Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-11-04


wears YOU will have the capital you
seek, with sufficient experience and
indsement to know how: 20 use it.
And, better still, it will be yours,
earned BY your own industry and
self-denial, and worth more to you
than ten times that: amount got in
any other way. Then come and
see me again
'You'd rather have my money
than advice, ] dare say added Mr.
Stone, as Edward arose to go; Int
we'll be better friends four years
hence than if | let you have it. Sit
down, nephew, the train YOU haze
20 take won: leave until six in the
evening. You must stay to tea.
| want you to see what a complete
little house-keeper | have, aud
make vOu acquainted with her.
'Polly he called out, opening
the door into the hall.
In prompt obedience to this sums
mons a rosy checked, bright eyed
girl tripped in. TIE neat print
dress had been changed for pretty
merino, bnt our hero did not fail to
recognize her, and his face flushed
painfully as he did SO.
polly = continued her father,
'tbis is yonr cousin Edward. He
leaves on the six o'clock train, and
| want his short stay as pleasant rs
possible
Polly is my little honsekeeper,'
he added, turning to his nephew.
4 hire a woman for the rough
work, and she does all the rest.
" hen she is eighteen she VIII have
all the servants she wants, but she
must serve her apprenticeship first
1t may stand her IN good stead
she may take i to her head to mar
~ poor man, as l'er mother did
before her. Eh. my girl 2
Mary 5 only reply to this was q
smile and blush. Our hero was
considerably embarrassed by the
recollection of the mistake he made
hnt the quietly cordial greeting of
his youny hostess soon put lin
comparatively at rest.
At her fathers request-who IVES
very fond OF his dae 5htcrs accom-
pli~hmen's-M Mary sang and played
for her con~in, and his visit ended
III singular contrast t. the stormy
way it commenced. Edward re-
fused the five dollar note rendered
to him at parting for his travelling
eXrenscs.
The old man smiled IS he return,
ed the note to lis pockelbook
Hes a sensible chap, after all.
he remarked to his daughter, as the
door closed att,r the guest. 'I,'s
in him, if it only can be brought
out. We shah see, we shall see.'
a good deal for father to say !
was Mary's inward comment. who
thought her cousin the most agree
able young man she had ever met.
Three ears later Mr.. Stone and
his daughter paused in front Of a
small but neat, pleasant-looking
shop, on the plate glass door OF
which were The words: Edward |
Stone, Stationery and Bo. kstore'
1t being too early i'll the day for
customers, they found the propfi--
etor alone, whose face flushed with |
pride and pleasure AS he gveetei
them.
4 got your card, nephew said
the old man, with cordial grasp +
of the hand, 'and called around to
see how you were getting on. | t
Thought it was about time to give
yon that little lift you asked me for
three years ago. You don't look
as if You needed it though
Not al present, Thank you uncle
was the choerful response. Curl
ously en"ngh it is the same busi-
ness that | wanted to bay then.
The man who took it had to borrow
money TO purchase it with, getting
so much involved that he had to
sell it at a sacrifice
Just what you wanted to do
Edward smiled at the point made
by his uncle.
1t isn't what ] have done though
Eve saved four dollars a week from
my salary tor the last three years,
and so, was not only able to pay
the money down, but had fifty dol
lars besides
Bravo! my boy cried The de-
lighted old man, with another grasp
of the hand that made our hero
vince. / am proud of You
You're bound to succeed, | see,
and without anybndy's help.
told your cnusin Polly that when
she was eighteen I'd buy her a
house i'll the city, and that she
should furnish it to su;t herself, and
have all the servants she wanted,
and I've kept my word. Come
around and see us whenver you
can. You will always End the
latch stringssaut.'
Epward did not fail TO accept the
lnyltatiOu 60 frankly ov+a,J,d :,