The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-29

restrained expression, he would like the |
aid Of an amanuensis. The father gave |
his ready consent, and also offered to en-
gage cOpyist that he could recommend, |
he said, as a neat and rapid penman.
But the cunning father was maturing a |
plan of his own while listening to his |
sons dreams of ambition. Knowing
those dreams to be but perverted no.
tions, he studied how he could turn
those morbid, unsubstantial fancies inte
channels of practical use. He saw the
need of physical vigor to develop a
healthy mental action. So Charles
-, senior, weighed the pros and cons
of Mr.. Charles, Jr's case, until he ma
tured scheme for his thorough refor-
nation. Remembering a bright saucy
niece in one of the little towns of Con-
necticut, it occurred to him that she
might help in this work of reconstruc-
tiOn. Charles, Jr., had never met this
cousin, so the field was clear for con-
spiracy, to bring dire confusion to his
| literary plans, and out of the chaos of
his shattered dreams, order and practi-
cal ambition should follow. Charles
-, the elder, made his niece ac-
quainted with all this, and invited her
assistance. She must come in the gulse
of copyist, unknown to her cousin.
The merry girl entered heartily into her
uncle's plans. She was soon after intro
duced as stranger to the would-be au-
| thor. Her services were at once en-
gagged. The commencement of our story
opens on the first scene of the authors s
literary attempt.
After walking until his excited feel
ings had gone through the heated, then
the cooling process, he concluded he
would return and give his work fur
ther trial. "But that girf is enough to
provoke a saint" he thought. "Ugb,
how she poured cold water down my
back, and CONCEALED the warm blood in
my veins. have half a mind to dis
miss the impudent bussy." He re-
turned to the house cooled and invigor-
ated by his walk. He found his scribe
seated at her stand. Taking a chair
near, he folded his arms tightly and sig
nifying his wish to go on, began:
at was damp, disagreeable day.
The rain sitting down in a drizZling
shower, when a young man suddenly
came into view from a corner billiard
hall. He walked rapidly along with
! his umbrella tightly folded and pressed
under his arm
"Would it not be more comfortable
to allow him to carry his umbrella
open ?" plead sympathizing voice.
/ SIhe young man started as if he had
: been shot. His brow darkened and he
/ threw fiery glance of displeasure across
, the stand. Controlling himself by an
effort he remained silent. He thought
| he did not like that beginning after re.
/ Election, so he began again. "It was g
/ beautiful sunny morning in the month
of May, that a merry party stepped
| from gayly-painted boat on the shore
f of Lake George and"
"How can you harmonic a damp
disagreeable day with bright sunny
, morning in the same time ?" modestlJ
f asked the scribe, in hesitating tone.
81 did not intend to harmonic them,
sternly answered the angry author
! "They are separate beginnings.n
s (which am l to continued" asked tht
r girl calmly.
"Neither," shouted the excited young
a man. "Just wait a moment if yOJ
= please" He thought a moment il
D gloomy silence, then said:
GAS two ladies were passing down tht
' steps from Hudson City into Hoboken
y the younger suddenly caught to the raj
. and said in voice of pain, Il fear hav
= sprained my foot, l cannot walk"
2 "Why did you not have them descent
e by the elevator and avoid such an acci
s dent?" innOcently asked the sweet voic
of the torment.
s The young man bounded out of hi
b chair in a fury of indignation. If hi
= glance could have annihilated, poor 10
a would have been scattered all aroun,
: the room. He cOntented himself b,
}. kicking the dog, who sprang bowling
v out of the open window, and showed tn
= cat off the rocking chair with a viciou
Q thrust. The furred pet, not used to sucl
e rough treatment, jumped wildly on th
!. piano, upsetting vase of flowers on th
k rack, and from there leaped on delicat
+ bracket supporting a costly bust of By
v ron. All came down with a crash an
It in the midst of the melee Mr.. and Mr.:
II -- came in from a walk. "What
a this ?" asked the mother, her househol
n care taking alarm at such confusion
n ASK her," bitterly replied the youn
a man, rushing out. So from day to da
witnessed the discontinue of the battle
e author. He began to question himse
u seriously. This clear-headed amanueI
2. sis of his had cornered him on tn
2 hard-pan of reality. He began to sc
re things in new light. The sickly sci
le timeutality of unsubstautial dream
rs gave place to an earnest thought of th
- active pursuit of business. He was OF
lg casionally seen behind a counting roof
desk. Finally he took his regular plaC
TO there with the determined air OF a Sc
,h tied conviction of life's practical dutie
v When he discovered his cousin in b
r amanuensis, he persuaded her to acceI
C, nearer and dearer relationship. II
E. often looks with fond pride on his brigl
Y. wife and says: "Joe has made me VIII;
D. l am. 1t is better to posses a clea
k. headed wife than to be born a genius.
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