The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-01-02
ROSS & ROSS.

90 o,,o ,,,;o,l,t .,,,,,,.., -. a.. -
names
They were in fact horn many miles
apart. and altbouob thew both sow tba Iiobt
FIRST on the fifteenth dov Of December 1s43
one o,o,,o5 l;a o,,,s :, -, -
he other in San Francisco. California
Nv a strange co;no;do,,oa ho.l, ~, ,,,oro
,br;sto,,od ~, -,
ton of the firm thew had 10 rravant co,,fu-
sion. added n;ddIa lotto,. q, tho;,. ,,ar,,aa
which WINS yoeoni,,o,leos ovoa,,, g.. ,,,,r,,,sas
! of Identification.
The Maine John divided his mama with
the letter M. and the California Ross xvro,.
his name John a
When those two bova ,yaya sftoa,, ,,oov,
of noe tbev met Cor ~, ,,,st s;,,,a !, ~, =
ception-parlor Of n nonrlar A5;adla. states.
institution Of learning. and this chance a..
uuaintance ripened into q warm ana ,isvotaa
friendship. which had lasted down 81 tha
present time.
They graduated at the sama lime anAarad
the same Store as CLERKS and Ave- ,aa,.,
before the openino of this Story haoon h,,oi-
ress for themselves.
The Massrs Poo. NAV, ,e.o., -.
twin brotbers Tbov wora hath Ill. ,,.s,.
had brown c,,rl, how ,,,a;,.hoa a., -.
nnn,tar 90 ,,,,,,,,5. ~ ~ 80
beiobt
One measure nj the ta;lor,s tho sh;,t
makers and the bootmakers ansyared Gov
both.
Thew had yor,, noor1, .;,;,. ....o
on one point ut least ware IL, ,,o,.f,ot oo,,o,7
they both hated women.
The Messrs. Ross lived tooetber i, vo,v
fine house nm town. wbera tbov ontorto;,,ad
their friends and business aconointonces
No woman had ever entered This bocbe,o,
establishment, and all their servants were
of the sterner sex.
There were seven clerks hnsv ,,,r;t;, i,
voices and bills of ladino all doy lone ;r tho
,fice of Ross & Ross down town
The chief amopo tbeso ,vos Az, c,ro.,,
ers, a man past middle life sedoto n,othos;
cal, and rather proud of his neat hond,,r;t
Ing.
Abel strothers was n widower with twin
daughters. to whom he was 5evotod,, a.
tached, and ON whom he lavishea unha,,a
I'D love, outside of business hours
As the subject of women xvas tohooaa =,
the office of Ross 81 Ross. and ne their win
was Abel's law, he never spoke of bis twin
dauobters IN tho firm and Tho 4rs, tho,
knew of the existence of the o;rls who ,yeye
named Iily and Rose was when Abel stro.
theirs died
1t was the custom of the chief clerk IN
enter the office promptly at nine o'clock,
and he had never been absent day since
the organization of the firm.
When therefore on this particular morn
ing he did not appear ut the usual hour, the
firm, who entered the Office promptly at o
quarter after nine, awaited in some impa.
tience until the half-hour the arrival of the
clerk, and then dispatched the Milesiar
porter, Patrick, to his residence, to learr
the CAUSE of his absence.
The porter returned with the information
TINT Abel Strothers had been taken sudden
ly ill, that morning, Just as he was leaving
for the office-had been obliged to take to
his bed-and that the doctor who had been
hastily summoned to attend him pronounced
his illness heart trouble of long standing,
from which it was doubtful whether he
would recover.
On receipt of this intelligence, the firm
proceeded at once in hired cab to the
house of the chief clerk, and o slatternly
servant girl, with very red eyes, and very
where lay the sick man.
ue bod srfFored copo;doroble no;n yban
6,st ottoolod Int ,vos ,ow rosti,o ooov !.
and his ennlovora be;no saated one nm eocb
idle If tbe he'd nrooered tboir svmnotbv
and Abel Strotbera made su;table renl;es in
n very weak voice
He WINS sinking ranidlv. and died before
noon
pefora no o,osea b;s ovos ~ tho. sro,
sleep. he made nm ordinary and NOT unusual
reouest of the Messrs Ross
The doctor who vos stond;ro a. tho had
Of tho he'd with his hand ON tbe dv;na ,nar,s
nnlso said 70 hin,
unrr c.ro,ho,s vo,, oonnot 1.-Two Vow,
yo,,,, o,d 70 ,,o,, bo,a o,v h,,s;,oee ,,,h;.h
Won wish attended 70 dnrino vour lifetime
!. hod hee, bo do,o ot o,con
Aho, strotbera WAC living with cIosed ovos
hrooth;n,, vorv heavily. Int a, ,hoso ,vor1s
of the doctors he opened them. and turned
his face first 10 John M. Ross. who WINS ON
the left side of the bed. and then to John
| c., who was on the opposite side.
Gross and Ross he said, and gave n
hand to each. al have served YOU faithful
". and YOU have Just heard what the doctor
saws. have trust which wish Won two
faithfully to perform after am dead"
1--WE will perform ii faithfully" said thu
arm, in one breath.
"I leave" continued the dying man, &C.
snug little property, and q will. My in
structions for your administration of the
trust are contained in the will. My bust
ness is oil in good order, and my lawyers
have charge of all my papers. They will
| olace them in yOur hands after my burial. !"