The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-12-26

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"Good-by, Mr.. Hartford, " the girl said as
the horse stopped at the top of a hill, and
before she jumped out of the buggy she
kissed the old man On his sunburned
cheek, thus giving to the father unasked
what she had denied to the son, though
much besought.
When Emma Rogers had finished her
simple little dinner she sat at her fathers
old desk and wrote this letter:
NEARDYE, Sept. 81.
DEAR JAcKI promised not to write TO you, but
trust you viii forgive me for thus early break
ing my word. l drove with your father after
church today as far az the hill top. lie is much
concerned about you, and [ think it IS your duty
to write to him at least once a week 50 that
he may not feel uneasy about you. Don't foolishly
wait until youhave done SoTnething to be proudos
Write to him ct once and write to him regularly.
Ifyou will do this you may also write to me once a
week, and 1 will answer your letters now and
again, and l viii also confess that I miss you aw-
fully and often wish very much to see you and
continually wonder what you are doing.
E. r
P. S.-why don't you look up all Jour college
friends who are living in New York?
Jack Harford's Sundays in town had
been particularly gloomy. He had been
accustomed for two years past to spendt the
greater part Of each Sunday with Emma
Rogers, and the loss of this companion
ship was at this period a grievous one. The
Monday morning after the conversation
between his father and sweetheart at Near
bye he started out early to answer as many
of the advertisements printed in the Sun
day papers as seemed to him to be of any
promise. The day had been a succession
of dreary disappointments, and he return
nj 81 bic I1avI;-- -Iooa - 4Ln yn,s-n,
tired and utterly blue. On the hat rack in
the hall he found Emma's letter. 1t bright
ened him up wonderfully. He at once
wrote to his father. He also wrote to En-
ma and thanked her most sincerely for her
kindness to his father and to him.
In reading over her letter for the first
few times he missed the significance of the
suggestion in Emma's postscript. There
were many old college friends in York.
He had intended looking them up after he
had become established in business. That
seemed far enough off now. Itcould do no
harm to see some of them atonee. The next
morning he dressed himself as carefully as
his limited wardrobe permitted, and went
for tour twists. The first fellow he called
on was a clerk and a student in q lawyers
office. From him he learned Of the others
and continued his calls. He told each of
them that he had come 20 tow to seek en-
ployment, and each CT them offered to let
him know if anything suitable was heard
of. Late in the afternoon he called on
William Caldwell, who had for three years
been his room mate. The last year at col
lege something had happened which had
strained, If it had not severed, the friend
ship between Hartford and Caldwell.
These young fellows had not talked over
the difference between them, and had
parted still misunderstanding each other.
Each of the fellows who had seen JACK had
asked if he had seen Caldwell, and at last
Jack concluded to call. He got the adj
dress and found the place very easily. He
met Caldwell just at the entrance of his
fathers large establishment-a commits
sion house which did a most extensive
business.
Hello, jack" said Caldwell, holding
out his hand as the two met. Il am glad
to see you"
II am glad of that, for / was just going
to see you. You remember we were not
very good friends when we left college two
years ago"
1.-The bigger fools ve,n responded Cald-
well cheerily. Come in, old man, and tell
me about yourself"
Thetwoy oungm men walked back through
the great ware house to the counting room
in the rear, and Caldwell took the yonng
countryman into his private Office. There
they talked over the college days, the diff
ference between them was explained, and
Caldwell learned of Jacks object in com
ing to town and of his lack of success.
"Well, you have come TO the right shop
this time," Caldwell said, "for | have just
been made a partner, and I mean to have
you here-that is, if you would like it,"
Nothing would please me better" Har-
ford said; but you don't really need me,
do you?"
1--WE did lot know it, but am sure we
shall know it in a little while"
Jacks opportunity had now come, and he
took advantage of it. The firm for which
he worked found him a most valuable as
sistant, and from time to time his salary
was raised till in two years after he anne
TO New York he was getting $1,000 a year.
With young Caldwell he saw all that was
best and most novel of metropolitan life,
but his heart yearned all the while for the
dear girl who was waiting for him at Near
bye, and whenever he could he spent his
Sundays at the old place.
One bright December afternoon toward
the end of Christmas week, he took the
train for the Jersey hills and was soon at
the old farm at Nearbye. There were
many Journeys made in the next few days
between the old homestead in the hills and
Emma Rogers neat little village cottage.
At this time Jack was never reproached
for being blue. There was evidently no
need for such reproofs, as there was an
a~lertness in his steps and a brightness in
his eyes which showed very plainly that he
was contented with his lot. What was
said and done during these long, frequent
visits need not be chronicled here. Most
of us know how the old story is enacted,
and those who do not viii, if they be
lucky, learn all its phases by heart, and be
better and happierf for the knowledge. On
New Years morning, after breakfast, Jack
handed to his ~astonished father the salts
fed mortgage on the old place The old
man was ~dumfounded, but at length found
words to say:
'sAh, this is a New Years present in
deed"
Eyes, father, we shall all be happy to-
day, and, if you viii let me, I shall bring
you home after church today another pres
ent."
Dom do anything more, my son" the
old ma protested; this is enough for one
day"
1.-THE other present is more for myself
than you, sir. wish to make You a pres
ent of a daughter, for Emma Rogers has
promised to be my wife"
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