Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-07-09
NUMBER 26.

the city Bathurst had searched all the
directories for Information in vain No
such Damo appeared, aud no such busi-
ness either And so be plied the old
gentleman with suspicious; iut.mating
probably the young man was dealer in
faro bank. a sm ggler, policy dealer.
and ail that Til he aud Lille were nearly
crazy. Finally, the following converse
ton eusued;
"Mr. Garhman, insist, before you
aro seen auY moro with my daughter,
upon knowing who You are. and what
you are doing, and where You are doing
lhP"
"Mr. Pickham, am John J.. GarLh-
man. earn money enough to support
your daughter properly, aud Tor the rest
must decline to answer
You decline, do you? No man who
has anything to conceal shall have any
thing 70 do with daughter Of mice.
And in consequence . strict injunction
vas laid upon the gil 70 see him no
moro, which she violated just as often as
she could get out Of the house.
One day SIR. Bathurst entered the res
taurant in which Mr.. Garthman piled the
brush, and sat down in the chair TO have
his boots cleaned Mr. Garthman kept
his face hverted as much az possible but
Mr. Bathurst observed him inienlly. lie
was shlned, paid his ten cents, and went
out. In an hour ho came back, and
though his boots were yet clean he sat
down again. At the conclusion OF the
operation ho remarked:
"Hs ha Mr.. GarthWan this IS tho
polishing of caliskin you do' Ha ha"
And taking u coupe he FASTENED up
town full OF the discovery. Ho had his
rival in his power, Now Miss Lille
would throw Gsrthman over; now the
elder Pickham would insist that all con-
nection between them cease, tor, OF
course, be would never permit his daugh-
ter to marry booLblack- And be lost
no time il getting at the old man and
telling his discovery.
"Do you pretend to say that John
Garthman is blacking boots in base
ment?"
Certainly, do. lie has an old suit
Of clothes which he wears during the
day, aud when his work is done he puts
on his good clothes and comes up here
imposing upon US as gentleman. He's
an impostor.
"He vas a lawyer, wasn't hep"
Yes"
And when he didn succeed he took
this up?"
Yes"
Lille yelled the old gentleman,
somewhat red in the lace. "Come, ,here.
You may take John Garthman as soon as
you please. like the fellow. Bathurst
il you had been fixed as he was. you
would have borrowed OF your friends,
and thence glidod swiftly into dead beat
ing, and ended finally as dealer OF faro.
John didn't do any ything OF the kind. lie
set abou. earning living honestly and
has succeeded. That young fellow will
get on. Good bye Bathurst. you have
done us favor. Garthman won't black
your boots a great while
And so the troubled John was pleas
antly received, and all restrictions were
taken off the meeting OF the two young
ones, and Mr.. Bathurst quit the house In
disgust, and the twain are to be made
one very soon. Mr.. Gsrthman has re-
sumed the practice OF The law, and as MIR.
Pickhsm has influence, it is probable that
he will get on very well.
This little romance ended properly.
We would not, however, advise all young
lawyers to 20 10 boot blacking, TOR then
that profession would be oyerdone, and
beside al old gentlemen might not be as
generous and sensible as Mr. Pickham.
However. lew OF them might try it TO
the advantage not only Of themselves,
but to the world.-Nel0 York Nal.