The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-02


:: 4: 8 %''lfN: GODFREY was; in; 30 sense of the
:: ,Woid,: an: ordinary. mani:those who had
: Il ID 'most:t to dowtth him said.he was very OK
=. = tiaordinaTy indlyidual. Tllle some people
considered Thin extremely .eccenffie.' NO one
Epsv J1ct~-iJogt :l.s affairs eilier comme!ciai
o,iauiesric and 'l.F 55iJs saying Of his was 81
mind r...a.... 1asl!.ess. an T. wnuid os Rrest
a:a =, lei. for al OF us t{e!y19dy Else ola l1e
:. . fie'1;as.tDe '6anerot small general store,
J: 'situliGl. Ia :0ne Of he most densey popuiateu
ri,;iriets OF: i.Gndon, ana his patrons were the
: 8eOrest@Cf: ;the poor-aI least 'He Hi'Jo'''y Vi
: Jhem:were.
:: a. dirty was amall hard featured man; his
general appearance was IepulslVe rainier thau
otherwise, and his heart was considered as hard
d. as hia f-alures looked. His customers knew
hey would get all they paid for but not farlh-
- l1l.swOlIh more Some said he was misery, but
.. those WHO ErofeSsed 10 know best declared lie
: SOLD Ills wares al so small profit that he
= scarcely saved sufficient 10 keep his creditors
fromthe doors.
:: He was hulrying to his home late one bitter
3 cold winter snight.s Tie snow aud mud had
.: In eImixed. upon The footfahs and roadwayS
during the day, and was now freezing into an icy
substance, which made II dangerous Tor The loot
OF man and beast alike while thes easlefy winds
we're blowing Keen blasts round the street cor
ners making him wish he were IN his own house
-: drinking his usual glass OF, hot giog ere he re-
rired 10 resi-, But Willie lie louged for the lux
uites which lie knew were awaiting him. lie gave
60 thought 10 the poverty and misery which
dwell In lie streets aud alleys through which he
PASSED.
lie had nearly reached his home when lie
espied IN tile gutter what he at first thought to
e. he bundle Of old clothes but, approaching, lie
Could hear faint cries and heavy sobs. Ap-
siaIently without thinking he lifted II, and be-
- HGda:1 oOily-clad 10y, about years old, whose
-iact:lQ0k ed the picture otdre distress. He found
ia. fellow
HfS:ni0Iber 81, that they had nothing 10 eat
laid mai Ine bow lad come out 10 sing for bread,
Tut lad met with 10 success, and had, moreover,
:iii%or.ct ine oldman's Iron heart relented: lie
ACTUALLY took the little fellow In aud warmed and
.. fed ltlmE lie next DAY lie sought lie SICK mother
q: aud obtained heEaUemlSSiOn 10 keep her son IN
hs,1gsiuess promising TO be lat4er 10 Inc iau
. H. lie behaved himself properly. Inc boy eVl-
odently DID, f0rthey never parted until Godfrey
: slept Will his fathers
>CHAP1ER H.
Old aJohB Godfrey is seated In shabbily fur
: nisled a Artneni; which serves as Office and sit
::iing.I Dom. one can see al glance be has grown
-Nei yfee6e, and:it also requires very keen OBJ
:. stEyer I0:deteCJIhat lie is much excited, ana his
lraiEieS are moIe than usually hard and deIei-
'=.>:T-wiII,'' he mutters; a: wont stand 1t any
-l6nEei.. don,tlike to do it, but will; yes I'll
d0tt:at once, hut N talk 10 lin first"
Having delivered himself thus, lie called TO the
: .sbOI Roy 10 ask ";hr wilson" TO come 10 INN.
In few seconds tie summons was obeyed, and
g finely bullt young man OF about twenty-five
:: summers entered.
=. ssh down George" said the old man; "Pye
got something 10 say TO you"
" Il shall be glad 10 hear it, uncle" was the
prompt reply.
- ell, uncle, yOu have always been so Kind 10
me. aud given me sucu good advice, that have
never felt afraid Of anything you have had 10 say
Wei I want to ask where you spend your
spare tine now2''
'My anare time ?" answered Mr.. Wilson some
what cuntusedly. Well with friends oil mine"
"WuaJ fiends?'
..Not always the same friends, uncle"
81 hat may be, but think Eve aTight-a right.
sir-to know WHO and what your frleuds are"
Il hayeuO objection 10 tell you, sir, only
ser"
D.. "Only what sir? Look here. It's no use beat
Ing about the bush; what IS IL attracting you
from your home? You don't gambler?
'tertauy not uncle"
you don't spend your time IN public-hOuses?"
"Nu, SIR
."You don't often so to The theater?"
mo, .uuclei VIII tell you"
- .rTnentnere IS only one hing else you en- so
aflet-a woman, Sir"
~ must own YOU nave guessed my secreet. !
hdEe.6ten on lie point OF speaking 10 you on the
subject several times, but did not know how you
wgaid:laSe t2
= flake lli In The same way as take II nOw
= j won't have any women hanging about here.
