Rufus and Rose

w-boarders, and that his little sister Rose was a general favorite. It seemed almost a dream, and a very disagreeable one, the life they had formerly lived i

in his education, commenced a course of study and reading. He subscribed to the Mer

oduce the reader to Miss Manning's room one evening, about

and she had the evening to herself. Rufus was reading Abbott's "Life of Napole

Miss Manning?" asked Rufu

ng a dress

t let me know, and I wil

, "but I suppose it won't hurt your feelings m

at that, Miss Manning. Times have changed a littl

rything has changed since I got acquainted with you and little

afraid I don't look much like one. They never have r

sly, everything seems to have prospered since I met you. Really, I am beginning to be a capitali

hings for yourself an

had a dress, and

ee how you coul

g. Let me see, you've paid me forty-two dollars, in al

ureau, and took o

she said, counting the conte

peculate with it in Wall

eep the money, or put

gh, I can buy you a fifty

e to wait a

e hundred I had in the savings-bank. I think I've got about half of it left. The rest of it went for a tr

store yet, Rufus? You were to draw

ck promised to call this evening, and pay

ken, when a servant

open

irs, that would like to see

is he,

he pa

k it must be Black," he sai

course you wil

We can't talk very well

d shortly reappeare

said Miss Manning; "take a

Black. "How pleasant

high up; but it is plea

u, when the girl came to let

id nothing ver

t v

elcome, as I have bro

re," said Rufus. "I'll take

ty dollars, accordi

amount without aff

, y

e what the profits have bee

calculation. As it was the first qua

t is your

e have cleared about two

ate of a thousand

't that d

nk the business will h

it. I hope to

you nearly seven hundred dollars

than clerking,-

might get mor

shouldn't be. Besides, I have plans in view which I think

Rushton & Black!" said

d I'd drink to it if I saw anything to drink. Have

us. If a glass of water will do

anning rose and opened it. The visitor proved to be

Clifton," said the g

I didn't know

fus; "my friend, Mr. Black, is perfectly harmles

s you have,

Miss Manning has just been offer

hton. You remind me so much

f your admirers before

things. Mr. Hunter and I were very intima

n well?" asked

pen late. Really, I might as well have no husband at all, it is so late when Mr

those who are familiar with their history before their marriage, which was quite a business arrangement. Mrs. Clifton married because she did not

Wall Street, Mr. Black

a store on S

keeps a dry goods st

fancy goods store. Mr. R

prised to hear that. You have

n of my extensive capital. My frie

became general that Rufus was a young man of property. Mr. Pratt, who was an elderly man, rather given to prosy dissertations upon public affairs, got into the habit of asking our hero's opinion upon the financial policy of the government, to which, when expressed, he used to listen wit

s got a head upon his shoulders. He knows what's what. Depend up

. Pratt; "but he's a very agreeable young man,