Year: 1875

A sharp, cold morning in the city Of
Boston. II was December 1st, 1875.
Two persons noticed in the Daily Chron-
icle, in O somewhat obscure corner, the
following paragraph:


"Ho, FOR THE NORTH POLE Mr.. Alonzo Har.-
vey, a resident of the city, proposes to spend
u million dollars before the close OF our Zen Cen
Several magnificent steamers have already
been purchased and others are being built
for this great undertaking. The demand now
enthusiasm for science and discovery are
wanted, Applicants should call at Mr.. Har-
vey's Office ON State street, between the hours
r. To those satsfyinS the sSI1nd exa%in
and q regular salary paid"


Young Tuttle had come in from Cam
bridge that morning, under a feeling OF
osneral weariness. He had told the
professors, who excused him from his
classes, that it was business necessity
that called him to Boston. He had
told one of his chums that he bad to
buy an overcoat. He had told Miss
Gushing that he was going to get some
holiday presents, to mail to his sister
and mother. But he did not buy Christ
mas presents nor overcoat, and his i'm
peratiye business seemed to be to look
in OF shop windows, and look up at the
pretty school girls. Well, to one con.
stituted as he was, to one so young and
with such an eye for beauty everywhere,
il was imperative business to look at
the tempting windows and at the school
girls. But the wind blew keenly about
his cars. and blew dast into his yellow
hair, and at last his stomach made 1t
his imperative business to enter res
taurant and order lunch. While thus
engaged, be saw the paragraph We have
lust quoted. He did not wait to finish
his lunch; be forgot to pay for what he
had eaten; he rushed from the restau-
rant paper in hand, and with breathless
haste made his way toward State Street.
He had been lunching in Temple Place
and when he came in sight of the clock
on the old South Church, he saw that
it was only fifteen minutes till twelve.
He looked at the paper in his hand and
read, /" between ton aud twelve" and
elbowed his way along, when he got TO
the corner OF State and Washington
Streets, he saw that he had just five
minutes to spare but just there, as fate
would have It, he met Miss Gushing.
She stopped leisurely, as though for a
long consultation, and said.


'sI should like to speak with you a
moment Mr.. Tuttle."


well, if you have anything to say
to me. you must say it rather sudden.
like, for I'm in what the girls would
call an awful hurry" said the young
man bowling politely. and then looked
at his watch and hurridly glanced down
the street.


40 wellr' said she, If it is SO bad
as that, run along; but / should like to
know why it is that you never have any
time to talk to me any more"


With the kindest possible smile, he
said, Z. I wish ! had time for q talk now
but the fact is, unless you let me go,
you will spoil one of the grandest po.
lar expeditions ever set afoot in any age
or country.


Grand Polar bearsr' said she con
temptuonsly, 81 should just like te
know why all the young men have go'
it into their heads that / am in the way
of grand polar discoveries I'm sure
] had rather help make them than te
hinder them, but how can I do either? ?


All, ha! I see," said the youns
man musingly. seeming now to forge
his haste, So he did propose did he
And he told you that it was an immense
sacrifice that he was making; that ht
took you instead Of whole world and
thought you cheap at thata Well, that
soGs kind"


You seem to know all about it,
said she. "perhaps you will tell me who
this person was and what he meant"