The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-02-25
8IENIA, w ED Z 25, 1880.

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to the business you wish 10 pursue.
At the end Of four years you win
have the capital you seek, together
with sufficient experience and judg-
nent to know how to,use il. And,
better still, it viii be yours earned
by yourownin Industry andself'denial,
and worth more to yop than ten
times that amount got in any other
sayl Then comeand see me again" I"
ysYou'd rather have my money
Than advice, ! dare say added Mr.,
Stone. as Edward arose TO 60; abut
'we'nbe better friends four years
hence than if 1 let you haseit. Sit
down, nephew, the train you hayeto
takeswon't leave until six in the
evening. You must stay to tea; |
antFni e sea.kbat . complete lit
tie housekeepet lAse, ALA nl42l
you acquainted with her.
sPolly" he called out, opening the
door into the hall.
In prompt obedience to this sum.
nous a rosy-cheeked, bright-eyed
girl tripped in. The neat print
dress had been changed for pretty
merino, but our hero did not fail to
recognize her, and his face flushed
painfully as heidi SO.
"Polly!" continued her father, this
is your cousin, Edward. He leaves
on the six o'clock train, and l want
his short stay with US as pleasant as
possible"
"Polly is my little housekeeper,"
he added, turning to his nephew: 81
hire a woman for the work, and she
does all the rest. When she's eigh-
teen she shall have all the servants
she wants, but she must serve her
apprenticeship first. 1t may stand
her in a good stead; she may take it
into her head to marry a poor man,
as her mother did before her. Eh!
my girl2"
Mary's only reply to this was
smile and blush. Our hero was con-
siderably embarrassed by the recol-
lection Of the mistake he had made,
but the quiet, cordial greeting of
his young hostess soon put him COM
paratively at rest.
AT her fathers request-who was
very proud of his daughters varied
accomplishments-Mary sang and
played for her cousin; and his visit
ended in singular contrast to the
stormy way itcommenced. Edward
refused the. five dollar note rendered
him at parting for his travelling ex-
penses.
The old man smiled as he returned
the note to his pocketbook.
"He's sensible young chap, after
all" he remarked to his daughter, as
the door closed after his guest. "Its
in him, if it only can be brought out.
We shall 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 years 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, Station
cry and Bookstore,
1t being too early in the day for
customers, they found the proprietor
alone, whose face flushed with pride
and pleasure as he greeted them.
"l got your card, nephew" said the
old man, with cordial grasp Of the
hand, "and called around to see how
you we're getting on. I thought it
was about time | gave you that lift
you asked of me three years ago
You don't look much as if you needed
it, though"
"Not at present, thank you, Uu-
cle," was the cheerful response. ecu.
riously enough it is the same busi.
ness that l wanted to buy then
The man who took it had to borrow
money to purchase it with, getting
so much involved that he had to sell