The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-05-06
OUR NEwsMAy.

His name was Ellis Marston: this
learned without any special do.irc Ia
know Il, from the bin which hr rcn.
Tered monthly for tho daily papers that
he delivered NJ my house. The bin L.
solf, being for u small amount, was one
OF the sort that q man last remembers
When IN the humor for paying bills. 50
] saw IL makers name several times
before | paid H.
One morning our servant told me.
while was NJ breakfast. that q gentle.
z mar, who desired 20 sce ME, was In the
parlori he hal not given her his card.
aud she had not fully understood his
nnnie. found the early caller 10 be-
Ills MArsiQn, INV neYsmail, hat | WINS
not VI al SURPRISED that the servant had
unhesititingiy admitted him, and an
nounced him as a gentleman, Tor he
had q refined face and good manners.
while his clothes. although far from
new, lifted him well. and we're u taste.
full cut.
In paying his bill | made as many
apologies ~ | would have lone To any
gentleman whom | had subjected 10 IL.
lay and annoyance. A. while waiting
Tor me, he had opened n volume OF
browning that lay upon the table. and
had not closed II up 10 the time that /
entered the room, ! promptly assumed
That he had more literary taste than the
- generality oi men en- hes h~u-iness. and
n moment or two 81 conlcrsaiiOn, be-
- E1ia imph akhrtl. iilohl the book in his
hand, satisfied me, not only that | was
81 q right biii thai be know lar more than
about modern English poetry.
Al that particular hour niy time was
precious. aud my mind crowded with
interests temporarily nom precious
Than poetry so to cxpntss In sotfe
way, and quickly, tho respect which
~ tho man : manner had oNacted. | in
creased my order by asking him to
serve me with several wcekies and
monthlies that | had been In the habit
OF purchasing at whatever newsstand
% INST saw them on. and his pleased ex-
preston n le. made note Of my order.
nnd bowed himself out. put me on very
good terms with myself for tho re.
mainder OF the day.
SO seldom had | seen a man who
seemed superior TO his position In life.
that Ellis Aiarston's face presented II.
sell frequently 10 my memory during
several days thatfouOwcd: 80 one even.
ing. obtaining his address from M. bill
bead, ! sirollrl out to crafty my curl
oslty about the man.
~ found him In q lille shop. fairly
hllcd with periodicals and stationery.
~'.a-s-s mnii circulating library on
shelves atShe rear.
loNlf lAh order fcssa forelca review was the.
excuse for The Wait, which | prolonged
by cffffihg him . good Cigar. which he.
lighted With evident satisfaction, and.
we soon engaged in q. pleasant chat
about bookx. efl W4
looked over tho titles Of the volumes.
In his circulating library, and expressed
my surprise that The general public read
works Of character so high he replied
with a sigh, that the public did not read
them To ans extent; that they were tho.
bnlk OF hs own library. and he loaned
them for whatever they might bring.
rather than leave them untouched ON hls
shelves at home.
While We were chatting. n very pref
". well-dressed lady. whose face was
rather vacant. except for nm expires.
sion Of impotence. entered the storr.
and Marsion hurried forward to meet
She did not seem to want to purchase
anything. but csmsofscd rapidly and IN
alow tone with Marston, and departed
alter he handed her some money. y
SAe lsss>sd utterly unlike any, urii.
nars ~nas'hess creditor. and Tsuspcut
some wonder expressed itself In my
iace' Tor, a. The proprietor rrloincd me.
ne explained very quietly, In Just two
Mrs. Marston.r
Then saw In m instant that Marston
had made q very unfortunate marriage.
but alter the untruihfnl manner Of 80.
cirty. eompiimonled him on bis good
1 fortune ~ having 20 slightly n cumpan.
lou. and he acknowledged ms ieIIclia.
tom with line dignity. but not sign Of
1t was very evident 10 my mind. a. 1
tatmterei homewari that evening. that
haf-ioH's wife must beextravarant and
~ Unacceptable. and that her husband
would never save money with which to
enter q better h~nsine.s. unless he had
some help; 20. for several days I sys-
Dramatically tortured publishers among
my acquaintance to mako a place for
our ncwxnan. But | soon learned thai
Msrston' present position was not tha,
IN which he bad begun business. lie
had been . respectable bookseller In tho
interior. where he married a beautiful
girl Who 1onged 70 live IN New York. "a
- sold cut and re-e>tsblished himselI
~ netrupolIs Everybody liked
-. hut everybody said he ruined his
Lit - then hIs business. By falling
- bills promptly. found :
- A<Hosiiian that be ~=eereily IN
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