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=, - >,Ae ysnng man proudly, but
heF or al he world might
" lsssK eontinue 50. snid III G.
klg 70 1sty5.<he rom. aud let me warn
!. % that 40 eniotioa Is ! spark, which need,
4 but Ettle tanning q fame into ; Fsisag ptts
sios NIsharles Gordon STOOD transfxed a.
one who had received 1 new revelation =
The warning at first sounded strangely Il
his ears, but he vas nov aKAkeAed IS from
! slreain..as.d. be was ohiihea tonasfe ss tllai
Il cana not amoment TOO sooa He bad
ils6skio persuaded himself fhat his ) ileesios
is LEV tribute 81 ad
her, beaut ! and goodEess but row tnaf, B
EAs forbidden TO manifest II DO began <
s ID : strength s Ara aaa Slgor WIG
: -asruUwn % WIN, : al eouId i,ot co;,,,s,s
bis mind upon his employmeut He fal,
now that bis self deception was over. that i,
could not honestly remain under the sam
TOOL with the object Of bis regard ri,
would not pursue her with his love. when i,
could urge no claim to her hand aud hf
feit that ne had not sufficient strength n "a
sumo an air ofiudiference TheSOnIv course
lett Tor him, was to escape from tbeftemnta.
tion. And yet, whittier should be coa Tha
great world beyond, generally SO BRIGHT Il
.ne eyes Of inexperienced youth, appeared
y nins IKE desert without one inviting ay.
enue or resting place To leave the roof
Where bis heart bad frst learned to love. and
without a hope Of ever having right to re-.
turn again to it for solace, was ike going
birth into the night, with no promise Of
morning to break up its gloom.
Stlll he must go be had noright to come
between the parent and tile child. PENN.
less, and without the prospect Of advancing
his fortunes, be could lay no claim 10 tho
hand of the heiress Even csuld he snccae5
IN winning her. he felt that ii would be tba
extreme of selishness to ask her to mite ber
fortune with his, when the sacrifice wonlJ
be all on one side. As the shades of evon.
ing came on, he excused himself from ioin.
ing the family, andretired to his room. Tn
tll near midnight he paced to aud gro with
restless steps, undecided, and STRUGGLING
with his own heart At last his Indictment
gained the victory and he sat down 10 lis
little table and wrote to his emplover an. i
nolRciDg hrs decision He reminded him 80
us position 70 the family, isolated from 9th. |
.bA fsNt tatttCU uQfctlfulDeU lntl- 4
macy with his daughters and asked him
now y vas possible In such a situation THAI
for the fair should not have ID
the society Of Ellen ripeued. into love.
Aud yet, be solemnly declared. that he had /
never spoken to her 81. his attachment nav
ieat he had not known the true character Of
DIS own feelings. until they had been detec,
ed by the accurreaces Of that day. Nav
bat his heart was laid bare IA hfinself -
'oa.a nos wear q mask TO stay longer n t6s
Md last ffiisbkd 4sefefbtsp .sss.asz4ual,.
while the door Of escape was still open
He beggtA Mr. Carpenter to explain his
sudden departure to his family.in such
way that his character should not suffer in
their eyes Having 6aished his letter. he
threw himself upon his bed, but not TO sleep
Thoughts Of the inevitable sorrow he was to
suffer 10 the future kept bis. temples throb
bling aud his eyes Enclosed. Soon as the
first gray Of the dawn shone in at the win
dow, be arose and hastily .paeking bis trunk, |
he added a paragraph to what be had writ
ten. requesting that they might be sent 70
the address given, aud leaving the letter in
the library. he silently quilted the mansion
which had been his home for so many happy
months, aud stood once more upon the green
lawn lie turEed his eyes toward the lat
tice which enclosed the chamber where the
dear one lay sleeping, and fingered for a
moment, as if expecting waving adieu.-
But be knew il was in vain, and steeling his
heart TO the agony Of a fual separation, he
bent his steps to the nearest landing, and
took the frst steamboat for New York As
he landed upon the pier in this great city
with no welcoming face in the crowd to greet
him. he felt sense Of loneliness such as be
had never known before But life vas stir
ring around him, and be reused himself to
take his place amid the busy throng
How was his absence felt BY the gentle
Ellen2 At first she hardly believed IN the
reality of the separation. II seemed as II
he must come again She almost iavolun,
tarily turned to look for him as she passed
the haunts where they had been accustomed
"a sannter together. But as the truth OF the
1 eonv;ction forced itself upon her mind she
falt dailv more and more desolate. 1t seem
"a q her as if brightness was fading from
ne world like the dying CLEAN Of an exhaus
"a taner She had more strength OF char
.cser than casual observer would suspect
from ! glance At her smooth round neck
and the pensive arch Of her brow. Iher'
vas more than common power Of endur
anee in that form which seemed so fragile
ana when she opened her full dark eye
there was brightness which changed "a
mole expression Of her face, and betrayed
struggle which had no other outward symbo
She made no complaint, not even to herssi
s6e aid npt ask Why the hours, formerly :
swim winged, now dragged away 50 heayil.
There was no visible passion IN her sorrow
il showed itself more By an indescribab
calmness. As If all motives to enjoyment,
even q life itself were taken away, II
, cheek lost little Of its fullness, she shove
IS signs Of bodily illness, and Jet il vas
idrnt that chill vas upon her heart I
TIE clouding breath upon the polished MI
D ror wells the reflected image beneath, 50 q
this shadow upon her spirit dim the light
, her life
Hsrfashef felt the change, but hoped ID
!. II would prove but an April cloud soon
{ mass nuay Aud when a. months elapse
snd he hadoW only dafkened, be sought
!, vain g dis.., ate 3. She would eekno'
edrs No ailment and there vas no POINT
, vfieh 10 hang further question 1hf
= 80 no dnty neglected. no signing, and
> ears. But there nss usntof earnestn'
u 4, nlI her intercourse with the world e
= ere unreal and fading from her grasp