The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-07-06


bank and his wife, ask them to call ON u
here tomorrow, when ! WIN have Mfr ant
Mrs. Gordon present We will introduc,
I the subject, and after hearing all that il
said against Katie going, Mr.. and > Mrs
Burbank may admit the force Of the objee
tons. and then suddenly think that theil
daughter Emily's husband is cousin o
ours and their house 10 just ths home fol
\ her katie's parents have all confdenc,
in Emily, and think viii not hesitate t.
let her 90.
well done Helen, you are better
/ plotter than ! am.
But William there is another considera
ton to be thought of If harm comes t.
Katie how will you account to hel
parents r.
~ | viii watch over her and protect her
with my life, answered William.
Helen xniled but aid nothing, abe was
busy thInEhng. IN fUdf years more George
Brandon would be home from China. Oh,
what a weary four years. But she would
try and make them little less weary by
giving her attention to this young girl, and
guiding her through the slippery paths OF
youth. She would be her second mother,
watch over her and stand between her and
evil. She would do it too for her brothers
sake. her kind brother who had furnished
her with all the comforts of good home
since their father and mother died, for she
was sure Katie would develop into woman
that would captivate Williams heart, II
she had not done 50 already.
The programme was fully carried out.
The Judge and his wife called at Mr. Cor
don's the next day, when the subject was
discussed, and ended in the consent of MIR.
and Mrs. Gordon being obtained to Katie :
journey to New y York, and preparatsons for
her departure were Immediately com
menced.
Charles lamentations at the loss Of his
sister whom he dearly loved, were long and
loud. William attempted to console him
bv telling him he should come to New
York too. and some day be rich mer-
chant.
~ don't want to be merchant, said
Charles, . mean to be carpenter.
Do you like the idea Of your son being
a carpenter :" asked William, turning to
Mr.. Gordon.
II think | would prefer his learning a
trade to his entering store as clerk,
replied Mr. Gordon "Our mechanics can
always hnd something to do, but book
keepers and clerks are often without stu
alton.
That i true, yet mechanics never
seem to make much headway in life, said
William
:. True" replied Mr.. Gordon, : but
they generally manage to make a living,
and they are Tree from the anxieties OF the
merchants life. The merchant lives IN a
state Of continual fear, and many who COM
mencrd well often die leaving hardly
enough behind them to pay their funeral
rNpenses ] have tried that phase OF hte
myself. and | do not covet it for my son.
Then you are perfectly willing your
son should learn the carpenter trade.
= Yes. since lie has chosen that branch
e industry.
We'll Charles / wish you success in
Your chosen vocation, said Mr.. Langham,
and ! hope you will some day build a
good home for yourself
Thank YOU" r~3lied Charles, I
intend t. have a mo h5use for my owl
AL liy, lSGu enonch- nd / stall sci AZ Ar;
one large room for Katie, which she can tll
With wood, and chips, and canvass, and
pair rs. ifshe likes.
Nuu will lct her have juet one room
in your large house, said William.
''She shall have ten if she likes, and
viii make them AS pretty as her pictures,
said Charles, tightening up considerably
with the prospect.
IIo,.e. what /, life without thee:
CHAPTER ".
Two years have passed, and we now fint
I the whole Of the Gordon family III New
/ York. Charles has learned as much Of hi
trade a. could be learned in a small town
and he is very desirous of Perfecting him
self III that branch of industry in which HI
is engaged. Mr.. Gordon, with Mr.. Lang
hams assistance, has found a situation a
clerk ia 4 mercantile house, while Charles
is at work as journeyman on one Of th'
/ finest buildings in the city. The farm Il
rented until such time asCharles and Kati,
shall be settled in life, when the parents
will return and spend the remainder o
their days III the peace and quiet OF th'
country just now they need the watch
! full oversight Of their parents, at least 81
their father and mother judged, anC
deemed it the best and wisest plan to max
a temporary sojoum i'll the city until tn
character Of their children should haV,
developed and matured.
Katie is now eighteen, lovely type o
the American young lady, frank and free
without boldness. With dignity suffcien
to preserve her self-respect and the respec
Of others, without taint Of pride or hau
teur Kind and courteous to all, she Wa.
surrounded by friends and admirers, VIII
were drawn to her as much by her winnin
manners as by her talents, which were nov
making her somewhat famous.
The relations existing between William
Langham and Katie were those of pupi
and teacher.
Katie looked upon the artist as he
highly respected instructor, whom she he'll
in great esteem and from whom one wor,
Of praise was a pleasure to be coveted
She had been in the habit of spending
few hours each day in his studio, an,
during those hours he had learned to low
but he noted the fact that Katie smiled ol
him as she did on all others. At times
panied him greatly, but he could not Sc
that she favored one more than another
Had she yet to learn the lesson that a.
women learn at some period of their lives
Would that it might be his to teach he
! the oldest and the sweetest. lessor 81
i-l.s-4,itouVs oT earJn nave ever learned.
, Katie" said he to her one morning i
the studio, that picture Of yours on exhl
bition has made you famous"
( g | aE glad to hear it, said Katie.
How will you like being honized
I smilmgly asked William.
/ 6 think | shall not like it at all, n
( piled Katie.
4 4" Have you received AN invitation
d Mrs. Sherwoods balls Aquired the Artist
0 :" Yes sir, replied Kate.
e Invitations viii pour upon you nov
This is only the frat of Aries. Do 20
:, intend to go to Mrs. SherwdOd's r.
/. lwould like to be there, replied Kat,
MAY Helen and have tia pleasure
k callingfor you r
m =" Thank you, l shall be daighted |
'. accompany you and Helen"
N He had been afraid the pleasureOf escor
es ing her % the ball would not be hA and
k. was greatw delighted TO have that pkvileo
er fae IeSI-- 49, .hf-.zsrve-f--i.sln -
M y should determine his future. wou
discover then if he had any pspect
elp winning her for his own. II heAcceede
he would forever bless that tOw-bouI
nv train which was the means of taking h
as acquaintance. If he failed .he shou
dI wish one of those snow -driftSad been
/ winding sheet.
. a At the ball, at which onlyhe elite we