The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-10-05
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Away for breath of the ocean, breeze
Where the woods and the wateis meet
For splash in the briny wave,
For a dash OF sail to sea; N
Away for brief but happy soiourn
In Atlantic sea city formel
In some such fashion. M pattnel
Jack was trol:de.rol.trollihg ia d
very unbusinesslike manner in the
Office, while polishing upthe brasse:
on a dilapidated fshihg.roi which
seemed nevertheless to have some
character about itfrom The service il
had seen.
"Now, Jack, y. L said, splemnly
pausing from drawing BY quill
through a long list of bad accounts,
81 know you're going tokeep ssober
as an Alderman, and T know you're
4tnot ssing drawing ND q secls.
lessly to spend like a goose in mess
of bad, headachy champagne;indee
l know you're going to keep shy Of
all that set styled Jolly fellows that
it takes such a jolly lot of money to
run with"
"Jest SO, old man," assented Jack,
seriously.
"For you know as well as do,"
continued, "that if we want to pull
through this year we've got to work
it out on a line that will take all
summer, or, to use less elegant Ian.
guage, my dear fellow, you know that
your time and your attention, your
industry and energy, will be requir.
ed almost every day, and almost all
day during this whole sweltering
summer" =
And when 1 had thus finished
again went to scratching at the bad
accounts, adding a few additional,
perhaps forcible, remarks about some
Of Jacks customers-who had failed
to come to time-by way of empha'
sis to what had already said.
"Old man, look here" said he, com.
mencing in that sanguine voice and
manner so peculiarly his own, "let
up on that kind of talk for minute
and listen. In the first place, I've
made arrangements to travel up and
down for less money than it would
cost me to run out to the, Park, and
in less time, too, all things consider
ed; can go to and from the hotel
where I've arranged to stop in but O
little more time than is required tc
go to the Wissahickon ~ the Falls
:lana bacls;sl...,. IS e si,e intervening
time, which is mostly ;night-time
the difference is between sleeping
under blanket, enjoying a refresh
ing and restful slumber, and kicking
all night on top of a sheet and fight.
ing the buzzing flies in the morning
Then, in going down and back, can
put in the time running over my
memorandum books and the prices
current. There are also several good
fellows who will be going down and
up on the same trains. Oh! you
needn't raise your eyebrows in that
fashion. Then there's the widow,
too; she's down"
THE widow"
ayes; she'll be stopping down there
all the summer"
Sim very glad indeed, Jack, that
you are SO prudent in the matter, and
intend to be regularly on hand and
on time. Likely I'll take the run
down with you occasionally. By the
way, where did you say the widow
was stopping?"
"Oh! She's stopping with friend
but let me tell you how I've fixed
things. said to myself: Now, Jack
all other things being equal, in the
first place choose the cheapest road
to travel on found that, of course
in the Narrow-gauge; so when | had
made arrangements at about one
half the rates Of other roads, | said tt
myself again: Now, Jack, you've mar
row-gauged it down in one thing, re
member to keep on the same track ant
gauge it down narrow in all othel
things, for nothing will please tn,
old man BETTER"
l hardly liked the habit my youth
full partner had gotten into of calling
me the "old man." A man of so il
but little beyond his youth, and it il
great deal more sensible for a young
girl or young widow to pick out ;