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beWed deun his mahksSd prostrkfs sven 4
the Dust IN nammsp wsrskip he tack Il Ain.
self bride. rich il gsiasu .ttrassiens. ~,
Peerer as z woman than even The berrarI 4,
her father's gate What thern Il hSs ia :
sss prsvsd A thora ever sharp and ever
yiercirE The elossr be attempted d 1raw
her - Ais bssstn, the deeper went the point,
late bis ewn, until, il tks aRguish Of bis ssll
sgain Ard again 10 anas Aer passisa,tsly
Five years II such life Oh, What ID
there # esrth's gssd to csnpsnsats thereferl
But, IN this last despsrats threw. did the
Eerldling gain the wealth, STATEN and homer
he eerstedl He had wsdlea the esly
tehile 81 . MAJ whose treasure niskt 8,
ceastsd BY hundreds sf thsusands: but In
deiag %, he had failed 10 secure the fathers
approval or confidence Tks stern cid man
regarded him as ! mercenary iatsrleper a. 1
ever treated him as such Fer ave years
therefore he fretted and chafea in the n,r.
rev prison whose gillsd bars his eva h.nis
bad forged Hsw sftsn, during that TIM
\ nad MS heart wandered kackts the dear eId
hsns, and the believed enss with when lie
bad PASSED his early years And al hsw
many, many times came between him and
we alnsst hated eeuntenancs Of his wife tie
gentle, Loving face Of that enc to whom be
had been false HsR sften her sef. blue
reyes rested on his eWn Hsw otter he
started and he licked up suddenly, as il her
sweet vsiee came fsating on the air
Ans So tAs years moved on, tho chain gall.
Ing more deeply, and bitter sense sf hu.
initiation a. we'll as berisge robbing him cf
all his pleasure in life
/ Thus il is with him when after ten wars
we find hin waiting. il the chamber Of
death, fer the stroke that is to break the fet-
ters that Sc lsng have bound him. II haI
fallen lie Is free again. In dying the sui
terer made no siga. Sullenly she plunged
late the dark profound; 50 impenetrabls to
mortal eyes, and IS tbs turbia waves ols,ed
sighiag ever her, he Whs had called her WITS
turned from Tho couch On which her frsii
body rsrainsd, With an inward Thank Gsal
an man saaia T n
One mere bitter drug yet remains fer his
cup. Net week had gone BY, ere the fa,hl
or OF his dead vile spoke t. him these cut
ting words
Ysu we're aching TO me while my laugh
ter lived--ysu are less than ncthisk new. III
was my wealth, net my child that you loved
Shs has pasted away. What affection weuld
have given to her, dislike will never hestew
on yon, Henceferth We are strangers
When next she sun went dewn on that
stately mansion, which the wealth seeker had
csveted, pc was = Eandersr sgain-pser, hu.
initiated, broken ii spirit.
Hsw bitter had been the msekery Of al
his early hopes How terrible the punish
mept he has suffered
& .s fflsf ~ i i
Y SCENE THIRD.
One marc eager, almost fierce struggle
came near IS sEsaRe, = which tie wedding
thsk fruitlsss ambition dlsd il nfsr rssou
~ , brssher said WE'LL he murmurta IS
. ray Of light fell suddenly on the darkness
Of Ms spirit; Cententmsnt ID bstter than i
wealth Dear bretherl Dear old home |
Sweet Ellen All, Why did leave ysu H.
Tee late toe late A cup, full sf the wiae
Of life, was 81 my lips; but turssd my /
head away, asking fer mere fiery aus excl.
ting drsugha- How wildly esncs before
me new that parting scene | am lesking
late my brsther's face fssl the tight /
grasp Of hi. hand. His vsice isin my ears
Dear brstherl Aud his parting wsrds, 4 !
hear them now, even mere earnestly than
when they we're first spoken Shsuld ~. |
tune cheat you with the apples Of Ssasm, re-
turni retura to your hone again It's dssrs /
win ever be spen, and its heartA-frs bright |
fer yeu al of old. All, de tia FIRES still |
burn 2 Hsw manylrears have passed.sinco |
i went forth And Elem But l dare
net think of her Il is tee laie-tss late |
Even if she be living and unchanged ID her
affections, can never lay this false heart At |
her feet. Her leok Of love would snite NO
as whip sf assrpiens'
The step Of time had fallen so lightly on
the fSWery path Of these to whom content
msntw higher besn than wealth. bat fan 4
fostmarks were visible Ystthere lad beenE
changes In the cid hsmsstesd As the
spilihg years vent By. each, ~ it locked in
at the csttage wiBaev, saw the homo circle |
widening or new beauty croEning the angle |
brows Of happy childrsa- No thorn in his |
side Asd Roberts gentle wife proved As
time passed en-, closer and closer was she
drawn t. his bosom; yet never . rsint had
pierced him. Their hsme was type Of par
sadiss.
Il near the clese Of : summer day.
The svening meal is spread, and they are
absut gathering around the table, whom . |
strangsr enters bis verbs are vague and
brief, hts manner singular, his air slightly
mysserisus Furtive, yet eager Elansss &c
from face 10 face
Are all tAese ysur children n he asks,
surprise aaa sdmirasion mingling in his
tnrhed By emssions that il il impossible I,
conceal
sCensentnsnt i better sban w..ltl !, \. |
murmurK Or thai had e.-li,r csmprs.
hen1sl histruth
Tbs xSfis we're net meant fsf>S.l....
hut the uttsraacs had bees tee Aistk
They have reached the ears sf Robert, i
instantly recognizes il The stranger his len
wandsrire, long incurred brsther
William
l IT.. ,t,snrer i. On his fest a moment
~ I've he bfsthsrs stand gazing At each =
1 thsr tksn ten1srly enbrass-
H.~ ~ s.1lngsr stsrtEsnd tfeublss -
n I'd not sssn. il the quiet maiden,
norinp spsng snd pinistsring = The chill
Srenl g unsbtrnsivsly, The shs n. had part
a frsn wars bsfSre-tke enc % whsm ~
, - k,s6 !, falss But her voice has start
|, | lea AS ssEs ui,h the familiar tsass e Jss-
. sFjiie. . Here i = ins..-. stlizion :,
- 49,. - ;.t.rIsrisg yssrt He hsi .-.ssd
!. 6.ck ever he glso.J esl. 80 go - ~
!. q IS stssd ere ampitis. a. 8. 80 = ~. -
i-r.a lin away fr.n, ~ s' :s =. L.. -
. tSl--i<, isvs. It's well bath tor him :. Il
- s.;,I fSl maiden that l. can e Ss.gss e
q - IS t.ke Der il bis arms ens ~. !