Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-09-20
A ROMANCE OF LABOR.

The unwritten romano of real life
far exceeds in beauty and instruction
anything that simple fancy ever imag.
ined. and | have had only to keep my
eyes and ears open. as | went up and
down in the world. to Oil the store house
If memory with many a strange drama.
The following true inc dent was brought
to my memory this riorning, while lis.
tening to the rebe'lious words of a
young man who cold not see his ia
theirs wisdom in d string him 10 learn
a trade.
ut will make a common man Of Inc,
father. he said querulously; Il shall
be as dirty as a blacksmith, and have
hands like a coalheaver."
And il you think, Fred. that wear
ing fine clothes and having white hands
make you a gentleman. let Inc tell you.
sir, you are 10Y a very common man
indeed. to begin with. a good trade
might help you to truer notions of gen.
tleinanlIood."
Then | looked at the handsome fel-
low-for he was handsome-and ]
thought inyoluntarily Of young Steve
Gaskill. Steve has made his mark now,
Jut many a year ago l had heard Just
such a talk between him and old Josiah
Gaskill relative to the young man
learning his fathers trade of a WOO.
stapler.
1T is a dirty business, father" said
the splendid Steve, in a full evening
dress. ''and ! hate the smell of oil and
the sight of those men In blue
linen blouses. hope ! shall do some
thing better for myself than that"
very well, lad; whaten is thou fain
to bef"
"A lawyer, father"
They're naught but a lazy, quar-.
relsome set, but thou sha' not say I liver
stood / thy gate. BE a lawyer, lad.
II speak to Denhain tomorrow about
ice"
So young Steve vas articled to Den
ham & Downes to study law, and es-
pecially ''conveyancing." He was an
only son. but he had three sisters, and
over them and his mother he exercised
supreme influence. Whatever Steve
did vas right; whatever he said was
beyond dispute. Even old Josiah. with
all his sound sense. was, in spite Of
himself, swayed by this undisputed &C.
knowledgInent Of Stoves superiority.
He would not have advised his son TO
be a lawyer, but seeing that Steve was
o afraid Of being one he was rather
proud Of the lads pluck and ambition
II cost him a good deal. Stoves
tastes were expensive, and lie fell natu-
rally among a class Of men who led
him into many eStravagances. There
were occasional awkward scenes. but
Steve. supported by his mother and
sisters, always cleared every scrape.
and enal. satisfied the family pride in
being regularly admitted upon the roll
Of her maiesty's attorneys.
In the meantime his father had been
daily failing in health. and soon after
this event he died. Most Of his savings
had been secured for the benefit Of the
helpless women Of the Gaskill family,
and Steve now found himself with a
profession. and a thousand pounds 10
give him a fair start Ia II. People said
old Gaskill had acted very wisely, and
Steve had sense enough 10 acquiesce in
public opinion. He knew. too, that
Just as long as his mother Or sisters had
a shilling they would share it with linn.
So he hopefully opened his Office in
his native town Of Leeds. and waited
for clients. But Yorkshire men are
proverbially cautious; "A young, fash
ionably dressed lawyer was not their
ideal. Steve could not look crafty and
wise under any circumstances. and the
first year lac did not make enough 10
pay his rent.
Nevertheless lac did not In any way
curtail expenses; and when the sum
mer days arrived lac went rs usual 10 a
fashionable watering place, Ithappened
that year saw the debut Of Miss Eliza
bsth Braith waite, a great heiress, and
a very handsome girl Steve was at
tracted 10y her beauty, and her great
wealth was certainly no drawback In
his eyes. Ia a short time lac perceived
Mis- Braithwaite favored him above all
other pretender 10 her hand, and lac
bssnn seriously 10 consider the advan'
tagss Of a rich wife.
His profession hitherto lad been q
failure; his ons thousand pounds were
nsasiy spent; biz three sisters wsss 81