El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-26

~ BOY AND
~ FORTUNE.

Mr.. Carhart looked apprehensively
round.
''Oh, he won't hear" said Mrs. Cur
hart. Hes up stairs taking his after
dinner nap"
"And the boyr'
"Horrid little beastr' cried Mrs. Car
hart, with very decided emphasis. Hes
chasing the cat through the parlors. My
poor carpets"
my dear" said Mr.. Carhart soothing
ly, "try to be patient. "Mr. Clymer's Wis
it can't last forever"
"1f 1 thought it would, 1 should COM
init suicide said the lady Historically.
''Hear that dreadful crash! / know it's
one of my vasesv'
Never mind, Lucilla. never mind! The
money Mr.. Clymer will leave US, if he is
properly managed, will buy enough to re-
furnish a dozen houses. Just think of 1t
$500, 600. and not a relative in the
worldr'
Except this boy whom he has adopt
ed"
Except this boy, of course. But an
adopted child isn't like a blood relative.
Mr.. Clymer has himself assured me that
he will leave merely a nominal sum TO
Gustavus Adolphus. Hush! Here he
comes now.'
"WeIl. Gustavus, my boy" said Mr..
Carhart. assuming a playful air of well
come, what are you up to nowT"
II want some JAM" was his imperious
demand.
Mrs. Carhart, impelled thereto by
glance from her husband, turned to the
preserve closet. while the lawyer looked
more keenly at the boy.
why, what's the matter with your
hand. Gustavus?' he asked.
Cut it," was the terse reply. Cat
jumped through that there glass thing in
the garden. and l was a-haulin of her out
when 1 cut my hand"
my graperyH calculated the lawyer.
with a slight gasp for breath as he re-
membered the wager he had laid with his
next neighbor as to the earliest grapes Of
the season.
what have you in your pocket, my
boy?" he asked, striving to speak jovial-
ly.
Peaches" grinned Gustavus Adolphus.
with his mouth full of strawberry jam.
81 picked every one"
"You little wretchv' began the law
yer, but the entrance of old Mr.. Clymer
checked the ebullition Of well deserved
wrath.
Don't be,troublesome, Gustavus," said
old Mr.. Clymer. with a tap of his cane
upon the floor.
Troublesome, my good sir!' said Mr..
Carhart. "If you only knew how the
light of innocent infancy brightens up
this dull old house,
"Gustavus. love, don't swing by those
lace curtains" said Mrs. Carhart appre-
hensively- I'm afraid you'll hurt your
self if they come down."
with it's musical echoes" went on
Mr.. Carhart. you wouldn't check the
dear boy. How often my wife says to
me, oh. il we had such a lovely childv"
"Ah." said old Mr.. Clymer sagely. Gin
deedr'
Crash went the curtains and cornices.
and down came the namesake of Swe-
den's illustrious king, breaking a gilded
chair and overturning a stand of flowers
In lis fall.
Great was the family regret, and most
ostentatiously displayed. when Mr.. ely
mer announced his intention to depart.
I'VE shall be quite lost without you."
said Mrs. Carhart.
1--WE shall miss the boy dreadfully,"
chimed in Mr.. Carhart.
'.Shall you really? ' demanded Mr.. ely
mer. pausing in the act of strapping his
valise-
Can you doubt il, my dear friend2"
Suppose. then, that L leave Gustavus
Adolphus with you for a month or SOP
said the old gentleman. 81 shall be trav-
cling around from place to place. and
boy like that would be in the way. II
you would just soon
My dear sir, cried MT Carhart,
with a spasmodic gurgle in his throat, lit
will be the greatest favor you can posi-
bly, do usr'
And, to Mrs. Carhart's despair Mas
ter Gustavus was left on her hands once
more
The month. a memorable and dreadful
80 days with poor Mrs. Carhart. was
drawing to close when her husband
came in. carrying a black edged letter
and with a certain melancholy exultation
in his face.
My dear" he said. 1--WE have here sad
news. Our estimable friend Mr.. Clymer
is
Not dead"' shreked Mrs. Carhart.
Yes, my dear. he has paid the tribute
- nature which we must all sooner or
--.7--r Weld mp. and we are to attend the
Tuu'r... -: 't..-H York at once. when his