Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-01-08
your cheeks red and plump

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your wagon Thank God, / have
found employment at last 2 And to
himself he said, silently in bis beart.
Poor Nellie shall not suffer while I
have strength and opportunity to
labor
What . wonderment there was
when people saw Philip Nettleton,
the highly educated aud tie Ornate,
clad in butchers frock, driving
Dir. Dwinals wagon, and delivering
parcels of meat and vegetables
through the town.
/ 1t did not happen on the first day,
nor yet on the second, but on the
third day be had to deliver a parcel
at the house where Ada Altering
lived; and as he passed through the
gateway, with heavily laden basket
on each arm. he saw the maiden
whom he had learned TO love, look
ing upon him from one of the pailor
windows. He did not bow his head
in shame, but be gave a respectful
nod of recognition and passed on.
When he was once more upon his seat,
and had taken up the reins, knowing
that the gaze of the maiden was still
fixed upon him, he said to himself,
Farewell Ada. You can never stoop
to this. But | have never bad right
to hope, so what have lost? What,
save the privilege of your, sometime,
companlonship, which might only
have lured me more deeply into the
pit of disappointment and sorrow 2
On the evening of that same day,
Amos Robbins sat in the little count
ing room of the store of friend. Two
ladies stood very near to the parti
ton thereof, the upper part of which
was OF glazing sash, and open; and
this was what they heard spoken by
two men in the little box of an office.
The first spoke in continuation of re-
marks already made:
'Wr. Dwinal himself told me how
it was. You know Nettleton has a
sick sister, entirely dependent upon
him ; and when he came out from
the wreck of Brown 81 Boswelrs
house, he had not five- dollar bill
lie has searched day after day for
employment
AS did, broke in the sllvery
voice of Amos Robbins.
Yes rejoined the other 'but un-
like you, he was determined to do
any work he could find, so that it
was honest, and when Dwinal Of
fered him the butchers frock, with
ten dollars week, he took it,
'Egad {! it must have come tough
said Robbins.
Evidently not so tough to him as
idleness and debt suggested the first
speaker.
i can't say that ! am fond of idle.
ness pursued Robbins; 'but, good
Lord to come down 10 driving a
butchers cart! | wonder if Miss
Atherling has set eyes upon him in
that uniform. If she has, she must
have been somewhat taken down.
Nettleton has been quite intimate
with the golden lady, and l have
thought he had entertained hopes of
making an impression. But-.ye gods!
what an impression the butcher. boy
must make, eh ! BY the Mass /
consider my chances enhanced an
hundred fold by Phil. Nettleton's
falling down from her social CIRCLE
'Tbe two ladies left the store. One
of them was Ada Altering.
A few days after this, cards were
issued for select party at Miss Ath.
erling's. Philip Nettleton received
one, on the margin of which was
written:
| shrink not. He who has the moral cour-
| aga TO do brothers duty at the risk OF So
| cial position, need not fear that he can be-
lowered in the esteem of ADA ATVERLiSG.
| Philip Nettleton pressed that mis-.
siye to his lips, and it was wet with
his tears. 1t was not much out the
simple words, from such a source,
gave him more hope than he had
ever dreamed of.
The evening came, and people
wondered as much to see Phillip
Nettleton there as they had wonder
ed when they first saw him upon the
butchers cart. Amos Robbins won
dered if Miss Altering would deign
to notice him and when, not long
afterwards, he saw the lovely heir
ess take Phillips arm and walk ont
INTO the conservatory, he remarked
| to a friend, "Zounds She don't
know he drives butchers cart p
"Miss Atherling,'' said Phillip,
when they were alone, 81 had, in my
mind, relinquished ali hope Of return
ing to this Elysium."
Had you thought, Mr.. Nettleton,
that Ada Atherling's esteem was of
so treacherous a character p
How earnest she looked as she
said this ; and what light supernal
there was in her large violet eyes !;
and that trembling OF the hand which
rested upon his arm. Some spirits
have power of Interpretation, that
can read thoughts not spoken-,hey
catch thoughts by electric trans
mission. Phillip Nettleton, at that
moment, believed that Ada Ather-
ling loved him. And still under the
electric influence, he took the hand
that rested upon his arm, and gazed
down into her face.
'Miss Atherling-Ada--I must
speak one word even though it be
tie sign that separates us forever.
You speak of esteem. How faro,
how far, towards the sum of all earth
ly happiness would your esteem suf
fer me TO aspire ?"
"Mr. Nsttle.on-"
There was moments hesitation,
and then the noble girl proceeded,
after the manner of speech of her
companion
Mr.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Heaven | would not dare to limit the
aspirations of true and noble soul. !"
We need not repeat the impas-
stoned words of the lover, nor the
frank and heartfelt responses of the
maiden; only we will tell that in the
end Ada's head was resting upon
Phillips shoulder, and that she muir
INJURED. in iovful accents go NV