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By disposing of them among your friends at one dollar each, you will save the cost of your own. You had better remit at once. "Yours respectfully, Pitkins & Gamp, "Agents." Carl looked the picture of astonishment when he read this letter. "Please read this letter, Mr. Jennings," said Carl. His employer took the letter from his hand, and ran his eye over it.
"I propose to remove to New York; but in the summer I shall come to my estate near Chicago, and hope, since the house is large enough, that I may persuade you and your niece, Mrs. Forbush, to be my guests." This arrangement was carried out. Mrs. Forbush and her daughter are the recognized heirs of Mr. Carter, who is wholly estranged from the Pitkins.
Jennings bought a supply of stamps, and then left the office. "Well, Carl," he said, when he re-entered the house, "I have discovered who wrote in your name to Pitkins & Gamp." "Who, sir?" asked Carl, with curiosity. "Leonard Craig." "But what could induce him to do it?" said Carl, perplexed.
It will be a fitting punishment for her treatment of her own cousin." It was arranged that on the morrow Mrs. Forbush and Julia should close their small house, leaving directions to sell the humble furniture at auction, while Mr. Carter and Philip would come up from the Astor House. "What will the Pitkins say when they hear of it?" thought Philip. "I am afraid they will feel bad."
Carter, who had by this time found that his protege was thoroughly well qualified for such work. So nearly a week passed. It so chanced that though Uncle Oliver had now been in New York a considerable time, not one of the Pitkins had met him or had reason to suspect that he was nearer than Florida. One day, however, among Mrs. Pitkin's callers was Mrs. Vangriff, a fashionable acquaintance. "Mr.
Wouldn't it have been both surprisin' and profitable?" And sez he, "I told 'em expressly to bring diamonds if they had more than they wanted. I charged old Bobbet and Lute Pitkins specially on the subject. I didn't want 'em to scrimp themselves; but," sez I, "if you have got more diamonds than you want, Lute, bring over a few to Lodema."
"Do you know if any letter has been posted from this office within a few days, addressed to Pitkins & Gamp, Syracuse, New York?" "Yes; two letters have been handed in bearing this address." Mr. Jennings was surprised, for he had never thought of two letters. "Can you tell me who handed them in?" he asked. "Both were handed in by the same party." "And that was " "A boy in your employ." Mr.
I wuz jest a turnin' this over in my mind, and a carryin' away their things, when I glanced out of the settin' room winder, and lo, and behold! there wuz Abi Adsit a comin' up to the front door, and right behind her wuz her Pa and Ma Adsit, and Deacon Henzy and his wife, and Miss Henn and Metilda, and Lute Pitkins and his wife, and Miss Petengill, and Deacon Sypher and Drusilly, and Submit Tewksbury a hull string of 'em as long as a procession.
I wuz jest a turnin' this over in my mind, and a carryin' away their things, when I glanced out of the settin' room winder, and lo, and behold! there wuz Abi Adsit a comin' up to the front door, and right behind her wuz her Pa and Ma Adsit, and Deacon Henzy and his wife, and Miss Henn and Metilda, and Lute Pitkins and his wife, and Miss Petengill, and Deacon Sypher and Drusilly, and Submit Tewksbury a hull string of 'em as long as a procession.
At any rate, his credit is very poor, and there is a chance that the Pitkins may be reduced to comparative poverty. "I won't let Lavinia suffer," said Uncle Oliver; "if the worst comes to the worst, I will settle a small income, say twelve hundred dollars, on her, but we can never be friends." As Phil grew older he is now twenty-one it seems probable that he and Mr.
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