Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-22

so quick mark yes sir he said as Fell in be-
hind him and commenced looking about me
he strobe up to him and knew he was talk
ing about me as they cast glances at me now
and then looked around and saw the gentle
man with Speoticles Comeing before me he
said as he approached me Please may en-
quire your name yes Sir with Pleasure Her
bert Lawrance at your service you may call
me Mark Rogers come this way and l will
make you acquainted with mr. Taylor mr.
Taylor mr. Lawrance very happy to meet
you mr. Taylor the same Mr. Iawrance hear
through my Partner mr. Rogers you saved us
several thousand dollars by your being hon
est and you anhave starvation here such rs
you may Prefer showing we take an interest
in you il you have no Preference you can act
as our Office Boy at Present | shall only be to
glad to accept your offer Mr. Taylor Rat this
way mr Lawrance said Rogers did you ever
act as an Office boy no sir I never had the
good luck to find such n starvation before
said as followed him in the Private Office
take an interest in you young man ain not
gointer but you to a Boarding house as we
have Formly have done am gointer take
you home with me and have you as our boy
how old are you twentey years old Sir just
the time For a young man like you to make
strike in life you are about as old as my dear,
oh Well never mind her young man mean
If she was alive Well you can open this Bank
mornings at Five Clock and Dust this office
and the other and sprinkle the Floor swept
out and then you have nothing Further to do
only go around at your Pleasure or study or
Practice music as you may Prefer you lost
nothing in letting me have my Pocket Book
young man I Can assure at six Clock in the
afternoon you can back and assert some Pap
pers or notes you can look around at your
Pleasure at my house this afternoon l will
take you what you have to do sweet this
Room he said as he went in the ajoining
Office and sprinkle this and dust it up in good
shape and the bank you can sweep to now
come home with me he said as we Began de-
cendnd the marble steps We walked in ST.
lance for about Five Minutes which Brought
us up to n large and Portly looking mansion
We went up the Broad stairs and stood on the
Porch n moment and then entered within
just as the door opened herd a voice seemed
Phamilar to me say oh Mark / am so glad
you have come who is that young gentleman
she said lowering her voice it is our Boy Lau-
IA and then he went on Explaining what is
already Known to the Reader She listened to
hear him through twentey he is about the age
of our Helen if she is aliveing hark, you
know ii we do not want TO let every boldly
know everything about her yes Mark let us
60 in the Room Where our Boy is she said as
they Come in the Room where i was Mrs
Laura Rogers mr. Lawrance Very happy to
meet you Mrs Rogers l said as she shook my
hand Fiercely don't know why sumething
seemed Phamiiar about her but could not
give an account for it she showed me to my
Room it was avery Pleasant Room overlook
ing crawl and Pleasant walks in the morning
went down and done my Required duty at
the Bank as good US l knew how Passed a
very Pleasant time there it Passed in the
Same way nothing occurred to me worth no
tce For about two years only in Due course
of tim work up as an assistant Cashiere