The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-05-15

house; who,gave the new books to the
library who helped the widow Valen-
tine; who helped the Frost family in
their distress; who saved the Ciarks
| from positive starvation; who has been
q friend to to the helpless; who laid out
the little park at the corner"
"Who keeps grocery store" put in
the male person.
At this some laughed, but there was
well-defned murmur of dissent. and
the laugh died away.
"Who taught you to keep store hon
estly; who has borne Sights and insults
because he chose to do a mans work in
the world; who"
She was only n woman. She did not
finish the sentence, for she actually
fairted away, and would have fallen
had not the male person caught her.
Never had there been n greater sensation
in Weston. The ladies gathered near,
with salts and words of sympathy. The
men stood apart in silence, for they were
ashamed
A very small female person, who had
been known to cast greedy ewes in a GER
tain direction, said spitefuliy. "Oh YES :;
it's well enough now he is rich.n
The Object revived just in time to hear
this, and said to the small creature. "I
have been fool-like the rest"
Here was a fine state of affairs. Max
well rich, and publicly defended by one
of the most fashionable girls in the town.
He must be cultivated Within a week
he received dozen invitations to teas,
dances, kettledrums and receptions. He
smiled to himself at each. and refused
them all with thanks.
The news of the Objects bold defence
came to him quickly. Was she the OBJ
Iect stillo Of that there was no doubt.
Did she care for himp 1t might be, and
yet what could he do? He canvassed
the. whole ground, and wisely resolved
to do nothing.
Events gallop in these days. There
came one to the village who seemed a
man of the world. He asked for Max
wells store, and was shown the parlors
on Main street. He stood before the
place and gazed and gazed. Then he
went in, and asked permission to sit
a while and observe tie trade. He sat
there three hours. Then, in lull in the
business, he rose and said to Maxwell,
u" Young man, this will not do. You are
hiding your ideas under bushel. Come
out into the world where you will be
recognized. I'm not q man of words
but if half II million will help you to
open a dozen stores of this kind in Chi
cago, Milwaukee, Columbus, Louisville,
Omaha, San Francisco, or where else
you wish, I'm your man. Will you go?"
Yes, sir. If everything is correct"
Everything is correct. There are my
card references. I'll call tomorrow with
my lawyer and the papers,"
Thereupon lie presented his card, and
withdrew. The next day the store had
changed hands, for there were parties
already waiting to buy it. The evening
train that connects with the Western eX-
press stopped at the little station and
took up a young lady and gentleman.
The few people who stood near smiled
in that friendly way bestowed on people
about TO be married, and then they wcro
gone. The train pulled slowly out of the
town, and a young lady, fair to see, lean
ed out of the window and said
Good-by, little village. l love you,
because you are an excellent place to
emigl ate from" Then she turned to her
companion and said, q am glad, Tom,
we are going out into the great world
SO am !, for it is Gods world wher-
ever we 60"
The new man ran the store Just six
months, and failed. He was only a
groceryman, with IA groceryman's mar
row views. His filure was perfectly
logical.-Hdrper'S Bazar.