The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-05

s,setos M e know ~ that M y - =. S.s :. Ss nsrG g.
do frst-rate work. and when John u =!
known all oH. or the country. as he will
be. you will be proud to remember that
you gave him his first start here In River.
s RSs dd not t rsaY
Il never noticed it before: '
Enoch drew his fingers along the desh
q few times and looked carefully to see
"Weli." he sighed. Il suppose this had
to come come .s.n,,s some :, time Have you spoken
you first. l am going to invite him TO
Il wish You 20 w Would Hd be - kind ind % enough TO
ask John to step here to the desk before
John But sns S,sky toward snnf
MIR; Rush has a very attractive offer to
but / Thought that would just tell, you
been looking over the sales. and consid-
ering the territory we have to work in.
saalH falHk of 1S sm ussa Sear in prnE sa .hHH
sghip: but somehow to-day ! feel as II
'ea easy S'' for aof You eaa' to 0as
over the whole business in few years; .
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man's eyes as he laid his wrinkled hand
on Johns shoulder, apd his voice was
broken as he continued:
You have been like an own son to me-
you leave me. bnN i know there is q
Want te stang in the Way way Of f?S Your Sish. SSa
reaze so% sos erasefu ffssry sm to you
for your generous offer! I-I-there is
sST Dns % sfe taR that ,n M1 Rn to say
ss fs bach Mr from the hSts once il
Rice" said Rush. quickly. this young
ae s fool or else he is
consrataatons The s'n maiItrainy Iye is heaia dus
nov, .don III be aronnd . again in six weeks. :.
to his employer and T saia ave Very on earnestly: ns
Mr.. Rice. I am not going to leave you.
de and Mr RUSH speas about N Rvsr, y
NY ambitions: ! have had Just one ambi-
ton since ! entered this store. and that
hiverdale with comfort and respect. Now,
6y 6;a your generous offer, | can realize that
ean be- nut m opdea Rd
home here among the scenes and the
.At that moment Uncle Josiah entered
the store with a broad grin on his face
ana AZ, Boston =. mars narsr T., In his s, hand
.
when the noon train come in ne said.
land thinks !. I'll take Johns daily to
him. and l just happened to see this
piece Of news that guess you're inter-
Marked by gr:my ,humb-print John
found this item:
'Bradfeld, May 27.-Last night the
trustees and faculty of Bradield academy
voted to appoint Miss Alice Raymond as
musical director OF the seminary. The
position carries with it large salary
Miss Raymond's success as a musician
and as a teacher is well lnown."
John smiled as he said. "They will have
to lind a new director as soon Alice
gets my letter"
Mr.. Rice had begun to look anxious
again. will she-will she be willing to
give up such Il chance as that. John?"
Oh. Mr.. Rice. don't you understand?
It was Alice who gave me this ambition
for a happy, usetal home. She has kept
my eyes fixed upon it when ] was almost
discouraged. You ought to see the plans
she has made for beautifying the old
Cakburn house, and she longs to get
back to the church and take the organ
again, and she has plans. too for doing
something tor musical culture here, and
she has even gone far as to pick out
tables in them our little maple grove
wnen she invites her Sunday school class
to tea. l don't know" he continued, mus
ingly. II think l will. run up to the sta
ton and send her message. It may
save complications about that appoint
ment."
The old mans loving gaze followed
there were more young people that had
wouldn't be 8, much said about the decay
of country villages. youths Companion.