Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-07

business. Inlnk, sH tiWP'o'o
think. With one " ord you are turn
ing an honest man into the streets to
beg, for no fault Of hissown. do not
wish to push myself forward unduiy'
| Mr.. Greysark, 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 smooth
ly 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 q wave of the hand, 1--WE
must in this world be men Of business
first and humanitarians afterward. l
have given your case my fullest consid-
Grafton, and in acknowledgment Of your
services. as well as by way Of compen-
sation, | propose to make you weekly
allowance until you get employment.
But that you must 60 ! have made up
my mind. You will please make no
further observations upon the decision
at which | have arrived, or shall be
obliged TO request you to leave my
presence. l think it but fair to tell
you, however, that the principal reason
for my deciding to take partner is
that am going to be married-that is,
when the consent of the young lady's
father has been obtained"
"Well, sir" said the clerk, "of all
periods in life, surely the eve of mar
rage should most naturally inspire
kind actions. You are about to make
yourself as happy as a human being
can possibly be, yet you wish to in
augurate that period by reducing to
want and ruin an old and tried servant.
know you too well, sir-or, rather, l
think too we'll OF you--not to be sure
that if you carry out this latter inten-
ton your conscience must prick you in
after-life."
"Mr. Penn" said Greysark severe
", 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 adj
dress there. You will please be par
ticular in this. / must say, Mr.. Penn,
that am not a little aStonished that,
remembering, 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 for
me, you should presume to offer me adj
vice on my own affairs. But | will say
| no more"
The clerk fingered on in the room,
as if in hopes that some straw might
still be left to clutch at. Then he said
"Mr. Greysark, you observed just
now that the fact of your marriage de-
ponds upon the consent of the young
lady's father
Those were my words, Mr.. Penn"
replied the merchant.
'If be should refuse his consent?'
said Penn.
"Refuse, Mr.. Penn Refuse :" ex-
claimed Greysark. "Such thing is
simply impossible, simply too ridIcu-
lous to be entertained for a moment.
The head Of the house Of Jonathan
Greysark & Co., | should imagine, was
fit match fr any one."
$50 you may think, sir" said Penn,
| quietly; "but fathers sometimes hold
strange opinions"
"Mr. Penn. you are insolent. sir "
almost roared the merchant, rising in
his chair and glazing at his clerk with
furious eyes.
Penn fumbled in his pockets, and
continued, still quietly " Well, sir, in
this case the fathers opinion does hap
pen to differ from yours, and he refuses
his sanction to his daughters marriage"
Jonathan Greysark started from his
chair, his face perfectly livld, his eyes
and mouth wide open. Penn drew
forth letter from his pocket, unfolded
it, and as if utterly unconscious Of the
storm be had raised, resumed:
you have addressed this letter to
Mr.. Robert Fleming, the father of
Phyllis, the young lady to whom you
have been paying your addresses. |,
for faNiily reasons, with which you are
quite familiar. prefer to be known in
my circle of acquaintance as Robert
Fleming. Phyllis is my daughter, and
| re-"
"No. no . don't go on" shouted
Grey sark in voice Of supplication.
In the course Of few weeks Phyllis
Penn became Mrs. Jonathan Greysark,
and the style Of the firm in Rood lane
was altered to Greysark, Penn d Co.