say "Umph p
when money is tight, and it is always
tight:
"Umph |" he said again.
His daughter Myra had insisted upon
coming to town with him and upon spend
mamma and herself. She was in the
front room, waiting; and the green
baize door was not, though Tabernacle
did not know it, quite shut.
Percy sat still. He had heard the
dreadful lmonosyllable before-"Umphi
"Sh-stay Bit" said Tabernacle, turn
ing pale, and for once relapsing into a
pronunciation not recognized by Uni
versity College. You said you thought
about settling, Mr.. Percy. Have you
your eye on any one?'
The lover of the Beautiful and True
said that he had. He had, indeed, fixed
his eye rather tightly-since young gen.
tlemen in his position are particularly
eager, when they see the Beautiful, etc,
to try to possess it.
"Well, ye-es," returned Percy, won
dering what it had to do with Taber-
nacle.
"Umph y said the lawyer, speaking
narsnly, ana turning a very nasty Color.
" You must think of another settle
ment, Mr.. Percy Cover"
What do you mean, Sir 7' said the
gentleman, rising.
What 1 say, Sir, Don't disturb
yourself. Sit down nom ent"
Tabernacle spoke thick and quickly.
He was evidently in rage. Percy was
quite calm. The lover of the Beautiful
tapped his elegant boot-made by the
best maker, of the best leather-with
some assurance; and, looking rather
amused than angry, awaited his solici-
tors convenience. For being lover of
the Beautiful, he seemed to have had
arithmetic left out of his composition,
and had some idea that he had only
to tap another vein of his fortune,
and he would again discover gold in
abundance.
Tabernacle unlocked a tin box,
richly japanned in curious and inartis-
tic red dabs, and took out number of
papers.
"Look at that, Sir" he said. The
solicitor exhibited a bill for e1OO from
Mr.. Banbock's, the eminent jewelor,
who is always selling off in conse
quence of increasing his wonderful
stock.
"That is for ring obtained some