The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-06-14


II you are willing to help me while Ar
thur is away, shall be very glad of you
services"
IAN right, papa; you may depend
upon me for next week."
Saturday passed, and Saturday nigh,
came. All that day Rosa involuntarily
had been thinking, more or less: of Ar
thur Guild. 1t seemed to her ~ If she
missed him - much as she would havt
missed brother, if she had had broth
er; and he had gone away the day be
fore. Did she miss him more than she
would had he been q brother?
TITS just like one of the faMily's be
ing away" said her mother, at the tea.
table.
Rosa was silent, but her father replied
That's 50. Poor fellowi hope he ID
mot going to be very sick. I cannot for.
get his white face and sunkeh eyes,
Did R0sa's face, at her fathers 70.
mark, turn quite white or did her moth.
er only imagine it dids
Rosa found the Sabbath that followed q
very different day to her from the last
when Arthur Guild was there. What q
pleasant time they had that day, when they
had gone to church in the morning, and
then had talked and sang together In the
parlor afterxard, and then in the evening
to church again, and after the evening
service they had spent an hour together
ON the piazzal Ali that pleasant hour
This Sunday would have been plcasanter
If he had been there.
Monday, the first day of settlement,
came, and found Mr.. Young and Rosa in
the store. Rosa attended to those custom
ers who wanted the lighter and neater
articles found in such store; while her
father measured ottt potatoes, apples,
etc.; and weighed up pork, butter,
cheese and whatever wac called for in
that line. R0sa's pretty hands got stained
in handling black alpacas, and s0iled In
other ways, but she did not care; water
was plenty, and she knew they would
wash and be as pretty as ever.
Once, after selling q dress pattern, she
went to the ledger to charge it; and in
turning to her purchasers account, she
was attracted by an entry badly written
which might have been in her fathers
handwriting, or Mr.. Guilds, she could
not tell which. She stopped to see what
It was. II read to her like this: =" When
two hearts beat" "Why," she ex.
claimed; II wonder If AMI. Guild
wrote that" There was q charge for
eggs just above it. and she said to herself:
" Evidently have read that wrong; it
must be something about beating two eggs
into something-some receipt, probably"
While she was meditating about this
singular entry, old Mr.. Freeman came in
with his psss-book, to settle up. Mr..
Young saw him, and came forward to
attend to him. Rosa went to q customer
standing in front of the showcase. In q
few moments she heard Mr.. Freeman
say:
"Grine-stun! Mr.. Young: l hain't had
no griLe.stun."
Must have had one." replied Mr..
Young. "One is charged here; and nv
clerk never made mistake in charging,
any more than ever did,"
But, darn it'll tell We hain't had
any SIGH thing for twenty years! Nv
grine.stun's good yit. I didn't knows ye
kept 'em."
1--WE don't, Mr.. Freeman, but we often
order goods that we do not keep, or are
out of, when q customer calls for them.
You must have given Guild your order for
this stone; he has certainly charged you
one."
"Waal! wal! It's mighty queer, that
ere charge, for sartlnly hain't had no
new grine-stun.''
Well, Mr.. Freeman, let the account
stand, as it is, until Arthur comes home.
He'll be here some time next week, and
then we will have the matter Strengthened
out"
"Waal, all right" and with that out
went the old gentleman, wondering what
on "airth" was the meaning of "that ere
charge"
Mr.. Young was very much puzzled, but
before he had time to think much about
the matter, in came the Widow Beaumont,
to settle.
Strangel but when he had added up the
two books, they were found to vary four
teen dollars and eighty-five cents. After
moment Mr.. Young discovered the
trouble. ooh, l see," said he; "Guild
has carried out the price for q dozen of
eggs, fifteen dollars-should have been
fifteen cents. Your book is right, as
usual; mine is wrong, but it is the first
time, madam, that have known it to be
SO since Ihave done business" After the
widow had gone, Mr.. Young broke out
with: "What under the sun allied Guild
when he made that mistaken
There was quite number in after that,
to settle; and the store ledger and their
books agreed in most cases, and, by night,
the storekeeper had become comparatively
easy in his mind. Though, when he
thought of that grinestun, I" he would say
to himself: " Singular about that, but
think it will turn out that Arthur got that
stone for some one that Mr.. Freeman is
for, even if he did not have it
Tuesday it rained, and no one came in
with book to be balanced.
Wednesday morning the merchant en-
tered his store in very good spirits, and,
until the middle of the forenoon, he got
along nicely. But at about ten O'Clock in
came Aunt Betsy Sco6eld-a maiden lady
to look over.
Now, Aunt Betsy was very particular
about her account.
She accosted Mr.. Young with: "Ready
to settle up, Mr.. Young!'
An ready, ma'.m." he replied.
1 and everything all right excepting two
omissions. have you charged with two
articles not in your book. They are q
razor. strop and . pair of cowhide boots"
WHAT" shrieked the maiden lady, in
9 tone of voice that could hardly have
failed to reach Mr.. Young's ear if he had
O00A - MAO uVuoCs VUoIVcE VI mllc up.
street. RGsor-strop! Coschids boot? ~
The store.keeper meekly raised his eyes
from his book, which he had-after the
old lady's exclamation-been re examin-
ing closely, and, with growing nervous
ness, whispered: "Yes'm-razor- strop
and cowhide boots"
"Wh-what do you imagine I could
have done with those articles, Mr..
Youngr'
"I-l-don't know, ma'am, unless you
got them for come mani
Nan! have nothing to do with
men, SIR"
Twill you allow me one moment,
ma'am, to finish what began to sayr'
A. Aunt Betsy did nothing now but stare
at Mr.. Young, he went on: "Iwas about
to say that perhaps some man who has
worked for YOU got these things ON some
store order you had given him. IL have
always looked upon my clerk as . very
correct accountant, and it strikes me that
this charge must be correct. Haven'tyou
sent some one here with an order within
the last three mOnthsf''
mo, sir, have not. There il but one
explanation that il right of these remark
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