St. Landry democrat., 1883-01-20


Who knows which dream is the brightesta
AMI who knows wi ich is the bests
The sorrow and joy are mingled,
s - ~ - s -. -Pulor Magazine.
ssOURy MR.. JENKINS.
/ was fortunate in my uncles So ev-
rerybody thought. for Uncle BraithWaite
was as wealthy and thriving manu-
facturer as any in lambeth, nd j. his
dead sister son, Cyril Vaughan by
name, was. not merely drawing fair
salary, with the prospect OF Q partner
ship. but was actually engaged to be
married to my second cousin, reputed a
great helress de r, sweet Lucy Braith-
waite-the old mans only child, a
sc ere. Just man was John PraithWaite.
He had won his own way in Ii e by rigid
self denial and unwearying industry
during ioyless youth, and doubt It
he ever thoroughly enjoyed the fruits OF
his Wellearned prosperity. twas only
when his eve rested on his daughters
pretty face that his stern look relaxed.
Lucy reminded him. doubtless, of her
gentle mother. But he was a good
master to good servant. notably where
he, who was by nature and habit suspi-
cious, conld repose full trust. He did
SO IN his confident al clerk, Jacob
jenkins. That head clerk was one out
4of thousand. Respectable jenkins
was the nickname by which irreverent
youngsters in the counting house spoke
with ba ed breath of that resrl of clerks:
but even those pert Office lads had be-
lief in the mamie was SO respectable,
with his lean, well -shaven face his
neatly brushed suit of formal black. and
his sqnare-toed boots. Never, as have
heard, in the twenty-nine years OF his
toll hid honest enkins been known to
ask fora holiday. to shirk extra work.
or to make a blunder as to tare and tret,
a thing of moment with firm like ours,
large exporters as we were.
As for myself, am afraid that my
poor merits. If 7 had any, were quite
eclipsed .hy these of that commercial
comet, jenkins. Indeed. ! know Of no
reason, except my blood relationship to
our principal. 9 head Of the house OF
Braithwaite. Perry 4 Co., for any COM
parison between that veteran Of the
desk and my inc perienced sell. But
my uncle often said, in his grnf way:
Take jenkins for your modeln' or
"Cyril, lad, it will be one while before
you fill Jenkins shoes see how neatly
he settled that business with Chauvln
let Fills of Bordeaux, and how cleverly
he avoided the heavy loss OF that asst
shinment when Krakow and Kinder
garten, Of Hamburg, were going to
Smash !" y.
Yet stuck to my work young as
was, and did my best not to be undeserv.
ing of the prospective partnership. AND
somehow got a vag eimpression in my
head that instead of my being Jealous Of
jenkins, jenkins was jealous OF me.
One dav there was a big check K
be changed ed-nearer to three Thousand
pounds than two-and it was my task
no nusral one. to present the dra q
Peabody e Sons. Ina house like ours
where the furnaces were always ag1oW
and tall cbimneys always smoking, TIT
outgoing for wages. horse-keep ant
fuel were, need hardly say. very large
On that day--howi well remembe
Tt!-zI4wraass ID exceptionally high spirits
/ had been talking with dear uey. ant AM
though her father. who said that w
children need not be in a hrrry, Woult
never consent to name even ap
proxina'e day for our wedding, stil
there was d vague prospect OF cnnnu
bal bliss next spring. 1t was fin
bright weather. and on Tuesday ther
was to be garden party at some Rich
mond villa. to VIII ch we were all to go
Altogether Twas in excellent spirits, AM
as far as an. man could be from dream
ing of the evil that was to come.
..TIow will you take it ?' asked Tn
bank cashier. gas s VI
..Short! answered. with sort
hoyisl, pride in my newly acquire
familiarity with business phrases, an
with my gold and notes ! ieft,the bank
AS Ibid so,a man staggered stoWar
me, iostled me, then reeled away, mn,
tering 6 Beg pardon and would hay
fallen BIT for the pport Of my arm
/ saw in moment that the man wa
sober. But he looked III, very il. hase
-pard and hollow-eyed, though ST
yeunp. and he was decently clad in
we'll worn velvetine suit, with large
hronze b ttons. There was smack 6
the country about him, wait as he wa
IN the midst OF Lonion, and his accent
"a far rs I could Judge, was that (
I Yorkshire or Northumb berland.
-. Ycu are i'll. / ear, inquired g
.sand perhaps a stranger to London!
!. II rh elemmed in this blessed Lor
don 81 yours paved wi golden guinea:
as #our old crones say up IN raven g
mnttered the countryn an IN the sam
Il, y reedy voice; s.paved vi trap y
sav +. and cause for it. since all thi
OF granite sther stored up. whether for Be-