Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-01
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come into the shop bsrl Ia.lylike-looking-
woman in a very shabby widows weed:
She wanted a machine for herself and
daughter u learn. AID said she had heard
would take tire money by instaIiments-
Now, Just halfa an hour before, by our shop
clock, / had made a vow that I'D give up
all that part Of the trade. ard was very
rough with her-iust as am when I'm
cro.s-and said NO
..But you will II the LADY gives securi-
~ 20 said my wife hastily.
The poor woman gave such a woe-be-
gone look at Us that II made me more ont
Of temper than ever. for could feel that
If + stopped should have 10 let her have
one at her own terms And so il was. for
there, i'll didn't let her haze first-class
machine, as good az new: she only paid
seven and one-half down, and undertaking
10 pay half crowH week. and no more
security than nothing,
To make it worse. too, If didn't send
the thing home without charge Luke
going with il, for he was back ut home
now. keeping my books, being grownin
a fine young fellow Of twenty five; and
SAT and growIed the whole Of the rest Of
the day, calling myself all the weak-mind-
ed idiots under the sun. and telling the
wife that business was going 10 the dogs.
and / should he ruined
''You ought to be ashamed Of yourself.
Tom she said
$50 am SAWS r. Il didn't think
could be such tool.
''Such fool ~ to do Kind action to
one who was evidently lady born. and
come down in the world
Eyes, - says, Ito be living in BENEFITS
place. where I've sunk no less than ten
machines in five years
Yes says the wife. 'and cleared hun
drcds Of pound. Tom I'm ashamed of
you-you man with twenty workinomeu
busy up stairs, couple of thousands
pounds worth of stocks in the bank. a"
Hold your tongue, will you9-' said
roughly, and went out into the shop to try
and work il off,
Luke came back soon after. looking very
strange. and ! WAS at hun directly.
Where's the seven an six?' ! says
anerly.
He didn't answer hut put three halt
crowns down on the desk, took ont his
book, made his cntrics-,late of delivery.
first payment, when the other : due and all
the rest OF it--and was then going into the
house.
Mind" said sharply, those pay
ments are TO be- kept to the day and to-
morrow you go down 10 the Rollvs, who
live nearly opposite to EN-, to keep an eye
on the widow, or we shall lose another
machine"
You needn't he afraid father.n he said
coldly; they're honest enough. only
poor.
was just N that humor that wanted
to quarrel with somebody. and that did.
when | ask you for your opinion,
young man. You give it me and when
tell you to do thing. you do it," said
in "a savage a way ~ ever spoke to the
lad. ''You 90 over tomorrow and tell
the Rollys 10 keep strick lookout on those
people; do you hear
Father he says, looking me full in
the face III couldn't insult them BY doing
such u thing" when. without another
word. he walked quietly out of the shop
leaving me worse than ever.
For that hoy had never spoken to me
like that before, and should have gone
after him feeling like mad. only some peo.
pie came in. and Gidn't see him again
until evening. and n good thing, too. iol
I'm sure | should have said all sorts o.
things to the boy that | should have beer
sorry for after. And there was, Tuning
and ffetting about savage with everybody
giving short answers. swapping At the
wife, and feeling a n man does feel whe,
he knows that he has been in the wrong
and hasn't the heart 10 go and own it.
II was about : O'Clock that | was sitting
by the parlor fire. with the wife working
and very quiet, when Luke came in irou
the workshop with II book under his arm
for he had been footing up the mems piece
work. and what was due IT, them. and tn,
sight of him made me feel rs il wanted
to quarrel.
lie saw It. too, but he said nothing. onl,
put the accounts away. and began to read
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