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"This lady," he proceeded, "is fitted to shine in society. Her social sphere may have been limited by circumstances; but had her lot been cast in the shining circles of fashion, her natural grace and refinement would have enabled her to embellish any position to which she might have been called."The contrast between the old lady's appearance and the words of Prof. Crane was so ludicrous that Ben and several others with difficulty, kept their countenances. But the old lady listened with great complacency. "I wish my granddarter would hear you," she said. "She's a pert little thing, that thinks she knows more than her grandmother. I've often told my darter she ought to be more strict with her; but it don't do no good." "It's the way with the young, madam. They cannot appreciate the sterling qualities of their elders." When the examination was concluded, the old lady expressed her faith in phrenology. "I never did believe in't before," she admitted, "but the man described me just as if he know'd me all my life. Railly, it's wonderful." Prof. Crane got his money, and with it the favor of the old lady to whom he had given such a first-class character. Her only regret was that her friends at home could not have heard him. About one o'clock in the afternoon the long journey was at an end, and Ben and his young charge descended from the train in the South Terminal, in Boston.
"I have been interested in your story, and beg your acceptance of the enclosed as a slight help and encouragement. Should you ever need advice or assistance, I shall be glad to have you call upon me." "Frederic Somerby""What do you think of that, Aunt Jane?" said Ben in a tone of exultation. "Hasn't my motto worked pretty well, after all? Isn't it better to 'Wait and Hope' than to give up and get discouraged?" "Yes, Ben, I begin to think you are right." "We are better off than when I was at work in the factory." "Yes, Ben; we can get along very comfortably." "I have been thinking, aunt, that while business continues dull I will go to school. This money I will put in a savings-bank, and we shall have it to fall back upon if we need it." This plan met with Mrs. Bradford's approval, and was carried out by Ben. When he returned from the savings-bank, with his book in his hand, he felt like a capitalist. In fact, he was so cheerful that his aunt caught the infection, and looked brighter than she had for years. "It is pleasant to have money in the bank," she said to old Mrs. Perkins. "Like as not the bank will break," said the old lady. "I see an account last week of a savin's-bank that failed. I wouldn't trust any of 'em." "Mrs. Perkins," said Ben, with mock gravity, "I heard last week of a man who died in his bed. I'd never go to bed if I were you." "It aint' well to joke," said the old lady. "Always be prepared for the worst." "That isn't my motto," said Ben. "As long as I live I mean to 'Wait and Hope'!"
"Yes; he lives in a small house about the size of a bandbox. I expect they are as poor as poverty. Ben wears coarse clothes. I don't believe he has a new suit a year.""And you have too many. I believe your bill for clothes exceeds mine." "Oh, father, you want your son to dress well. People know you are a rich man and they expect it." "Humph! it may be carried too far," said Mr. Archer, who had just paid a large tailor's bill for Sam. "And you say the principal favors him?" "Yes, everybody can see it." "It is rather strange he should favor a penniless boy," said Mr. Archer, himself a worshiper of wealth. "The man don't know on which side his bread is buttered." "So I think. He ought to consider that you are a man of consequence here." "I rather think I have some influence in Milltown," said Mr. Archer, with vulgar complacency; "I fancy I could oust Mr. Taylor from his position if I caught him indulging in favoritism. But you may be mistaken, Sam." Mr. Archer looked thoughtful. Finally he said: "I think it will be well to pay some attention to Mr. Taylor. It may turn the scale. When you go to school to-morrow I will send by you an invitation to Mr. Taylor to dine with us. We'll give him a good dinner and get him good-natured." So when Sam went to school in the morning he bore a note from his father, containing a dinner invitation. "Say to your father that I will accept his invitation with pleasure," said the principal. It was the first time he had received such a mark of attention from Mr. Archer, and, being a shrewd man, he understood at once what it signified. "He's coming, father," announced