The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-12-02

was hurucus uut " NaA Win utoNItul th-
Dor. and not with shame. 1.-THE steady
brightness VI bis eyes showed taat
Are you regularly hired hsre:'
Yes, sir. The contractor gave me thi.
berth until 70 can find one better
What does he pay yos?'
Just the same ~ he pays others--two
dollars dag but earn dollar eNrs in
the evening BY keeping bis aecoums. 1fs
better than nothing sir. tried 10 fnd q
clerksbip; but there were ut least dozen
applicants for every vacant place. Of
/ course / couldnt rtarve aud while | have
health snd strength | VII hehher beg nor
run III debt | was trought up 10 work.
yau knpw aud aud thank beayen. ssn
neither afraid Of it. nor do ! feel sbaye il. :
Hoist away + shouted ihe master snd
George Acton applied himself to bis work.
Mr.. Beverly vent ostf and talked With
the contractor, and frori the fset that
they hoked several fines toward Che Wind
lass where the young clerk vas at work. il
was reasonable to suppose that they were
speaking Of him.
During this time Miss Florepse spoke
with Philip and ciarehee. and delicious
fusferiug seized them "a they met her vel
coming smile. They expected that she
would speako of the sad wmd humiiisting
spectacle esposed before them, and they
were prepared tote.! her bow mortified
they iel, but she made NO sllusicn to the
circumstances. She did dot even intimate
to them that she had recognized the young
insn Of The wiDdlass.
By-snd.by Mr.. Beverly carsc ont from
amid the ruihs. snd having drawn ihsarfn
Vt his daughter within bis own and bowed
10 his former clerks. he departed. bic Did
nat bow m sdieu TO youag Acton. for just
then the laborer was busy u bis work.
And Philip Lewis and Clarence Bugbee
walked away talking Of their pity fCr poor
Acton.
Mercy cried the former. . would not
hare been In bis place sbeE Florence
Beverly came upon the scene tor Ill the
meney in Bos,os.'
IL Was certainly bnmissiing.' asserted
the other. But. be added raeetiyely.
Acton never sss really hightoned:
guess bis family is rather lev bred. any
way
And IN this coDclusien both yonng men
fully ngreei and they further sgresd that
they should not in the futGre reeognize
Gecrge Acioass an seguainisBcs.
A week isser Lewis and B1gbes bad &C.
easlon 90 ell at the uiEes where Mr.. Be-.
eriy bad established his business head
quarters, and they we're not q little sur
Prised ut beholdmg George Acton seated
sI the desk Of the confidential clerk aud
correspondent. Il was Q pgisats roou,.
wi,h glass door, which George Oeeppied.
aud they did not 20 IN there bot they vrD-
iured % ask ons sftbe book keepers IL Ac-
tioa had been permanently employed.
Il ion'f know about ,hs,.' replied the
book.keeper i only know that NJ.
Beverly seems 10 have taken . sadden and
strong liking Cor ihe young ,nsa--lhat be
sntrusts him with bis private correspond
enee. and has given him nome beneath
his own roof #
Another Jay esme--a day when The
slcigLing was excellent. aud when the msr-
~ bells were jingling far aud nesr.
Through the kindness at friend Lewis
aud Bagbee had lnsnaged to secure team
for the afternoon. and they drove out upon
une Of the Brighton rus,s. dot IN ihe
country they met the superb double cutter
Of Mr. Beverly. drawn by u pair Of rat
Ting hsys Upon the front .eat sat the
merchant and his wife. and upon the back
seat. smiling and chatting with all tho
grace sad charm of friends Who had given
10 each other the fulles, trust and cons-
dsnse. "a: George Acton and FlOrepes
Beverly
What did II meanr
II pailip Lewis aud Clarence Bugbeo
ere DOT stupid beyond belief, they mp.
ere ihishave solved the problem aud mar
the solution give them new and enlarged
views of lie and iis dutiest
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