The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-12-12
THE MAN OUT OF HIS PLACE.

Coming home late one evening, I met
DR.. Saul at the door, radiant 'T've
done good stroke of work this week,
Lathrop. Found situation for Ben Pill
ley"
''In town."
eyes. Why not?'
"What sane human being would ever
tether Ben Pilley in town?''
The doctors countenance fell, but he
recovered himself
You're hungry, Tom, and cross. Sup
per's waiting. Now"-after he had seat
ed himself and unfolded his napkin
''it was the merest chance of lucki 1
heard of a clerkship vacant in the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad office;
remembered that the Pilleys were hard
up"
Gas usual"
GAS usual-and nailed the place for
Ben"
"You don't mean to say you would put
Pulley in railroad Officer"
at is Pegasus in cart harness, sure
enough" said my wife, scornfully. "In
his own profession, my cousin Benjamin
ranks as one of the first astronomers in
the country. Among the young men, of
course"
deprecatingly. "The position is, / know,
a miserable makeshift for man of Mr..
Pilley's learning But it was a case Of
well, bread and butter, madam, to state
the thing plainly. The Pilleys, since Ben
lost his school, really have been in that
condition that " finishing the sentence
by solemn draught of coffee and shake
of the head.
''The question is, not the fitness of the
office to Ben, but Ben's fitness for the
Office" I said. "Railroad work de-
map6c understand If ohora oil
other things, promptitude and accuracy"
Benjamin will probably fulfill any OBJ
legation into which he may enter" said
my wife, coldly. my family generally
do"
Now, the Pilleys hang on the very out
ermost branches of Melicent's family tree.
But the doctor and ! made no reply. We
knew what it was to touch root or twig
of that sacred growth.
81 only hope he may not lose the
chance" said Saul anxiously. HE was
due here two days ago.
I" Ben is dilatOry, [ confess" said Mel,
with an awkward laugh andglance at me.
But when he sees the necessity of pune
tuality in business matters he will acquire
it. Anybody can do that"
az thought you liked Pulley, Lathrop?"
said the doctor, uneasily.
Liking is hardly the word NV feel
ing for Ben has off resemblance to
that which had for Melicent here in our
old days of courtship. l learned to know
him tOlerably well when we went out fish
ingtogether during last summer. I never
received from any man so many glimpses
of noble thought or high intuition. His
wife is admirably suited to him, too.
She Is CLEAN of sunshine for any shady
place"
4" I really never saw all that in Ben, +"
said my wife, turning against herself for
some inscrutable reason. "He's clever
enough, I grant you. There's tradition
in the family, though, that he was born a
day too late, and has never caught up
with the lost time. He even put off taking
oil childish diseases until he was grown.
Why, last fall the absurd creature had the
thrush-the thrush! And as for his wife
of all the incapable, indolent-I can bear
everything about that woman, Dr. Saul
but her folded hands and good humor
but that drives me frantic. Sunshinel'
you'll have them in Pontefract's
Woods as neighbors. took No. $50 fol-
them" said Saul 'sY6u can look upon
the whole family as missionary ground
them up in week or two, l suppose.
CAT least III attend 10 having the hous.
set in order for them" The door bel
rang TT that moment, and her face chang
ed. There they arel That is Susa1
Pillsy's gurgle of laugh if she's alive
and the children, as usual, all talking a
oncer'
We rose in confusion and followed her
Now Mel's heart would warm to a Thu.
if he came as q guest. I was not at 81
surprised when / reached the hall to fin,
her with a swarm of young Pilleys cling
ing aroung her, while she laughed an,
kissed and huCced their mother with tn
sincerest affection. $50 good in YOU t
surprise us in this way, Susyr speculs
ton meanwhile in her eye as to wher
in this box of a house they were t
sleep.
at was Ben's doing. The doctor tele
graphed for him to come up last Tuesday