Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-04-01

throat, "you have been In my service
for some years, and you have given me
very general satisfaction in the perform
ance of your duties.
PENIS face frightened. Certainly a
rise in salary was coming, perhaps
something more substantial. But all
was dashed to the ground with the first
word of the great mans next sentence.
but" continued Greysark, IL have
been thinking the matter over very
seriously lately, and l have arrived at
the painful conclusion that / must dis
pense with your services at the expira-
ton of month from this date.n
The poor clerk gasped and clutched
the table for support, and would have
spoken, but for magisterial wave OF
Mr.. Greysark's hand.
ut is very evident to me" continued
his employer, 'that some fresh blood
is needed in this business. In fact, l
propose to take partner, and by so
acting to do away with the necessity of
paying handsome salary to head
clerk"
''Mr. Greysark!' almost shrieked
poor Penn. "Do hear me. l have
helped you to make this business. !
have been in this Office for more than
twenty years. You have never once
had cause to find fault with me, and |
may conscientiously say that have
never given you occasion to. For more
than one reason l am precluded 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 brother
who had been in the police dock;
moreover, l am not fitted to occupy a
clerks desk in any other business.
Think, sir, / implore you to think.
With one word you are turning an
honest man into the streets to beg, for
no fault of his own. l do not wish to
push myself forward unduly, Mr.. Grey
sark, but at such 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 in this world be men of business
first and humanitarians afterward. !
have given your case my fullest con-
sideration, and in acknowledgment of
your services, as well as by way Of
compensation, l propose to make you
weekly allowance until you get EN-
ployment. But that you must 60 !
have made up my mind. You will,
please, make no further observations
upon the decision at which l have ar
rived, or I shall be obliged to request
you to leave my presence. | think it
but fair to tell you, however, that the
principal reason for my deciding to
take a partner is that am going to be
be married-th 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 a human can pos
sibly be, 9yet you wish to inaugurate
that period by reducing to want and
ruin an old and tried servant. l know
you too well, sir-or, rather, | think
too well of you-not to be sure that il
you carry out this latter intention your
conscience must prick you in after
life." Ms..+
"Mr. PENN" said Greysark, severely,
81 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. Imust say, Mr.. Penn, that
/ am not little astonished that, re-
membering, as 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 fol
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 il
in hopes that some straw might still be
left to clutch at Then he said: "Mr.
Greysark, you observed Just now thai
the fact of your marriage depends upon
the consent of the young lady IS father.
"Those were my words, Mr.. Penn, "
replied the merchant. llui
''If he should refuse his consentP'
said Penn D H}tt
"Refuse, Mr.. Penn! Refused! ex
claimed Greysark "Such thing il
simply impossible, simply too ridicu
lous to be entertained for moment
The head of the house of Jonathan
Greysark & Co., l should imagine, was
a fit match for any one"
$50 you may think, sir" said Penn,
quietly; but fathers sometimes hole
strange opinions.
"Mr. Penn, you are insolent, sirH
almost roared the merchant, rising II
his chair, and glazing at his clerk will
furious eyes.
Penn fumbled in his pockets, ant
continued, still quietly: well, sir, il
this case the fathers opinion does hap
pen TO differ from yours, and he re-
fuses his sanction to his daughter,
marriage.
Jonathan Greysark started from hi.
chair. his face perfectly hvid, his eyes
and mouth wide opened. Penn drew
forth a letter from his pocket, unfoldeC
it, and as If utterly unconscious Of th'
storm he had raised, resumed:
''You have addressed this letter t.
Mr.. Robert Fleming, the father o
Phyllis, the young lady to whom yol
have been paying your addresses. |
for family reasons, with which you art
quite familiar, prefer to be known il
my circle of acquaintance as Rober
Fleming. Phyllis is my daughter, ant
re-"
mo, no! don't go onr' shouted
Greysark, in a voice of supplication.
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In the course of few weeks Phylli
Penn became Mrs. Jonathan Greysark
and the style of the firm In Rood-lan'
was altered To Grpysark. Penn q CO.