Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-01
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"And 80 Fields had wife and six |
cl,ildreul'' Mr.. Scott smiled gently to |
himself as he thought of it. "And not
only wife and six children, but he had
been married twice-he had had TWO
| wives" There was nothing absurd nor
remarkable about these facts, except as
Mr.. Scott chose to make them SO. he
had known Thomas Fields for ten or hf-
teen wears on Wall street, and he had al
WAYS fancied him an old bachelor, while
| in truth he was mourning one wife ana
counting another.
81 wonder il he made lovei" said Mr.
Scott to himself, and again he smiled:
Then he wondered il the six boys looked
like their father. And there was no rea-
son why they should not have been will
ING to look like him, for he was by no
means i'll favored, although he was tall
and snare, and had the anxious, worried
look Of o man whose anxieties and re-
,snonsibilities outrun his resources. But
as far as money goes this was not true OF
Mr.. Fields, who was very rich man an
deed.
Perhaps it pleased Mr.. Scott to be
facetious, and to take lively and con-
trary view of life 1t was late afternoon
and near train time, and all the young
neoplc and the wives whose husbands
went to the city every day had gone to
tho station. so that the two men were
almost alone under the tree on the lawn
> where they had placed their chairs. They
were smoking, and Mr.. Scott was toying
a with tennis racquet left in his care.
!. After IA while Mr.. Scott spoke, not the
t substance but the shadow of his thoughts :
!, your boys ought to be great comfort
d to YOU. Fields. Six sons! They ought TO
d carry ON your business and perpetuate
: your name.
8 ..They will not carry on my business
9 mot one of them. When DICK made
70 ND his mind that he wanted to so tc
West Point, and Bob determined to study
medicine, | didn't care, because there
q were the four left; but Logan has taker
A to farming, Fred has gone into law, anc
IS Harry has perfect craze about becom
10 ing a minister; SO you see the business
a will 90 into other hands. 1t is not righ
80 mot at all right"
y But there are six Of them5 How
i. about the sixthf'
- =, ~"Phil9 He is the greatest disappoint
az ment Of ALL The brightest boy nave
b. Mr.. Scott"
9. "Well?"
in phil has very reprehensible ideas
RS Tie writes verses, and will not 60 int
lg business nor into a profession. lie say
* he can live on his allowance. Ana II
docs, I'll say that for finland on III
ne salary" tst d.
r. "IIis salary9 Why, then, he is i
y busincss?" =.
W. ..Just now he is. In a brewery. II
~ is n clerk in brewery, and gets $500
~. year. That is like Phil Obstinate
he perfect pig headed fellow for obstinacy:.
av but | don't understand" said MI
Id Scott. Don't you want him to be in
ri brewery. or does he do it to spite your
Not to spite me, but he is very az
prayating. have talked to him goo
=, deal, and have said some plain truths
~, hinH, One day he told me that he wouI
"a proye that he was not lazy, and that |
cd could earn his living at tread mni II
me chose. and SO he found this situation nj
am took it. He says he means to stay
ion year.
md why, like that" cried Mr.. Scot
er, 1.-The boy has grit.
md II don't like grit replied Mr.. Field
'.w!,en it gets between my teeth.
"Wcll," said Mr.. Scott, I've oft'
min wished we had q son, but six of them G.
the make life lively. My daughter is as go
lies a girl as any one need desire, but she b
ain her vagaries. y =,
ere Your daughter is very nice girl
fall Mr., Fields warmly responded, ''and
ELY very pretty one too. have noticed
eed a rood deal. If ! had daughter
should be perfectly satisfied to hav"
. exactly like your Regina"
ked Isle is very good girl, repeated
ters father, with modest pridc but 1t l.
ates Great responsibility to have nlarriag
Iole- bic daughter"
the Mr.. Fields grimly smiled. 'She see
: to have her choice. All the young n
Inc here have eyes for her only. Ill,
ioh' 1T is the poor quality OF the you
men. Mr.. Fields-the men OF TOD
WHY. there is not man at Oak Hi!l
cab. whom would give Regina. No, nol
I'd a New York, as far rs | know. 1t
duct serious matter, and one TO be looked
ield, from every point of view, this choos
} ig- Of a husband for q girl. She gives
have everything when she nlarries-nal
When 80 ti,;rc, into which shc
get 49, m. I,ooso Tor II riyl mean
bIindly talk or her either misery or !
r, pincss."
The ..Y-ou ar, fortunate If YOU are allo'
lcifc - choose Mr.. Fields dryly alSwe
Ter Ter Logan l. rried WELL and DOB Is
lney e;,g-ed to a vc-y nice girl, ono Of
d's' Hookcrs- ..oolzer, Hood & Co.; Tut
81 ~ comes another of Pills peryersltles'
" wants to marry professional.
~ PROFESSIONAL Is the lady on
- singe:'
'asor .'Worsc than tllat-shc-shc Is an
h ns ie,c. a sort of female prize il|,t2r'
-''A'' why, that Is hoFriblel IL send