The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-16

Then l went home and spent
the week after in idleness. Per-
haps l ought to have felt guilty OF
waste Of time. l do not think
did. | thoroughly enjoyed my re
spite and the liberty TO be out at
any time Of the day. 4 curious
feeling, almost like seeing new
world, comes to q person who
having been shut up from the sun
shine for q considerable time is
suddenly given freedom to walk:
lounge or loitcr, subject to NO
hours, times nor bells. My father
and mother left me entirely to my,
self during tho week, though |
have since beer told that my mo
theirs heart beat anxiously for fear
1 was beginning a downward path,
My father restrained her fears.
saying:
Give him his time, a week, wife;
let him run to the end Of his rope.
think he will begin to pull in
then"
| even deserted the family pew
on Sunday, a thing unheard Of be-
fore, and looked in ut the different
faiths around but no comment
was made. Until the appointed
time, l had actually taken no Sc.
rious thought of the future. Pune
tualIy then, but with sigh. I pre-.
sentcd myself to Mr.. Lee. My
father was also there. Mr.. Lee
smiled as I came in, and said:
"Wcll Louis, what do you call
your last weeks work ?"
"Relaxation," I promptly re-
piled.
cit has SO far" was my re,
sponse.
':But I suppose you expect to
60 to work some time p said he.
The satisfaction Of returning to
my every day work came suddenly
to me then, and said with anima,
ton:
II do, indeed, and am here hop.
ing YOU have work to offer me-"
he looked pleasant and graft
fed. So did my father. Mr.. Lee
said presently:
II have to offer you my office
work. If you will engage with me
for another three years, I will give
you $500 per year, and at the end
of that time an additional 500
making it $1,000 for tie three
years work. What think you ?"
Ny father then spoke:
'Louis, the decision is your own
but the offer is fair. If You choose
TO take it, your board at home i:
just to pay mother for extra care
say 50 per week; and if you dc
we'll, | will cover Mr.. Lees Sl0(
With another 500 the day yor
are twenty.one. Can you do bet
ter ?''
l knew I could not. l said so
So again I was back in the famll
lar place, with three years before
mo, but they proved uneventful
save as the first links which con
nected me with the firm of Cole
man & Co.
The first duty. assigned me ir
my new position was the opening
of some letters, and the first let
ter opened faunted with the bill
head "Coleman u Co.," My owr
name, Just SO, come day | shoule
send out large sheets! So ralsee
an air castle. But this letter con
taired, besides the order, some re
ference to asuperior casket," and
slip from a paper making public
that the decease of Coleman, O
the firm of Coleman T. Co., woule
not alter the busMess arrange
ments Of the firm. It would still
be carried on at the old stand
with the same name. Signed Cole
man & Co., "per c."
l handed the letter to Mr.. Lee
who said:
"See to your order Immediately
and make a note Of the reference
to casket, and file the letter or
hook G."
He rose, took down a package
Of letters, saying to me:
= Look at these curious sigma
lures; Coleman always signed lik'
that, with long coil. The sol
has l suppose, inherited or acquir
ed the same curious coil to hi
signature"
| returned answer to the letter
and when finished, q sudden fancy
possessed me to make Of my "pe
c." the same fanciful coil. Afte
Il few endeavors, | succeeded il
doing this, and signed VIM. R. Lee
"per c." making Of my &c" an ex
cellont imitation Of the long coiIet
c appended to Coleman & Co.
For the three succeeding years