Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-14
A YOUNG MAN SAVED.
WHAT STARTED JULIUS MAX ON A
SUCCESSFUL CAREER.

WHAT STARTED JULIUS MAY ON A
SUCCESSFUL CAREER.
Julius May was lawyer-that is, he waE
going to be one-f spending more or less
hours every day in Reed & Trappsn's Office
could produce the. arranged-for result. Al
first the prospect had been pleasant enough
| to him, but course Of winter amusements
In New York must have some effect upon a
young mau, and the effect in Mr.. Nays
case had not been, in legal sense, salts.
factory.
Music and the drama, libraries bound In
Russia, instead of calf; fine ladies' and fancy
balls, London tailors and Fifth avenue
boarding. g.houses-these, and many other
splendid things had become very agreeable
to the newly hedged exquisite. But his
little fortune was rapidly disappearing, and
his little salary was so extremely small that
it was scarcely worth counting as means
toward these desired results.
What must he do? He has asked him.
self this question almost every hour lately,
and had never got but one answer-'Mar-
ryv
After careful and honest review he was
compelled to admit that among all the rich
and splendid girls whom he had habitually
spoken of as crazy about him, only two
were crazy enough to entertain the thought
of marrying him-pretty little Bessie Bell
and the exceedingly clever Nora st. Clair.
Bessie was the only child of rich widow,
who lived in excellent style, and who was
perfect mistress of her income She was
sweet, dainty little blonde, always ire.
proachably stylish in dress, always ready to
dimple inso smiles, and never at loss for
just the most agreeable thing to say.
Nora was close friend of Bessie, but in
all respects contrast. She was no tender
ly nurtured heiress, but a poor brave girl,
who had by the force of her intellect, study
and hard work gained an enviable position
in the literary world. Her income from
her writings was very handsome; she visited
in the most aristocratic circles; she was
charming in person and manners, aud Dress
ed like the rest CT the fashionable world.
But then Julius felt that in every sense she
would not only be the better half,' but
probably the four fourths of the house; and
that his personality would sink into Mrs.
Mays husband.
So Bessie won the decision, and he de-
termined, if his new suit came home the
next day, to offer Miss Bell the handsome
person which it adorned. For, to tell the
truth, he was handsome fellow; and if
this work-a. day world had only been great
drawing. room, with theatrical alcoves and
musical conservatories, why, then Mr..
Julius May would have been no undesirable
companion through it.
The new suit came home, and fitted per-
fectly; the tonsorial department was equal
ly effective in it's results; every precaution
had been taken, and he felt an earnest of
success in tho very prosperity of these pre-.
liminaries. He rang at Mrs. Bells door;
before the footman could open it, a gentle
man came quickly out, threw himself into
Mrs. Bells carriage, and, in a voice Of au-
| thority, ordered the coachman to drive to
| the wharf.
The incident scarcely attracted his atsen-
ton until, upon entering the parlor, he saw
pretty Bessie watching the disappearing
vehicle with fearful eyes. She glided into
her usual beamiug, pretty manner; and
very soon Mrs. Bell came in, and asked him
to remain to dinner.
After dinner Mrs. Bells clergyman called
about some of the church's charities, and
as the young people were singing, they
went into the library to discuss them. Now
was the golden moment, and Julius was not
afraid to seize it. What do men say on
such occasions?
Do they ever say what they intendedp Do
they remember what they say? I don't be.
lieve Julius did, for before he had done
right in the middle Of most eloquent SEN
tence-Bsssie laid her hand on bis with 8
frightened little movement, saying:
Mr.. May, please, sir, please do stop!
Surely you know that have been engaged
| ever since l was eighteen to Prof. Mark
| Tyler. Everybody knows tive had be-
| trothal party-he is just gone to Europe for
six months, that is what 1 was crying for,
| why, ali our set knew about it, though he
has been away nearly two years IN the Rocky
mountains and California. Mamma said we
were to wait until was twenty-one, but /
love him just the same-and am quite sure
that l never did anything to make you think
could care for you in this way, Mr.. May,
aud Bessie looked just = little bit indig.
napt.
Il have had the honor, Miss Bell, of be.
ing your escort all winter
oh, dear! Did you think was going tc
marry you for thatp In all our pleasant lit
tie dinners and drives aud dances, is there
matrimonial speculation? That would, N
deed, be dreadful
She loved her professor too truly, she ha(
been simply pleasant aud friendly to hin
as she had been to all other gentleman
friends, who, however, had had too much
sense and modesty to misconstrue her kind
ness. Then she.walked to her pretty aviar,
and began cooling to her birds. Juliu
hardly remembered what passed afterward
except that be received cool, courteous
Good night, sir, 'in answer to his Farewell,
and that he found himself walking aroun'
Madison square In very unenviable stat
of mind.
To this speedily succeeded the thought o
Nora, he must see her to night; tomorrow
Bessie would give her own version Of hi
conduct, and then-well, he would not &C
knowledge that that could make any differ
ence in Nora's liking for him. And yet,
be murmured, women are snch uncertai