The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-08-14

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tired Charlie when he came home. q
She never told him that the late
breakfast that she had planned to let
the babies sleep while he ate his ear
Iy one, comprised none of the little
tempting dishes of his own meal, bat
was literally bread and milk elk
mornings out Of seven. She never
let him know the reason she sugges-
ted his lunch down town. to save the
long walk home, was really to save
the price Of that meal toward the
dinner, the dainty little parcel he
carried never costing the price of
regular meal for them all.
She did not tell him that she was
cutting up her own dresses to clothe
the twin girls, and sewing busily
every leisure moment to keep all
the little ones tidy.
And yet there came day in June,
when six months of the second year
were almost gone, when che spent
the last dollar of the weeks money,
while the week was only half gone.
Charlie had given her long before
some signed checks to meet such an
emergency. but it was her pride to
think that not one had yet been pre-
sented at the bank.
She took one from the desk, where
they had lain so long, and spread it
out before her, calculating. with
Fuckers on her pretty face, how
small a sum she could stretch over
her necessary expenses.
81 hate to begin" she said. half
aloud ''if once we break in upon
that money, it will melt away like
snow before the SUM-"
There was no alternative but debt,
and Mabel knew that Charlie would
never be willing to owe any man a
cent while he had the cent with
which to pay him. So, with a great
sigh. she dipped her pen in the ink
to fill out the blank check. Before
it touched the paper, she paused,
listening There wss step In the
hall that was not that of the nurse
or one of her charges, a voice ring
ing out clear aud full, calling:
"Mabel! Where are you May?"
"Here. in my room." she answer
ed. "Oh, Charlie. what is it?"
For the face at the door was radi-
ant and all care seemed to have
slipped from it forever.
"Good news, May! And yet
perhaps should feel sorry, too, only
1 did not know him."
"What are you talking about?"
"Did you read this mornings pa
PERI"
Eyes"
"Did you notice the death of
Amos Gardner -
as that DIR. Gardner who used to
be Mr.. Mif1in's partner before you
went into the storeT'
eyes; he was bachelor, and he
has left his whole estate to Mr.. Milf.
fin. except a few legacies. The
store will be closed until after the
funeral; so we have three days
holiday, May"
81 am glad you will be able to
rest"
"But that is not all. Do you
guess the rest?'
"You are to have your old salary
again.
"More than that. Mr.. Mitf1in
took me to his house this morning
and told me all his plans. He will
enlarge the business, and will take
on again all his statesmen who are
willing to come. He has given me
permission to offer a position to
Will Castleton, who has been nearly
year out of employment, because
he would not accept your theory of
half a loaf being 'better than no
bread"
II know. Poor Will am afraid
Maria had a worse year than ours
has been, Charlie"
"Nor is that all, May"
"More good news still I"
"More still Mr.. Gardner. Mr..
Miflin says, did me some injustice
some time, by supposing that 1
would proportion my work to the |
decrease in my salary. To atone
for this he has left me five thousand |
dollars"
"Oh, Charlie !"
Hold on, little woman; he also
Mr.. Mifflin, in their very |
last interview, to reward my faith.
full disinterested devotion to him in
his late difficulties his own words.
May, by taking me as partner in
the business"
Charlie Oh, my Charliel 1
must either laugh or cry p said Ma
bel, almost Historically.
Laugh. then. by all means. The
new firm OF Miffin & Castleton must |
not be christened by tears. even
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