Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-09-18
A YOUNG MAN SAVED.
What Started julius May on q
Successful Career.

JulluS Mny was lawyef-that is, he
was going to be one-if spending more
or less hours every day in Reed & Tap
pens Offices could produce the ar
ranged-for result At first the pros
pect had been pleasant enough to him,
but course of winter amusements in
New York must have some effect upon
a young man, and the effect in Mr..
Mays case had not been, in legal
sense, satisfactory.
Music and the drama, libraries
bound in Russia, instead of calf; fine
ladies and fancy balls, London tailors
and Fifth avenue boarding-houses-
these, and many other splendid things,
had become very agreeable to the new
ly-fedged exquisite. But his little
fortune was rapidly disappearing, and
his little salary was so extremely small
that it was scarcely worth counting as
ameans toward these desired results
What must he do? He had asked
himself this question almost every
hour lately, and had never got but one
answer-''M Marry"
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 likely to be
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 in
come. She was sweet, dainty little
blonde, always irreproachably stylish
in dress, always ready to dimple into
smiles, and never at loss for just the
most agreeable thing to say.
Nora was close friend of Bessie's,
but in all respects a contrast. She was
no tenderly nurtured heiress, but
poor, brave girl, who had by the force
of 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 man
ners, and dressed like the rest of 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 simply into
Mrs. Mays husband"
SO Bessie won the decision, and he
determined, 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 hand
some 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 unde-
sirable companion through it.
The new suit came home, and fitted
perfectly; the tonsorial department
was equally effective in results; every
precaution had been taken, and he felt
an earnest of success in the very pros
perity of these preliminaries. He rang
ut Mrs Bells door; before the footman
could open it, gentleman came quick
ly out, threw himself into Mrs. Bells
carriage, and, in voice of authority,
ordered the coachman to drive to the
wharf
The incident scarcely attracted his
attention until, upon entering the par
lor, he saw pretty Bessie watching the
disappearing vehicle with fearful eyes.
She glided into her usual beaming,
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 char
tiles, 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 oc-
casions?
Do they ever say what they intended?
Do they remember what they say? I
don't believe Julius did; for before he
had done-right in the middle of a
most eloquent sentence-Beasie laid
her hand on his with a frightened little
movement, saying:
''Mr. May, please, sir, please do stop!
Surely you know that have been en-
gagged ever since was eighteen to
Prof. Mark Tyler. Everybody knows
tive had betrothal partv-he is just
gone to Europe for six months, that is
what | was crying for; why, all our
set know about it, though he has been
away for nearly two years in the
Rocky mountains and California. Nam
ma said we were to wait until | was
twenty-one, but love him just the
same-afd am quite sure that | never
did anything to make you think could
care for you in this way, Mr.. May"
and Bessie looked just little bit in
dignant.
81 have had the honor, Miss Bell, Of
being your escort all winter"
''Oh, dear! Did you think / was go
ing to marry you for that? In all our
pleasant little dinners and drives and
dances, is there matrimonial specula-
ticn? That would, indeed, be dread
full"
She loved her professor too truly; she
had been simply pleasant and friendly
TO him as she had been to all other gen.
tleman friends, who, however, had had
zoo much sense and modesty to mis-
construe her kindness. Then she
walked to her pretty little aviary and
began cooling to her birds. Julius
hardly remembered what passed after
ward, except that he received cool,
courteous; Good night, sir" in answer
to his Farewell" and that he found
himself walking round Madison
square in a very unenviable state of
mind.
To this speedily succeeded the thought
of Nora; he must see her tonight; to-
morrow Bessie would give her own
version OF his conducts and then-well,
he would not acknowledge that that