West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-20

a supper now and then, treat your compan-
ions, and frequent the theatre, said Jim
''Oh. hang il! Your blood's water, Jim;
and besides, your position is different from
mine. Things are expected from me
must 60 into. society. By-and-by I shall
get a case that will pay me richly for all
these sacrifices.
sacrifices" repeated Jim, in tone
that made Charley 8 blood move faster, so
that he said 90 himself. with the addition OF
an oath.
''Thc same old slow boy, with no more
brains than an cox.
y ou are still at the machine, sec, - he
said aloud. moment after
"Oh, yes; Il costs next 10 nothing, and
II 10 never succeeds 10 gives me something
% think about
You don't say that YOU ever think. was
the sarcastic response.
"Noll, now and then. was the slow re-
joindcr
Charley rose, saunlcrcd back and forth
for few moments, and thcn stood still, his
handsome face rcddcning
IL say, Jim, cant you lend me ten dol
lars I'm absolutely ont OF cash "
II never lend said jim.
Charley's breath grew short aud quick.
Some insulting speech was on the end of
his tongue, FOR lac felt both rage and con
tempt but Jim, rising quietly, went to
desk aud lifted the lid.
III five dollars will do YOU any good,
you are welcome 10 them. " hc said '..'Thcy
are all have hy me,
"Jim, you're a good fellow ,' gaspcd
Charley, his tongue yet hot with the words
he had intended to say.
Jim went Dnrt. ar tttfg, o., his br,ti,r's
Office, and did not like H. "Wly should
the young lawyer spend "a hundred dollars
in picturcs!' ~ he asked himself Indignantly;
''and why does he keep the company of
such men as have met thcrc2'
One day jim received letter from his
brother Oscar:
DEAE OID JIM expect | shall have
10 leave college. Things are going wrong
at home. don't suppose any one has told
you. They seem to think you have all YOU
can do TO take care of yourself and SD YOU
have, ! suppose. Charley has been an aw-
iul weight upon father, and this year the
crops have ali failed, and father is disabled
from work by rh,umn,ism | don't care
much about myself only studied medi-
cine 20 please father, and should rather bo
almost anything else
] think / could write for the newspapers.
Can you get me place iu some store
and could write evenings, and live with
you. Think IL over, for I'm sure father is
going 20 lose all his property Charley
plays billiards, and I'm afraid cards. Write
me as soon as you can what can be done
for me.
Jim wrote i'm less than a week His en-.
plOyer wanted an under salesman Then
he set himself TO look carefully into his ia
TIERS affairs
Everything there was going 10 ruin The
farm was 20 be sold his father and mother
were nearly hear-broken, and no enc
thought for moment OF looking TO him.
But nevertheless he laid his plans To
pay the mortgage was quito impossible,
out he hired some comfortable rooms i'm the
old house where he stayed, sold what ho
could from the stock Of the farm. had the
necessary furniture brought to town, and
installed his father and mother I'm com
Portable home. Tho months passed Tho
old folks learned 10 depend upon him. and
his sister found a situation as bookkecpor
One day gentleman called upon Jim,
and was invited into his room. You've
been at work fifteen years on this machine.
you say - remarked the gentlemen when
he had examined II.
The speaker was business man, whose
favor was almost equal to fortune
Eyes, sir, said Jim, quietly; 81 was
always a plodder'
''Well, you've ploddod 20 some purpose A"
was the answer 81 am very sure there's
money enough in 1t to make you rich
man
Jim grew very rcd, and The room seemed
| to 20 around for n moment.
THANK you, he made reply. 81 should
like to be rich for the sake Of others.
And SO, eventually, pleading jim won
the race, and became the practical. efficient
and prosperous man Of the family.