, 1874-03-01
THE qUlCKLEDGE PARTNERS.
From Old and Ne,1 for M0rrh.

| from CtA ana fE9JoT Mnfch.
Twas certainly very odd partnership. Dca-
| cons. scholars. men Of t},e world and nowl7,aa
,.e .o,.s.s :. 49, ,,'.t ~A -
"Ss w. iooAa Ii laaoS cnlacs oos IL IL no1 80
easy to find deacon, a scholar, man Of
the world, md rowdy, associatea
! a. business-rartners; still harder ia it
| n and ,,,ch o,,r+at,. ,;-;,a a,..o
Ill., taNst.." s0n ns peaee
Hva; .uSolaes ~ * one smAn .,1 noose ana
purkise. Prof. Bagg, Msj. wynoe,. md Joa pach.
scr vera the solo. Joint md eousl oyners Of
,rtrr, a1-,c--r 49, ~ 49,
1nA so4.AA1o'h 49, .LAia'
ni'a icsA1ea toeo1hsl u sn'au nns Us a1n1caoly-
blessed be tho amenities enforced BY luc1e Las
they had been lifelong acouaintance..
Tho Dopcop was n,ap ~ r,o,,o ~. p-,f,s-
.cs.11.-:.1 tt 49, 40Aea-
so4 MA uss"liefsA sAs'' me AaJof "as al excel
Joe, who originally 1ineo,u1ed tho Indications"
A. QuicklcdSe, and dsc1osod them to his rart-
nors. received one-fourtb of tha nrof3ta of ths
conc.rn for scry;c,, ,1r-.d, ran5a+as
nY.- n..aS-s ~. ~. '.s~. An.au5 .eau14o
4ne oeacou WAS e1trene4y 1e!1ssous, AZ nightly
became Deacon; the Professor waR church.
member in good standing; tho Major was a man
Of high moral tone but Joo vss neither moral
ro1ic5ona nor a chnrct-,,a,nha, n. .~.u .aI
toat'o.e' no1 eAu1sli~n'o"1pe1' no WAS GOOD
natuIed, generous, honorable. brave, healthy,
ano aaoaSomo; pns ms 1oeaa OF pzopraety Wero
Utterly A3 VARIANCE
w. enHeo pssvssao s. W ns parIne1s. he agreed
;s ~ nt'n sns on genera prnclples 5ut
os aoens VI 11s apPacaaatloa oI eald principles
s, wSfe lamen5aEle ;aa,ae. IN INC extreme. He DO
sp1ssd II 1ndolent man as heartily as did either
1ne ueacon: 1ne Ma]of' OF mo Professors bus
ooe ~ tnqa6us snal p1ne.rlaS1ng 1or lofty hona
On . ss7etcn was lnousteg o. the most admirable
sort 700 considered theft an abominablc vice;
nus 10 he'p Mmseh to horse which some
othef foTdy had stolen somewhere Eaa
pst1ec.!x tng1umase occupaton- 10
Eas most horrible CRIME; bus the ehrnestness
OF ms aepfecaton was rather modified By his |
nalnsalnlng taat 10 sAoot man Tor cheating at |
calus was nos on'y an e1ousaplo aet, but very |
necessary cue.
y, Unce month tne accounts OF the QulcAedgs
e1aan "era eettleo anu
=. DIVISION OF PROFITS
.'1a "so Maue. 1Mee " tno partners deposited
1nsn Iaa saauo 1.~ ~ tne opuuap NeuoDM Bank but
Soa y ene ai"a57 calilcu 70 eotlels Pride OF
ia i1uencos ~ card. 10y aya bat1es nnasr
s.1';o raustIra r.,ia,i,s W 1ae Iaouang oPefanon
1,aa1. Iaes !s"a ~ ia nn1 eu!ee aaJ9 TO
,nG III aSs o. tns .ape remained anuea
Ice. rooG~natnr,P ,,;sa,;t;a "pao
1uv h,,t & &m1sappneaon o. scrlptural
,.a4:l wv WIEN us money Has gone, Joe
tha a saa ,aa gen ap exemplary
ti;ons ~ 1nas 1aa1s;;,- noI ases seveiai tepe-
l,', utoa1n, .as peaeon determinod that q genuine
cnrhso 49e q naaaa nears was 11 wat 'oe needed
.haut II nuaSon smd T.. f!oke 70 the Profeasor
rno 1youT ~. anu sho iloiese9r agreed With him
1nr't nu n spoke TO the Majors and tho Major
~@1N'e,p, rrTnn,,, r.1Ss r,,,, r..
:, 1oa 41gnnAtioT Tsha1, .n WOULD WORK WONDERS
49, .15 ~. eIas 'He Deaeon' ana tue Professor
ne. ,u tnH tnan alof Macnssed ne matter together
ey there vas seer e ps aad
ou;c, G1ed nia p95meen tne owners OF the
:.sa S.a!. Wny nlen neen olsp1ay their
ors1 passions IN detense OF their purest ideals il
laVe oecaIeo tnat II Is duo to the uningited
es i,a. - 49, sne OF sous; while
. s5'eu 5u .9a1 IN lnnented essence, called Old
aoam, l6 tne real cause. Be inst ~ 1t may, it
J. : Ii certaan thas me tnrea partners ended the
M nsensslon l pafe1y II Ine 10 aTold BAD feeling;
nc that each one understood that II Joe was to
op4 taU the eflos o. s ways It muat be
alnseu' m s1tnou' any assistance from the other
w: r.