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consciousness is still in your way�察�I could give him a few points about you�察�

myself。; 

     ;I had thought�察─�said John�察�hesitatingly�察 �of going into your office and 

becoming your partner in the business。                You could always look after me�察�

you know。; 

     A shudder passed over the old man。               Then he tremblingly muttered to 

himself�此�

     ;Thank heaven�          �There is one way it may still be averted� ─�Retiring to 

his   room   he   calmly   committed   suicide�察  �thoughtfully   leaving   the   empty 

poison bottle in the fender。 

     And   this   is   how   John   Lummox   came   to   offer   himself   as   a   clerk   to 

Dan'l Borem。         The ways of Providence are indeed strange�察�yet those of 

the novelist are only occasionally novel。 

       III 

       John   K。   Lummox   lived   for   a   week   at   the   Turkey   Buzzard   Hotel 

exclusively      on   doughnuts      and   innuendoes。       He     was   informed      by  Mr。 

Borem's   clerkwhose   place   he   was   to   fillthat   he   wouldn't   be   able   to 

stand   it�察  �and   thus   received   the   character   of   his   employer   from   his   last 

employee。 

     ;I   suppose�察─  �said   Dan'l   Borem�察  �chuckling�察   �that   he   said   I   was   a   old 

skinflint�察�good only at a hoss trade�察�uneddicated�察�ignorant�察�and unable to 



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keep accounts�察�and an oppressor o' the widder and orphan。 Allowed that 

my   cute   sayin's   was   a   kind   o'   ten´cent   parody  o'   them  proverbs   in   Poor 

Richard's Almanack� ─�

     ;Omitting a few expletives�察�he certainly did�察─�returned Lummox with 

great delicacy。 

     ;He   allowed   to   me�察─  �said   Dan'l   thoughtfully�察   �that YOU   was   a   poor 

critter that hadn't a single reason to show for livin'�此�that the fool´killer had 

bin shadderin' you from your birth�察�and that you hadn't paid a cent profit 

on your father's original investment in ye�察�nor on the assessments he'd paid 

on   ye   ever   since。  He   seems   to   be   a   cute   feller   arter   all�察  �and   I'm  rather 

sorry he's leavin'。; 

     ;I   am   quite   willing   to   abandon   my   position   in   his   favor�察  �now�察─  �said 

Lummox with alacrity。 

     ;No�察─�said Dan'l�察�rubbing his chin argumentatively�察 �the only way for 

us to do is to circumvent him like in a hoss tradewith suthin' unexpected。 

When   he   thinks   you're   goin'   to   sleep   in   the   shafts   you'll   run   away�察  �and 

when he think's I'm vicious I'll let a woman or a child drive me。; 

       IV 

       ;Well�察  �Dan'l�察  �how's   that   new   clerk   o'   yours   gettin'   on�拭─  �said   Mrs。 

Bigby a week later。 

     ;Purty fine�      �He's good at accounts and hez got to know the Bank's 

customers by this time。          But I allus reckoned he'd get stuck with some o' 

them counterfeit notesand he hez�             �Ye see he ain't accustomed to look at 

a five or a ten dollar note as sharp as some men�察�and he's already taken in 

two tens and a five counterfeits。; 

     ;Gracious� ─�said Mrs。 Bigsby。            ;What did the poor feller do�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�he ups and tells me�察�all right�察�after he discovered it。              And sez he�此�

'I've charged my account with 'em��' sez he�察�'so the Bank won't lose it。'; 

     ;Why�察�Dan'l�察─�said Mrs。 Bigsby�察 �ye didn't let that poor feller; 

     ;You hol' on� ─�said her brother�察 �business is business�察�but I sez to him�此�

'Ye   oughter   put   it   down   to   Profit   and   Loss   account。   Or   perhaps   we'll 

have a chance o' gettin' rid o' them��not in Noo York�察�where folks is sharp�察�

but here in the country�察�and then ye kin credit yourself with the amount 

arter you've got rid o' them。'; 



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     ;Laws�      �I'm sorry ye did that�察�Dan'l�察─�said Mrs。 Bigsby。 

     ;With that he riz up�察─�continued Dan'l�察�ignoring his sister�察 �and�察�takin' 

them counterfeit notes from my hand�察�sez he�此�'Them notes belong to ME 

now��' sez he�察�'and I'm goin' to destroy 'em。'           And with that he walks over 

to   the   fire   as   stiff   as   a   poker�察  �and   held   them   notes   in   it   until   they   were 

burnt clean up。; 

     ;Well�察  �but   that   was   honest   and   straightforward   in   him� ─  �said   Mrs。 

Bigsby。 

     ;Um� �but it wasn't businessand ye see;              Dan'l paused and rubbed 

his chin。 

     ;Well�察�go on� ─�said Mrs。 Bigsby impatiently。 

     ;Well�察   �ye   see�察  �neither   him    nor   me    was   very    smart   in   detectin' 

counterfeits�察�or even knowin' 'em�察�and; 

     ;Well�     �For goodness' sake�察�Dan'l�察�speak out� ─�

     ;WellTHE DUM FOOL BURNT UP THREE GOOD BILLS�察�and we 

neither of us knew it� ─�

       V 

       The ;unexpected; which Dan'l Borem had hinted might characterize 

his   future   conduct   was   first   intimated   by   his   treatment   of   the   ;Widow 

