The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-06-30
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T-- GUuDEI's APPRENTICE.

There lived IL Lancaster, England, some years
ego, :. thrifty guiider, aho mad all apprentice
under AIS guar,i.anship-a bright lad, VINO had
xzeeiysii ve.y Eair educaC3G before be COM
:ne.cei 10 ie,lrl t:s trade, and who had been
very sue .essfui rs n nechanic. He waa quite II
h;- some youth. too, and, after hYe years ser
wee - ettaincd me age o. 70 years, and become
q.l-tc nI.-l many respects
EGa:c WiIs5n-for thaC Was the apprentices
nans-nad formed an acquaintance with the
oaly da-ZLtar OF ret rel in9cch Iut res.d ny IN
tie n It s.-ec:. nj al arIent and mutual at
tachf.sT s..cccc>ieJ
Mr E.w-r thu f,tther of Ada was a of
c5:.a. ie...1.o -..itn tGd though he had come
y =; is present position, from the original
profession o.! cl~x -. : snail hab.r d-5ners es-
L-b!ish-1-a. $50, AZ had i4-5A -OIioDs Of ais
:, -..sequeuce and importance il society
LIZ. E.wyp T%s rlcE, aid felt tnat he had rignt
TO DIS play LIS acisCocratlc notions III h.s own
va And the merchant did not, therefore, ia
70 IL advances Of saa hum Die apprentice.
~. ,.,ul ir. Elwyn saw that his child's hope
wzs r:4,t u, in the handsome youth, who had
5, 4le4i'v reacAed hs nlAjo..:y-and he began
70 he v.,>.-5s as - tue ia;ure. lie called his
49, ....c5T as lie, :. ia->, and SAID:
'-y Ada, .ln not unmindtul of the prefer
ea:e you have INDUCED for young Wilson, the
aPprent:c. Of Lockwood. What have you done
Low arc you committed 70 him ?''
Lille loves me, father, responded the sweet
g;I., asa with yU-r Licssing he wall MAKE me
E.s wife. he says"
''stop, then, ada, where are you.
s'l.oW, father ,"
'.Ae is bat poor mechanic"
81 know it''
'.You are n only child"
-siIs.'
~ an rich"
'.The " grid says so, father-but-"
..3,.t hear n.e, Ada. This young man has
D. nlty rcga;s IN tho world. Would you wed
IeSgh'!1
80. l4,i.er, would wed Edwin Wilson," re-
pl;e,: sYe, -..cocent'y.
No my daUghter, he is far beneath your po-
sit... "a, every way; and can consent to no
such s2crif. L am decided you must mink ol
h.. a.ole-
This was crushing intelligence to the tender
her AGa. nhc il;.i not suspected such an
answer, when she resolved to appeal to her faith
.r or this subjecs. But, though Mr. Elwyn was
o,i,os,, 20 -ch a union, he had but the one OBJ
t l., his daughters sutor. He could find
:. -,... upon his character, lie could raise no op-
I..si,.e- :.is claims, save that the youth was
-.I-ilsss. Still he was ilexorabe.
nas.n. thus cuntriyed to tht0w his daughter
IL t.e deepest mental distress, he went over to
his Fr.va1 :be glider, and commenced to chide
I'm for permitting the youth to have forced
hll.self thus upon ihe affections of his ehilu:
Idle has nothing to support her with, he
SAL
lie hss an excellent trade sir, said his mas
ter.
Il care nothing for that" replied the Irrita
ted pareat.
''He is an accomplished workman"
ssiie is nobody, sir. lie has neither friends
nor Ia.iily connexions, or the more important
OF considerations in these matters, money.
have L" fancy for mechanic, and shall not sub
NJ: that my only daughter shall suffer by such
an unegn.l aliiance. :"
edwin will be q 1T Christmas time, sir.
thin, &c woui,, make your daughter good hus-
ban }, a.id would care well for her."
al don't osio-e il. He shan't marry her
he shan't ut least till he is able to take sucl
care of ner as her father has hitherto An,
wi: t;.is answer, Mir. Elwood departed.
As went hastily out OF the g;lders shop h'
di cor observe tho movements of an old gentle
ma L WHO had accidentally overheard his remark
aud who advanced as the man OF wealth and higl
notions left
''of whom did he speak ?" inquired the gen