St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-11-22
Ben Pilley.
The Man out of His Place.


done Il good stroke of work this week.
l.athr"p. Found Il situation t"r Ben
Pillcy."
In town.
i "lcS. Why not ,"
"What sane human being would ever
tcthcr Ben PiIlcy in II town -
The doctors cnuntcIanrc fell. but he
recovered himself.
"l"u'rc hungry. Tom. and cross.
Suppcr'> waiting. Now" after he had
seated himself and umtoldcd his napkin
1T WAS the mcrc>t chance of luck +,
heard of Il clcrk>hip vacant III the
PENNSYLVANIA Central railroad office :
remembered thai the PillryS were hard
up
AS usual"
".\s usual and nailed the place for
Ben"
"Iou don't mean to say You put Pill
ley in Il railroad office -
1T is Pegasus i'll cart rt-harmc>>. sure
enough. said my wife Scormtull. "In
his own profession my cousin Benjamin
ranks l> one of the iil>t astronomers in
the country. Among the Young men of
/ CoIII>c.
"tcrtanly. certainly" said the ductnr
dcprcCatinglN. The position l.. |
know. Il miserable makr>hitt for Il man
OF Mr.. PillcN'> learning. But il WAS Il
east, of we'll. bread and butter. madam
to state the thing plainly. The pillcy'> :
since Ben lost his school. really have
been in that condition. that finishing
the sentence 10y Il solemn draught of
coffee and shake "t the Head.
The question is not the fitness of the
office To Ben. but Bcm'> fitness for the
office" | said Railroad work demands
H. | understand it. above all other
things. promplitudc and accuracy"
''Rcmjamim will probably fulfill ANY
obligation int" which he may enter.
said my Wifi, coldly. M family usual
ll do"
Now. the I'illry> hang on the very
outrImo>t branches of Mrliccut family
tree. But the doctor and made n"
reply. We knew " hat it WAS Ia touch
root or tWi% of that sacred growth.
Il only hope he may not lose the
chance. sad Saul anNiou>ly. "lIr WIS
due here two days ago"
Ben i dilatory. confess. said Mel.
with an awkward laugh and glance ut
me. But then he secs the necessity of
pumctuality in business matters. lac will
Il thought you liked Pillry. I.athrop!"
said the doctor unca>ily.
Liking is hardly the word. My feel
img for Ben has Il far on resemblance
tn that " hcl had tor Mcliccmt here
IN "ur old days of ship. | learned
tn know him tulrrahlN we'll when We
went ont fishing together during last
summer. never knew Il >wcctcr moral
nature. never received from ANY man
50 many glimp>c> of noble Thought al
high intuition. His wife i admiralty
suited To him. too. She Is Il glcam of
sunshine for any shady place..
Il really mcv,r >aW all that in Ben.
said my wife. turning against herself t"r
some iu>crUtahlc reason. ''llr> clcN cr
enough. grant ynu. There's Il tradi-
t"n III the family. though. that he WAS
born Il day too late. and has never
caught up with lost time. IIcrvcu pat
of taking all the childish diseases until
he WAS grown. Why. last fall the all
surd creature had the thrush the
thrush And a> for his WIFE, OF all the
incapable. iudnlcnt can bear every
thing about that woman. Dr. saul. but
her. folded hands and good humnr. hut
that drives me frantic. sunshine
"IuuIl have them in Pontciract'>
Woods aS mcighhnIS. fonk No. :}20
for them" said Saul. "Iou can look
upon the whole family as missionary
ground. and 90 to work III it. pillcl
will bring them up i'll Il week or two.
suppose"
AT least I'll attend t" having the
house set in order for them. The door
bell rang ut that moment and her face
changed. "Therc they are That is
Susan Pillcy'S gurglr of Il laugh if shes
alive, and the children aS usual all talk
ing ut once "
We rose in confusion and followed
her. Now Mcl'S heart would warm to
IL Thug if he came aS Il guest. | WAS
not at all surprised when | reached the
hall to find her with Il swarm of Young
PillcyS climging to her, while she laugh
ed and kissed and huggcd their mother
with the Sinccrc>t affection. so good
in you To surprise us in this way, Susie :"
speculation meanwhile in her eye as to
where in this box of II house they were
to sleep.
ut was Bcn's doing. The doctor
telcgraphcd for him to come up last
Tuesday, but he said. no. lie would
bring the whole family and show You
all that he could act with decision and
promptly for once" with the usual
running accompaniment of Il laugh.
but where is Ben p
"Oh he lost one of the checks for
the largest trunk, | believe, and those
stupid baggage-pc"plc would make Il
difficulty. so he sent us before him.
Here he comes" as Ben, tall and thin
as ever. and with the usual appearance