Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-05-02

me as he asked the question.
He evidently expected reply, SO |
answered him by saying that asst yet
didn't know.
"That's candid, at all events,' he re-
Piled "Pve been thinking good deal
about you of late, and it occurred to me
that you might make poor lawyer after
ALL And you know what a poor lawyer
is. You remember Simmons, the man
who used to board about upon the farm
ers during the summer time? Well, he
was what they term poor lawyer. He
hadn't brains enough to make his pro-
fession support him, and was ready to do
writing or saw wood to help to exc out
| livelihood"
"Our grandson has BRAIN" tartly in
| terrupted my grandmother. "My side
of the family contained no fools, and
yours, father, were what was termed cute
men,"
"There's beginning everywhere" re-
turned the old man, putting vigorously
at his pipe. "There must be a begin
ming"
| Having delivered this remark with an
emphasis which left no doubt that he be-
lieved it, he went on:
"Can you take that clock to pieces
| (there was an Old-fashioned clock stand
ing in the corner of the room) and put it
together again?"
"Fm no clock maker" replied.
"That is to say" rejoined he, "you
have no mechanical ingenuity. One
need not be a clock maker to do that. [
have done it, and can do it again; and [
am no clock maker
How unreasonable you are, father"
suggested my grandmother.
Z" He did not appear to notice her re-
mark, but continued:
"Can you turn summersault?'
q never tried" / replied.
! "Then you are not as expert as a
clown. For the life of me / can't see
what good you are going to do in the
world"
/ "And l can't see," said my dear old
grandmother, "what occasion there will
be for the boy to mend clocks or turn
summersaults. To hear you talk, one
would think you had nothing to leave
him but your advice, and that is not Of
the most encouraging nature"
A young man should rely upon him.
self, returned my grandfather. Riches
take wings. I've managed to hold my
property together pretty well, but how
do / know he will do so when you and /
are gone? He'll marry Miss Miller.
What sort of wife will she make him?
Smart with her heels, no doubt Nimble
with her fingers at the old organ, but
those won't serve to keep family from
going head-long to destruction. ~
Sn1x Il
useful girl replied my grandmother.
Z" | don t see what you find amiss in her"
"Don't your" he replied. Then he
relapsed into silence, and smoked and
looked into the fire. ...--.,..... Fl.
By and by he got UP and walked out
of the room, and then my dear old
grandmother took my hand and held it
! in her own, and told me not to fret, that
she would bring my grandfather to
think better of my sweetheart. ,sa.. ?,
[ thanked her ever SO much, but | had
little hope that she would ever be sue
cessful. = IS f@t1a h@a
About this time my grandfather was
selling some property in the town where
| was reading law, and it became neces-
sary for him to go there to sign some
deeds and receive the money for the
sale. At his request | accompanied him.
1t was nearly evening when his bus
mess was finished, and we set out on our
return home. Four thousand dollars,
the proceeds of the sale, my grandfather
carried in bank notes on his person, as it
was too late to make a deposit in bank.
The old gentleman was in good humor,
and talked pleasantly as we drove along.
Ny mind was full of schemes just at
that time, as to how [ was to support
Sallie Miller if [ married her before my
grandfather died. I little dreamed that
ere we arrived home a way would be
opened to me. We were going down a
steep hill, and it was how quite dark,
when the horse stumbled and fell, and in
an instant shaft was snapped in twain.
[ sprang out of the wagon and grand
father quickly followed.
The horse in his fall had become en-
tangled in the harness, and lay helpless
upon the earth. The moon was just
rising and gave but an uncertain light,
for the sky was full of feecy clouds, but
still it was light enough to perceive
grandfather drop the package of four
thousand dollars as he stopped down to
free the horse. There it lay at my feet
and he was unconscious of his loss. An
other instant [ had picked it up and was
holding it behind me, irresolute how to
act. You will understand that | didn't
mean to steal it, but somehow or other [
had an indistinct idea that | could make
the occasion subserve my aims. There
was large fat stone by the roadside I
had trapped a rabbit there once, and |
knew there was considerable cavity be-
meath it. An instant later, and the four
thousand dollars were deposited in the
hole.
The shaft being tied up we got on our
way again, but it was midnight ere we
arrived at home.
Grandfather had not been within
doors five minutes ere he discovered the
loss of his money. He didn't get angry,
but he was frightened. It was the first
time in my life l had witnessed him
alarmed. -q
GIVE lost my money" he exclaimed,
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