The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-11-05
AN 1NCoRR1a1BLE sPEIlEB
BY F. A. MITCHELL.

and disappointment. She was cul-
t..xaa- -xa6Eed Girl who ct school and
afterward at college had been noteu
for the correctness of her English aud
the faultlessness of her essays. She
had been born to wealth and luxury
and was now suffering from reverses
that had occurred to her father.
Young Dick Boyd, whom' she had
long known and whose wife she had
expected to be ever since she was ten
years old, had her promise to marry
him as soon as he was sure of per-
manent income. But, while she
loved Dick, she was uncertain as to
the wisdom of passing lifetime with
him. AS schoolboy he had never
handed in composition that was not
blotted, mispelled, ,ungrammatical and
generally discreditable. She had
hoped that when he became man
he would do better, and now she had
evidence that he was not doing better.
This is copy of the note she held
| in her hand, note from Dick:
81 expect to get away from bisi-
ness early this afternoon and will
come for walk before dinner. I'm
not shure, but if / come will be
there by s o'clock. A man who |
have an appointment with may keep
me back. Otherwise you will see me
on time"
cts just as always feared" she
moaned. "How can man who
can't spell business take any stand
in business. Sure spelled with an
h. A man who I have an appoint
ment with. You will see me on
time One would suppose my de-
termination on the subject to be irre-
sistible. "No," she went on after
much deliberation, cit will never do
for me to link my life with one who
must ex natura rel (from the nature
of the case) take low stand even in
the world of business"
It will be observed from this solil-
oquy that Miss Twining was col
lege bred girl who preferred Latin to
an English expression and had more
respect for professional than business
] life. She broke her engagement with
Dfck BOYD, though It~eOsI liel- -sss-
we're pang to do so, and became a
teacher. Everybody predicted that
she wonld become prominent, and, as
for Dick Boyd, most persons who had
seen specimens of his literary produc-
tions put him down as sure to hold
his position on the bottom rung of the
ladder.
| Dick on entering upon his position
with the Startling Company, concern
of many years standing, was placed
at clerical work. After leaving a
blot on nearly every page of the
ledger and sending out number OF
misspelled and inaccurate statements
the president called him into his
private Office and told him, putting it
| kindly, that he thought he would dc
better outside. Dick went outside
and instead of blotting the books be-
came lumber shower. But it was
not long before it was evident that he
would make better boss, and in a
| few weeks he was in charge of the
yard. Then he was sent to straight
en- out bad complication at the mills
and from this time forward was useo
to perform what was impossible fol
any one else. Superintendent, sec
retary, vice-president, were his sue
cessive titles, and at last when thu
president had got the company "int'
a hole" Boyd was given a block o
stock and made president for the pur
pose of getting it out. This he &C
complished in few years time, ant
it made him rich.
Meanwhile Ruth Twining b az
spent dozen years teaching and ha'
reached position at 500 year a
instructor in English composition
Her principal duty was to correct the
juvenile essays of the scholars,
work she did over and over again til
her eyes ached and life seemed a bur
den. One day when she was mor'
tired and disheartened than usual
letter addressed by typewriter wa
, handed her. She opened the enve
j lope and took out typewitten letter
I 1t read
"My Dear Old Sweetheart hav
: | never blamed you for not expectinl
anything of so bad speller as
The fault is inherited. My fathe
couldn't spell correctly, and my sis
ter is no better at spelling than
Nevertheless I have been successful
: in another field, and I shall not MARI
: anyone if can't marry you. l writ
; to ask you if you will alter your de
; cision of dozen years ago. Whethe
: I live bachelor or a happy Marie
man depends on your answer"
DICK.
Had this letter not been written b
Dick Boyd Ruth might have bee
: moved by it. As it was she woul
as we'll have read it in book
= She took up her pen, wrote refuss
: to reconsider the matter and wa
! about to address it when, looking a
: the envelope in which Dicks lette
r had been inclosed for his address, sh
saw that something had been left /
it. She drew out piece of paper O.
which the original had been writes
for the typewriter to copy:
ssI haven't ever blamed you fo
not expecting ennything from as ba
> a speler (blot) as l am. My fathe
q couldn't spell emmy better than me
Nevertheless have been successful
and as I shall never (blot) MARI
q | &C lns,lk ~ a.rrr Won (hlOf