The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-14
70 b . deep. tragic attachment, in.
stead OF passing W in q Kssk"

AT this time Conrad was employed
In the warehouse of a Wholesale
grocer Il had cut the mother to the
heart that he could not receive an
education. bus she was partly recon.
ciled when she saw the zest with which
Inc lad entered on his work; he pict-
ured himself already successful bus
mess man and imagined. with his
mother, that he held In his hand tho
family fortune. TO have heard him
talk one would have supposed the
packing and sending Of a box Of nut.
mcgs was the first step toward becom.
ing a millionaire. But somehow evcry
one In the store seemed to like him
not that he was especially con-
scientious or Trustworthy. His
employer exclaimed again and
again in a fit of good.
natured impatience that it was no
use, he should have to discharge that
young rattlepate Of Lindau. And
still he was not discharged. and, what
was more. he received present Of
one hundred thalers when Christmas
came round.
As for Joseph's prospects and plans.
he had found work in machineshop
that suited his bent. although the
length Of his term Of service on the
lowest round OF the ladder showed no
sign of coming to an end. The
monotonous routine of manual labor
week in and week out, was not con-
ducive to the development OF invent
i've talent an 4 the training Of
mathematical bent. He studied lit
tie In his spare moments, but too
often fell asleep over his book, utter
ly exhausted with his days work. A
machine-saw which he thought out
whllc atwork proved to be. when he
had put his design on paper. only an
inferior reproduction of a saw that
had already been long in use.
One day Conrad came upon bundle
Of old letters that had belonged to his
father One of them bore an Amer.
lean post-mark. After this he was
silent for days at time. contrary to
his custom Then one evening he be-
gan suddenly, with flow Of words he
had inherited from his father, to
talk about America and the splendid
facilities there for man Of enterprise.
At breakfast the next morning he be-
gan where he had left off the night
before, and his mother and brother
saw that this time he had all idea in
his head that he would not sleep off in
a night or two. A week passed and
joseph was growing thoroughly tired
II the endless talk about America;
the mother, however, listened with
fond interest to the glowing schemes
of her favorite. .#..- ~
At length 1t chanced that Conrad
went one evening with a companion to
the theater. He was scarcely out ol
the house when his employer knocked
and entered.
II have come to speak with you
about your son." he began.
The mother looked up in alarm and
Joseph turned quickly with a premo-
milton that ali was not right
"But do not be startled" resumed
tho merchant, reassuringly. "There
is no bad news. but feared somethin 9
unpleasant might happen, and SO
have come to you this evening. Con-
| rad has we'll nigh turned some of his
younger companions crazy over
America, and to-day l found him
standing before the open safe with AL
expression on his face that made me
give tho lad a couple Of theater tickets
for this evening. in order that lmight
have an opportunity to speak with you
| alone. N ow. although your son has
not proved an exemplary clerk, yet
like the boy. and rather than that he
should be guilty Of foolish stroke,
would give him the money to pay his
way to America. Perhaps he'll be
able some day to reimburse me, but
even II lose the money, why q man
| in my circumstances ought not to feel
a couple of hundred thalers." }"
This struck the nail on the head.
The delighted mother would see only
the hand of Pr evidence in the whole
affair. The unlucky spirit Of enter.
PRISE in the father was now to bring
forth fruit in the son.
Two weeks later Conrad said good
bye to mother and brother. and s. arted
for New York. His employer had
given him u letter Of recommendation
to cousin in business In that city.
and from there came his first letters,
full Of praise Of his new place. and de.
scribing in glowing terms the life in
the American metropolis. Then the
letters came less often. and at last
came ono announcing his intention Of
going West TO seek his fortune in the
gold region. 1t was NIL so like the
time when the father was seeking his
fortune in Norway, and even the fond
mother put away the letters with the
same patient smile and sigh.
Meanwhile Joseph was plodding
along As a poor machinest wherc he
had first begun. He had thought out
and committed to paper several invon-
tions, but no one had confidence