Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-12-18

generally useful BOY last SATURDAY Tor
being so awkward as to upset a strange
gent, and | should like very much III
deed to have his place. I've had eN-
perience in the business and IllpromlSe
not 10 spill anybody on the floor, and
to endeavor to promote the interests
of the firm in every way | can.
The superintendent burst ont laugh
ing. go along to your work, he
said.
The new boy was the old boy-,hat
scamp Todd, And vet this intensely
respectful youth. before the day was
over, had replied to some question adj
dressed him by the digniied senior
member of the house with: IN he
blowed if know, sir
But with all his faults there was one
thing Bob was not. He was not talka-
tive. Not tina, he would have found
any one disposed 10 talk with him if be
had been, with the single exception Of
the porter u go%oi-natured German
who often shared an abundan, lunch
with him and |discour>ed meanwhile Of
Gretchen, Nina, Peter and others Of
the Seiger family. But not a word Of
his own family did the boy say in re-
turn for these condolences. and 50
Seiger knew no more OF him and his
belongings than did any one else. I.
tell the truth no one in that busy place
had ever thought Of him a having any
| belongings, or in any way st sill save
as that scamp Todd. until December
%, 1883, when a clerk on the floor level
with the street, who was calling ont
some numbers in a monotonous tone
from q big book which lay on the desk
before him, said numbers being re-
peated in an equally monotonous tone
as fast q they were called by a fellow
clerk who stood some distance
from him, became suddenly
aware OF q strange presence-as they
say in the ghost stories-and lifting his
eyes saw the prettiest girl he had ever
seen in all his twenty-five wears stand
ing before him, II bee bardon." he
stammered, snatching oil his hat and
reaching for his coat. ''can ! do any
thing for you?' By this time the re-
peater, thinking he had waited long
enough for the next number, shouted
"Why the dev-' and then raising his
eyes, also saw the prettiest OF young
women and also snatched off his hat
and reached for his coat.
The girls sweet face grew rosy as a
summer dawn. II would like" she
said in low, falterng tones, ito sec
Robert Todd. He's my brother. |
should not have come had it not been
something very important
"Oh! I'm sure you're exceedir ely
welcome" began the first enumerator.
THAT is, it doesn't make any differ
encc. should say-Hey, Seiger,' he
broke off to call to the porter, who
happened to be going by. "tell that
scam-I mean tell Robert Todd hi.
sister would like to see him"
'Robert?' said the porter wonder
ingly ~ the second enumeratol
brought forward q chair, which tht
lovely apparition accepted with 4 mu.
steal Thank you
Yes, Robert Todd. Don'tyou know.
Our boy
..Yo' W." said Scioor, ..Robair,
Tott. 7 fetch him"
And away be trottcd with . co,niaa
twinkle in his small gray eyes and :
backward glance at Robairt's sister.
can't imagine now it got all oven tina.
large establishment il a few moment.
that tha, scomn Todd hod , provn-r,
sister; that she was di.tractinolt
~nrnttv. and that sbo had come to "a,
him, and was WAITING in the ennmora
Tors room. hut il IA and olmoc.
every man emploved thnre MANAGED +,
oct down gtairs-it being lunch timo-
and take a peep at her.
"NYho would have thought of a Mis-
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