Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-23

What a horse he was and Ahcl's own,
Too. All X was q proud day for Abel
when he paid his long -hoarded two hundred
and saf in his own team-a man independ-
enl Of the world-in lis truesi sense \ rich
man.
Alsel Was in q thriving way. He owned
a neat hOme-b0aSfed Of neat wife-a
pretty one toc-and called aS beautiful a
Cirl daughter as might be found in the
whole country.
Nature had been lavish Of favors with
AIiss Nell. Indeed she had-for what ac-
complishmenls she could not boast All,
hus am wrong here; Nelly was NO boaSter
She was quiel- gentle. thoughtful, merry,
rarilepaied-thal is, she was all these by
turns and charming in each. and Abel was
deservedly proud Of his daughter.
The frs1 thing after the purcl aSe of the
fine snimsl Was 10 bring it home Arriv-
ing n his own door, wife, child and neigh
borS mus come out 10 look How beauti-
ful he was. they all said, smoothing down
Us sleek sides; the most knowing ones
making such suggestions as professional
-'Ouleness" required
Yes think / needn't be ashamed of
nly bSrgain this time, said Abel, in his
clezr. confident voice, SIook wife" he
ADDED, u an under1one; while she quickly
wTlaiEpered- Il see
a DARK brown team wagon was briSkly
s.rawn along thai moment by high, whit
ish-r-av horse. whose persevering mid.
MD n0adinE. scanned TO say, ''rm a sure
horse and safe one; slow, perhaps, but
always 10 be depended on" Forward on
q sezf sst 8 sfrong-bodied man with a
good enough face, saving that an ugly frown
ietzcfed somewhat from q usually pleasant
expression he drove as rapidly as the
uzrTUw space would admit, spitefully strik
inr MS horse, but apparently Glancing
neither righf nor left Ii might seem as
though some unpleasant occurrence had
thrown & veh over the happy scene.
To him il seemed as If al was veiled-and
% i Was: darkened and blasted by the
breath OF envy
WI hat . the matter now, Timi What's
gone wrong to day I know something
lsaS. - rha1 black look Of yours. What's
the matter with yoar tea e.
Thunder take the tea he muttered,
turning uneaSiiv: thunder take the tea and
tverz1hinC else: here's Abe Saunders got
a new horse on purpose TO drive me out. |
know L. q, If / could only compass that
feIlow-~
who. fatherF-' asked hearty voice, as
tie de41r 0pened and in walked tall young
feIlosv. with face rs sunny as the day had
heen-
The frowr partly vanished as Tim met
thai frank handsome face, for he felt proud
of ms b0v. who Was, he was sure, growing
I'D an honor 10 him FOR Tim was clerk
In the npirhhoinr CITY
Arain the blackness n Tins mind re-
Ter1ed 10 his trouble
That c0nfounded Abe Saunders is push
ing me Oui Of business IS fast as he can. !"
he sullenly answered
What has ne done now. fatheTE''
Bm 5lle question was put SO cheerfully
that Tim frl- half inclined to visit his wrath
upon ms son
Done whist In he always doingl" he
s-row4ed. Making mSue show, and catch
Snr rn0re fools: living about me more than
likely. Wasn't NV business better than
ms five wears agol Haven't been running
down and hasn't he been climbing upG
Hasn't Inc bought himself house, and a
horse. and been painting his wagcni And
don't ms wife 20 10 church every Sunday
with brand new dresses onE'
Three weeks from that Tim had new
horse alsss his wagon was painted fresh,
bright blue frock replaced his old one, and
Tin made altogether q brave appearance.
Bu 1aa- me pinched a. home was too ap-
uarent. The butcher, whose cart usually
stood every dHT before Tim house, stopped
now bu three times in the week Fresh
1azveS were seldom ordered from the baker s
Nsrx. Tins wife. staid at home from
meeting beczuse she had not q dress decent
70 az7resr 81 church much less bonnet and
other essential clothing.
The TRUTHS. Tim by his angry jealousy
lasa the good TIll of his best customers
SrnE-TInr under n supposed sense OF injury,
he was not slow to imputing to Abel, once
ms bosom friend, motives altogether stran-
.rex 20 that good mans breast His hints,
obscure and lightly dropped, failed of their
efecs, he could not injure Abel's business
An0tler stumbling block was his habit of
1ipplinr. Customers preferred one who
could IL MI Tunes he depended upon; who
never reeled in his seat; whose cheeks and
e-vex were neither flushed nor fiery. Of
Tin these things could seldom be said and
month after month his business decreased
In spite Of his new horse and gay wagon.
These things could not be without their
eSllt. and gradually Mrs Fuller lost her
old time healthful look
Had her husband cared to look he would
have known what her CLASSY eye and sink
m cheek meant, but he did not And
thus il was that one day in a sudden fit of
deliriOus fever the poor woman wandered
forth from her home, she knew not where.
Heedless of her steps the poor woman
t0aered along, but at last binding vertigo
seized her, sine lost all consciousness and
fell heavily TO the ground
Nelly Saunders sat at a side window or
her fathers house sewing and singing.
Every 1ew moments she would take from
the f0lds Of her dress small miniature and
look fondly n the features delineated there.
Nelly, my child,'' said her mother,
while the blushing girl thrust back the like
ness 5ust as her mother saw it. tSCome here
and look over the way. There, what does
il meant Some poor creature either tipsy
or SCH"
Il won't harm Us to 60 and see, !" re-
piled Nelly, her gaze growing sadly intent;