Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-18

Abr snarled his uncle; 'you want 70
pipe down now, do your But that won't
do. of you gol and mind you don't set
foot in Pompadour Hail. Mr.. Nelson's
seat. unless it is to get your clothes
Come, cut!''
s'You misunderstood me-" said Eustace,
with touch of native dignity which be-
came him very well. 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 himi' muttered his uncle, as
the door closed. He's a good plucked
one-showed spirit But I'll show spirit,
too. Meeson is a man Of his word. Cut
him of with shilling? not J.; cut him of
with nothing at all. And yet, curse It, L
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
theml She had better keep out of my
way, for she shall smart for this, so sure
as my name is Jonathan Meeson. III 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, III
crush her, if it costs me five thousand to
do itl' and with snarl, he dropped his fist
heavily upon the table before him.
Then he arose, put poor Augustus agree
ment carefully back into the safe, which
he shut with a savage snap, and proceeded
to visit the various departments Of his vast
establishment, and to make such hay
therein as had never before been dreamt Of
in the classic halls of Nelson's.
To this hour the clerks of the great house
talk Of that dreadful day with bated breath
for as bloody Hector ragged through the
Greeks. so did the great Meeson rage
through his hundred departments. In the
very first office he caught q wretched
clerk eating sardine sandwiches. With
out moments hesitation he took the
sandwiches and threw them through the
window.
'Do you suppose pay you to come and
eat your filthy sandwiches here?" he asked,
savagely. 'There, now you can go and
look for them; and see you here, you
needn't trouble to come back. you idle,
worthless fellow. Of you go! and re-
member you need not send to me for
character. Now then-double quick"
The unfortunate departed, feebly re-
monstrating and Meeson, having glared
round at the other clerks and warned
them that unless they were careful-very
careful-they would soon follow in his
tracks, continued his course of devasta-
ton.
Presently he met an editor, No. Z it was,
who was bringing him an agreement to
sign. He snatched it from him and glanced
through 1t.
''What do you mean by bringing me a
thing like this?" he said. cts all wrong"
sit is exactly as you dictated it to me
Yesterday, SIR" said the editor, indignant
ly.
"What, do you mean to contradict mei"
roared Meeson "Look here, No. Z, you
and had better part. Now, no words;
your salary will be paid to you till the end
Of the month, and, if you would like to
bring an action for wrongful dismissal,
why, Pm your man. Good-morning, No. e
! good-morning"
/ Next he crossed q courtyard where, by
| slipping stealthily round a corner, he
came upon jolly little errand boy, who
was enjoying solitary game Of marbles.
! WhGck came his cane across the seat OF
| that errand boys trousers, and in another
minute he had followed the editor and the
notwithstanding clerk.
And so the merry game went on for half
an hour or more, till at last Mr.. Meeson
was fain to cease his troubling, being too
! exhausted to continue his destroying
| course. But next morning there was pro-
motion going on in the great publishing
house; eleven vacancies had to be filed
ITO be continued.)