Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-12-20

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suit me. i don't approve of meddlers. .
80 SAVING. he opened door which led di,
rectly out into the back street, and dismissed
poor Louis Brown Without further ceremony.
Nov. Pearly, said he TO the little dove,
Who was perched on his shoulder q tIonee
t'you can go back te, ,Jeur nest. You have
helped me out of the difficulty this time.
SO he let the little creature fly out into
the yard where ii belonged.
Charlie Warner was the next one ushered
into the stuffy smelling room, He, too,
specify finished his sums, and began to look
around him for something to occupy hIssats
tention. s; e =. ,gs5stst lt;8
"0h, my What . lot. of. boxes = = said he.
piled up oua above another, like, J. Tower of,
Babel what:ean Mr.. Peppsrgrsss keep in
all of them 2satgf lsss ssssssa q SIS ss
Charlie listened. No; advancing footsteps
were near. He looked cautiously about him,
but he saw nothing. Then he arose from &
his chair, aud orept toward the mysterious
pile OF boxes They were of alt shapes.
rather small, aud fitted with slosse, wooden
covers.
Charlie lifted u. lid of one. It was full ,
of English walnuts. 30 8
80 Hello7!" thought Charlie. :tPm in luck q
Old Peppergrass will never miss two or three
of these, aud he pooketed hp1dEul, ~
The next box was full of beautiful Malaga s
raisins Charlie nipped two or three bioomy,
wrinkled fellows of the stem, and ate them. -
He was fond of raisinss - .sI - lass3
What nexeP' he said, tugging atithe +
covers of the third box, which seemed to fit
q little closer.
All of sudden, however, 1t few off with
ajerk, filing the air with Cayenne pepper,
and setting poor Charlie to snoezing. as If he
meant TO sneezs his head off,
Mr.. Peppergrass hustled in.
"Ah, said he; 'tI see but Won needn't
have been in such a-hurry to examine nv
stock, young man. l .hsyon't engaged YOU
yet, and don't intend to-" - ,ssst--.,
Aud poor Charlie sneaked away through
tho back door, which Mr.. Peppergrass held
politely open for him. feeling that his curl,
osity had ruined his cause. si q =
1t was some time before the Cayenne, ,pep.i
per was sufficiently cleared from the atmos /.
phere for johnny Jarvis 20 take his turn at
the sums in decimal fractions, but he worked
them patiently out, aud sat looking around
him, as the ethers had DONE Bat be was
too honorable to dream of meddling. He,,
too, wondered what was in the boxes, but he
didn't do anything moro than wonder He
hoard mysterious rustling bohiud the faded
silk doors OF the bookcase, where Mr.. Pep>
pergrass had shut up his pot kitten, but ho
never thought of opening it to see what. 10
all meant.
BE saw glass jar of mixed o.udies on
the mantle (sly MIR. Peppergrass had counted
every one. besides covering It with a; dusty
lid, so that the least fnger-m.rk would bava
been quite visible,) but he sat there quito
still until Mr.. Psppergrass bounced into the
room.
The old grocer looked at The candy Jar. no.
glanced at the upmolested boxes, aud oponins
the desk, saw the kitten fast asleep in the
corner.
"Ah p said Mr.. Pspperer.,,, With long
breath. eyes, exactly You are the Boy
want. Como right back into the store, and
IN set you to work Weighing out tea and
coffee" 5E
Aod ths. wa, the way Mr. Psppcrgrass
suited himself with boy.