The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-04-21

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tainly are not able to 60 into
business en- your own account.
When [ was at your age my in
come was less than three hundred
dollars, and I saved half of it.
What is the business you wish to
engage in? 2
Stationery and books. Six hum
dred dollars will buy it, as the
owner is obliged to sell a rare
chance. | don't ask you to give
me the amount, only lend it; l
will give you my note with IN
terest.'
Young man, l have several
such papers already. You can
have all of them for FIVE dollars :;
and l warn you that it will prove
a poor investment at that. | can
give you some advice, though,
which if you follow will be worth
a. good many times over the
amount you asked. But you
won't do It,
How do you know that 2 said
Edward, with a smile, who began
to feel more at home with his
eccentric relative. I'D. like to
hear it, anyway
well, here it is. Go back to
your place in the store, save three
dollars a week from your salary,
which you can easily do; learning
in the meantime all you possibly
can in regard to the business you
wish to pursue. At the end OF
four years you will have the cap
ital you seek, together with sufi-
cient experience and judgment to
know how to use it. And, better
still, it will be yours earned by
your own industry and selfdenial,
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, L dare say added
Mr.. Stone, as Edward arose to
90; but We'll be better friends
four years hence than if [ let you
have it. Sit down, nephew, the
train you 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 house
keeper have, and make you &C.
quainted with her.
Polly r he called 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 changed for
d pretty merino, but our hero did
not fail to recognize her, and his
face flushed painfully as he did
so.
'Pollyr continued her father,
this is your cousin, Edward. He
leaves on the six o'clock train,
and | want his short stay with US
as pleasant'as possible.'
Polly is my little housekeeper,
he added, turning to his nephew;
L hire a woman for the 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 a good stead
she may take it into her head to
marry poor man, as her mother
did before her. Eh! my girl?'
Mary's only reply to this was a
smile and blush. Our hero was
considerably embarrassed by the
recollection Of the mistake be had
made, but the quietly cordial
greeting of his young hostess soon
put him comparatively at rest.
At her fathers reQuest-who
was very proud Of bis daughters
varied accomplishments - Mary
sang and played for her cousin
and bis visit ended in singular
contrast to the stormy way it
commenced. Edward refused the
fve.dollar note rendered to him at
parting for his travelling expenses
The old man smiled as be re-
turned the note to his pocket
book.
He's sensible young chap, latter
ALL be remarked to his daughter:
as the door closed after bis guest
Its in him, if it only can be