The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-06-28
How the Banker Lost His Daughter.


A very good sell is related of Il
wealthy banker here, Who is very
good naturctl, but inclined t, be /,
triiie fast Ill his views Of life. He
had Il f,vorite clerk, II young man
about twcT'ty7qpc. remarkably hanI-
some, modest, and highly intellectual.
For these qualities he WAS likcI W
every one. and the banker did not
escape ting feeling of goodwill. lie
WAS as, poor as--his snlnly, and had
no connections to push his after
fortunes, and SO, like most English
clc1 ks, he would ise to Il hundred
and twenty pounds Il year, 10 go on
for eight years at ten pounds II year
lase, and s'mrry when he got two
hundred pounds IL year, henccforth
to veGctatc for the rest Of his lie
The banker, on Sunday afternoons.
,aihen no one was expected. would
occasionally ask the young man to
visit his f;unily mt his suburban .yilln,
rs the conversation Of the young man
was SO collcct and so clever it could
not but bA,of advantage TO his chill
drcn. ibis waa IL n,iSt;sEn evidcnt-
ly, but it was a good nat,rcl error
And we .ciln. only wish ,all OF us, that
there wc"c,m,anw r. Eore committed.
L have not mentioned that there was
u, beautiful daughter Of nineteen.
b"t'that may be always understood
i'll any Fhyhsh family that has known
welded life long enonch But
there were. of course. no attentions
on the part of the young man, or
other than extremely delicate, re
served and proper T4,t yohth, in
spite of two or three days invitation
to the bankers scat, to brc ,thc Che
fl csh air and Gear his lungs of
London smoke, was evidently very
i'll, ans: though he declared INNS ,if
well AMI robust. the banker shook
his head.
II cannot make ont what is the
matter with my young clerk"
said the banker to Il couficrr who
was in his back office with him after
the youth had just brought in some
papers.
swell, You arc rather green, !
should say, for IL man of your time
ot life and experience" silil banker
number two. "Don'tvou see what $
the matter? He's in love"
"ln love. :. bah. He is m,leSty
and propriety itself
Il tell you it is II fact, and with a
rich old fellows IS daughter, who would
a" more think OF having linn for IL
n"n' il law than you wDuIi."
"Oh tLn. h;,ughty old fool my
clerk is as ""ul as las d;iu tAter. and
be hanged - lima. th#i.k vni for
yu:T h,nt.' =.
As soon as Bunker number t,ro
had 'ie"rrc;,! cd, the c!cik was
called IT, r,>'. = - ..,.A>' IN =
so Hir, .yor n" u. ]H,n, &"d piuiny
away for the object Of your AFFECTIONS;
that's your secret. is it! Wny did
you not ,c!l me hcfpyr. sir -
The youth was silent.
"Ncll, my boy. | pity you but
LII give yon il bit Of advice. Ii the
slaughter is fair, she Is worth yun-
ning n risk for. Took here. there
are 500, and two months leave Of
absence. FnIh away with the girl.
Bah don't look SO stupid. / dil
the same thing before YOU, and ii
has not hurt me.
The clerk fell ,'ipon his marrow
bones. and MAS upon the poiu! OF
malling Il clean breast Of it wIirn the
old gentleman rose and left pi ccipi
lately, to avoid IL scene The young
nnn considered and acted, and i!e>
consequence was That ihc ucHt b.~y
week there was no daughter ut tn"
dinner table Of the banker at the
count y house. The house was in
aunstcrnation, AMI scnF,r'. for her
VAS made i'll all directions. \ not
, WAS, however, found on her d.'cSsin,;
! table, conveying The Gust m ~
prayer, AMI one enclosed from ulc
young clerk, stntins thai. believing
;hc banker had meant to give him !,
nint with, regard to his daughter,
md WAS not able to give his public
'''''''" '"f'E1 W. tl't" ''i it'ht'>. III
had acted on his snggc> tions, AMI
| that, ere his father-:n law received
the letter, he ti:c clcrk) would be
his son-in -law. The pill was u b;tr
ter one, and the joke II terrih!" on,
against him. and the city men arc
very avcrse to Joke against them,
50 it was hushcd up, and has only
got to the ems Of purvcyors of scan.
dial, ana TO yonr correspondent, who
records it us u trait Of London life
MADAM" said q trnpcG lnoi;lnn
your husbands spirit wishes tc
communicate with YOU" ~,
muttcr," said the widow "ii he's
got no moIc spirit in the othe.
! world than he bad in This, It's not
worth bothoring about"
The base ball fever has become
an epidemic IN. Mcmphia. mrd it is
said that Il numbor Of Indies hav,
organized rival picked mines, anC
will Gre long appear in public IT.
battcrs, pitchers and catchcrs, 70,
somo charitable purpose.
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