West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-08-15

posed. Still it was distastoful enough.
and the poor fellow wondered il he should
ever get used to IL. At noon, on his re-
turn to the car station, he found letter
from his new friend, with an enclosure of
five dollars.
81 had AN impression" il said, othat
you were entirely out of money. | tried
once when was about your are 10 live
without eating. II didn't work. I'm sure
IL won't IN your case. Come in and SEQ
me some time when YOU have leisure.
Keep up your courage and stick to your
stenography."
The first thought that went through
the young mans mind as he read and
re-read this kind letter was that this rich
merchant didn't feel himself above asso.
ciating with car conductor. To do him
justice, he recognized that this was n
very mean consideration. Then he won
dered how long il would be before he
could return the money, and concluded
he could do IL in two weeks. Then and
not till then, would he call on the gentle.
man.
Only an hour could be given TO study
in the first twenty -four hours of his new
HE; but this time was q refreshment in
stead of drag, and when he put away
his book for the sleep he must have, it
was with real reluctance.
He had been employed about two
months when one morning Uncle Adoni-
ram stepped on his car His first inn
pulse was to pull his hat down over his
eyes and avoid recognition IL possible,
but Charles Barney was learning manH-
ness as we'll as application and he immc-
diately thought better of It. The old
man did not look up when his nephew
gave him his change; but Charles said
softly; "Good morning, uncle" and
then sprang TO his feet.
Charlesl" he exclaimed, erasping
the conductors hand. "Charles. NV
boy, how do you dol"
There was abundant love and hcarti.
ness in Uncle Adoniram's voice and man-
ner, and there was something more that
was new TO Charles. He knew now that
for the first time his uncle really re-
spected him, and out of this n stronger
courage was born
81 have been very lonely without YOU"
the old man said, as he stood on the
platform with his nephew; "and have
been worried about you, too. Why have
you not been home, Charlesl" B
because | wanted TO see il | was really
going 70 keep my position" the young
man answered; land because. uncle. [
wanted 70 rid myself Of all feeling OF hu-
initiation before | saw you again. :"
"Where do You stand in the matter
nowY" Uncle Adonram inquired, as ho
brushed tear from his cheek.
"Almost on my feet" Charles replied.
care you looking for anything else,
my boya"
81 am studying stcnography with all
my might, uncle, and am getting along
finely. BY and by / shall have mastered
it, and then / can always find employ
ment.p
"Your discipline has made a man OF
you, Charles" J" said his uncle. 81 knew
it would Don't stay away from the old
man, my boy. God bless and keep
you"
The young man went home the next
day, for ne felt that his uncle needed
him; but he still kept his position as car
conductor, and studied every spare
moment His uncle read to him, and
laughed at the strange characters he so
deity put on paper, and in this manner
year went by. Then Charles Barney
found more congenia employment,
helped 10 it by the merchant who had
been his steadfast friend, and whose
daughter he ultimately married He had
served an invaluable apprenticeship to the
lneXorable taslcmastcr, Necessity, and had
been an apt scholar, not only learning
dispatch and application, but finding out
that n true man can cnnoble the lowlicst
labor Youth's Compaaion.