Cully�察─  �an   aged   and   impoverished   woman   whose   property   was   heavily 

mortaged to him。        He had curtly summoned her to come to his office on 

Christmas Day and settle up。            Frightened�察�hopeless�察�and in the face of a 

snowstorm�察  �the   old   woman   attended�察  �but   was   surprised   by   receiving   a 

;satisfaction   piece;   in   full   from   the   banker�察  �and   a   gorgeous   Christmas 

dinner。     ;All the same�察─�said Mrs。 Bigsby to Lummox�察 �Dan'l might hev 

done all this without frightenin' the poor old critter into a nervous fever�察�

chillin' her through by makin' her walk two miles through the snow�察�and 

keepin' her on the ragged edge o' despair for two mortal hours�                    �But it's 

his humorous way。; 

     ;Did   he   give   any   reason   for   being   so   lenient   to   the   widow�拭─  �asked 

Lummox。 

     ;He   said   that   her   son   had   given   him   a   core   of   his   apple   when   they 

were boys together。        Dan'l ez mighty thoughtful o' folks that was kind to 

him in them days。; 



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     ;Is that all�拭─�said Lummox�察�astonished。 

     ;WellI've kinder thought suthin' else�察─�said Mrs。 Bigsby hesitatingly。 

     ;What�拭─�

     ;That its bein' Christmas Dayand as I've heard tell that's NO DAY IN 

LAW�察�but just like SundayDan'l mebbe thought that he might crawl outer 

that satisfaction piece�察�ef he ever wanted ter�           �Dan'l is mighty cute。; 

       VI 

       Mr。   John    Lummox       was   not   behind    his   employer     in  developing 

unexpected traits of character。         Hitherto holding aloof from his neighbors 

in    Old    Folksville�察   �he    suddenly     went    to   a   social    gathering�察   �and 

distinguished   himself   as   the   principal   and   popular   guest   of   the   evening。 

As     Dan'l   Borem      afterward     told   his  sister�此   �He    was    one   o'   them 

Combination        Minstrels   and   Variety   Shows   in   one。   He   sang    through   a 

whole      opery�察  �made     the   pianner     jest  howl�察   �gave     some    recitations�察�

Casabianker   and   Betsy   and   I   are   Out�察  �imitated   all   them   tragedians�察  �did 

tricks with cards and fetched rabbits outer hats�察�besides liftin' the pianner 

with two men sittin' on it�察�jest by his teeth。         Created snakes� ─�said Borem�察�

concluding      his   account�察  �which    here   is  necessarily   abbreviated�察      �ef  he 

learnt all that in his two years in Europe I ain't sayin' anythin' more agin' 

eddication and furrin' travel after this�         �Why�察�the next day there was quite 

a run on the Bank jest to see HIM。           He is makin' the bizness pop'lar。; 

     ;Then ye think ye'll get along together�拭─�

     ;I reckon we'll hitch hosses�察─�said Dan'l�察�with a smile。 

     A few weeks later�察�one evening�察�Dan'l Borem sat with his sister alone。 

John Lummox�察�who was now residing with them�察�was attending a social 

engagement。          Mrs。      Bigsby     knew     that    Dan'l    had    something      to 

communicate�察�but knew that he would do so in his own way。 

     ;Speakin' o' hoss trades�察─�he began。 

     ;We   WASN'T   and   we   ain't   goin'   to�察─  �said   Mrs。   Bigsby   with   great 

promptness。       ;I've heard enough of 'em。; 

     ;But this here one hez suthin' to do with your fr'en'�察�John Lummox�察─�

said Dan'l�察�with a chuckle。 

     Mrs。 Bigsby stared。        ;Go on�察�then�察─�she said�察�but�察�for goodness' sake�察�

cut it short。; 



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     Dan'l threw away his quid and replenished it from his silver tobacco 

box。      Mrs。     Bigsby     shuddered       slightly    as   she   recognized       the   usual 

preliminary   to   prolixity�察  �but   determined�察  �as   far   as   possible�察  �to   make   her 

brother brief。 

     ;It mout be   two   weeks  ago�察─�began Dan'l�察  �that   I   see   John   Lummox 

over     at  Palmyra�察    �where     he'd  bin   visitin'。   He     was   drivin'    a  hoss�察  �the 

beautifulest   critterfor   colorI   ever   saw。       It   was   yaller�察  �with   mane   and 

tail a kinder golden�察�like the hair o' them British Blondes that was here in 

the Variety Show。; 

     ;Dan'l� ─  �exclaimed   Mrs。   Bigsby�察  �horrified。            ;And   you   allowed   you 

never went thar� ─�

     ;Saw   'em   on   the   postersand   mebbe   the   color   was   a   little   brighter 

thar�察─�said Dan'l carelessly;but who's interruptin' now�拭─�

     ;Go on�察─�said Mrs。 Bigsby。 

     ;'Got a fine hoss thar��' sez I�察�'reckon I never see such a purty color��' sez 

I。   'He is purty��' sez he�察�'per'aps too

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