The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-24

Please, Mr.. Thurston, help me with
his obstinate door,. 1t will stick
He went forward, then, with all the !
Easy grace of manner that had ever /
marked his intercourse with ladies. The |
little gloved hand was extended to meet !
mis- as she thanked him.
"It is too bad you are engaged she
said. 81 should like to borrow your
artistic eye to aid me in sS.ecting a dress
for my reception on Thursday evening.
But you will come and tell me how
succeeded aloneFswih you not?"
I" Do you really wish me to cOBle now?"
he asked.
81 do"
''Then I will come! must say good
morning" and he left her with a most
courteous bow.
But while the great express wagon
ratified down the streets, Miss Haines
turned away from the store she had been
entering and re-entered her carriage.
To nay fathers" she said to tine
driver rand few moments later the mer-
chant looked up from his ledgers to see
his only child, in faultless walking
dress, entering the counting house.
another cheek" he said, moving a
chair to- her " How much this time?"
Nothing! l want to talk to you.
Shut the door 50 these hOrrid men can't
hear me-"
The door was closed, and privacy in
the sanctum secured. Bertha astonished
her paternal relative by bursting into a
passion of weeping.
Why, Berthap' he cried.
Never mind, papa. 1t is all over
now. Do you remember what you said
to me when Raymond ThurstOn asked
for some employment here?"
Not exactly"
do. You said that a man brought
up as he had been would want a sine
cure; that he would never come down to
real work, and that you had no position
for fine gentlemen; that his offer to take
a subordinate position and learn the
business was simply farce"
" Did say all that, Bertha?"
To me you did. [ suppose you dis
missed him politely enough. But, papa,
if you thought he was really in earnest,
really meant to work for living, would
you give him a chance here %
&" Yes. He has capacity, brains, and a
splendid address. But he has been an
idler all his life"
" He is no idler now. He is driving
an express cart"
! " Bertha!
" He is. ] met him not an hour ago
He thought I was going to cut him. A;
! if" she added, with magnificent scorn
q would slight an old friend in adver
sity."
g Bless my soul! Driving an express
wagon !. Ned ThUrstOn's boy Educated
at Harvard Dear me! Did you notice
whose wagon it was, Bertha ?"
Bertha had not noticed, and the ole
gentleman hustled into his coat anC
started for the office. At dinner he in
formed Bertha that Raymond had ac
cepted a place in his own large establish
ment, with i frank confession of his
profound ignorance Of all business affairs
but in earnest resolution to learn wei
and speedily whateverappertained to the
duties entrusted to him.
1t was not many weeks before Mr.
Haines congratulated himself upon the
acquisition of his new clerk. He tolC
Bertha marvellous stories of Raymond
rapid progress and the strides he wa
making in his new life, knowing of thu
long nights spent in porting over ledger
and accounts, the many misgivings thu
new clerk felt. The same active braiI
and quick intelligence the young studen
had brought to gain college honOrs nov
stood in good stead in mastering the in
tricacies in invoices, bookkeeping, anC
counting-hOuse mysteries, and Raymond
gained favor rapidly in the eyes of hi
employer.
1t is a question whether actual meri
would have advanced him quite so FIRE
Quently as he was promoted, hard as h
worked, and steadily as he. improved
But Mr.. Haines wOrshipped his Onl
child, and the burst of tears in the count
ing-house told him the secret Berth
= successfully concealed from all Others
: A self-made man himself, with an ampl
1 fortune 10 the one Bertha already held
f he laid no stress on money in thinkin
of a son-in-law. Energy, industry, il
2 tegrity, those were the. foundations {
| his own fortune, and these were tn
, qualities he desired in a life cOmpaniO
e for the child who was the hope and prid
of his old age.
t The closer ties were bound that Dire
= Raymond ThurstOn to him in bushes
z the more he hOnOred and esteemed tn
!, sterling worth of the man he so long T,
Y garded as a mere butterfly of fashion
\ one of fashions spoiled children. An
r learning to respect his worth he had ais
learned to love the frank, bright fac
= ! IAAC NANftA1 AAAAEAAA5 fOANNJ eNAANA SAAS ~ -
t ready courtesy of the young clerk.
# grew to be a very frequent OccurrenC
c for him to ask the support of the strOn
r young arm when the streets were sill
perry, and at the door to invite RaymOn
e to dine, sure of a beaming look of plea
4 ure from Bertha.
?. There came a day, after two long yea
o of faithful service, when Raymond W;
Y informed in the privacy of his counting
d house, that a junior partnership was h
:. if he would accept it. Some emOtiO
: checked the utterance of Raymond
h heartfelt gratitude. He extended h
= hand, to meet a cordial grasp, and hea
= Yes, yes! l know. And now, if yo
want to tell Bertha the news, you ca
take holiday"
?, MAY l tell her more? May I tell h
o love-that the one hope of my life is
: win her love in return?
IS You may tell her that have bee
7, YOUR most sincere friend and warme
(, well. wisher for two years. You may te
/ her." and the old mans eyes twinkle
n that l have looked upon you as a sc
le ever since the day she met you driviI
e an express wagon"
N And behaved like an angel"
8 Yes, yes, of course, they always d
There, get along with you. m DuS
Q Take my love to Bertha, If you are n
m overburdened with your own"
L And so-you know the rest. There W
e a wedding, and Amabel gave the bride
Y parure of diamonds, and owned, when
/; a burst of confidence Bertha told her Il
:; whole story, that, after all, Thurstor
II pride was never so good in the end
Raymond's pride.
n To PREVENT SWEET POTATOES Fro
n RoTTING.-I have noticed for the la
/ few years various plans for Preventil
h sweet potatoes from rotting after bell
- gathered and banked or housed It w