Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-09-01

Lawson answered:
"No-only business notice. I sup
lose another will come
The missing article was the veritable
postal card sent by little Nellie the
evening before. Meeting the letter car
ger, Mr. Lawson had received, with his
En mail, the card directed to Howard.
hstead of sending it Immediately to
MIN, Mr.. Lawson retained it, to read
over and over again, and speculate upon
its meaning.
In vain the search was ended.
perhaps it is just as WE'LL If he had
received it from me, he would have
thought that it had something to do
with my-ah, we'll, the change in my
feelings. In few days he will receive
another from his agents, and in the
meantime | will manage to let 1t come
gradually"
An hour after, when Mr.. Lawson was
returning to his place of business, he
met Howard. The day was very hot,
and the poor fellow was really suffering,
dressed in his heavy winter clothing.
Il say, Howard" called Mr.. Lawson,
''you had better follow my example, and
drop into Smiths, and let him put you
into cooler suit. l was in there two
hours ago. Hey! not prepared just
now? Oh, that makes no difference.
Use my name, if necessary l want to
have everybody look and feel as cool as
myself. Go right now, will you ?''
Howard could scarcely speak his
thanks for astonishment.
"What on earth has come over him I?
Well, really, | was just wondering how
| should manage to raise a more suita-
BILE coat
To Howard's greater astonishment
still, when he entered Smith s. that little
man came forward with more than usual
courtesy, and when Howard made known
his want-"Just plain cheap coat
Smith laughed quietly, but pulled down
a very nice and desirable suit, insisting
on his trying the coat on. And then,
when Howard put his hand in his pock-
ct, only for the purpose of getting his
pencil and memorandum book, to figure
little on it, and about when it was
probable he might pay for it, Mr.. Smith
said quickly:
''Oh, no matter about the pay now
pleasure. We will always be glad to
serve you."
"What has come over everybody, I'd
like to know % thought Howard. 81
shall begin to wonder, like the old wo-
man, if this be really t.
When Howard passed out of the store,
Smith drew from his pocket the postal
card, murmuring:
"It is lucky for me that Mr.. Lawson
dropped this. I've secured very de-
sirable customer. But who would have
thought it? Well. this is of no further
account. I'll destroy it,
And so saying, Smith proceeded to
tear in small pieces the card, and scat.
ter its fragments to the winds. But its
work was done.
Although Howard, the first day, al
most doubted his own identity. he soon
got accustomed to the wonderful change.
And how it really came about How
ard could scarcely understand himself
but so it really was, that before the end
of that week he was engaged to Annie
with the sanction of both parents. The
dear girl thought her father had only
come to his better senses, and appreciat
ed Howard's worth, and so was very
happy in the happy change.
| There was something, however, tt
mar Howard's perfect bliss. How was
he to get Annie's ring
He had written to his mother such !;
happy, hopeful letter, Immediately afte,
winning Annie's promise to be his fo
his previous letters had been very de
spending, and .mother's heart must b,
relieved, he said. She, dear, thought
full woman, began to think her darling
ought to have little extra m oney jus
then. particularly as the commencement
was near at hand. He would surel,
need new suit when he received hi
diploma. So she set to work to devils
means to secure what she thought How
ard must have The result being tn
receipt of one hundred dollars lie let
ter from mother, in which she said
DEAR SoN-I have been thinking yov
must need more money than you cal
make just now. So | sold Uncle Har
rvs gun. The money you need NOR
than anything else. So don't worr.
about my disposing Of it
81 Declare exclaimed Howard, '.thi
seems like fairy's doing | hardl.
wish for thing before it comes.
So on Annie's finger was the pretties
little pearl ring, and Mr. Lawson chuck
led to himself on the success of his wish
es. When, few days after, Smith wa
paid for the light suit, and received al
order for another, he congratulated him