Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-02-18
THE TWO HEHOES.
CHAPTER I.

isn't that fellow at your house rath-
er prosy p asked one young bank clerk
of another as they sailed of together
for an evening walk.
'Prosy ! that isn't half he is one of
the pokiest fellows In the world. Have
cigar, Fred p
Thank you. How did you get such
fine cigars p
by paying for them
You are growing daintier and finer
every day. 1t is o wonder to me how
you get so much out of f1ye hundred u
year. Or course, you do not have to
pay your board as do; and there is no
need of q sou of a president of bank
to depend wholly upon himself in any
way, suppose.
The president Of bank does not a
gree with you, | am sorry to say.
Father gives me lecture every once in
a while. But one can't be young but
once, and I intend to enjoy myself.
Going to the party, Fred p
Il want to 60 badly enough but
what with a new suit, girl, ETC., it
would more than swamp me. I am in
debt already for suit l have half
worn out. 1 tell you, Wal, five hundred
a year is not hall enough to live on if
one can't have il all for spending mon
ey, as you do. They don't give us e.
nough.'
OF course they don't. can't begin
to live on my salary. / think have
earned twice as much as have raceiy-
ed every year have been In the bank.
There is one good thing about being
prosy, as you call iU, like Holloway !;
since he has no genteel habits, and is
contented to be a common drudge, he
can not only live Oh his salary, bu5 saye
two-thirds of it. The shabby, stingy
fellow is actually putting money in the
bank; although he hasn't decent suit
of clothes to his name, and looks so like
destruction that he is not fit to sit at
the first table, much less to be in re-
spectacle bank
How did he happen to get the
place p
His grandfather did something for
my father when he was boy, | be.
Iieve. After Holloway's parents died,
father heard that he was left poor, and
sent word that If he would come here
he could go into the bank, and pay his
board at our house by doing chores
He secs to the furnace, helps about the
horses, etc. Father will not let any
one else say anything. but beard hlm
Il iijnp Hall pway Il n1Dth ago that ;3e
had better get some new clothes. Hal
loway didn't say much /; but he hasn't
any new clothes yet, although be is
getting shabby enough to disgrace the
family
He is too young and green TO suit
you. Inever saw you speak to him.
Il didn't care so much about his be-
ing two years younger than am and
as to his greenneSS, [ was gOodnatured
and foolish enough, to begin with, to
think would initiate him little. But
his verdancy proved to be so hopeless
and his tastes so common that soon
gave up my benevolent efforts. His
| primneSs, too, was utterly discOuraging.
I offered him cigar once, and what do
you think the dihgy ragamulfin SAID p
Il cannot imagine
He said lie could not afford to
smoke, and if he could he should not
like to soil his mouth with tobacco.
Now isn't that 2 good joke for fellow
who has his hands in coal and hay a
good part of the time, and not decent
coat to his back ? Afraid of soiling
his mouth =
Il should think SD ! IIah !! Has he
eyer been TO the theatre y
No; although at the time l under
took to be good-natured offered him
ticket. did not ask him to GO with
me, because he was so awkard and
shabby but thought l would do the
best l could
Didn't he want to go p
Il presume he was too bashful to go
alone; but the excuse he gave was th at
he did not want to take presents. He
said that il he should ever make up his
mind to go TO the theatre he would buy
his own tickets, although he thanked
me for the offer. gave him up after
that; he goes his way and l. 60 mine.
| All | know about him is that he plods
away at something in lis room all the
spare time that lie has, and that he has
saved nearly hundred dollars this
year, although his salary is only hun
dred and fifty. Father says such a
steady, saving young man will be rich
some day, and | tell him he will be dull
and uninteresting into the bargain.
Why. the fellow never went to dancing
school in his life, and he would NOT
know what to do if he were in company
| with a yOunp lady The GIRLS never