The Phoenix herald., 1880-08-06
THE BRAVE CASHIER.
Eark Twain's Thrilling Story of
 Two Lives.
August Atlantic.1

| babies they became orphans, and
 were adopted by the Brants, q child
 less couple who quickly grew very
 fond of them. The Brants were all
 ways saying: "Be pure, honest, so-
 Der, indus trious and considerate of
 others, and success in life is assured. ?
 The children heard this repeated
 some thousands of times before they
 understood it. They could repeat
 it themselves before they could say
 the Lords prayer It was painted
 over the nursery door, and was about
 the first thing they learned to read.
 It was destined to become the un-
 swerviug rule of Edward Mills life.
 Sometimes the Brant's changed the
 wording a little, and said Be pure,
 honest, sober, industrious, consider ate, and you will never lack friends" :"
 Baby Mills was a comfort to every
 body about him. When he wanted candy and could not have it, he list ened 10 reason, and contented him self without it. When Baby Benton wanted candy he cried for it until he got it. Baby Mills took care of his toys; Baby Benton always destroyed his in very brief time. and then made himself so insistently disagree able that, in order to have peace in the house, little Edward was always persuaded to yield up his playthings to him.
 When the children were little older, George became heavy ex pcnse in one respect; he took no NE h Tc- fal~ ~f1 he skOne frequently i'll new ones, which was Hot the case with Eddie. The boys grew apace. Eddie was an increasing comfort, George an in creasing sOlicitude. It was always sufficient to say, in answer to Eddie's petitions, "I would rather you would not do it,"-meaning swimming, skating, picnicing, berrying, circus ing and all sorts of things which boys delight in. But TO answer was sufficient for Georgie, he had to be humOred in his desires, or he would carry them with high hand. Nat urally, no boy got more swimming, skating, berrying and so forth than he; no boy ever had better time. The good Brants did not allow the boys to play out after nine o'clock in summer evenings; they were sent to bed at that hour. Eddie honor ably remained, but George usually slipped out of the window towards ten o'clock, and enjoyed himself till midnight. It seemed impossible to ssr-eak George of this bad habit, but the Brants managed it at last by hir- ing him with apples and marbles to stay in. The good Brants gave all their time to vain endeavor to regu- late George. They said with grate- full tears in their eyes, Eddie reeded no effort of theirs, he was so good. so considerate, and in all ways so per feet.
 By and by the boys were big enough to work, so they apprcnticed to trade. Edward went voluntarily, George was coaxcd and bribed Ed ward worked hard and faithfully, and ceased to be an expense to the good Brauts; they praised him, so did his master, but George ran away, and it cost Mir. Brant both money and trouble to hunt him up and get him back By and by he ran away again | money and more trouble. He ran away third time, and stole few things to carry away with him. Trouble and expense for MT. Brant once more and besides, it was with the greatest difficulty that he sue ceeded in persuading the master to let the youth go unpIosecuted for the theft.
 Edward worked steadily along, and in time became a full partner in his masters business. George did rot improve; he kept the To yirg hearts of his benefactors full of trouble, aud their hands full of in- activities to protect him from ruin. Edward, as boy, had inter ested himself in Sunday schools, d. oatlnS societies, penny missionary affairs, anti-tobacco organizations, associations, and all sneh things; as man he was quiet, but steady and reliable, and a helper in the church, the temperance SO cIeties and in all movements looking | to the aiding and uplifting of men This excited no remark, attracted no ! attention, fer il was his natural i Dent.''
 Finally the old people died. The will testified their loving pride in Edward, and left their .iLilc property | o George-becanse he needed it,'' | whereas owing to a bountiful Prov 1 dence," such was not the case with 1 The property was left to ! &eorge condi ionally, he must buy | put Edwards partner; else it must | 70 to a benevolent organization, 1 ,alled the Prisoners Friend Society. | The old people left 2 letter in which ! hey begged their dear son Edward ! o take their place and watch over feorge, and help and shield him as hey had done.
 Edward dutifully acquiesced, and 5eorge became his partner in the business. He was not a valuable partner; he had been medding with iIink before; he soon developed into ! constant tippler now, and his flesh md eyes showed the fact unpleasant J. Edward had 5een courting q iweet and kindly spirited girl for ome time. They loved each other learly, and-but about this period George began to haunt her tearfully md imploringly, and at last she vent crying to Edward, and said her ligh and hold duty was plain before AOi c4AO 3t4uob ACI 11CI Ohu SCl1S1 lesires interfere with it; she must marry 'poor George" and reform Iim." It would break her heart, she lncw it would, and so on, but duty vas duty. So she married George, md Edwards heart came very near as well as her own. How ,ver, Edward recovered and married mother girl-a very excellent one he was, too.
 Children came to both families. Iary did her honest best 10 reform Ter husband, but the contract was % large. George went on drinking, md by and by he fell to misusing ,or and the little ones sadly. A great many good people strove with feOrge-they were always at It, in he calmly took such efforts $ his due and their duty, and did lot mend his ways. He added a vice,