River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-29
SEATED HIMSELF AT HIS TABLE AND SIGHED DEEPLY

| hasten to inform you of a very agreeable
turn in your affairs. When your late Ia
mented father became involved in financial
| difficulties GRE of the largest and most val
liable of his steamships, the Dolphin,
bound for the East Indies, was reported
lost in tropical hurricane. Without at
tempting to inform you of details, which
can better explain in person, will simply
say that the supposed loss. followed by
| inability to obtain the insurance, came o I
a critical time and brought on the failure.
1t now transpires that the report was IN
correct on the goth of July, only three
weeks after your fathers death, the Dol
phin arrived in this port with an exceed .
ingly valuable cargo. By this unexpected
stroke of fortune you are again a rich man.
/ have very gladly taken charge of yoCr
business interests. believing, sir, that you
would wish me to do so. and shall take
the liberty TO act in this capacity until |
hear from you.
No doubt you will at once communicate
with me, but thinking ii might be an nc
commOdation TO have little ready cash,
l inclose draft on New York for $1,000,
subject to your order. Awaiting your fur
Their instructions, | am your obedient c2rv-
ant. JOHN w. PENNIMAN.
Herbert read the welcome news in
dazed sort of way. lie reread it more
carefully, and as its full import dawned
upon him eNuItation took the place of
dependency in his breast. He picked
up the draft with feeling of citation.
This is indeed a New Years gift! This
little piece of paper is worth ten times
as much as | have earned this whole
term No more need to worry for the
futurel The news is too good to be
true. Now l can bid defiance to that
august body, the school board of the
Brown district"
just then his eye happened to rest
upon some very ncat algebraic char
acters on the blackboard which he had
purposely directed mot TO be erased"
IN order TO attract Inc wondering atten-
ton of his visitors that aftern -"u. An
instant change came over his spirits.
still | would have enjoyed another
term in this district Ii is shame that
ones efforts are so LITTLE appreciated.
The gathering dusk Of a Winters day
atmonished him not to Iinger further.
and he began To gather up his books
with a constantly sinking heart. lie
Lad nearly completed his task when
heavy footsteps and deep-toned voices
in the hallway attracted his attention
and in walked Director Hathaway.
Moderator Stevens and Assessor Sim
mons
Good evening, gentlemen. was the
pleasant sautation of the eN-schoOl
master.
Good evening" replied the director.
in q somewhat embarrassed tone. I'VE
hardly expected to find you here SO
late. Hut we've jest had a board meet
ing down to my house and was on our
way 10 your boarding place. Seem the
door aiar we Thought maybe rs you was
>tin IN the schoolhouse. ana so we
stopped in. rs I vas sayin, Mr.
Teacher. we've jest had board meet
in. and we have come to the unanimous
conclusion to reconsider our former ac-
ton aud ask We to stay the winter Term.
As I've been sayin' 10 Mr. Sts vens and
Mr. Simmons. perhaps we WAS little
hasty in our course. The teacher has