The Van Buren press., 1876-12-05

end aud not find clerk competent to
take Charlie Castleton's plac"."
"Tncn pay him full salary
Il cannot do 1t unless | recuee the
aunhef of statesmen. AMI am short
hyndcl now There is but one way for
me t' Keep my head above water. You
see Clarfe's fulure involves me very
heavily, and"
Aud the wnrrie,l man of business en-
tcr.al in'o long exl lanatnns uf his lllli-
c iii ., not necessary u repeat here
1t toaeart Iharlc Ca slletnn deeply,
WHEN ehtering the counting hotise in an
nnnncc his determination TO remain in
his old position, Ia see how the fuce ot
! his employer bIiphtcd. lie had been
sitting IN desp"lldent altitude, hooking
over The mails. the lines OF care strongly
marked upon his fare. As Ch ,rlie spoke.
the large eyes grew brigh er, md he sln,l
cd pleasantly as he said:
"Tnank you, CastIcton. 1t would
have cnuscd me serious embarrassment
/" lose ton. and am heartily glad you
| vii stay tlu.t iou will not long h.,
ohli2h,d To take smaller sslar,, hut
circumstances compel me to eeonomize
You have been kind empo cr To
me tnr ten years. answered Ctarlie.
"unl ii am eals Of any value. more
than another would be in my place. will
not desert You.
| Aud looking into the careworn face
that trouble was marking more deeply
tuan aye. Charlie resolved to serve Mr.
Millin mere faithfully in his prfplcXl.
ties llltn in his more prosperous days
Ii wa, II It long before le Old gentle
man {, II the sympathy ofhis Young clerk.
aatl looked ta hun as he Ia | never done
before for advice as well as service lie
admitted him to confidential relations,
explaining the difficulties caused ny the
failure of other firms, some heavily in
dehIcd to the house of john Mliiiin. olh
ers upon whom he had depended for
goods obtained upon credit
Day hy day, us the hard, trying win.
Ter war. away, the tw" grew tr,cnds ias
t,r an SO lar from l,Sseuilg his work.
Charlie found himself willlaIy hitting
,am, VI his e,ni ,rr's burdens upon
! his own shoulders.
IlS RaNt ill'iN lil1t W 'h "ilCHSs Hl'i
was gaining an insight lllo II Vt which
IN ol,purtunty hal never been given
| MN
An mabel. ut home, was hfnvrly tax
in. her diminished share of tue loat
with II n,!iur iacr aud II cteerful heat
As far as mtsht he, she kept from C,af
lie the knowledge pt ieI duinesiic ecuno.
,i,. ItIIi II u.,tt n
The woman whose competent all lie
malnled high wages. WAS hi,nisse,i. "nd
II hali grown girl engaged IL mint the
battles while Mabel cooked, washed,
ironed and served, meeting difficulties
with courageous heart. She had ne,
| cr been Il arone n, the worlt hive. hav
my i,ren busy hllle lressmaker before
! Caarlic Cns,irton won her heart. umd
t."A nrr 10 preside owe h., pretty home
J Bat ioI the t,rre Years ot her MARRIED
ilIr she had been nnch prtlcd, and there
were manv pleasures To be put asnie.
matn dollar, well wei. .hed before they
were spent.
IL was with a heart full of parlonahle
triumph that the young couple ut the
ci,t Ut the first year Of rrtnced pay,
tound they were slll out of debt. and
hal not touched the nest egg in the bank
| "lui see, Cnarllr, We made t!,e half
loaf 90 rnulad. said Mabel, as they went
careiuliy over The y,nrs expense book.
"rnerr are no crumbs, he said with y
VT, iace. ...
Never mind, it was better than idle
ness
"Yua, are raht. and there is more than
that. May. have been allie To help MI.
N ,tlln more than | ever could have
done in our odd relations 20 each other
HIS p-rplcxillcs made HIM long for some
one t. whom he rOuld speak conhieu
Tally, an;l when the ice was once braken.
lie took me fully int, all the business
cnniitencrs. ! ,uuli often Suggest way
cut I'll n difficulty that had not occurred
IT, iIini, and even when | was of no ae-
tnal use Ia HIM, and cvrn when | was OF
liu aciual use To hun. it was relief to
bour out his troubles to some one who
Was in full sympathy with him"
"But yuu have worked very hard,
Charlie / never SAW you 81 ute,i as yoii
often llava been this year, and your face
Is more care worn than il has ever been
Nv ell. II is same cpiniurt to know
that business prospects are looking
brighter. BY clusest econnmy, MIR,
Allfllii has managed To meet The obliga
tons he was afraid would rain him. sud
there is good lookout for the comln :
year"
"Will he give you whole loaf yet,
Charlie
Not yet think. Never mind. We
have held out SO tar We will not tic
/ sp"nd nov
"Drs, mi gucss not | am hopin .
to tnrr >,ine of th'sc ctuin's ,on were
siraktng ot ivxt year. | have learn 1t
many Valuable less 'ns IN Saving.
l'nc scc,i year Was certainly not an
ca,, one ltr M,hl,. a wee baby IN n l.,
atl =, IL The three year 81 tHins kept
the uirthers hand, busy, while there
| WIS no decrease IN household work
Mhuy lite arHc,es of clothing and
housed kcrliu-, too. that lasted well
through one year, were past service IN
easy to replace them.
! Often Mattel feared the savings tor a
'ra,nv uay' must he broken IN upon,
hat she kept al, such iears shut up ia her
own heart, ant had alwa,s a bright word
uf cheer for li.ei Charhe WHEN he came