Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-14

prcmiscsl And now, That isn't ALL I've
done with you never you lyo'. 90 mo tor
another siiporccl I'm not going to sup.
port you any longer, | can tc!l you And
what's more, do you know " hat | um
going to do just now I'm going oil to
old Todd-tnot's my lawycr--ald I'm
going to tell him to mako another viii
and 60 leave every fathing | havo-aul
that isn't much short of 90 100000, one
way and another-to Addison and Roscoe.
They don't want it, but that don't matter.
You shant have it-no, not farthing Of
it; and won't have pile like that fritz
tered away in charities and mismanago-
ment There now, my fine young gentle
man, just be off and see if your now
business principles will get you a living"
"All right, uncle I'm going" said the
young man, quietly. II quite understand
what our quarrel means for me, and, to
tell You the truth, am not sorry, have
never wished to be dependent on you, or
to have anything to do with business
carried on as Nelson's is | have a hun
dred year my mother left me, and with
the help of that and my education | hope
to make Il living. Still, don't want to
part from yod in anger, because you have
been very kind to me at times, and, as
you remind me, you picked me out of the
gutter when | was orphaned, or not far
from it. So I hope you will shake hands
before GO"
"Ah" snarled his uncle; ''you want to
pipe down now, do you? But that won't
do Off you COL and mind you don't set
foot in Pompadour Hall (Mr. Nelson's
seat unless it is to get your clothes.
Come, cut"
"You misunderstood me- said Eustace,
wit u a tpunb Of va Il ifrtitv Nulinl, I,o.
came him very we'll Probably we shall
not meet again, and did not wish to part
in anger, that was all. Good morning"
And he bowed and left the office.
"Confound him. muttered his uncle as
the door closed, hes good plucked one
showed spirit. But I'll show spirit, too;
Meeson is a man of his word. Cut him
off with a shilling? not |; cut him off
with nothing at all. And yet, curse it,
like the lad. Well I've done with him,
thanks to that mink OF Smithers girl
Perhaps he's sweet on her. then they can
go and starve together, and be hanged to
them She had better keep out Of my
way, for she shall smart for this; so sure
as my name is Jonathan Meeson, I'll keep
her up to the letter of that agreement,
and if she tries to publish book inside
of this country or out of it, I'll crush her
yes, I'll crush her, If it costs me five
! thousand to do i'll" and with snarl he
dropped his fist heavily upon the table be-
fore him.
| Then he rose, put poor Augustus agree
ment carefully back into the safe, which
h. shut with u savage snap, and proceeded
! to visit the various departments of his
vast establishment, and to make such hay
therein as had never before been dreamed
l..f, . h., IL t. Ill l., .
To this hour the clerks of the great
/ house talk of that dreadful day with
batcd breath-for as bloody Hector ragged
through the Greeks, 50 did the great Nee
son rage through his hundred depart
ments. In the very first office he caught
q wretched clerk eating sardine sand
witches. Without a moments hesitation
he took the sandwiches and threw them
through the window.
do you suppose | pay you to come ant
eat your filthy sandwiches hereY" he
asked, savagely. There, now you cal
60 and look for them; and see you here
you needn't trouble to come back, yot
idle, worthless fellow. Off you COL anC
rem mber you need not send to me for
character. Now, thcn-doublc quick"
The unfortunate departed, fcebly re
monstrating, and Mceson, having glareC
around at the other clerks and warned
them that unless they We're carcful-very
carcful-they would soon follow in hi
tracks, continued his course of devasta
ton.
Presently he met an editor, No. 7 i
was, VINO was bringing him an agrcemen
to sign He snatched it from him am
glanced through it.
"What do you mean by bringing me
thing like this?' he said; cts all wrong,
1T is exactly as you dictated it to m
yesterday, sir" said the editor, indig
nantly.
what, do you mean to contradict me?
roared Mecson. Look here, No. 7, yo
and | had better part. Now, no words
your salary will be paid to you till tn
end of the month, and, if you would lilS
to bring an action for wrongful dismissal
why, I'm your man. Good morning, Nc
Z; good morning"
Next he crossed court yard where, b
slipping stealthily round corner, h
came upon jolly little errand boy, VIII
was enjoying solitary game Of marbles
Whacli came his cane across the seat C
that errand boys trousers, and in anothe
minute he had followed the editor and tn
sandwich devouring clerk
, And SO the merry game went on fo
half an hour or more, till at last Mr.. Nee
son was fain to cease his troubling, bein
too exhausted to continue his destroyin
course. But next morning there was pre-
motion going on in the great publishin
house; eleven vacancies had to be filled.
A couple of glasses of brown sherr
and few sandwiches, which he hastil
swallowed at a neighboring restaurant
quickly restored him, however and, jump
ing into cab. he drove post haste to hi
lawyers, Messrs. Todd g. James.
SIS Mr. Todd in?" he said to the manae
ing clerk, who came forward bowling oil
sequiously to the richest man in BirminG
, ham.
Mr.. Todd will be disengaged in fe,
minutes, sir, he said. May | offer 20
The Times?"
, Damn The Times" was the polite ar
swer. Il don't como here to read news
. papers. Tell Mr.. Todd that | must Sc
him at once or else shall go elsewhere.
Il am much afraid, sir'-began til
managing CLERK.
Mr.. Meeson jumped up and grabbe