West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-26
LOVE AND BUSINESS.
Why the Head of a Great House
Took a Partner

Took Partner.
Every body outside the Office OF Jona-
than Greysark IL Co., East India mer-
chants, of Rood-lane City, knew Mr..
Jonathan Greysark simply as a very
well-to-do bachelor of fivc-and-fortv-
tresh-faced, wcll-dresscd, genial and
ahable as man tolerably well fitted
out with the good things of this life.
and unhampered by ties and encum-
brances should be. But Mr.. Philip
Penn. whose days were passed within
The Office, regarded his wealthy and
popular employer from somewhat
different point of view. Mr.. Penn had
10y his steadiness and business knowl-
edge in no small degree helped iona
than Greysark to his enviable position
IN the commercial world; he had served
the house faithfully for upward of
twenty years, yet he was still simply n
clerk, in which position, despite fire.
quent prayers and petitions, Mr.. Grey
Sark was apparently determined to
Keep him until the time came for dis
pensing entirely with his services. Al
together, poor PENIS life was bv no
means n happy one, for in addition to
his commercial troubles he had an
eternally grinning domestic skeleton i'm
the shape of BLACKBOARD brother, who
had stood in the felons dock on n
charge of extensive forgery. had passed
many years in prison, and who now
could only be kept quietly in the back
ground by the allowance which the I'M
fortunate Penn made him out of the ex-
ceedingly moderate salary he drew from
the Rood-lane Office. Greysark knew
this and was also aware that a tar
nlshed name was an insuperable bar to
ms clerk $ advance in any other line of
me- so he meanly took advantage of
the nct by getting n most unfair
amount OF work out of Penn, and pay
ing him miserably Inadequate salary
for il.
Jonathan Greysark lived at Brighton.
and came up to town every morning
by the S:45 express. In this famous
train he had acquired from long usage
a prescriptive right to n particular seat
IN particular compartment of a par
flcular carriage, and the guard suffered
a considerable reduction in his weekly
Iargesse if he allowed stranger 10
u>urp his place.
But the old guard having been shunt-
Cd elsewhere, and "A strange official who
knew not Jonathan having been substi-
tuted, 1t so happened that one morning
'Teysark, his rug on his arm and his
paper in his hand, staggered gravely
and magisteriallv up TO the carriaUe
only to find his particular compart-
ment-and in fact his very seat-6ccu-
ped Under ordinary circumstance.
ne would have resented this unwar-
rantable intrusion i'm a most unmi.tnk-
aDle manner; but on this occasion. a
'he occupant was a pretty, modestly
dressed girl OF eighteen or thcreabouts
he could only vent his feelings i'm
E'unts and scowls, and betake himself
10 another seat. But when the next
morning he found mis- place similarly
occupied his position became omb9r-
RAISING. and only the girls pleasant
lace checked audible expression Of his
ui-cOntcnt The same thing occurred
tHc morning after and the morDiuo,
after that and the Young $40 bucks
VINO. Of course, regarded the affair ns
capital Joke. remarked that the great
man. instead OF ramping and raViu0
away 10 another carriage. not only
"pntentedly went into the same ono
hui passed much greater part Of the
H"ur and e quarter journey in looking
"l The girl over the top of his news
paper than in studying The city article.
'l fortnight time 10 was observed
'n'l nee handed her out. carried her lit-
'' parcels and saw her safely into 900
omnibus at the Mansion House. and ina
three weeks time 10 was noted fb,t Dr..
rhatted az easily and familiary with
her a- If be- had known her for yaar.
ln short. 10 became very evident that
'nn wealthy bachelor Of Rood-laue was
fuamored Of the young lads when
DOS attentions first became marked Id.
assumed thc proper attitude ~ unpro-
''r'fd virtue, and confined her answer.
~ rather curt mOnO-y lable,. but when
h'i FEMININE prr-picuity assured hpr
'Hai her admIrcr- behavior was ir.
Spr'd nF the most honorable iuf..g.
i.oh' -hs unbcut and told him that hrr
name Wa. Phyllis. that She va- "a -fr.
rcnt ~ tne south kon-ington ~chooIof
Art, and That -Hr resided at BRIGHTON
with her aunt
Miss Phyllis. said Gro, -ark ono
morning GEL they walked alamo tb.
London bridge platform. "a- como .orf
~ assurance that + OnIs entertain. tb.
most genuine feeling Of rp-prrt and
aud Hdmiratiou for Sou. Nhiul fHst
should mention that mg uamr
'rrF -tr- tHat ] u IHD head of ar. .I
i1c most rc pecfod Huu-r- .r .nr r.f.
ni London. and thata. lamw.trHvar.
mat an acguaiutaurc ofiU- casual mat
Hr' is apt ip give rise tO errouoou. im.
press .oIs boo thc minds Df people who
only Judge ty appearance. with tour
permission nothing would rive ma
greater pleasure than to cali upon your
aunt go Brighton
80 ihg. mention 81 THO name Grer-sr.
ih' gTl color deepcned som, what
"hd She raised bcr eyes 90 Dds face for
tow seconds Then .ba said.
~ aW sure tAalmy stunt would 1c de.