Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-27
Misfsllaneons. q
A Romance OF Labor.
An ENGLISH STORY.

An ENGLISH STORY.
The uuwritien romance of real lie ex-
ceeds In beauty aud instruction anything
that simple fancy ever imagined and
have had only TO keep my eyes and ears
omen as went up and down Ia the world.
10 ill the storehouse Of memory with many
a strange drama. The following true in
cident was brought to my remembrance
this morning while listening to the rebell-
ious.words OF young man, who could not
see his iather's wisdom in desiring him 10
learn trade.
at will make Il common man Of me,
father" he said querulously; II shall be
as dirty a. 4 blacksmith, and have hands
like coslhesver."
And IL you think, Fred, that wearing
fine clothes and having white hands makes
you a gentleman, let me tell you, sir. you
are now a very common man indeed TO
begin with. a good trade might help you
to truer notions of gentle
Then looked at the handsome fellow
for he was handsome-and | thought In-
voluntarily OF young Steve Gaskill. Steve
has made his mark now, bat many years
ago heard just such a talk between him
and old Josiah Gaskill relative TO the young
man learning his fathers trade Of q WOOL
stapler.
1T is dirty business. father" said the
splendid Steve. in full evening dress,
aad hate the smell OF oil, and the sight
of those men In blue linen blouses.
hope shall do something better for my
self than that"
Very well, lad; whaten is thou fain TO
bef"
"A lawyer, father"
They're naught but lazy, quarrelsome
set. but thou shanot say liver stood l. thy
gate. Be a lawyer, lad. I'll speak to
Denham Tomorrow about thee"
So young Steve was articlei to Denham
& Downess, TO study law, and specially
convey ancing'' He was al only son.
but he had three sisters. aud over them
and his mother he exercised supreme in
fuence Whatever Steve did was right |;
whatever he said was beyond dispvte.
Even old Josiah, with all his sound sense.
was, In spite of himself, swayed BY the
undisputed acsno owledgement Of Steve's
authority. He would not have advised
his son TO be a lawyer, but seeing that
Steve was not afraid Of being one. he WAS
rather proad Of the lads pluck and ambi-
ton.
IL cost him a good deal. Steve's tastes
were expensive, and he fell naturally
among a class of men who led him into
many extravsgancies. There were Oc-
casioual awwkard scenes. bat Steve. sup
ported by his mother and sisters, always
cleared every scrape, and fully satisfied
the family pride in being regularly ad-
mitted upon the roll Of her Majesty's st-
torDeys.
In the meantime his father had been
daily falling In health. and soon after this
event he died. Most OF his savings had
been secured for the benefft OF the helpless
women OF the Gaskili family; and Steve
now found himself with q profession and
thousand pounds to give him iair start
Ia IL. People said old Gaskili had acted
very wisely; aud Steve had sense enough
to acQuiesce in public opinion. He knew,
too. that just as long Is his mother or SIS
ters had shilling they would share 4
with him.
So he hopefully opened his Office in his
native town of Leeds, and waited for cii-
ents But Yorkshire men are vroyerbislly
cautious; = young, good-natured. fashion.
ably dressed lawyer was NOS their ideal.
Steve could not look crafty and wise un-
der apy circumstances. and that drst year
he did not make enough TO pay his rent.
Nevertheless be did not In any way cur
tail his expenses; and when the summer
holidays arrived, he went ss usual to
fashionable watering place. II happened
that year saw the debut Of Aiss EliSabeth