The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-15

'runce OF ono anothcr's contents she won
te'n ino.r Titles ana read "A PAGE here n.
tAeie, wishing she had had moro school.p
and that Peter might grow up "bookwiser
One day Reuben caught her al IT,
fut the books bacam he exclaimed. nc,
emptcl1iy "AN the years wo lived tocotbe
tne ola woman never so much as opened
oook Q nine, and here are You, a gal that ca
barely spell her own outlandish name mol
ING into them, spelling EN-, aud wastip.
Your timer
81 wasn't hurtin EN-, father, said Gwen
earnestly out unluckily she had laid hi
i"Norito Shakespeare open, face downwards
on the table and the old man broke oui
0frosh
Whats the use Of trying 70 make anv
thing of your Surely any fool I'D know f.
hurts book TO lay it sol Get along II
put The she'll right myself; never YOU touci
30 again.
Very well, father" said Gwen. Quietly
but was only thinldn' o Peter. and won.
defn. II praps some day you'd teach 'un
what's in The books
We'll 0ollN SAID Reuben. somewhat mol
Aied, mes COOL little chap and shar7
lsh, to- lie puts me In mind Of LUX,
when he was little IN but he'll hardly
come up % he father Lukc9 rot n ilrs'
class head. II only he'd stick 70 steady worl
ard not take up 90 with inventions thatI
never come 70 ans good. Hos q FAC lad-bs
ought 90 have uarG.sS a woman o breeding
toor Owou wince11- for % an The shafts
Eel5cus Quiver OF abuse. this was the one tina,
wounded her most cruelty The sting Of Tho
words lay DO their partial truth. for she knew
tat Ter kind. clever young husband mi ght
have mat9 better match And vet She
loved bim 10 dearly, ard str0ve 10 hard 70 b.
worthy cf lin IL vexol her. too. T. hear
Reuben speak ~ s.-atiucly % Lascs iuven
iiole f1-. as d matter ci fact. the Young en-
gDccl had sold The patents Of various emal
labor saving conuIvanccs for cousidcrabl.
SUMS. Only 10 one case lad H. failed. aud IL
was bard that Reuben should seem 10 ro
member chat SD much better than tie sue
cc7ses Gwen delighted ia her husband.
work, md rather than let hin be distuTbet
~ d-me5tic worries, PLACED out ell be-
womaA's tact In tho endcavor % make Il A.
pear 10 him that tho fault finding 10 wLicl |
Reuben sometimes subjected her. oven In b.. !
sons Q-e1once, was merely the froth on p
calm sea Of good understanding
She little imagined. however. that this view
Of TIE matter was htuDon's own, til ono day
60 her astouishment a ue.ghbor remarked.
Ola Mr Sparrow thinks a deal OF Won
AIRS sparrow. doesn't hei lie drops ia nov /
end again a2l tells US what GOOD MANAGE
you ere. and how comfortable you maEoLi |
He ssys You ara wonderful thoughtful 10. I
sucn young woman
Gwen could hardly answer Tor surprise 1
but tho discovery that Reuben praised Be- 4
behind her back encouraged her greatly anu I
slo tried harder tuan ever % improve, no /
only 10 her management Of the house bat u +
speech, STYLE and manner
"A9l arc becoming quite q lady. Gwen !
said Luke one evening, wtereat she flushed !
U4.A pleasure and Reuben gave gruAt O.. [
dubious sigull-Ice which Gwen chose & /
interpret rs ma expression Of assent.
Some day. father, ~ speas quite cor
rcct--quite correctly, mean
81 L-p1 So said Luke. So eagerly that
Gwen looked quickly up 60 Lin and per
ceivc4 the strange excitement 81 lis eyes
~ hope % De repeated. drawing deer
breath. "lor believe / am going to make
ms fortune, ald that would be g lit up iu
tie world lol u1 OIL
Reubeu's face assumed its most skeptical
expression.
"Yol ought 90 BE- shrewler than 70 believe
infor.une making, boy. Nothing but steady,
straightforward wcgl. pays nowadays"
"And isn't &c Straightforward work TO plod
away 40 the elements Of invention for years.
said Luke, warmly; TO get 70 know every
discovered application Of science 70 mechau
les, so as 70 b8 familiar with ones tools az 10
were. and then to effect original combna
t.ousi I don't want 70 boast, bot my suall
inventions haven't failed. and an justified
in believing my big one won't l have IN
vented au electric tram car which Is bound 70
eupersede ali others"
'Ah. vel, my Lad. ii the paterr fetohes yoo
The money it has cost you, til congratulate
YOU
Luke was accustomed 70 bis fathers in
crelulity, but tonight 10 Seemed ~ affect
bin painfully
"Ycu must try TO have faith in me.
father, DO said endeavcring TO speak calmly,
"for have made up my mind not TO sell tie
patent, but 70 WORK is myself 70 do which
must throw 10 my present clerkship and
ear. -l cilcc "a Ily own account. IL may
ilvoiy3 living on very lit.lo for awhile, but
{, must pcy iu tce end.
Lu1c face was fall Of tie e.altatiou which
proceeds from the sense Of great achieve.
ment-.lo look OF tie man who originates
whether crlst, poet or inventor Gwen,
Will wor5mFlng eyes, knels beside him and
crcU h.5 -gm round her shoulder
"You ,al trus, me, little woman, and put
cp VIII being on short commons tor bitf
r-d Luke, smiling down ut her.
Rcubel's thin lips wer3 pressed together as q
be sat and grimly watched the PAR AT las.
le ssood upl pushed bls char back and ad.
aresed stem with deliberate, chilling col .
tempt
Luxe. you're f fooll Your Wiie's Eese
5saa snytbing else. So / nseQl szy tbs same
Is her Bat for o man who las one grain Of
'a1se % throw up @ good placs fCr the sake %
pushing g 5g1bisly invention, tbat1 WLat
s1 tie act OF 2 fol ana Pm ashamed 10
ave such fcol fer my SOL II ycu tnlnk
IA going 20 spsn1 ny little savings II keep {
-ou out of the work house. while you're
.uitinr for fortune that's 90 be made CIT ]
l O tram car, you're n fool 10. that toe. AS G
ocn as ever you cam pay up / WASH ny
.auds Of you and quit the house shant
Mss you. there's nothing your silly vito does r
,r RE 7 cant do better ior myself ,
Luxe was in lag too excited state % bear +
h.s quietly, and answered. with violence
which Gwen eogsh, p vsin to sootDe There
-os O. terrible some, and ot tie cid Of fen
minute the fair cdlfce u home peace which
se had laJorcd at 10 lons and patioatiy, lay
battered beforo L-r B.
Thc hardest time ct bev married lie fo!' .
lwed. Tor Luke, 10 a state Of Dritatcd deter
liuat. On TO succeed, was sogely tr.ed by Toe
,ietorness anu representation Of everybody {
hose approval and cooperation were neoes. q
NV 10 the bringing out Of his invention, ana
.ciben was more crossgrainod tban ever. IL Q
,u to Cwcus share 10 cheer and inspirit her r.
usband. 10 Dear the freshly kindied hEeeI
er fatherin.laws evaporation ana 10 make
ar diminished allowance cover the most Z
ecessary expenses =