Sam, on his return home. "Did he seem gratified by the invitation?" "I couldn't tell exactly. He said he would accept with pleasure." "No doubt, he feels the attention," said Mr. Archer pompously. "He knows I am a man of prominence and influence, and the invitation will give him social status." Mr. Archer would have been offended if he had been told that the principal was more highly respected in town than himself, in spite of his wealth and fine house. When the principal sat down to Mr. Archer's dinner table, he partook of a dinner richer and more varied than his modest salary enabled him to indulge in at home. Nevertheless, he had more than once been as well entertained by others, and rather annoyed Mr. Archer by not appearing to appreciate the superiority of the dinner. ﹃Confound the man! He takes it as coolly as if he were accustomed to dine as sumptuously every day,﹄thought Archer. "I hope you are enjoying dinner, Mr. Taylor," he said. "Very much, thank you." "I rather plume myself on my cook. I venture to say that I pay five dollars a month more than any other person in Milltown. But I must have a good dinner. I am very particular on that score." "Have you a good cook, Mr. Taylor?" asked Mrs. Archer condescendingly. "Why, the fact is, that we keep but one servant." "I suppose your salary will not permit you to keep more than one servant." "You are right, madam." "Really, Mr. Taylor, I think your salary ought to be increased," said Mr. Archer graciously. "The laborer is worthy of his hire, eh? I must see if I can't induce the town to vote you an increased compensation." "Thank you," said the principal quietly. "A larger salary would, of course, be acceptable, but I doubt whether the town will feel like voting it." "Rest easy," said Mr. Archer pompously. "I think I can bring it about." "Oh, by the by," continued the rich man, "Samuel tells me that you have offered two scholarship prizes." "Yes, sir—to the two scholars who pass the best examination." "How does my boy stand in the matter?" "He is one of the most prominent competitors." "I am very glad to hear it—very glad. Sam, you must do your best to-morrow. It would gratify me very much if you should succeed. I am ambitious for my son, Mr. Taylor, and I don't mind admitting it." "Your ambition is a very natural one," said the principal. "Sam's scholarship is excellent and his record is very satisfactory." "Thank you, Mr. Taylor. Your assurance is deeply gratifying to Mrs. Archer and myself. It will be the happiest day of our lives if Sam succeeds in the approaching competition." "He has a very fair chance of success, sir." "I think I've fixed things," said Mr. Archer complacently, after the principal had taken his leave. "The prize is as good as yours, Sam."
"'Be not like dumb, driven cattle, Be like heroes in the strife.'""What do you mean by that?" "I mean that you will find it hard to drive me." "Perhaps so, but I've done one thing," boasted Sam. "What's that?" "I told father not to take you if you applied; and that's why you are going away with a flea in your ear." "I am not surprised to hear this," he answered. "Indeed, I am very glad to hear it." "You are glad to hear it?" repeated Sam, puzzled. "Yes." "I don't understand why you should be." "I suppose not. I am glad you know just why I was refused." "Well, I hope you are satisfied." "I am entirely so." "I wonder what the fellow means," thought Sam.
"Yours, in haste, "JONES & PORTER"Ben had heard of Jones & Porter. They were well-known booksellers and publishers. A position with them was certainly desirable. "But how could they have heard of me," thought Ben. He was not vain enough to suppose that his name was well known in Boston, yet here was an important firm that had offered him employment. Again, the manner in which the letter ended struck him as rather singular. It didn't occur to Ben to doubt its genuineness. As he was walking back, he met James Watson. "What's the news, Ben?" asked James. "I am offered a place in Boston," answered Ben. "You don't say so! What sort of place is it?" "It is a place in a bookstore. There is the letter." James read it. "How did they happen to write to you." "I don't know, I am sure." "Can't you think of any way in which they could have heard of you?" "There is only one way I can think of. There was a gentleman in Charleston who was quite kind to me when I was there last year. He promised to be of service to me if I ever needed it. He may have mentioned my name to Jones & Porter. "Very likely," said James. "You are in luck." "I wish I