The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12
TOO MuOh Haste.

Tourteiot lived with his granddaughter I
Lena and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Martha
Tourtelot. Only few blocks away Is
the noisy junction of Sixth avenue,
Clinton place, Christopher street ana
Greenwich ayonue. The Jefferson mar
ket police court looms on one side, with
it's tall clock tower. Through Sixth
avenue runs the elevated railroad, with
it's constant puff of engines and rattle
of trains, while north and south, east
and west, the surface cars go gathering
by. But IL you pass down Christopher
street a block or two, and then turn TO
the left, YOU are brought TO Ringgold
street And suddenly all the noise and
hustle drop away behind you and you
are far Oft in quiet town of long ago.
The street is winding, and on either
side stand neat brick houses of an old
style. with fanlights over the doors, and
shaded by elms and naples. On sum
mer evenings the people gather on their
stoops by families and sing, or move
about from place TO place 10 discuss the
affairs of the day, in village fashion. IL
IL like little island of peace set in the
surging ocean Of the great city II was
in one OF these tiny houses, with maple
tanning at its windows, that the Tourte-
lots lived. and TO Lena the house was to
belong-or so the old man supposed
ut his death.
From the back of the house, where in
the top story was Lena's own little
room the prospect was no less attrac-
tive. Here all the yards were pretty
gardens, trim as picture, with fruit
trees and neat flower beds, and here ana
there a parrot or canary IN cage
Sometimes, Of an evening, the little
family sat in their garden, and Lena
ALWAYS close by her grandfather, the
light from the lamp within shining on
her golden hair. played on her violin
Child ms she was, and OF a sunny nature,
she somehow liked the slow, deep notes
That sneak TO the heart, and tell the
listener Of wonderful things, though he
knows not what they are. And then
the neighbors would sit at their win
dows. looking down and listening.
II had taken large part of all the
old man had saved i'm more than 30 years
to buy the house. Then Thousand morn
ings, during those years, he had gone
out from IL. i'm sunshine and rain, 10 ms
labor as n gold worker, and 10000 times
returned at night. And now his active
life was over. He spent his days III
nruninp the trees, tending the towers
in the garden and walking slowly uI
and down the sunny side of the little
street. striking his cane heavily on the
pavement at every step. Ana haruly
waking moment passed that ms ol'
heart did not glow with the though
Tint after he was gone the snug hom'
aud the little fortune i'm the bank would
belong TO Lena, his grandchild, tn
denr treasure of his old nge To maxi
this sure had been his chief though
these ten years past, since the chill
was born; and that il was sure he fuii
believed TO the day of his death.
II was i'm October that his walks b'
came shorter and shorter, and at las
had 10 be given up altogether. Inc
for n week or two he sat watching IN
children playing in the street The
for few days he sat within at fror
window. But finally his friendly ol
face was seen no more by the passer
by. Even the sunlight he had love
became painful TO him, and his roo
was darkened.
lie had a few last letters TO write TO
friend or two i'm England, whom he M
known i'm his youth there, and wh
like him. still fingered on for spac
few simple preparations to make y
fore taking his departure on the la
solemn journey. So one day he sc
Lena up the avenue to the Office OF
certain Wellmnn, n notary, with VINO
he had slight acquaintance. Il woi
bother any OF my friends about here
he thought. They're not familiar WI
business matters. This is business, a
can nay Wellmnn for his trouble, a
he will understand all about it,
Now the fact was that old Mr.. Tour
LOT himself was not very familiar W
business. Otherwise he would not Id
plnced his confidence in the nota
without inquiring about his standi
among those who knew him. III he i
inquired he would have found that W.
man was sharp, plausible fellow, W
n rather unsavory reputation. But
old man was OF friendly, conhding
tire. not apt TO believe i'll of anyoi
and OF Wcllman he knew nothing
Surely no one could have been IN
kind and obliging than the notary
lie wrote MIR. Tourtelot's letters Z
r,ade his deposits; figured up his
counts and balanced his simple boo
n,nde out n list OF the banks where
money lay; got together the deed of
house and few other papers I
might be of use after the owners de'
and gave him friendly advice.
dropped in every day. and sometii
twice day, and talked over the pl
that had been made for Lena and
aunt.
IL appears that the grandfather
not thought IL worth while TO mai
will. IT have no children" he s
LENA will have everything, with