The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-06-08

ened with the greatest difference.
For old John had grown terribly
dogmatic. He had had the management
of hundreds of poor ryots for SO many
years that he felt quite king in his
way, and would bully and snub every
one when his liver was little worse
thar usual-everyone, that is, except
me, for whenever he was out of tenn
per he never would speak to me, but
nod and shake his head, and smoke
his chillum till he felt more at ease.
Samuel was the very opposite of his
brother, being a short, thick-set,
plain fellow, with only one good fea-
ture-or ought that to be two?-in
his face, and that his eyes, which
were, for a man, beautiful, and, best
of all, in their steady, honest look,
which never seemed to blanch or
have anything to fear.
Time went on, and at John Hen.
dricks's wish l took Philip as articled
clerk.
'Let him be lawyer" said my
old friend; mot barrister, but q
lawyer. family solicitor, who knows
the value of property and how to
manage it, form confidence, Dick,
do you hear?"
nodded.
"You may charge for it, if you
like; 1 mean to make that boy my
heir, but don't tell him."
"I don't tell what my clients say to
me-" / said.
"No, you dry, old wooden box" he
said, chuckling; II never met with
such snuffy, reticent old humbug as
you've grown"
"Well, if / had not, you wouldn't
have made me your solicitor" said,
grimly.
Perhaps not, Dick; perhaps not,
old fellow; but we should have been
friends all the same; but don't give
Phil the slightest hint of what l
mean to do for him. Let him work,
and get to be clever, shrewd man OF
business. / hate an empty dandy.
Let him learn the worth of money be-
fore he gets it. God bless himl he's
exactly like poor Jenny"
"And how about Sam?" 1 said in
my gruff, repellent way.
"Let him stop where he is, and sell
tea and tea-dust, and make his money
out of the chests" he said, in a hard,
harsh manner that l did not like.
''But you'll leave him as much as
you leave his brother?" / said.
"That l won't, Dick. He's my sis
ter's boy, but l don't like him. He's
his father over again-the father who
behaved badly to poor Jenny, and broke
her heart. He was a gambler, and
thought only of himself. Poor girl
she made sad mistake, but let that
rest"
"Well, don't know" I said. 81
think you are misjudging Sam. 1 be-
lieve him to be a very frank, honest
fellow"
''Bosh! Don't tell me, sir. 1 can
read character. / haven't lived to
sixty-eight for nothing, sir. The fell
low never shows me bit of Difference.
He's rough and independent, and bull
lies his brother just as that scoundrel,
his father, did my poor sister Jenny.
1 don't like him."
Now 1, too, had studied character q
little, and 1 knew enough of John
Hendricks to see that 1 should be
doing no good by fighting on Samuels S
behalf, but I made it my business a
few days later to ask him to call upon
me; and during the interview the
opinion I had already formed was
strengthened
"No, Mr.. Brown" he said warmly,
'I can't do it. 1 don't say but what
if my uncle left me some money l
should be glad OF it, for-for 1 am
thinking Of getting married, sir; but
my uncle does not like me. He has
taken prejudice against me because
he says am exactly like my dead
father, and Ican't help that, of course. "
"But you might try to humor him a
little, and let him see that you don't
deserve his-I am sure-wrong opin-
ion."
"Thank you for that, Mr.. Brown, "
he exclaimed, and his eyes looked soft
and subdued; ''but l could not do it,
sir. Inever would toady to any one
for the sake of the money that might
come, and if were to go there trying
to please my uncle, he would only de-
spise me for it. My poor mother
taught me, Mr.. Brown, and L have
never, forgotten her teachings"
found before long that John Hen
bricks was thoroughly in earnest, for
he sent for me one day to take instruc-
tions to make his will; but 1 could not
help laying down my pen when L
found that he intended to leave the
whole of his property, save some
trihing legacies to servants and others,
to his younger nephew, Philip Hens
ley.
"Now," 1 said, sis this fair?"
''Sir," he said, "you are now my
professional man."
Adviser" said, correctingl him
"and advise you to do your duty by
your nephews by leaving them equal
shares"
'T'll do nothing of the kind" he
said. "I'll leave it all to Philip"
l argued and fought, and the result