The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-11-28

came home, only to learn that Mrs. Baird
and her daughter had returned to Chatta-
nooga
Little Mart felt disappointed. Though he
realized the nature of the social gulf between
them too well TO hope to mingle much with
people like the Bairds, yet he wished to see
Agnes once more, and tell how her kind
words and sweet smile had made another
man OF him.
He secured work in the log camps in the
mountains, and few weeks thereafter went
down to Chattanooga on a large raft of logs.
Having then an idle day ON his hands, he
thought he would venture to call on the
Bairds.
He dressed himself in his best suit of home
spun jeans, and soon found the house from
the directions given him by the Widow
Green. The imposing brick front and the
aristocratic neatness of the surroundings
rather daunted him, but he resolutely
knocked on the door regardless of the pol
ished bell handle, and boldly asked of she
trim colored housemaid, who at length came,
If he might see Miss Agnes, explaining also
that "She m her mother knowd me in the
mountains.n
The servant surveyed him wonderingly,
yet after moments hesitation babe him fol-
low her. and Mt once ushered him into the
parlor where Agnes and another Young lady,
with two or three fashionably dressed young
men, sat talking and laughing together.
Agnes had risen as the door opened
Agnes recognized him instantly, and col
ored with the reverse of Measurable sensa.
tions, as she said. carelessly:
"oh, yes, YOU wish to see my father. He
never transacts business at the house; you
will find him at the Office. Margaret to the
servant. "show this-gentleman to the door, u
Then she coolly turned AWAY. and before
Little Mart fairly knew what he was about
be was walking down the street with his
thoughts in a whirl and dull pain at his
heart. At the corner a gentleman stopped
him.
"Why, you are Mart Dodson, are you notG
Thiu ;s fort,,no+a no ,,o,, han,,ar 20 no +bo
very man was wishing to seen
The speaker was the father of AGNES Baird.
whom Mart had seen once or twice when
Mrs. Baird and her daughter were at Hawks
Cliff Mr.. Baird was LARGELY interested in
the new iron industries then deyelopine
tbrourbout East Tennessee. md after drag
gino our half reluctant hero into am Office
nearly as Luxurious in its appointments as
the parlor from which he had been SO uncer.
"a
l.yorng man vonIare IN luck Our min.
inc exna,fs have been investipat;np som,.-of
the ;rn,, ,a,,osits az the Rcd Knobs nortic,,.
larIv pa., HAWKS ClieY and thew IT Soma
ya;ns ~ unusual r;chness The mo- railroad
now ,,.,,iactad from CLEVELAND to Tellico viii
, .0% ~ ss,,,a iand thera valnab,a yon and
,valrer mother ether have eigbtv acres Lam nre
,s,.o, - b,,v vo, ont for = hmm s,m or civ,
-, -. -' .
II, ;ttls Mat ,,oged az Mr. Ra;rd half stnne
eod Nth wonder yet amid the turmoil n
L;s .ho tl,o,,rbt that ~ tbi,
,yar., 60 ha xv.,,Id Mt last have tho time and
,nsars - ,,sl,a = eentlaman ~ himself a.
th .' ,,oo,,,o ,vonId not want 70 turn him ont
w 80 fn,. ioor;ror liz, tha clod he felt him
lie -, ~, ~ ,,,.oso,,1
4
Tho new manager of the great Tellico com
nanv was in his private office. A lady en-
tered. and he looked up from his morning
uane,. then incurred briefly;
aWall pa,am vhan can T do for vougn
Tho Ia,,v rushed aside her veil The man
ooa,. IooIsd at her more closely then RIOS,
ond ofFered her n chair He WINS short anC
stort with beavv red mustaehe. clos,
clinnad hai,. md keen gray ewes.
aYou bave advertised for n tvpewriter
.,.a,f .gssI snls, lil,e 10 n,,t,l, for the sitn
ntion
Tho mnnaper still razed Mt her euriously
Inf he only osled:
uHow long have Won worked ut type
writinrp
81 have only Just learned it at the com
mercial schools she replied hesitatingly.
ssScbool typewriting, like school telep
raphy. doesn't always answer SO well without
some actual business practice. However
nerhons wa can cet over TINT But LEFT m,
asl, Won n rather strange Question. Do Won
r~,,,s,nhe, gettin0 lost, once in the Chilhowef
,,,orrtnins and being brought home bv n red
haodad mountain how. TO whom Won gave a
silver dollar and some good advice MS To hi,
turning from the error of his moonshininQ
waysT
the lsdv,s Armament brought n good ma.
tnred smile 10 the managers face, as he con
t;nuad Tointino IN himself.
ssvon COO the how has NOT forcotten. and he
| Ain ,.otoins lie ,.ed bai,. and freck1ee !,
en-. ~, coIoral viv;dlv under anotber ra
.'t,oroa no sbo said naiveIv vet with
49, n,r,ho r,.oss,,ent.
st olso remember being. fear. very rude
a. that eame vonno man on another occasion
,,,t vac yo,,ng and-and foolish then
.syour father also made me the first money
osrar for INV mothers little farm. that In,
,,roved a veritable bonanza for me in more
tvavs than one I then resolved to try &c
,,ai,. : man Of p,vself go that II 7 over met
Won apain YOU would not feel so ashamed
VI ilS.