Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-09-24

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r Mas chs made me give way about
Ruth. for one day. after having had my
brie1les Ill set up by finding out that three
scosf Ac,Ind machines, my best makes.
~ n - nobody knew where, who should
cons into the store but a lady. like look
ine 6oman in very shabby widow s weeds.
Skos wanted machine for herself and
diaSttsf to learn. aud said she had heard
txaf I would take the money by install
msnts. Now. just half an hour before. by
our shop clock, I had made VOW that ia
give up all that part of the trade, and l
was very rough with her-just as am
whom I'm cross--and said "No.'
but you will if the lady gives securi-
ty,D 3aid my wife, hastily.
Thespcor woman gave such q woe-oe-
Qoas hook Ut as that t made me more out
OF temper than ever. for l could feel that
il I stopped should have one on her Own
terms. Aud 50 it was; for there. II l
didu't let her have first class machine
~ good - new, she only paying seven
and six down, and undertaking to pay
half crown . week, and no more secur-
ity fhAn nothing.
70 make it worse, too, If didn't send
the thing home without charge. Luke go
ing VIII 1t, for he was back at home now
keeping my books. being grown into
fine young fellow OF FIVE and twenty; and
sat and growled the whole of the rest OF
the day, calling myself all the weak-nind-
ed idiots under. the sun. and telling the
wife thNt business was going to the dogs,
and I should be ruined. s.s
"You ought to he ashamed Of yourself,
Tom, she said.
$50 am,'' says l. II didn't think
could be such a fool"
such fool as to do good. kind &C.
ton 10 one who was evidently lady born.
aud comes down 10 the world!
Yes" says, 10 living in Benefits
place, where I've sunk no less than ten
machines IN ave years"
"Yss,S says the wife, land clearing
hundreds Of pounds. Tom, I'm ashamed
of you-you man with twenty workmen
busy up stairs. a couple of Thousand pounds
worth of stock, and in the bank a
'.Heldyour tongue. will your said
roughly, and went out into the shop to try
and work it all of.
Luke came back soon after, looking very
strange, and was at him directly.
WHERE'S the seven and ski" l says.
angriiy;
He didn't answer. but put three half
crowns down on the desk. took out the
boc0emske lis entries-date of delivery,
fiNepayment. when the others due, and
all the rest Of it--and was then going into
the house.
l"Afnd. ] says, sharply, ''those pay
ments are TO be kept up 70 the day and to
morrow lou 20 to Rolly's. who lives near
~ opposite to 'em. and tell 'em to keep an
eye q The window, or we shall lose an
otAes nachine.'
ssYou needn't be afraid father, they re
honest enough, only poor. !"
Twas Just II that humor that l wanted
to quarrel with someone. and that did it.
when ] ask you for your opinion.
young man, yon give it; and when tell
you to do thing. do IT," says in as
savage > way IS ever spoke to the lad.
You 90 over Tomorrow and tell Rolly's
to kesp sharp lookout on those people
do You hearp
"father. he says, looking me full In
the face, II couldn't insult them by doing
such & thing" when without another word
he walked quietly ont Of the shop leaving
me worse than before.
The boy had never spoken to me like
thAA before, and ! should have gone after
him feeling mad, only some people came
in, and ] didn't see him again till evening,
and good thing. too, for l am sure l
sh00id have said all sorts of things to the
boy, for was tuning and fretting about,
savAev with everybody, giving short ans
wers, swapping at the wife. and feeling
as ! man does feel when he knows that he
has been in the wrong and hasn't the heart
TO oWn IT,. esa,s
Itwas about 8 o'clock that was sitting
BY The parlor fire, with the wife working
very quiet, when Luke came in from the
workshop with book under his arm, for
he had been totting up the mems piece
wssk, and whabwas due to them and the
sigh Of him made me feel as ii l must
quarrel. ~ 1f
lie saw it too, but said nothing only put
the accounts away and began to read.
CONTINUED TOMORROW