West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-26


was dashed TO the ground with the first
word OF the great mans next sentence.
But continued Grey sark, IL have
been thinking the matter over very
seriously lately. and / have arrived at
the painful conclusion that ] must dis
pense with your services at the cNpira-
ton OF month from this date"
The poor clerk gasped and clutched
the table for support, and would have
spoken, but for magistcrial wave Of
MIR Grcysark' + hand
1T j, very evident % me. continued
his employer, that some fresh blood
Is needed in this business. I'm fact.
propose TO take partner, and by so
acting To do away with the necessity Of
paving handsome salary To a head
clerk
MIR. Grcysark," almost ,hrieked
poor Penn. "Do hear me-. | have
helped YOU to make this business. /
have been in this office for moro than
twenty years You have never once
had cause to find fault with me. and /
may conscicntiouslv say that / have
never given Won occasion to. For more
than one reason | am prcclrlcd from
the possibility of getting another situa-
ton. My name, as YOU know. is
against me. and people would object to
me on the ground that had "A brother
who had boon in the police dock.
moreover, | am not fitted to occupy "A
clerk desk in any other business
Think, sir, i implorc YOU to think
with one word YOU are turning an
honest man into the streets to beg. for
no fault of his own. | do not wish TO
push myself forward unduly, Mr.. Grey
sark, but at such Il crisis as this | am
forced To remind YOU that but for me
you might possibly not have found
business matters work so smoothly as
they have. If YOU discharge me with
the notion Of introducing new blood
into the house you will have to
''Mr. Penn, interrupted the mer-
chant. with wave of the hand. 1--WE
must i'm this world he men of business
first and humanitarians afterward. Il
have given your case my fullest con
sideration, and in acknowledgment of
your services, rs well rs by wav of
compensation, | propose to make YOU
weekly allowance until you get en-
ployment. But that YOU must 90 |
| have made up my mind. You will.
please. make no further observations
upon the decision ut which ] have ar
rived, or shall be obliged to request
you to leave my presence. | think il
but fair To tell you, however. that the
principal reason for my deciding to
take partner is that am going TO be
| b. married that Is. when the consent
of the young lady's father has been OBJ
tanned"
"Well, sir" said the clerk, ''of all
| periods in life, surely the eve of mar
riage should most naturally inspire
kind actions. You are about to make
yourself as happy aS human can pos
| sibly be, yet YOU wish To inaugurate
tina period by reducing to want and
ruin an old and tried servant. know
| you too well, siT-Or. rather. | think
! too well of yoI-not TO he sure that if
| You carry ont this latter intention YOUR
conscience must prick YOU in after
| life"
mir. Penn, said Greysark, severely.
IL told You not TO handy words with
me, SO let me hear no more. am
now going to Brighton. Do not omit
to forward all letters to my address
+ there. You will please be particular
about this. / must say, Mr.. Penn, that
am not IA little aStonshed that, re-
membcring, a. you must, what have
done for you, and how with your tar
nished name YOU might long ere this
have been begging your bread but for
me, you should presume to offer me adj
vice on my own affairs. But will say
no more"
The clerk fingered in the room. as If
/ IN hopes thab some straw might still be
/ left to clutch at Then he said: Mr.
/ Grcysark, YOU observed inst now that
the fact of your marriage depends upon
Mt ,f L.. =
! Chose were my words. Mr. Penn"
replied the merchant
IF he should refuse his consentP"
said Penn.
Refuse, Mr.. Penn! Refuse! ex-
claimed Grevsark "Such "A thing ia
simply impossible, simply too ridicu-
/ lous to be entertained for moment.
The head of the hous, If Jonathan
| Greysark IL Co, I should imagine. was
fit match To- any one"
$50 you may think, sir said Penn.
quietly; but fathers sometimes hold
strange opinions
Mr.. Penn, YOU are iusolcnt. SIR"
almost roarod the mcrchf pt. rising i'm
his char, and glaring at his clerk with
furious ewes.
Penn fumblcd in his pockets. and
continued, still quietly. We'll. sir. i'm
this case the fathers opinion doe. hap
pen to differ from yours, aud he re-
fuses his sanction to his daughters
marriage
Jonathan Grey~ark started from MS
chair. his face perfectly livid, his eyes
and mouth wide opened Penn drew
forth a letter from hi, pocket. unfoldcd
IT., and a. it utterly unconscious Of the
storm he had raised, resumed:
You have addressed this letter to-
Mr.. Robert Fleming. the father Of
Phyllis. the young lady to whom YOU
have been pairing yOur addresses. /.
for family reasons, with which Won are
quite familiar prefer 70 bee known i'm
my circle Of acquaintance ~ Robert
Fleming Ph. Ills is my daughter, and
/ rc 80
"No no don't go orr shouted
Grey ,srk, ina voice Of duplication
lu the course OF few week PHYLLIS
Penn became ,lr- Jonathan Grey-ark.
and tho style ~ the firm in Rood-lane
was altered ~ t'roy~ark Penn q Go.
JDwioU JrUL.
Americas Oldest Es-Omoer.