Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-30

1T. What is the business you want TO
engage imp"
Stationery and books. Six hun
dred dollars will buy it, as the owner is
Obliged to sell; rare chance. don't
ask you to give me the amount, only to
lend 1t; will give my note, with in
| terest."
Young man, | have several such
papers already. You can have all of
them for five dollars, and l warn you
that 1t will prove n bad investment mt
that. l can give you some advice
though, which, il you'll follow, will be
worth to you a good many times over
the amount you ask. But you won't do
it."
How do you know thatP" said
Edward, with q smile, who began to
feel more at home with his eccentric
relative. "Pd like TO hear it, any
way"
Well, here it is. Go back to your
place in the store, and save three dollars
week from your salary, which you can
easily do; learning, in the meantim
all you possibly can in regard to the
business you intend TO pursue. At the
end of four years you will have the
capital you seek, together with sufficient
experience and judgment to know how
to 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 ad-
vice, l dare say" added Mr. Stone, as
Edward arose TO go; "but We'll be bet
ter friends four years hence than if /
let you have 1t. Sit down. nephew; the
train you will have to take won't leave
until six in the evening. You must
stay to tea; l want you to see what a
complete little housekeeper have, and
make you acquainted with her.
"Pollym he cried out, opening the
door into the hall.
In prompt obedience to this summons,
a rosy checked, bright-eyed girl tripped
in. The neat print dress had been ex-
changed for pretty merino, but our
hero did not fail TO recognize her, and
his face flushed painfully rs he did so.
Polly" continued her father, "this
is your cousin Edward. He leaves on
the six o'clock train, and want you TO
make his short stay with us as pleasant
as possible. Polly's my little house
keeper" he added, turning TO his
nephew; II hire a woman for the rough
work, and she does all the rest. When
she's eighteen she shall have all the
, servants she wants. but she must serve
her apprenticeship first. 1t may stand
her in good stead; she may take it into
her head to marry some poor man, as
her mother did before her. Eh! my
grip"
Mary's only reply to this was smile
and blush. Our hero was consider
ably embarrassed by the recollection of
the mistake he had made; but the quietly
cordial greeting of his young hostess
soon put him completely at his ease.
At her fathers request-who was
very proud OF his daughters varied ac-
complishments-Mary sang and played
for her cousin; and his visit ended in
singular contrast to the stormy way 1t
commenced. Edward refused the i've
dollar note rendered to him by his uncle
at parting, for his travelling expenses.
The old man smiled as he returned
the note to his pocketbook.
Hes "A sensible young chap, alter
ALL" he remarked to his daughter, as
the door closed after their 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 agreeable young
man she had ever met.
Three years later Mr. Stone, and his
daughter paused in front OF small but
neat and pleasant-looking shop. on the
plate glass door of which were these
words:
EDWARD STONE