The Old Dealer's Philosophy

"May I come in?t'

The Old Dealer looked up from the rheet he war figurins on, and law a mellow-looking yormg man in the doorway.

"IJnleca you are afficted wit[ rome diaeare that keepr you from puttrng one of your feet in front of tlre other, or have a pair of hobbler on, I ruppole you canr" began the Old Dealer, and then he pulled up ahort becaure he noticed that there was a young lady behind the young man. t'Etr - - yec, certrinly, conre right in, botrh of your" he finirhed rather l'amely. They rat down.

"Do you objectr" begao the young man, blurh'ng faintly, "to my tdking to you on a rnrtter which may be of interert to you?"

ttl donttrtt ancwered the Old Dealer. ttlf eny perEon can gain inrtruction or amusement from a charte converration with me, they are welcome to do so. Herven forbid that I rhould by thoughtlec refusal of an innocent requeet, embitter a young life that would ottrerwice be bright and happy. What direction would you like to have tte convergatiotr take? A,re you intereeted in boardr?"

"It'r thir wryr" said the young man. "lVe're going to get merried thir year, and we cen't decide whether to marry in June or OCbber. We want to build a home before we marry. If we decide to marry in June we would want to start building the home now. lf we dtecide to wait until October wo would wait 6ve or rix monthr before bothering you about tte plaru, etc. Whic'h month would you edvire ur to choore?tt ttJunett, replied the Old Dealer, rcenting a rtrong houre bill for early delivery. "Thcre ie no doubt about Jrme being the booc month to get manied in, becauee we mort alwayr have regular old hone5rmoon weather then, ro that everything eeemr to jibe right in with the e6s13ie11-1 rort of beautiful rmiron of nature and the thought. Do you follow rne?tt

Both the yourrg folkr agreed.

"Yo,u lee in Juner" rerumed the Old Dealer, bent on relling tlre houre NOW, "everything lookr cweet. The firrt blouomr of the early rumnrer-beautiful harbingerr of the wedth of bud that ie to come -are trembling on their rtalkr; the birdr are ringing ar if in glee from errery branch end bough; tAe perfect light of the turquobe rky fu ref,ected from an air ttat ir pure and balmy ar the breath of a perfumcd hour from Circareia, while the newly plowed fieldr, frerh-kised by the dewr of heaven and wumed by the kindly rayr of the um, are holding within the botom of the earth the many teedr that ere another month frall have corne and gone, will spring up into life and light, growing etronger an{ more perfect with every ghdsome day, until in auturnn, when the leaver, touched by the blighting breatt of the 6rrt froet, are being traneformed into dl the vivid huec trhat tell eo eloquently the etory of nature'c handiwork; the very errth rhall laugh in the glory of an abrmdant harved. What time t[an thir could be more fit for yo15rg hearts to plight a wilinj troth-heartr rtrong in love that rhall never know rurceare or change, that rhall be more eteadfart rnd trusting with evcry hour, rmtil when tte autrnnn of life ir reached, the rtror1g, willful pauion of youth becomee a ripened, tender, holy affection that is beautiful beyond compare. It L wbcn tte trecser ttat once were brown are fecked with grey; when the chee&r once peaohy rnd dimpled (and he gazbd directly at the blurhing young lady) are merked by the furrowr ttat time har made; when thc cyec that in the dayr agone rparkled with euch bewitching merriment, ere dull and lurtrelerr-it L then^ that the love of a truly happy married life rhould be crowned with tLe halo of a tranquil exirtence that knowr no sorrow or care. Yee, my bo'nnie la.r, you ehould be married in June, month of roaec and eleeping porchec. Seek with your chosen one tome ivy-crowned chapel end there plight your troth, and retrnring oter that beautiful little home that in the meantime I will take plearrre building for yoq, with myrcU and love fo,r architectr. Bv all rnreant, my young friendr, marry in June."

"Thank you ro muchrtt reid the young lady. "I arn now convinced that we rhould be married in June, and I think your talk war perfectly dear. Good-by."

"Good-by," replied the Old Dealer. "Come in and look over my planr and let'r g;et that home rtarted.tt

"\ile will," trhey both replied, and hruried away' hand in hand.

Just then a friend entered the Old Dealer'c office.

"S.yr', he aaid, "I've got the fuhing fener. In what month do the rucken bite the belt?"

"ruNF-r" replied the Old Dealer.