Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-13

one instance as in the other. Always
a host Of applicants.'
And Alice came, and though the
loss OF the old situation, like all I'm.
pleasant subjects, had been banished
her first recreating hours, not go the
gain OF the new, which was discussed
with happy hopefulness, while Hal
busted himself in his usual little at
tentions to his sisters comfort, and
Edna fitted here and there cheerfully
busy with the tea arrangements.
Iae next morning conversation
occurred between Jonas Wing and
Mr.. Low.
4 have engaged new man; a
young fellow, Ellerton. Has been at
Hatherton's till within few days.
He comes Monday. Make note Of
it, that he does not get turned Off
ALLOW me to suggest, sir, that first
vacancies have been promised to-
That's not the point, interrupted
MIR. Wing. sTnere is no vacancy, but
I've had my eye on Ellerton for come
time, and | want him. Perhaps you
remember that little matter had
with the Hathertons. couldn't get it
put in shape. At length ant myself.
Don'tthink they knew me. explained
what wanted. Pierson wac out !:
couldn't get anything done. / no,
ticed Ellerton overheard and paid at
tention to the conversation. Next
time l went with the same result
They're getting very slack over there.
Pierson was out again. Ellerton
stepped forward; not obtrusively,
however. 4 know what this gentle
man wants. l can do 1t myself if you
will trust me- His tone spoke capa-
bility. Let me try said /. And l
never saw better business capacity
evinced by SO young man. He fer.
reted out the tangle like a lawyer, and
it was not in his department, either.
Used to know his father. / ike his
mettIe. Let him come And turn
ing to his letters, the interview was
signifiao to be concluded.
Saturday night came, aud Edna
asked Alice: What think you Mr..
Hatherton wanted with Hal to day p
No trouble on foot / hope. Hal is
late to night
Hal was late. With the insight he
had obtained into business done on
larger scale, suggestions of improve.
ments in Mr.. Litchfeld's small de-
partment were constantly occurring
TO him; and in giving account of the
week to the proprietor that night. he
was able in a modest way to impart
as much information as a year of ex-
perience would have given that gen.
tleman, to whom the business was
still comparatively new. And time
passed while they talked. Hal sped
away at last from too MANY thanks,
while the proprietor of the variety
shop entered the little living.room
with praises Of that most noble
young man.
'Mr. Horace Hatherton has been
here to inquire for you this afternoon, ;
said Edna, as her brother entered.
so he told me-
Nothing wrong, is there Hal p
asked Edna, looking up from pile of
compositions she was correcting.
NO and yes. They want me back
there. | was surprised, assure you
like Mr.. Horace, and am sorry
cannot do as he wishes. He saws it
was all mistake, my leaving them.
he was absent at the time. Says
Fred can have a place if he wants,
but is not ready by year or two to
take mine
sWell?'
Tie said something about seeing
Mr. Wing; but they are not on very
good terms just now, and know he
would not ask favor there. NV en-
gagement was unconditional, and
stands, Of course, and | go to Mr..
Wing Monday morning just the same. )
And he snapped his finger at Beppo,
who accepted the challenge delight
eddy.
When Hal had said goodnight,
and little Paul Julian had made a
small yellow ball of himself, with his
head tucked under his wing, and only
light PLAYED out from the
the sisters sat and took coun-
sci together as they had many time
before.
'All things work together for good,
do they not, Eddy dear p and Alice
laid her cheek on the brown of Edna's
hair. The circles are too large for
us to see around, or even to guess
their curve, many times, but this one
week Of Halls is an illustration in
YES said Edna, it is just as father
used to say, wherever we can be Of
most immediate use, wherever we are
most needed, lies the true life path
And it is in activity that blesses
others that blessing for self is found.
1t was in Simon Litchfield's shop that
the best situation in the city came
and found Hal. 1t was in seeking
another's that he found his own. 1t
is temporal illustration of spiritual
truth
And no more true in this instance
OF HAS, rejoined Alice, than where
the circles are so large that, as in
many lives, the rewards stretch on
into eternity. If only she added,
after little pause, everybody would
have faith, and do their duty, and
just believe all will be right whatever
happens And with peculiar child
likeness of expression, which was
characteristic, she resumed, For the
good Lord does so surely take note of
everything, does 50 surely love every
one of His children. I wish they
would all believe it 10 their hearts,
Eddy, even if the circle does some>
tunes reach great way round
1t was very still there in the home
room ; white ashes, pure as snow
flakes, gathered over the living Goals !;
Beppo moved withou: the door, where
he lay stretched on guard; the meas
ured tick of the clock in the distant
corner asserted itself with new dis
tinctness. 1t were difficult when the
last words had been spoken to have
told which were the loveliest, the d.
vine creations of Raphael, which
shone out from where Hal had placed