The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-21
YOUNG ATTORNEY
WANTS ADVICE

even ready to pay FOR satisfactory adj
vice.
10 this instance the ordinary r,le is
reversed. Instead of wrapping him.
self In his professional mantle ana
charging for advice-legal. of COURSE
to his best personal friends he is open.
willing. anxious and yearning to be ad.
vised.
The simple little tale is brief. 1T
happened thus:
The young lawyer had known Miss
Blank quite while She is a stenog-
rapher IN the office OF well.known
brokerage firm. occupying quarters In
the same building with the attorney.
These young people often passed the
time o day" with each other In the
halls. and had on several occasions
met at the homes OF mutual friends.
But nothing more. the young lawyer
asserts passionately, than pleasant
acquaintance, hardly n platonIo friend.
ship existed between them.
Last week they met at the house OF
a friend. and the evening was spent at
euchre When the little assembly dis.
solved he accompanied Miss Blank to
her hcme. That was perhaps the
third time he had been accorded this
pleasant privilege
When her door was reached she
suggested that he come In and get n
cup OF hot chocolate ms the night was
cold and his way homeward long. 1t
was rather late. he thought. but sup.
posing that he would see no other
member OF the family. he accepted the
Invitation Miss Blank left mm In the
pnrlor while she went in search of the
chocolate.
The Young man who now wants
needs. and hankers FOR advice was idly
glancine at the pictures in the room
when, suddenly. the voice az Miss
Blanks mother. who had entered
noiselessly. startled him. She gave
him an expansive and motherly smile.
ana said:
u always said that II an honest.
trustworthy and Industrious young
man fen In love with Jennie. he should
have my consent There are many
mothers who would prefer riches ana
high social position for their daugh-
tiers those things are well enough in
their way hut / am not ono to sacri-
ice my chllds happiness In exchange"
The young man who IS now seeking
advice was more than startled II he
were the honest, Trustworthy. and in
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this fond mother, and with that In
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