The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-09-19

me courage 10 ask LOT lii'I'' - ~ -, o,,,;
induced, argued, TO advance 80 nue. I"i,,
how much easier it would be to secure more
when was fully determined upon 'mpIoVIh.
the lucky elements which nature ana h!liecI'
had thrown in my way! ,.
/ 7 found him in rather a gloomy iiumor anu
his remarks were very depressing -,
The fact is he said, I'm tired OF IT, Ihcr'
has not to Inc n stop somewhere, Mr. Fithian
Me- and nv family is coming to ruin II this
noes ON much longer. It's riot at nome aho
it's riot abroad, and flesh and blood can
stand it, We have got to take a BACK seat
line and my family, while folks that we ores
from the skin out look down on us, ana shoV'
us further to the wall. II they see us Il, tht
opera or at church they're binder nor Dats
and walk right over us; but, mercy 10" Cie
yer they are when they come to the store!
| I gathered from these remarks that my
worthy patron had venturcd into society
lately, and had naturally come to grief
! when YOU get tired Of beating about the
bush, Bigby,' ! said, III be giau 10 hn ,j,n
what's amiss fits the old thing about inc
money | can't help you, though | have cap,
tai chance of getting out of trouble II you !,
hold on a while; but if it's anything eISc' II
do my best to explain it
IT'S that there charity concert men ne
said Indignantly. Me and my wiio anu
daughter we went there the other hlGh' anu
| Hattie she was mOnstrOus taken WIN y0uhS
gentleman few seats ahead OF u.s. uon
DENY he always does honor to the CLONES ne
wears, and never did see finer TT than that
there purplc.black of yours-Out my !
couldn't catch his eye, though tolu iattlc
knew him well; he looked every way from
the stage to the moon, but couldn't calch
! his eve It's small matter TO be civil, SIT,
when its cheap and wholeSome-t wouidIi
done bit of harm to have given friendly
| nod or SO. and it'd pleased Hattie most won
derful
'Why, heavens and earth, Bigby dec are
to Won didn't see you, upon my honor! l
never caught glance Of you'd have been
clad 10 recognize you, of cOursen ,
Fine words don't butter no parsnps' sald
the sulky merchant. 4 don't care button
for it myself, but it'd been a feather in Hat
ties cap"
We'll, come now, Bigby,' continued,
somewhat touched by this patcrna affection,
the next time you go out, let me know, ana
I'll be your mi girc. | declare pll do the
tair thing by you and your family to tue
business in hand
Then plunged into an ambiguous account
of project had for helping both him and
myself, referred largely to my exalted family
and the immense position in society lent 10
our scheme. soon succeeded 1t winning
him over to an unlimited credit for the
knightlv nonOr IN the coming contest.
Il don't deny, said the large-hearted knight
of the shears, I'm proud Of you There amt
a thing You pat on but gains by it somehow
or other. made up Il bit Of that there French
gray for Motiat, aud he just dcgrades II, that
is what he does. There amt no more
style about him than there is about an
elephant; but I'll wager anything you'll
look like prince in it. I'll make single
breasted cut.away of i, and we'll just try It
that's what we'll dop
Bigby grew happy, almost eNultant while
he was measuring me.
VIVA, it is he said, TO have such tgger
as yours, Never an inch change, more or
lcsS-it might be set up as model
These preliminaries arranged, it was com
partiyoly easy to 20 on. | had convenient
access to the circle which Miss NandeWater
adorned, and wasalways heartily welcomed by
its exclusive and somewhat unattraCtive adj.
herents. | became sOreIy surteitcd by nigh
teas, high churches, high noses and high
prices. After enduring this altitude for a
considerable length of time | suffered rs all
travellers do when they get out OF their own
nutuTIl OTDil-l lOuuu IL liiu W vi dW DICu'IIi
and beeanic dizzy and decidedly exhausted.
began to long for a change; | ycarned for
an opportunity of leaving these dry and airy
heights for the Arcadan simplicity of the
green and fertile valley. This opportunity
presented itself at the hands Of my worthy
patron, Bigby. He became terrified to find
that was fast losing flesh, and looked with
vivid apprehension 10 the imminent danger
of q necessity for padding.
Once commence that, Mr.. Fthan, and
who knows where it'll stop: There's them
that wears bales Of IT. and it must he most
awful in hot weather Then you see, again,
it plays the very deuce with light materials
1t won't do Mr.. Fithian; you'll have to tone
up
But now to do it, that's the question. I'm
afraid I'm booked for dcclivity.'
Not bit of it, Just try something. See
here, would you mind doing me favor? It's
big thing 10 ask of you Mr.. Fithan. |
know is little OFT of your line, but you'd
oblgc me-
lifts anything that lies in my power |
replied warmly III be glad to do it. Heaven
/ knows you've been generous with me.
| Well, its Just to run out some evening TO
my place 10 dinner I've got light wine
! there that is the best tonic in the world. You
4 mlENl see now you !fhtu IT, anu IL YOU 'buIi
stand it I'd send tOu dozen bottles or so.
viii you come, Mr. Fllhian> I'll take it
kindly if you would
WHY, Of course Will, i;igby, and right
gladly too, assure you. When shall ii be"
! Any time; the sooner the better The train
leaves ut five.
! heaycd long sigh. was sorcly tempt
| ed to close in with the offer in spite OF IN en-
gagemcnt ot an clecmosynary character with
Gertrude But declined. NO Bigby,' re
piled, faintly, mot tonight, thank YOU; but
/ tomorrow I'll come out To your place, "no
well try that light wine of yours
I WAS aitcrward glad resisted the icmpta
! ton. for there was a cold glitter in Mis-
Nandewa,cr's stony eyes and compression
I about her thin lips that forbade irii'in" o.
any kind
= An exalted and unscliish character, Angus
; tus,' said Miss Nandewatci- you can sec
By her calling me by my first name how init
mate we were-'has its first interest in benc