Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-04-30
HALF 4 MILLION.

ten years or more and had drudged all
that while, winter and summer, with
out holiday, except Christmas and
New Years day and the Fourth Of Ju-
", when one summer, calculating my
profits, | made up my mind that /
could afford to enjoy myself for once as
other people did-cut the shop outright
for while and spend week or SO in
the country. Trade was dull, and l was
dull too. So as Dobbins' aunt-Dobbins
is my head clerk-had house at Shady
slope and took a boarder or two and
was anxious to fill her unoccupied rooms
that summer, | gave my name to Dob
bins to fill up the list and ran down
there with my trunk and bag about the
1st Of July.
felt that it was an honor to Dob
bins aunt as well as to Dobbins, but /
made up my mind to. be affable and
not to make them more uncomfortable
than could. No matter what your po-
sition in life, it is very wrong to put on
airs, and / never do it.
"Tell them not to put themselves out
on my account, / said to Dobbins,
"but to treat me just as they do the 9th
er boarders," and Dobbins sald he
would
Puff Of Puff & Co., \" | said when
met the aunt. "Don't disturb yourself
Oh my account am quite simple in
my habits.
She said she wouldn't, though / could
see it was not every day that the head
Of a firm came to Shadyslope They had
three or four other people there, few
who taught music and composed some,
you know, and an artist and doctor
and few who wrote novels, but no
body Of any Importance.
When / sat down to the table that
night, put them all at ease at once.
II distinctly desire it to be under
stood that | don't want to disturb any
one, " said. "Go on just as you have
been doing. I want relaxation, and it
will amuse me. Simple pleasures are
very charming when one is weary with
application to more important matters 2
Then I bowed But you can't expect
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 a charming creature,
with eyes like bluebells and a voice like
a 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 des-
perately in love with me, and when
creature like that gives you her heart,
how can you look coldly Oh her?
Far be it from me to win the affec-
tions Of an innocent girl, knowing az l
do that have a position in the world
and must marry with due consideration
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. Ioften thought to myself, IF
that girls father had been in the whole
sale line and had left her well off, what
a bliss would have been minel'' But he
was nothing but lawyer and had
scarcely left penny. Excelsior is my
motto. Large retail should always as
pire 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
affections? Evelina's beauty and her de-
votion 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 should fly. l should forget
the dream i'll little while. But she,
poor child, feared that she would nev-
or forget me.
"Adieu," said as l shook hands
with her. Perhaps we shall never meet
again
She turned her face away from me.
Her emotions overcame her. And took
the next train for the city
entered again into the turmoil Of
trade. 1t was brisk. But nothing could
make me happy | accused myself of
trihing with the affections Of an angel.
broken her heart-I who secretly adore
her
! lost my appetite. Igrew thin. When
/ saw fair creatures Of her age bending
over the counter, my mind few back to
her, lovelier than all When Mrs. Briggs
daughter smiled upon me, | thought
how plain she was and how adorably
haa11tif471 rvac E7rplina
AT last-it was in lOctober-my head
clerk claimed holiday. shall spend
it with my aunt and Evelina, he said
/ sighed
"a beautiful girl, " said T.
eyes, " said he, blushing at the COM.
pliment to tie family, | presume. "The
oveliest girl I ever knew, and lucky
one too. II
"Lucky?' said l.
Eyes, " said he. In a year from this
dime she viii Be a very rich woman
Did grandfather left her everything