St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-02
THE TALBoYS.

4uG 1dLOOxGs
How They Unwittingly Over.
reach ed Themselves
81 worthy young lady, and the sole
support of her mother. Your needing
. salcswoman at this moment seems
really proyiicntial-tha is, if you find
my Instrumentation sufficient"
Illus said Rev. Mr.. Rivers, smiling
very benevolently upon Mr.. and Mrs.
iaiboys, in their fine dry-goods store.
In the town of Stickinthemud.
Mrs Talboys simpered. and Mr.. Tai
boys smiried. They rubbed their hands
and glanced at each other. and replied,
as with one voice:
''Oh. certainly. certainly, Dominic
Rivers; what more could We want?
Your Recommendation - we ask no
more"
Then 1 will tell dear Mrs Chaun-
cy to send her daughter tomorrow"
said inc minister. land thank you 80
Mich"
He shook hands and departed.
His coat was old, his boots shabby,
his stiff, low-crowned hat showed long
wear. as he came into the sunlight: yet
there are many spruce and natty clergy
men not half SO pleasant to look at,
especially at this moment, when he felt
that he had done practical good to
some one. and his face beamed with
kindlircss.
Ellie Chauncy had lost her father
not long before, and the little needle
work she had managed to get had not
provided for tho needs of the two sor-
rOwful women. and Ellie had feared that
she should be obliged to leave her
mother in order to support her.
When she had heard that the Tai
boys advertised for a clerk in their dry
goods store, and were willing 10 take a
woman. she felt that It might be .
chance for her. Her sewing could be
done in the evenings, and they could be
together still, and good Mr.. Rivers had
volunteered to recommend her; and, Is
you see, he had done SO, and had. more
over induced the Talboys to give her
the wages they hss. given the young
:1Rn who had just left them. However,
the smile faded on Mr.. Talboys' lips
and the shipper from those OF Mrs. Tai
boys when Mr.. Rivers was quite out ol
hearing.
Dominic Rivers will poke his nose
into every thing" said the husband.
I'VE ought to get a girl for half
"And I'd have told him we'd choose
our own clerks. if I'd dared" said the
wife, ''but you know"
Mr.. Talboys did know. Dominic
Rivers. as he called him. had done him
q great service. Ignoring the gossip
that was afoat regarding something
the Talboys had been supposed
to be connected with. which did
not rebound to their credi,
as honest folk, taking them into the
church and inviting them to visit him,
he had been their great friend in Stick.
inthemud. and they understood 30 little
of a noble nature that they fancied he
would revenge himself if they offended
him by refusing to take his advice. II
reallt; he had merely believed then
innocent people who were slandered
and had done his good work from truly
Christian motives Now. though the
walk was long, the weather hot, and
his simple dinner waiting for him, hs
hurried to the widows little cottage t.
give them the good news, and was vel
repaid by the tears of gratitude il
Ehie's eyes.
Efie went to the Talboys next morn
ing. 1t was new life for the girl
not too easy, as one may fancy; bu
having passed through the ordeal o
learning the stock with credit, and hav
ing made mp her mind that Mrs. Tai
boys sour aspects and Mr.. Talboys
harsh voice were natural attributes
and not called forth by dislike to hel
alas! she was little wrong here. fol
the Talboys could smile when 3 wa,
advantageous TO them to do 90
and she was as thorn in their sides-
she set herself to earning her wage.
honestly.
At the best they were not large, ant
soon she found she had moro to contend
with than she had feared.
There is fls~ in this stuff, you no
tice." she said. one day. to a poor
woman who was about to buy remnant
OfmerinO for child's frock. 'You could
not cut the garment without using thai
piece"
The customer thanked her, and die
not purchase.
'fou knew We were anxious to sci
those remnants, Miss Chauncy." sale
Mrs. Talboys. when the woman wa.
gone. .'You were oilicious to point ou
the flaw"
1T was my duty, I think" SAID
Efie.
Your duty is to u.s." said her EN-
h4er.
I'm. when a young girl who had
re- short change: insisted that sh,
had - a two-dollar. and no. a one
dollar y Tie. who had carried th,
money to nhier's desk, gave DE
testimony tbs Eir! was right