knew what wages they are willing to pay," said Ben. "If it's only five dollars a week, it won't more than pay my board, and I don't like to call upon Aunt Jane to pay for my clothes." "You will take the place, won't you, at any rate?" "Oh, yes. Perhaps I can get a chance to earn something by extra work, and so pay for my clothes." "Well, I wish you good luck, Ben. If you hear of a place for me, let me know." "I will, James. I should like your company." Ben went home and showed the letter to his aunt. "You see, aunt, I am provided for," said Ben. Old Mrs. Perkins was present and hazarded a cheerful observation. "I wouldn't trust a boy of mine in the city, Mrs. Bradford," she said; "it's the ruination of 'em most always. Like or not, Ben will get dissipated, and take to drinkin', and have the delirious triangles." Mrs. Bradford was easily alarmed. "Do you think you'd better go, Ben?" she asked doubtfully. "You're so young." "I can't afford to wait till I'm an old man, Aunt Jane," he said; "and I don't mean to have the 'delirous triangles,' if I can help it. You wouldn't keep me at home till I'm eighty, like Mrs. Perkins———-" "I'm only sixty-two," exclaimed the old lady indignantly. "What do you mean by calling me eighty?" "I didn't know you were sensitive about your age." "I ain't," snarled the old lady; "I own up to sixty-two, but you needn't call me twenty years older." Mrs. Perkins was really seventy-two and looked her age; but she fondly hoped to deceive the public. "Do you really think you had better go to Boston, Ben?" said his aunt, after the departure of the visitor. "Yes, Aunt Jane. There's no chance for me in Milltown, as you know very well. Mr. Archer's prejudiced against me, and won't take me into the mill." "I shall miss you very much, Ben." "I'll write you once every week." "How much will you get?" "I don't know. If it's too little, I will live as closely as I can. I shall be learning the business, you know, and, of course, I shall get my salary raised when I deserve it." Ben had a strong, positive nature, and he convinced his aunt that he ought to accept the offer of Jones & Porter. Mrs. Bradford set about putting his clothes in order. Sam Archer awaited with interest the result of his joke. Seeing Ben the next day, he stopped him. "Where are you bound, Ben?" he asked. "I am going to buy some underclothes," he said. "Have you got a place?" "Yes, I expect so." Sam wanted to laugh, but concealed his emotions. "Where is it?" he asked. "It isn't in you father's mill," retorted Ben. "No, I suppose not. Is it in town?" "It is in Boston!" said Ben, in a tone of satisfaction. Sam laughed involuntarily. "What are you laughing at?" inquired Ben angrily. "Excuse me," said Sam. "I was thinking how green you would be at first in a city place. I will call and see you when I go to the city." "I don't like to be impolite; but as you prevented my getting a place here, I don't look upon you as a friend, and I only care to receive calls from my friends." "How proud we are just because we have got a place in Boston!" said Sam mockingly, and he laughed again. "I thought he would be disappointed to hear of my success," thought Ben. "He is rather a queer boy." "Isn't it jolly?" said Sam to himself. "Won't he be mad when he finds it all a sell?"
Ben set out for Boston on Monday morning in very good spirits. His aunt shed a few tears at parting. She was apt to take depressing views of the future, and said; "I hope you'll prosper, Ben," in a tone which implied that she did not think there was more than one chance in ten of his success. But Ben understood his aunt, and did not allow her presentiments to weigh with him. His motto was still, "Wait and Hope."Ben found himself seated beside a young man of pleasant appearance, who was attracted by our hero's frank and manly look. "I suppose you are going to Boston," he said. "Yes," answered Ben readily. "Have you got a place there?" "I am going to have," said Ben cheerfully. "Do you mind telling where?" "Oh, no," said Ben; "I am going to the store of Jones & Porter." "Indeed! There are very prominent business men." "I suppose they are," said Ben. "Do you know them personally?" "I don't know them at all. I think some friend of mine must have mentioned me to them." ﹃It's rather singular that I shouldn't know anything about your engagement,﹄said the young man. "Why should you?" inquired Ben, in natural surprise. ﹃The fact is, I am Mr. Porter's nephew, and am a salesman in the establishment,﹄said the young man. He drew from his pocket a business card, bearing the name.
