The Morning herald., 1877-07-14
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an emphasis which left no doubt that
he believed it, he went on:
"Can you take that clock to pieces
(there was an old fashioned clock stand
in one corner Of the room) and put it
together again?'
"I'm no clock-maker," 1 replied.
"That is to say" rejoined he, "yoE
have no mechanical ingenuity. One
must not be clock-maker to do that. l
have done it, and can do it again; and
/ am no clock-maker."
elbow unreasonable you are, father"
suggested my grandmother.
He dip not appear to notice her re-
mark, but continued:
"Can you turn Il somersault?"
81 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 can't see," said my dear old
grandmother; "what occasion there
will be for the boy to mend clocks or
turn somersalts. Ic hear you talk,
one would think you had nothing to
leave him but your advice, and that
is not of the most encouraging nature"
j "A young man should rely upon him
SELF" returned my grandfather" ."Rchcs
take wings. I've managed to hold my
property together pretty well, but how
do 1 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. Nimblc
with her fingers at the old organ, but
those won't serve to keep family from
going headlong to destruction"
"Sallie Miller is very prudent and
useful girl" replied my grandmother.
II don't see what you find amiss in
her."
"Don't you? ?" he replied. Then he
relapsed into silence, and smoked and
;ooked into the fire.
BY and by he got up and walked out
If 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
.hinl better of my sweetheart.
l thanked her ever so much, but !
rad little hope that she would ever be
;uccesstul.
About this time my grandfather was
'elling some property in the town
where l was reading law, and it became
necessary for him to go there to sign
.ome deeds and receive the money for
he sale. At his request accompanied
lin.
1t was nearly evening when his busi-
less was finished, and we set out Oh
,ur return home. -Four thousand dol
ars, the proceeds ofthe sale, my grand
ather carried in bank notes on his per-
son, as it was too late to. make a deposit
in bank. fhe old gentleman was III
good humor, and talked pleasantly a.
We drove along. My mind was full Of
schemes just at that time as to how
was to support Sallie Miller if married
Ter before my grandfather died. | little
dreamed that ere we arrived home a
way would be opened to me. We were
,oing down steep hill, and was now
1uitc dark, when the horse stumbled