Author: Eliza Warren

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9781230314488

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII. Eichard's Choice Of A Business--His Advertising--Its Results--His Experience In London. A Little before Edith's death Richard had finally left school. As soon as the effort could be made after our bereavement his destiny was a matter for consideration. Over and over again we questioned him as to his choice of profession or trade, but could elicit no satisfactory reply. He came to me one morning, looking very grave, took a chair, and, leaning on the back of it, stood fronting me. "Mother, I'm come to talk to you about what I'm to do. Father is too quick for me. I'm unhappy to be at home doing nothing. Pottering about like this will kill one. If it were not a question of money to be paid down with me I should say let me try my luck in the first thing which comes to hand, and I think now it would be for the best. I can't tell what I shall like. Suppose you and father give me a twelvemonth to try what I can do. I suppose a strong fellow can get his grub for his services." "And what to do?" I laughingly asked. There was sound sense in the boy's words. "Well, I'm not going to be a carpenter or a blacksmith, nor a butcher, nor a grocer, and least of all would I be a draper." "An engineer?" I asked, " or a doctor, or a lawyer?" "I can't tell. I think I fancy--but mind, I do not say for certain--but I have a half love for chemistry. I don't mean to kick about in a chemist's shop, and sell all the halfpenny articles which they do, but a good hard-working chemist who doesn't sell. I mean one who finds out all about things--" "In general," I suggested. An angry flush mounted to his brow, which, however, I would not notice. He did not go on, and I waited a few moments before I spoke, considering that if he turned his talent for inquiry...