Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1891-08-27
A VONAN'S INFLUENCE.
What Started Julius May on
a Successful Career.


ulius May was a lawyer-that is. he
was going to be-if spending mor or
less hours every day in Reed & Tap
pen'so escouldp the arranged
for result. AT first the prospect had
been pleasant enough to him, but a
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 u legal sense, sat
isfactory.
Music and the drama, libraries bound
in Russia instead of calf fine ladies
and fancy balls, London tailors and
Fifth ven boarding-house these,
and many other splendid things, had
become very agreeable to the newly
fledged exquisite. But his little for
tune was rapidly disappearing, and his
little salary was SO extremely small
that it was scarcely worth counting as
q means toward these desired results.
What must he do? He had asked
himself this question almost every hour
lately, and had never got but one an
swer-"Mary!"
After q 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 thoughts
of marrying him pretty little Bessie
Bell and the exceedingly clever Nora st.
Clair.
Bessie was the only child of a rich
widow, who lived in an excellent style,
and who was perfect mistress of her
income. She was u sweet, dainty little
blonde, always ir%reproachably stylish
in dress, always ready to dimple into
smiles, and never at a loss for Just the
most agreeable thing to say.
Nora was a close friend of Bessie S,
but in all respects contrast. She was
no tendcrly natured heiress, but a poor,
brave girl, who had, by the force of in
t%ellect, study and hard work, gained
an enviable position in the literary
world. Her income from her writings
vas very handsome she visited in the
most aristocratic circles she was
charming in person and manners, 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 per-
sonality 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 a hand
some fellow and If this work-a day
world had only been a great drawing
room, with theatrical alcoves and mus
ical co~nservatories, why, then Mr..
Julius May would have been no unde.
sirable companion through 1t.
The suit came home, and fitted per.
fectly the tonsorial department was
equally effective in results every pre-
caution had been taken, and he felt an
earnest of success in the very prosperity
OF these preliminaries. He rang at
Mrs. Bells door before the footman
could open it, u gentleman came
quickly out, threw himself into Mrs.
Bells carriage, and, in q voice of au
thority, ordered the coachman TO drive
to the wharf.
The incident scarcely attracted his
attention until, upon entering the par
Tor, 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 ofthe 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
sieze it. What do men say ON such ac-
c~asionsp
DO they ever say what they intended :
10 they remember what they say? 1
don't believe julius did for before he
had done-right in the middle of n
most eloquent sentence Bessie laid her
hand in his with q 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 u betrothal party-he is
just gone to Europe for six months,
that Is what | was crying for why, I'll