The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-09
BEN Pulley.
pln Man Ont Of His Place.

p ~ GOOD stroke Of work this week
t ,ISrop. Found a situation for Bon PHI
''aIn town." =
aYes Why notF
what sane human being would evel
ether Ben Pillsy in townr
TSs doctors countenance fell, but he
covered himself
you're hungry, Tom, and cross. Sup.
~, waiting. Now"-aiter he had seated
nSsli and uniolded his napkin-"it was
Ss rNsrest chance Of luck | l heard Of q
,s,EIbIp vacant In the Pennsylvania Cen
gtIrsIlfoad Office; remembered that the
Peys were hard up"
AS usual"
As usual-And nailed the place tor
Il You don't mean to say you would put
plSy in q railroad Officer"
I'll Is Pegasus IN cart-harness, sure
cough" said my wife scorniully. "ln his
avn profession, my cousin Benjamin
ranks Is Que of the first astronomers in
aecountry. Among tho young men, Of
cJlSs"
certainly, certainly" said the doctor
irr'eciatiugly. "The position Is, | know,
miserable mAkcshiit for man Of Mr.,
pley's learning. But it was u case Of
geI bread and butter, madam, to state
as Thing plainly. The Pilleys, since Ben
st bis school, really have been in that
coalition, that" finishing the sen
euce by u solemn draught Of coffee and
make Of the head.
"rhe question is not the fitness Of the
office to Ben, but BGn's fitness for the
.lace," said. Railroad work demands,
understand it, above all other things,
gnmptiIude AMI accuracy"
"BeDjamia will probably fulfill any oh
cation into which he may enter" said
ny wife cOllly. MY family usually do"
Now, the Pilleys hang on the very out.
,mst branches Of Melicent's family tree.
BlIthe doctor and made no reply. We
anew what il was to touch root or tWiG
olthat sacred growth.
Il only hope he may not lose the
Glance, sail Saul anxiOusly. ale was
lle here two days ago"
Ben Is dilatOry, confess" SAID Mel,
with an awkward laugh and glance NJ
int "But when he sees the necessity OF
pluctuaIlty in business matters, he will
squire It. Anybody can do that"
Thought you liked Pulley, LathropY
sid the doctor, unCasily.
Liking is hardly the word. My feel.
ny fox Ben has a lar of resemblance 10
A,t which | had for Melicent here in our
ol lays Of cOurtship. / learned toltnOw
LIm tOeTably well when we went out
Thing together last summer. never
Knew 4 sweeter moral nature. l never
Nce!ved from any man so many glimpses
d aO0Ie thought or high intuition. His
F'c is admirably suited 70 him, too. She
ha Sleam o! sunshine for any shady
Place"
lreSlIy never saw oil that in Ben
sid my vile, turning against herself for
some iDscrutab!e reason. Hes clever
enough, grant you There's tradition
10 The family, though, that he was born q
lay too late, ind las never caught up
With the lost time. lie even put oil tax.
lcg oil childish disease until he was
gown, Why, last fall the absurd crea.
iare had the thrush-the thrush! And
HtOr bis vile, OF all the incapable, indo.
'tnt-I can bear everything about that
woman. Dr., Saul, but her folded hands
'adgoOd humor, but that drives me fran.
Tic Sunshine"
You'll have them in Ponteiracrs
Woods as neighbors. l took No. $50 for
them, said Saul. "You can look upon
'ae whole family as missionary ground
,algo to work in 1t. Pulley will bring
hem up In week or two, l suppose" :
AT least I'll attend to having the house
Sila order Tor them" The door bell
nngst that moment and her face chang.
I'd There they are! That is Susan Pill,
yyy'glrgle OF laugh II she's alive, and
'asSAdTen as usual all talking ut oncev
Verse in confusion and followed her
Now MeI's heart would warm 10 a Thug
be came as o guest. l was not at al
surprised when l reached the hall 10 fine
arf with swarm OF yong PilIeys cling
agto her, while she laughed and kissed
SOD Rugged their mother with the SINGER
nj alCCllOn. $50 good in YOU 10 snrDrist
Y 10 this way, Susie" Speculation mean
sale in her eye as to where in this box
Z" Shouse they were to sleep.
Twas Ben's doing. The doctor tele-
HmpAed for him to come up last Tuesday
OE4e said, no. He would bring the
Woe laInily and show all that he could
'y, with decision and -promptly-iol
gLc', with the usual running accompan'
nr1t of a laugh.
.bll where Is Benz"
"Oh! he's lost one of the checks for the
NSst trunk, | believe, and those stupid
hsgagepeople would make a difficulty.
" ae sent US before him. Here he
zones and Ben, tall and thin as ever
a.a VIVA tho usual appearance Of having
!sl Oeen blown by a violent wind into
".SSclI(d good humor, came in.
uoG bless you, boys" seizing the old
s.s hand and mine. l melted at the
ssSS.soaCh. There certainly never was a
W W%S rs gentle and genuine as PilIey.
"z'lesn', when he turned TO her gave him
,aolaGtly kiss Her keen eyes had seen
S%saOy The patches on his coat, and that
, wv. and all the children, July as it was,
S Se,s sIllI prespiring in their winter
S s,,t The water stood in her eyes
VA sll their keenness.
ni, VOW. could anything be better than
az" ''s s, cried Ben, tlingIng hat and valisc In
All here together once more l had nc
rop seeing tho doctor tonight. ItelI
iS Sa, r you, doctor, that offer OF yours was
T sS p ui 10 the drowning man. l had
!, %ulsa gone under. And you're just
n, upper We're always Just in time
Ill.,. deFe Joe, and jim, and Molly
S,. S'Is I1em Oft with enormous slices OF
WAND fSu aau Jam. "We're oil half starved
%SoI somehow 10 bring lunch"
N.,%i,sast about the lost trunkH" intcrposcd
n. U NIT. IL will turn up sometime. l put
jown mater y. in the hands OF a cabman