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144 WILLY BURKE; OR,
Willy, your present wages are not at all equal to your
deserving ; you begin to be exceedingly useful here, and
your scrupulous
your employers.
honesty renders you above all value to
Think of what I have said, my young
friend, and do not lightly cast away good luck".
" You 're very good, sir", said Willy, in a decided tone,
" but I don't want to think any more about the matter.
When my present employers first took me in, I wasn't
worth so much to them as I am now ; and, I suppose, in
the course of some time, if they 're pleased with me,
they '11 give me a little advance. At any rate, Mr.
Saunders, I '11 not leave them while they 're willing to
keep me. Have you anything more to say to me, sir ? for
I must go now to something I was bid do".
" You not go yet, Willy Burke", said a voice that made
both start, and, opening the door of a closet just behind
the desk, out stepped Mr. Weimar. His face wore just
the same expression as usual ; but there was a slight
tremor in his shrill voice as he spoke,
"Now, Saunders", said he, u dare is no harm dat you
leave us, when you goin' into bisness for your own self
dat all well, an' we not say you wrong ; but what for you
try to make dis boy go too, eh ? You know him good
boy—faithful boy—and den you make him leave us, and
go vid you. I not expect dat from you, Saunders, and I
very sorry, very sorry, indeed".
" Well, Mr. Weimar ", said the clerk, by way of
apology, " you have so many young men in your employment
(and, generally speaking, they are very good, as
the world goes) that I thought you might spare this
young lad, the youngest of all ".
'- Ay, but better you ask us first, if we vish to part
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