The Dawson journal., 1883-12-13
LOST HIS PLACE.

insendent spoke kindly but firmly
If it were his 6rAt ofense, We nigh
les it pass; but he has given US thh
trouble too often and we shall nov
put a quieter man in his place"
"But it was the drink, Mr.. Grant
only the dIink!' urged the poor wo
man.
There ism! q more pesceable Of
kinder hearted man in all the shor
than Jimmy, when he lets drink al ne
And you will give him credit for be
ing a good workman?"
''No better workman..in the estab
lishment, out the drink we can't stand
any longer. That spoils everything
"You1I give him another trial
Say yes Mr. Grant" pleaded Me u.
happy wife.
But Mr.. Grant said: "No, hrs.
Allison; I'm very sorry. but this thing
is settled. Your husband must get
work somewhere elae. We can't have
him any longer"
''Oh, Mr.. Grant, cried the wretch
ed woman. her voice rising to a pas
sionste appeal" just think of his
poor old.mother! 1t will break her
heart"
"He should have thought of his
poor old mother, Mrs. Allison re-
turned Mr.. Grant, with coldness in
his manner that he did not feel. We
cannot.take these things in account.
1t was all in vain. Mrs. Allison
could net move the superintendent,
she left his Office weeping. bitterly.
SIT issa hard ease, said Mr.. Grant,
speaking to his book-kecper in a
troublga voice. ''But We can't have
Jimniy Allison in the shop any lon.
GER lie will take his glass, and
when be gets too much, he's trouble.
some. There's no better workman, and
better man 30 be found, if he'd leave
off tipping. But for drink he'd be
our foreman to-day instead of casr
His example is bad; and we mus
remove it. He leads others a
stray
"Hell go to ruin, I'm afraid, sale
the book-keper.
''Perhaps not. When I,pay..hin
off, I shall talk to him, kindly and SO
riously, And 1 shall do MORE"
AWhat%
"Givo him six months probation
''When and how?'
I'm thinking..it out Can't see i
clear, but it will come to me. Whel
there's will there's a way. His poo
old mother. That touched me. Alb
the poor old mothers! II young ,mel
would but think of them as the
should there would he fewer heart
aches at old age"
Mr. Grant bad harder trial still
In her sorrow and despair old Mr.
Allison came to the Office 10 plea
for bis son. He was very kind to he
and tied to make her see that he
sons loss of the place might be tn
best thing that ever happened t
him but this was impossible. She ga,
nothing but evil insgoing away.
Poor old lady! At seventy, instea
OF comfort in her latest horn, bel
beloved and only surviving child
hw boy, she yet called him fundl
though he was eight ahd twenty
she had heartaching wretchedress.
oh, Jimmyl Ny poor boy, Jimm,
VALID the motheron on comm
baek from the office, where, she Ia
30 yainiJ strlven to change the supe
intendentsspurpose; and, putting h,
arm about, thel stalwartl man, 81
sobbed and moaned SO piseously thr
he was moved to tears.
But these was no help for lhem.-
The shops were closed to Jimn
Allison and week afterwards be lie
home to seek for work in a town fift
miles Gway, where he had ans acqus sil
tAncein rolling mill. Upon so
row and grief that fell like a shade
on the hearts of his wife and moth,
at the moment of PARTING streamt
In ray of hope.
"I'vetaken my last glass mothe
My last glass Jenny! And it will 8
come out right. Ilb be sure to e
work in Sand then TEfsend fl
you and wen be happy again"
Mr. Grant was standing at IL
window Of his Office looking out.
There goes Jimmy Allison to. IL
station he said, turning to the boo
keeper Poor fellow 1 hope ii
lesson win be rood for l.; u,