Daily Republican., 1879-05-23

morning. EFIifLbly Iei ''eh " e'o h''
in her work, and Mrs. Wick"s, from
her lurking place behind the cash box,
cast envenomed glances toward Ler,pra-
monitory of coming storm.
Presently a new customer hohbled
in, bent and crooked, and made his
way directly to tho counter where Ra-
chae' AID Ruth were standing. huge
cotton umbrella protrudea in war
like mAaler from beneath his arm, and
mended cotton gloves covered his hands,
while = red rusty wig was half con-
cealed by his bent and battered hat.
"My goodness, Ruth, what fsure!'
ejaculatsd Rachael, in very audible
voice.
"What can that bundle OF second
hand clothes want here 7"
"Hush!" said Ruth, almost stornly,
"he viii hear you"
And what il he does' What do |
cars"
'IIe is old and infrm, Rachael, ard
hi4 ago should render him sacred in
your eyes"
Rae, ael tossed her head sneurine =.
"Eu1h, you are too absurd for any
thing, won't wait on him.
But the old MAJ stored Fesolu!ely
for Rachael herself.
81 want to buy some gloves, Miss, y
ha said in a feeble sosktng voice.
You'd better so somewhere elsa, y
sad the young LAZY snEereiiiously y
tour stor. don't keep cheap goods"
"plelse let me soc the article"
nachnl tossed the box down on ths
counter; the old man bent bis srecta-
cled eyes down to survey the 50 DIS.
"Hoa mach arc thsse?'
"a dollar pair
"En. ana . poor maa, Mis-; Law"
you nor ing cheaper ?"
"No," sanppyd Rsshgl, Il told yon
to 90 elsewhere, Fye 10 patience with
pagper3"
Il bes your pardon, Mss" faid the
old uIau, AN not u panper."
''N pll," observed the girl scornf0.ly
you loci; liks one -
"Appearanet5 ar often decit,u'. Die
you tell mo you had cheaper gloveaY
II didn't tell you any such thiag'
"Rdchael!" hAcAatl' renonStra
t.d her cousin. Le. me Show you
she .2it softly, turning to the Old Gus
TONER. "We have some very nice glove.
at seventy five cents.
"Seyenty-lye cents is great deal {" {"
money to pay for Il pair Of gloves, " Si'Ii
the old nan, looking sorIo@futiy do"A
on the nended fingers of those he wore,
but the weather is getting very frosty,
and am not 50 young as | was once, he
sighed.
II should think that was quite evl
dent" said Rachael, with heartIe3>
litter.
Ruth bent toward til, old man say
ing in a low, sweet voice:
Take the warm wOrsted gloves, sir
The price is sayenty-livc cents, but you
shall have them for fifty. myself will
make up the difference to the store.
You are an old gentleman, and. AN
young and able to work.
But ara nothing 70 you mias.
Ruth folded The gloves neatly IL
J. piece Of paper, AMI handed them te
hiss.
"For tn" sake of dear father, who
died year ago, old age can ncVel
bs nothing to mo, sir. Please don
f thank u.r: indeed deserve 10 graft
, tudr.'
AND Ruth drew blushingIy back,
while Rachael burst out into lou'
laugh.
''Upor my word, Ruth, you are th'
greatest fool | ever saw - she crled
while the old gentleman hoOb!ed oaj
y of the store. 81 would have seen thu
old gentleman in jericho before woult
have given him anything Why doe
he not go to the poor house!'
/ The days crept on, aud one day Mr
Harry Meredith astonished little Rutl
.. Durr very much by asking her to be hi
wife.
twas as if tho gates Of Paradise hat
f suddenly opened to her-the modes
, little girl, secretly worshiping llarr!
Meredith IN her Leart Of hearts, ha'
1 never dreamed Of tie possibility 0
such good luck being in store for her
a That evening she told her cousin
/ Rachael listened in silence. The priz
: had besn very near her grasp oncs.-
r But somehow it slipped away.
= 81 think you must DO mistaken
Ruth" she said, actimonously. "
a think Mr.. Meredith never would
: She checked herself, for that instan
tho door opened, and Mr.. Meredith wa
h announced.
= "Well, Rachael" he said pleasantly
"are you ready to congratulate ne OF
the sweet little wife | haye won!'
Rachael mutt.red one or two forma
# sentences, she was very pale. Mere
dith answered with a smile.
+ "Ruth,' lie said, turning TO her, ''
h hava something to show you"
$ He put tiny parcel in her hand
She opened it and out fell a pair 0
n worsted gloves.
Y She looked wistfully in his face
then the whole tide Of memory cam
!, upon her heart.
t "Harry were you the old man ~
e Il was tie old man my dearest
And then Rachael knew why it wa
that the ship freigllted with all he
0 hopes had drifted away, when it wa
. 50 near the haven.
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