The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-10-08

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been educated by their mother in
vain. Their drawiag-rooms were
the theatre of gay scenes, and the
very cream of society David Pop
ham called it the "scum," the
brute y affected the companionship
of the three graces-joint heiresses
of David P.
And what did David Popham all
this time? There was but one thing
left for him to do. He pitched into
business with deeper rush than
ever, and he turned up a new half
million in less than six months.
BIT a new turn of the wheel was
coming.
Joha Bossle appeared upon the
street with the stock of the Hum
town Mining and Manufacturing
Company for sale, and David Pop
ham bit hugely.
And Philander Scroggle came
upoh the street with the stock of
the Deep-Bottom Copper Mining
Company, and David Popham snap
ped at this. g..
"My dear SIR" Philetus Petunia,
a very pink of the cream, who was
articularly intimate with Mehita-
bel. and who kept pair of horses,
and belonged to the Club-"My
dear Mr.. Popham, may venture ?"
"Go ahead"
'1 have made inquiries, sir, con-
cerning this scroggle, and it is the
general impression on the street
that his copper mine is all moon
shine"
"Moonshine or gollshine, let
those shine who VIM" said David,
and went his way.
But the very capstone Of all the
golden prospects held out that sea-
son vas afforded by the Pawnee
and Flatfoot Silver Lode of Never
die Peak, Colorado.
David Popham went into this up
to his ears-then over his head
went into it all over.
BY and by came mutterings Of
disaster. The Hamtown Mining
and Manufacturing Company had
been looked for, and had not been
found. The only responsible men,
Der of the company known on
Change was David Popham.
Another mutter as it came to
light that Deep Bottom Copper
Mine had never had any bottom at
all. It's only depth was its profun-
dry of non-esttreneSS. ......-..-~
But the climax of disaster came
with the falling through of the
Pawnec and Flatfoot Silver Lode.
That was one climax-the bust
ness climax. Another climax came
when the sheriff placed q keeper
IinDavid Popham'sD big nlfense up
town, and advertised David Pop
hams house and furniture at "sher-
ifs sale"
What a crash it was!
David Popham came home, and
found his three daughters weeping.
eve must take a smaller house
down town." he said. "My darlings
we must take a very small house."
Three days later Lydia, speaking
for all three, asked papa if he could
not get a house out in the country.
eve cannot stand the slight put
upon US. All our friends have cut
u.s." - .s.....- -.l.~l.-
"You mean," suggested papa,
"that your acquaintances have cut
you. You have not been making
true friends
One evening David Popham sum-
moned his daughters, and told them
that he was going out West. Of
the result of former speculations he
had managed to save a noble farm
in Minnesota, very near to st Paul,
one boundary of which was the
Mississippi River.
At first the girls shrank from
such a change; but there was no
help for it.
1--WE cannot hold up our heads
here" said Susan. "Let US go.''
And so David Popham, having
paid the last dollar he honestly
owed in the great city, moved with
his three daughters to his new
home in the Far West.
1t was truly a noble farm, and
the buildings were good and COM
Portable. It was spring-time, and
David Popham took off his coat,
and rolled up his sleeves, and went
at work. BY and by all that was
true and good in his daughters
came to the surface, while the false
and the cumbersome wore away.
Before the season Of harvest came
they could work, and sing at their
work. Their cheeks were round
and ruddy, and the dresses they
had brought with them from New
York would not meet around their
strengthening forms.
Once more David Popham was
ibappy. When winter came his
CARRIERS were full, and his herds
we're sleek and fat. And, would
YOU believe it, the girls had learned
to make butter and cheese. Their