Their hasneveEbeen woman in this place ex-
eept old Belly The housekeeper, and While 1--we
IHeieneYer shall be-. never wanted TO get tieG
Jo-a woman's apron-strngs, 10 be at her every
beck and call-nutL l. You'll never succeed IN
business II you get married. Why, | should
have been a pQUras church mouse II L had
-:Ihought.Uf such gomfooiery IN my younger days.
. Why, bless me, married man can't 20 10 post
office but Wual his wife thinks lie has gone 10 do
something lie Oughtut 10 DO and if lie should 20
haii dozen Steps up the street he must give an
account of himself. She'll get all the money out
OF INN she can, but If lie spends three pence for
himself be is very wasteful and ought TO be
ashamed OF himself Willie she aud the children
BE- are wanting new feathers or something of that
sort No. no George take my advice and have
nothing 70 90 with the wOmen-nOthing."
but, uncle, you must know there are wives
ard Wtyes."
Eyes, but how do you know what they are till
you've got Item. and then its too late to remedy |
mistakes. they're all nice I'LL they've got you |
M IEeir Ciutcues."
But, uncle, don't you think vile Is what the |
And tie man is what tile wife makes him. |
o. But / can't waste time mor"llZlng. I'm not go |
ing 10 base any woman here, 50 there's an end to
The snalleI."
u: have not asked you to have any woman |
s''h:uilr can you do WITH d wife, here or else |
" .r-?e Have you got any money!"
N OF much, i Is True, but know my business |
and can york"
'..'Ies, work yourself into the grave for some.
: body rise. Are you engag d %
~ ut exactly engaged"
r. Have you pIOpOsed2"
"He>."
= pool. idlot! But did she refuse your"
= "Nn, but she did not accept"
WISE woman"
= o am glad YOU think women have some good |
- Sc Don't speak so sarcasticaly. Who is this
charming dam.el?' .
~" Size resides silh her guardian and acts as
gogei ness 10 his children"
"A goyeiness, forsooih! the very worst sort OF
woman to eho"se-lhe very worst"
So wig sUP
"Wly So indeed! dare say she can play the
plano talk French, and tell you when you make |
mistake In tile English language; but little
= enough does she know about cooking mans
q. dinner OF cleaning hia house. TOu'l have les
son IN geography boiled into your potatoes:
ndli-cuOkeQ breakfast.
.whatl"
=. - You are too severe, uncle"
&c am 800 truthful. But we wont argue the
matter III Just tell you my mind-when do
aug one good turn l don't like to talk about il,
6ut Pm goIus TO speak TO you very plainly. Now
you've got neither father nor mother, and must
look after you. When found sou in The gutter
.thet night 90 long ago, said would be father
tn you, aud Eve aept my word. | sent you TO
school, taught you the business: 10 fact, I've
made man Of YOU and you've been good lad
.; 10 m; hitherto. Are you going 10 turn against
n3 now 2"
:. NO sir, this is far From my Intention. want
lOplease you, but l would Ike to marry this
girls If dou'5 marry her shall never marry
ANY QnG."
= ."And II VIII be best for you II you don't. VIII
= tell S9ll:how that have always Intended you to
:. have lnls business when | am gone; but mark
: my words, for l mean what | say, no woman
e.. ohal hays Tie squandering OF that which these
hands have worked hard for If can prevent III
. andl think I've right to do as like with my
:'own;r:lt you marry, sir, you shall not have
= a. the old man concluded lie Brought down
:. MS nrst on the table Sith vengeance which
=. guile frightened Mr.. WILSON,
BE rose, aud, taking the wlthered hand, said:
"a Pardon me- uncle, for causing you such annoy
:: auce, / Will think upon your words. but pray
p yOu not 10 excite yourself further on my ac-
:, count"
Only few days prevloue Mr.. Wilson had
9oufed forth MS love into the ear Of the beauti-
full aud accomplished Edith Varleye, whom he
bad met some months before at The house OF
friend. 1t was case OF love at first sight, and
rs The lady's pecuniary position was scarcely
equal 10 that oil her admirer there was no difficult
ty on that score. Sue was an orphan, and when
thrown upon the world at the age OF twelve,
old friend Of her father came forward and took
her into his home aud tIealed her as one OF his
family II was this gentleman's opinion she de-
-. lelmlnsd TO consult before giving her hand 10
, mI. wilson; her heart was already gwen.
Inc conversation recorded above was great
Oiow 10 The young man II concerned, for he had
always looked upon himself the successor to
us Denelaclor, and for the past two weeks bad
eoncOcteu bright visions OF the future. Now,
however, an us hopes were shattered. and his
dreams OF bliss were dispeed He must choose
between married beggaTy and lonely afluence.
true lie was considered smart young man OF
the world, and under his management Godfrey's
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