The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-13
''Read there fur yersplf," pointing
to Il Dnrarrnnh in his sinnla remain.

that afternoon of the stockholders ol
the y. Y. Il H., railroad company.
1t occurred week sooner, she ex-
planned, than had been expected, but
Mrs. Chester said it was advertised
in the leading daily papers.
Mr. Wise's face fell. He was not q
stockholler in the wealthy concern,
but it had been intimated to him
that at the close of the meeting some
appointments would probably be
made, one of which might affect him
favornbly were lie cn the spot to
press his claim.
lie ate his ssupper in gloomy silence,
then went to call on Mr.. Chester, one
Ot the stockholders OF the ruilrond
company. To his keen disgust and
disappointment he learned that his
absence had been taken for indiffer.
ence, and the appointments had all
been made.
"Rut received IL circular statine
that the meeting would not take
pInce until lleSU wrrss,22 -pita! Mr.
Wise.
Yes" replied Mr.. Chester, $50 oi
course did !, but circumstances were
discovered making it necessary that
the meeting should take place o-day;
it was we'll advertised in the papers, :"
added Mr.. Chester.
"Strange Ilidn't see it," almost
growled Mr.. Wise, as lie turned from
the door.
Mrs. Wise sincerely hoped this cir
cumstanrc would convince her hus.
band OF the the poor economy OF
trying to get along without n daily
paper, but she soon discovered it
had only served to make his resolve
more doggcd.
About that time Mrs. Wise became
engaged in the purchase ofa new
dress. She was IL pretty lady, and
was always tastefulIy attire.l, IL mat
ter in which her husband lclt no lit
tlepridc. But when shcappenred he.
fore him i'll her new attire, Mr.. Wise
exclaimed almost angrily;
"Why, wife! | never saw YOU in
anything so positively hilcous be.
fore. What could have induced you
to buy such n mean fabric, and such
dull. unbecoming colors?"
"liaa only known il, his wife re.
plie.i rrgretiully, 81 might have gone
to Wnrren's and bought a beautiful
silk and wool fabric for the same
money paid for this, but l did not
see their advertisement, and thought
1t no uso to go up to their store
where things are usually higher thnn
anywhere else. was limited to the
price, and did the best l could.
In another part of the suburban
city where Mr. Archibald Wise rosid.
cd, lived his cousin, Mr.. Herbert
Wise. The cousins had no great re.
gard for each other, and seldom met,
except occasionally ut the house of
DIR, Erastus Wise, an uncle.
I Dr. " lsr was IL retired physician,
living i'll the great city where both
i his nephcws wcrcengageti in business.
He was widely known and esteemed
among the profession, and had n
large acquaintance. with whom he
was exceedingly popular
/ a man OF rare principles, he felt
that he should regard his nepl.ews
equally tavormbly, but despite the
fact of lIcrbort's being much more
nasiduons in his attentions than
Archibald, he yet felt more nearly
drawn to the hitter.
AS these rcHlIews we're the old doc
tor. !. nearest living relatives, it wns
perhaps only natural hat both gen
tlcmrn had vague expectations thnt
IT might trnnspiren mt some future day,
that they had been generously re-
membered when the old physician
should have done with ull earthly
wants,
Ono morning as Archibald Wise
was about entering his office, he sud-
denly encountered his cousin I!er-
bert, who said, smrlingly:
$50 you didn't think it best to ap-
pear Mt our good 'nele's last night"
Whit do you incan?"
"Why, mean you didn't present
yourself tn ask after him"
why, what's the mlttcr??"
GLOW? You didn't see the account
in your paper Yesterday"
"Not IL word il! ni., youo"
why. certainly. Uncle seems to
think youy absence somewhat mark
ed, ! i!.ncicd, in The midst OF such IL
large nSsemlngc of friends"
AS soon us Herbert Wise's back
was turned, his cousin went hastily
to the;earest newsstand and hougllt
u paper OF the day before. 1t took
him but q moment to find that the
old gentleman Ln, been Injured and
narrowly escaped death, and that
many citizens iladcallcdt to congratu-
late him Oh havingattaincd Ills 5Oth
birthday III safety.
AT Ia"s" gathering the previous
nig:.r. when Herbert Wise was about
taking leave of his uncle, the genial
old gentleman remarked:
81 am disappointed in not seeing
Archie here tonight. Haveyou heard
that he was away or indisposedo'
ooh, no" replied Herbert, hcsita-
tngly; she might not have known of
it,
"l'ut ! think he must !" yeJoined his
uncle; "the occ:.ssion was noticed
twice =. MS paper"
" Perhaps lie takes no paper regu-
larly,' suggested tho nephew, who
seemed to hnyo developed IL sudden
aptitude for drawing conclusions.
"And perhaps he does" said the
old gentlenal: s"rencly ut the same
time he thought IL keen, forhdding
thought concerning tho man he telt
had cast rathoru slur towards his
favorite nephew.
Rellecting on the subject later in
the solitude of his clAmler, Uncle
Ernstus soliloquizc.i cutiibly.
1T locks To me as ifilerbcrt might
have said that for the purpose of
alternating me from Archie. | can
recall having heard him speak slight
ingly of his cousin on former occa,
sions. wonder if he thinks
But there the sid man sank into
pro.aanI tevcric. After moment,
however, he aroused and added en-
phntically-
no, indeed! That would not be
Archie at all. I'd bo ashamed, in
deed, ofa relative ,.fn.ine. who would
go without Il daily paper for any
cause except extreme poverty, but l
believe there is no danger that q
Wise would do IL foolish thing"
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