Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-12-19

"UIn, uuI - ST. the old geu'lr-
man. Bur ne put III his sppclarle-
! and eyed Jnhu from head Ia fo,t.
Tne next dav he Stnpp 1t at the
same sIInr, aud walked up TO th
/ prop, .etnr.
Ill VS. he for Intelligence, now
he b'-gan, as ii the ca verSati"n had
s'o;prd the moment before. STU
pid, pr"h,hly 7"
II ~ thiuk he's very sharp in
trade" VAS the rely but hes
very handy Toy. H.. has made "A
go Il many convenient knIckknacks
for the nelghhurs- that bookshelf,
for INSTANCE"
"Why, thrt'> the very thing |
Want IL by. Well, there's NY
tain. G"on,da,, sir"
"ile'lI be back again. Old OLD
felton," said the merchant, langa-
nE.
The next day he WAS back and
he me az the S,me hour.
II like that buys hooks. sir. I'vs
been waite ling MIN. Bat nf cnur T.
he has d, In relations -diuIkeu
father-rag-tag of brother>-Wnu
would follow hlm.
NO. He has only Il mother, AID
she Is a dcceat, u al feariu! Scotch
wnuan-a good seam tIes., J,Ih
tells me-, tut can get Lu work.
Times are dull here ilIt nov. Pny
the country folks will p ur into
the cities. Mis-. N'Tavish has
nothing hut what The by earns al
the >ta' d gender.
Tie old gentleman made No reply.
Bat the hex day LIE went np to the
bn's stand. John Was looking
ale aId anxious SDne &C his rg-
ular cast MRS n d refuS'-I To take
their mag gaZlurs-tim being ="
hard. Tney would be dead luSs
on his hdr d..
Paper /? Mag Zines, sir 2" he
asktd d.
M. A Wnrd with you. my lad.
My naute is B ,hnn. am the Own
er OF the Bnrd4l Nurseries about
thirty miles from here. I want "a
young man 10 act as clerk AID sales
man Oh tie grounds, al "a salary Of
forty d,llars ,nnnti', and woman
wna will br srrIc. a d orderly, Il
oversee he girls who pack flpwers-
seeds, III twenty four q Ild
mnntn. offer The y ,si;i N e. ynt
and your mother, aud [ give ypn
until tomorrow tu think il Ov,r."
"Bmt y 'u-yuu-dO-'t know IN,
sir !" gasi"d John.
II knIw YOU v.'ry well. yener-
ailv know what Am abnut. To-
he ready . give ,ur avs
wer. | VII lake you f ur weeks on
t.ial. If | ain sati.fi Il the = ..,,g.,-
ment will br Ie' ewed for "A wear"
All the est o the day, john /.
like one in dream. Evaryb ly
had leard of rie BnruaIr Nursp, irs,
AID "f good Id Isaac BuhIn their
owner But What had he Il me.
tat this cart ly paradise shonll hr
oprn tn him 7"
you'll come, eh 20 said Mr..
B rhrn. the IL xt d,v. Thought
you would. When car you Begin
work z"
".At once. sir
"Gnnd. b. the way, there's
vacant hnu@p on the grounds, which
your mother can have, rent free, if
she remains with me-. \ mere huX.
INT hig enough. There's NV team.
SUPPOSE y"u come ont, M'Tavish.
and look about Sou You can cone
back all right.'
John lrckpd up the anil sent d
message To his mother, aud wen
with NJ. BDhnn. He had uo' vi
told his mother of his chaIgr it
their affairs.
He WAS very silent wien he came
home that pveuinE, but oddly ten
der with his mother and she no
tic+d that liz remained long time
on his kne~s ut PRAYER that night.
Tney had only little bread and
milk for hr-dkfast the next ~ IrI-
ing. Il d john >carrely tasted it.
You look as if You Could not
bear this much logger, mothe ;" he
said, cunning up To her. and putting
his hands on her shoulder. "Yuu
II I'd good wIolps me meals, anl
The fre5h air. and the iIiilI ard ne
trees, instead of this !" looking
our At the piled stacks Of chinnfys
D lc ing forth tile black SIN Ike of
an ir"n foundry
Don't talk of them, john, lad -
"We!l, I wont - aud he pnt Oh
his hat and went out.
An hour later he came back.
"What Is wrong 2 Why have
you lett the stand ?'' asked the
mo her III alarm.