The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-08-06

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q BGlJSF 1879.
the next mornings, Sheep had
lssscugbt itsusual WORK pf restoring
the mind to ils otter state and calnl
lingi its pulses q an even heat
Nh Bsay lsIl Bis house somei
thing earlier than usual and twas
Walking al6ng. with has eyes cast
down, thinking over certain matters
0f business that would Teqeire lIis
Eattentionea "a man came to his side,
and, ina pleasant voice; said
eGooa morning Mr. BraylI,'
The merchant glanced Up, With 4
Iheigh ghteping eolor into the face Of
this person Rhe, had oyortalsen him
linshis rather deliberate walk SHe
knew the voices It was Chat cf M
Good morning. The response
/ VAS NOT heaf Hoi7 .conld it be2
Fl was sssy totrouble you yester.
day" said MI, Carlton, speaking in
u frank, cheerful way. aButa friend
to whom | had loaned sum Of mon,
ey disappointed me at the last mo,
ment, and I was compelled to borrow
at an unreasonable hour. Your
kind effort to serve me was none the
less appreciated because I had no
need for the check when you were SO
obliging as to send it in. Mr.. Ag-
new had already supplied my tri-
fling deficiency"
Now, what answer could Mr.. Bray
make to this? Was Mr.. Carlton ac.
tually in earnest2 Was he really SO
dull as not to have appreciated his
rough, insulting message of the day
before-or was this courteous ac-
acknowledgement of an almost extort.
ed favor rebuking piece of irony?
"It would have gratifed me if you
had used the check" replied Mr.
Bray, his voice little below its usu-
al frmness Of tone. "It was tender,
ed in all sincerity
II never doubted that for an in
stant," said Mr. Carlton, as if sur
prised that his neighbor should init.
mate, even remotely, a question of
his right appreciation Of the favor.
"Mr. Bray's reputation as courte.
ous, gentlemanly merchant and a
kind-hearted man forbid any other
inference"
Now this, Mr.. Bray felt, was crowd
ing him little too hard, and he was
considerably annoyed. sTell Mr..
Carlton that ! neither borrow nor
4end Coalds.he forget that rough
answer to his neighbcr's request for
a couple of hundred dollars, at d late
hour in the day, when his bank ac-
count was still short? No. He
could not forget it; and that neigh.
boris compliments upon his mercan-
tile and manly virtue sounded too
much like covert rebuke to be in the
smallest measure agreeable. So he
changed the subject, by referring to
some general topic, and managed to
appear interested, until, their ways
diverging, they parted with courte.
GUS forms of speech.
81 don't like that" said Mr.. Bray
to himself, as he walked on alone
"All this is mere hypocritical as
sumption; and, under the circum-
stances, can scarcely regard it as
less than insulting; and if he talks
again to me after this fashion will
tell him so."
The opportunity soon occurred
1t was, perhaps, about twelve, when
the merchant saw Mr.. Carlton enter
his store and come back to where he
was sitting at his desk. There was
a familiar smile upon his counte-
nance: and he looked altogether self
possessed.
Good morning again." said he,
with much apparent frankness Of
manner.
"Good morning" Mr.. Bray tried
to look pleasant, and tried to assume
perfectly composed exterior; but
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