The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-07-16
Hancock Savings Bank.
THE TWO FRIENDS: Or
HOW TO WIN.

''ln fact, - resumed Mr. Black, who
felt so warmly OH this subject Of Ofsavings
thai lac sometimes was very OutspOken
and bIant in his remarks, SIN fact,
James Farnum, | always thought until
lately that yOu We're one of the saving
kind But when learned you never
saved n penny for II rainy day, and spent
your money as fast as you got it, l just
made up my mind that Ellie"
''FatIerl" interrupted Ellie, with great
emphasis.
''Nr Blackl' faintly exclaimed Wal
ton, fairly writhing in his chair.
Our hero looked from Mr.. Black to
Ellie, from Ellie to Walton, with amaze
ment. At last he spoke.
al cannot quite understand you Mr.
Black. You accuse me in vague terms
Of something do not comprehend.
''Mr. Black is unjust TO you, as / can
bear witness" interposed Walton, in a
low, hesitating voice Everybody
knows you are very regular in your hab-
its, that you are not very extravagant.
and that you NAY have saved some Of
your wages"
"Mdg John Walton?' exclaimed
James.
"Ifayg" echoed Mr.. Black, ''why,
John Won said You knew for certain that
james had never put a penny by in his
life-that he was good, well meaning
fellow, but"
He was interrupted by James rising
from his chair and walking over to Wal
ton. 1t was not often James was angry,
but now his eyes flashed, and his voice
trembled with suppressed rage.
''Did you say this, John Walton.'
No" lac mutterrd, that is-I-I
''That Is, yon dit" said James turn
ing sharply to Mr. Black, he said, Il
do not know, sir, whether the fact that
| have saved or not saved am poor Ur
rich-eXtrava@ant or concerns
anybody bat mys'ir. lt would have
very properly concerned ynu had pro
posed for your daughter, which this gen
ucMaI.s succs~s aiunn prevented me
from doing. When lac recoycrs from
his confusion you may question him, in
my name aS tO his own savings, and his
bank accuuni-how lnrg lac has had one
--a.:d wlIrr,. the money came fromi"
With tl,-se words Jsn,es. FIRST bowing
to Ellie, left hr room
What followed may be suruised. Mr..
Black suspected that Wnll"r hal la
some way been acting u d'rI,icable part,
pushed him hard with questions, and at
last got the truth.
il seeIned that Walton had not only
insinuated tliat Jame@ was u worthless,
idle spendthriTt, bat claimed to have
been practicine for himself those habits
of economy which Mr.. lilack esteemed
SO indispensable. IN the man who should
become his daughters husband. lie
produced his hlnk book Ia shaw he had
two hundred dollars in the bank, hav-
ing, as lac said, just transferred his ae-
count from one hank tn another which
amount had been saved ia about eigh-
teen months since, indeed, he had
known Ellie, the love for whom had in
spired him with the determination to
save, with the hope one dIyof winning
her hand.
In addition To this smooth and veil
concocted story, he had poisoned Ellie
mind in regard to -intimating
that he was brtruihed to another, and
in other ways undermining her faith in
aud respect for him. Ellie reluctantly
belirYed: aud tl:e new light in which
James appeared -rrcklesS, eXtrivagant,
winning hearts and casting them of, he
trothed to one and paying marked at
tention 10 another This picture II
James, If not entirely cradicating the
srcret love for him SHE had entertained,
showed bnt too plainly that she must
abandon all thoughts of him, for he was
unworthy of her. The distress of mind
thus occasioned was increased by Wal
toms urgent suit, and her fathers almost
imperative commands tu accept his
offer. Aware Of her liking for young
Farnum, Mr. Black feared that unless
lac could induce or compel her at once
to pledge herself 10 Walton, her sym-
pathies would get the better of her iudg,
IEent, and lead her t0 accept the hand
uf Farnum whom he i.nw looked upon
with as great disli!l" as lac had once
with favor. Pressed thus sirenously
both by Walton and her father, griev
Ously wounded by Farnum's unworthi
ness. constituting his unaccountable ab
sence into evidence of his guilt, she had
at last alphabetically listened TO the ap,
peals of john Walton. Her answer,
however, had not been obtained within
the prescribed limits, Notwithstanding
Walton's assertion to James of the fact
John had presumed on her ey"utrial CON
sent, and borrowed ;IIr two hundred
dollars as mean, Of satisfying her IA
ther.
All the circumstances came out by de
grees. 1t is enough to say that Walton
received an indignant dismissal, and the
next day Mr.. Black walked to the work
shop To find James, beg his pardon. and
explain all the facts.
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