The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-01-31
THE MlSER'S WILL.

WudJ mutltltu NOhu DlCnIdU,
gazing into Walter Adams face, "do
you mean that you'll give me home
too-that you will provide for me and
help me "
eyes" returned the youth hopefully.
"I could never be happy with Agnes,
much as l love her, If l thought her
dear old father had no home. Come,
we will live together, and be as happy
as the days are long"
"But your salary ?'
us sufficient for us. 1 have five
hundred dollars a year. We can live
on that, and lay up something, too"
"Well, well-take ber-love her-be
good 10 her-make her happy-don't t
never"
When the old man saw the joyous
tears streaming from his child's eyes,
he turned away and walked quickly
from the house, but he was not so quick
but that he heard the blessing that fol-
lowed him. And when he walked
alone beneath the starry heavens, he
wiped his eyes as though something
troubled him.
Gay as lark was gentle, beautiful
Agnes, when she became the wife of
Walter Adams. The rose bloomed
again upon her cheek, and the smiles
were upon her happy face like sunshine
all the day long.
"Do you pray God to help you to
love me now ?" the old man asked,
after he had lived with Walter some
two months.
"Why, what do you mean ?" Agnes
asked, in surprise.
"You used to pray so, for l heard
you," returned Noah.
A moment the young wife gazed into
her parents face, and then she an
swered, while she threw her arms about
his neck:
ooh, pray that you may be spared
to us for long years in peace and hap
piness. But-love you? Oh, l could
not help it if should try. And Walter
loves you, fatf er-he loves you very
much, for he has told me so many
times"
There was something more than
usual in the old mans eyes now.
One evening, as the happy trio sat
at the tea table, Walter looked more
sober than was his wont.
"What is it, love?" Agnes asked.
"Oh, nothing" the husband said,
with smile, 81 was only thinking"
''But of what?
"Only castle building, that's ALL"
''In the air, Walter ?" said Noah.
"Yes, very high in the air." the
young man replied, with laugh.
"But tell Us what it is.'
"NVell, I'd as lief tell you as not.
Mr.. Osgood is to retire from our firm
in few days. He is well advanced in
years, and has made fortune in the
business, and will now live for comfort
and health alone. lie has not been
very well of late years"
ga nd is that all ?''
"No. l am to bs advanced to the
| post of head book-keeper, with a sal
ary of twelve hundred dollars"
"And is that all?"
eyes"
''But what castle in the air is there
about that?"
"Oh, that isn't the castle"
"Then what is the castle ?" urged
the old man.
"Why, simply this" said Walter,
laughing. but yet almost ashamed to
tell 1t. This noon Mr.. osgood patted
me on the shoulder, and said, in play.
full way, Walter, I'll sell you all my
interest here for fifty thousand dol
lars"
"Ha, ha, ha I" laughed Noah Bren-
nan, "and you thought he was in ear
nest ?"
"No, no." quickly returned the
young man, 81 did not think that,
though knew that the two other part,
ners would willingly have me for an
associate"
"But 1t seems to me that Osgood
holds his share in the concern at high
price"
"Oh. no; it's very low one. There
Is clear capital of one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars in the business
at this moment; and think Of all the
standing and good will, which goes fol-
nothing"
"Ha, ha, ha I" laughed the old man
again. .r.