Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-05-11
HALF A MILLION.

oOOA Ill Uu0 UIy SOOuS DuSl-
ness ten years or more and had drudg
cd all that while, winter and summer,
without holiday, except Christmas
and New Years day and the Fourth
OF July, when one summer, calculat-
ing my profits, I made up my mind
that could afford to enjoy myself for
once as other people did, cut the shop
outrlght-for while and spend week
or SO IN the country. Trade was dull,
and | was dull too So as Dobbins'
aunt-Dobbins is my head clerk-had
house at Shadyslope and took a
Doarder or two and was anxious to fill
| her unoccupied rooms that summer,
gave my name to Dobbins to fill up
the list and ran down there with my
trunk and bag about the 1st of July.
l felt that it was an honor to Dob
bins aunt as well as to Dobbins, but I
made up my mind to be affable and
| not to make them more uncomfort-
able than I could. No matter what
your position in life, it is very wrong
to put on airs, and never do it.
"Tell them not to put themselves
out on my ACCOUNT I said to Dobbins
"but to treat me just as they do the
other boarders,' and Dolby said he
would.
"Puff of Puff & Co., y said when I
met the aunt. "Don't disturb your
self on my account. am quite simple
in my habits.''
She said she wouldn't, though I
could see it was not every day that
the head of firm came to Shady
slope. They had three or four other
people there, a few who taught music
and composed some, you know, and
an artist and a doctor and few who
wrote novels, but nobody of any i'm
portance.
When [ sat down to the table that
night, put them all at ease at once.
81 distinctly desire it to be under
stood that I don't want to disturb any
one," said. 600 on just as you have
been doing. [ want relaxation, and
it will amuse me. Simple pleasures
are very charming when one is weary
with application to more important
Matters
Then l bowed. But you can't ex-
pect everything of people not up to
the mark. Two or three laughed
why don't know
1t was very pleasant there-particu-
larly pleasant. My landlady had
daughter, quite charming creature,
with eyes like bluebells and voice
like canary. She used to sing a good
deal with the music man. The moment
that girl looked at me she appreciated
me.
Before the day was over she was
desperately in love with me, ard
when a creature like that gives you
her heart, how can you look coldly on
her?
Far be it from me to win the affec-
tions of an innocent girl, knowing as
do that | have position in the
world and must marry with due con-
sideration Of the fact, but knowing
what emotions had awakened in her
bosom felt obliged to be kind to her.
We walked together. We rode, we
sung. felt that it was wrong, but my
feelings carried me away. I often
thought to myself, eff that girls |
father had been in the wholesale line
and had left her we'll off, what bliss
would have been mine!n But he was /
nothing but lawyer and had scarcely
left penny. Excelsior is my motto.
Large retail should always aspire to
connection with Wholesale And Miss
Briggs of Briggs & Bounce smiles very
sweetly when she bows to your
humble servant
Alas, who shall control the hearts
Evelina's beauty and her
devotion touched my soul too deeply.
On the 1st of September, when trade
was growing brisk, I began to feel
that it was better for the peace of
both our hearts that I should fly. I
should forget the dream in a little
while. But she, poor child, I feared
that she would never forget me.
"Adieu,"I said as I shook hands
with her. "Perhaps we shall never
meet again."
She turned her face away from me-
Her emotions overcame her. And I
look the next train for the city
[ entered again into the turn oil of
lrade. 1t was brisk. But nothing
could make me happy. I accused my
of frTH Ivarr witt &Io of e
IN angel. She loved me, thought,
md have broken her heart-I who
secretly adore her.