"Ben," said Mr. Baldwin, "let us talk over your plans. Do you wish to remain at the store, or would you like to get a better education?""I would get a better education if I could afford it, sir." "You can afford it on an income of a thousand dollars a year." "A thousand dollars a year!" exclaimed Ben. "That is the income I shall allow you. Out of this you will be expected to pay all of your expenses." "How can I thank you, sir? Would you object to my giving Aunt Jane a part of the money?" "Yes, I shall object." Ben's countenance fell. "But, Uncle Matthew," he said, "I don't like to live in luxury, while Aunt Jane is straitened." "Your feelings do you credit, my boy; but I mean to take care of your Aunt Jane myself. She is my niece, and you—I am not sure whether you are related to me at all, but I want you to call me Uncle Matthew all the same." "I shall like to, sir. No uncle could be kinder." "That is well," said the old gentleman. "You know, Ben, I have no one else to care for. Now, do you think your Aunt Jane will be willing to move to Boston?" "I am sure she will like it." "Then I shall hire or buy a comfortable house, install her as mistress, require you to live with me while you are attending school, and tyrannize over you all." There was a bright smile on the old man's face. He was looking forward to the new life with anticipations of a happiness and comfort which had long been strangers to him. "How happy we shall all be, Uncle Matthew! Even Aunt Jane will forget to look on the dark side." "I hope so, Ben. I think we can be happy together." "There is one thing I forgot to tell you," he said later. "I shall expect you to pay your board out of your income, you know. If you fail to make regular payments, we shall have to bundle you out." "I will remember," said Ben, smiling. By arrangement Ben went up to Milltown alone to tell his aunt the news. He entered the little house with a sober face. "I see you bring bad news, Benjamin," said Mrs. Bradford mournfully. "You will have to leave the house, Aunt Jane." "And go to the poorhouse! I knew it would turn out that way," and Mrs. Bradford put her handkerchief to her eyes. "What's the matter?" asked Tony. "My poor child," said his mother, "we are going to the poorhouse." "Is that so, Ben?" asked Tony soberly. Ben shouted with laughter. He could not hold back the truth. "Aunt Jane," he said, "you always will anticipate the worst. Why don't you wait and hope?" "What is the use, Benjamin?" "Because it makes us happier, and often brings good fortune. Aunt Jane, you see before you a rich man." "You're only a boy," said Tony. "You ain't a man at all." "My income is a thousand dollars a year!" "Is it possible, Benjamin?" ejaculated Mrs. Bradford, in amazement. "It is more than that; it's true. You are coming to Boston to live, and I am going to board with you." "The boy's crazy!" exclaimed Mrs. Bradford. "Then there is a method in my madness, Aunt Jane. But I won't keep you in suspense any longer. Uncle Matthew isn't dead at all. He's taken a fancy to me, and is going to allow me an income of a thousand dollars a year. He will take care of you and Tony, too. He is going to hire or buy a house in Boston, and we are all going to live together. What do you say to that? Will you go, or do you prefer to go to the poorhouse?" Mrs. Bradford made up her mind at once to go to Boston. No one had ever seen her so cheerful as she was for the remainder of the day. Not to dwell upon details, in less than a month the little family was installed in a comfortable house in Boston. Tony had commenced attending school near-by, and Ben had been admitted to the Latin School, where he began to prepare for college in earnest. Porter & Jones were sorry to lose him, but agreed that he had chosen wisely in abandoning business for a school. Ben is now an undergraduate at Harvard College, with a high rank for scholarship. He has not decided upon his future course; but it is possible that his uncle may purchase an interest for him, at graduation, in the firm where he served as a boy. I cannot close without recording, with satisfaction, the great improvement that has taken place in Sam Archer. Always a bright and smart boy, in adversity he has gotten rid of his disagreeable traits and developed a business capacity which promises well for his future success. Ben has done him many favors, and the two are excellent friends. Of Mr. Archer nothing has been heard. It is rumored that he is living in an obscure town in France, on the proceeds of his defalcation. Sam promises to redeem the name which his father has sullied. Uncle Matthew is several years older than when we first met him, but happiness has had the effect of making him look younger. He probably has several years of life yet before him. He is attached to his niece and Tony, who is now a bright schoolboy of twelve; but his chief attachment is to Ben, whose college career he follows with pride and satisfaction.
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