The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-02-15

Ono, don't"
IA man who takes money that he does
not earn, takes it like beggar-therer'
"Who told you take money do not
earn"
, "Of course you cannot earn it,
, "Why, of course ."
"What plague you are! What do YOU
do to earn it ~
"Nothing now.''
What have you ever done?'
"Lots of things
"Do you mean to say that this person
you call Sam really owes you money ?'-
She came quickly to his side as she spoke.
and laid her hand on his arm.
eyes, he does"
"What for ~
"For my share of what we did at Chica.
CO."
"That could not have been much"
What ?o
"Your share"
"sam says it was half; Sans generally
right
swell, now, that is good! You don't
know where Chicago is, and you're clever.
know"
OF course when you've been there"
"That's true he replied" after refec-
ton.
odd you really get your living there ?"
she asked.
"Yes, did,
"Then go back. o James, do-do 90
back. l can't bear to see you as you are
dependent and looked down on. O, do 90
back and work like man. suppose it is
because we women are so dependent that
we prize and honor independence. For me
there is nothing so contemplate as strong
man who is idle and contented. Go back
to Chicago. I shall be sorry to lose YOU,
because-because I like you very much,
and you have been very kind to me; but,
don't you know, cannot you imagine, how
happy, how glorious it must be to strive
and conquer; to stand erect before the
world, owing nothing but to God and your
own honest labor %
81 can. do!' he cried, starting up
cit is glorious. Do you know, can you
imagine, what it is to have people despising
you as fool-an incapable-and yet to
feel here (he struck his massive forehead
as he spoke that you were wrong, that
you had not fair play? To feel knowledge,
invention, power, coming, growing, burn
ing in your brain; to see the ideas thus
| born forming themselves under your hands,
and to know that they were right and
sound; to make those who came to scoff,
| stay to praise? For this" he added, in
lower voice, 81 humbly thank Almighty
God, and good Sam Thacker."
Now, when Bessy Jervoice had had her
say, as above recorded, and, piqued by sur
prise and excitement, and perhaps by some
thing else, had said more than well-regu-
lated young lady ought to say, she natur-
ally sat down and cried; but, wonderstruck
by the response she had evoked, response
which grew more astonishing, more fervid
! as it proceeded, she slowly raised her eyes;
and there, before her, stood James Wynn
per she had never seen before. Not poor
James Wymper in any sense of the term
The curate was right; and the magnificent
head, its features lit up with pride and
well, it must out-love, was sight to see.
Forgive me-" he said, taking her trem-
bling hand, for having played part. 1t
was Sam Hackers doing. Said Sam,
You 60 back rich man among those GUS
ses Sam is regular Yankee, you know
'and they'll just crawl over you and suck
your vitals; you sham poor and stupid, and
you'll soon see who's who.' All. Bessy,
how kind you were to me at first. Am l
wrong in thinking, in hoping that what
was not so kind lately was meant for my
good9"
go, but how unfair-how-"
"Scold me presently, but hear my story.
l ran away from Manchester, because 1
felt dmly that could improve and invent
things if had chance; but l was awk-
ward with my hands. could not draw, l
could not plan. was not ready with my
tongue; l could not explain; l got impa-
tient when people did not understand me,
and all went badly until fell in with Sam.
Sam is the handest fellow in the world;
and as for talking, he could coax a'possum
out of his hole; but, at first, he hadn't one
idea Of his own. Well we worked togeth-
er, and as we went on got handy and Sam
inventive; and to make long story short,
we sold two patients for $50, 600 each, and
we have four more, which bring in about
81, 900 year in English money as royalties.
I'm going to pay my share in this picnic
out of that money; and it is quite true that
Sam sent me the cash, because all my re.
mittances come through him."
"I-I think" stammered astonished
Bessy, that we must not stop here any
longer"
"Just few minutes
"They will think it so odd"
GAS you please. Will you have these
flowers % And he took bouquet from
vase on the table.
"Put them back directly. How can you?
| Taking what does not belong to you! Oh,
james,
~ bought the estate last week." replied
poor James Wymper, quietly "and sup
pose the flowers 60 with it."
"Mr. Wymper, are you mad or am 1
dreaming ?"
81 bought the place as soon as I heard
you were coming here. That's why went
to London-and to get some clothes"
"Please, take me back to mamma" and
Bessy began to cry again.
"When you have answered me one ques.
ton. hardly dare ask it; but yet"
But yet! The stupid fellow! it was evil
dent that he had not yet patented machine
for divining girls thoughts. He hem'd
and stammered and beat about the bush,
as he did in his pre-Sam- Thacker days, and
| at lest got it out. What was it?
Bessy left that room, as Sam would saw,
"inside an elbow" with an accepted lovers
kiss tingling her lips, and clarifying her
heart.
Never mind what had become of the pic.
nicers; never mind the establishment of Mr.