Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-04-19

uitted herself to his hand, and was ever un
questioning, accomplishing, and at peace.
There was no one, then, for Herbert t.
counsel with but his sister Edith, who wa:
not only beautiful, but wise.
Edith, saidthe young man, lis she asleep?
She is said the girl, half frightened al
her brothers. voice.
Then come and sit with me, for o-nigh'
we must settle what is to be done. Edith,
said be, you remember the old wainscotted
nursery where she used to come and hear
us as we said our n orning and our evening
prayers? And you remember how often she
told us that the world was wicked place?
You remember, also, how much we wonder
ed what the world was, or where it was, and
how we asked her if it were the common
which lay hey ond the walls ofth park. All,
Edith said he, you smile, but we are in
the world now, and what she said is true; it
is wicked place. And then Herbert told
his sister all that he had heard that day.
Edith, said he, "a crumb Of bread earned
with honest toil-mark, with honest toll
toll! sweat! labor! blood! at any price, pro-
yided it be but honest, would be sweeter to
US than uncounted millions bought by sin
gle lie. Something said he. I'VE must de.
termine on; - but this Is determined
already Bread shall never pass your lips or
hers, which is the bread of deceit, and which
is leavened with curse
Edith was as much appalled, at the morn
ing's scene as her brother had been, and
Herbert felt her tremble as she pressed his
hand more tightly in hers.
Do not be afraid, said he, i am not go
ing to do what saw done to-day; my voca
ton lies in different direction. Edith said
he, gaily, Il am going to be a schoolmaster
What do you Think continued he, as he saw
her countenance fall; why should not teach
hic, haec, hoe, and whip little boys into good
behavior? shall not make such bad Do
mine after ALL
"A schoolmaster?' said Edith.
Yes, a schoolmaster!' answered Herbert,
.and an ideal schoolmaster; an honest one;
a schoolmaster that will really teach. They
will pay, of course, and that is to be your
bread; and will make them superior to the
world, AMI that is to be my work.
VII.
Inthe course Of few days, Herbert Cour-
tenay had found twopupils, and had set man.
fully to work. He was eminently fitted for
his task K is true he was young, but then
he was an excellent scholar, had noble in
teleet, single purpose, a kindly manner,
aud an honest heart; and with the possession
of all these, it is hard if man cannot teach.
1t is true that there was much that was
humliating in his present position, but there
was also something to encourage.
The father of Herbert's pupils was not a
progressing man, and as Herbert had not
been engaged before, he took advantage of
this to have him cheap!
'Mineis an uncommon good place. 'observ-
ed this patron oflearning; there Amt no one
who acts kinder, and the boys are uncom-
mon sharp
This speech would in itself have somewhat
disguised the young man, buthe remember
ed Edith and his mother. and he determined
to be had cheap rather than not at all.
Herbert then having bro't his goods to mar
ket, to whom had they been hired or sold?
Samuel Chandler, Esquire, town council
Tor, and member of the - Co.. known in
other and less aristocra,ic quarters by the
familiar name of Oily Sam, purchased Her
bert Courtenay's mind and body, with his
Greek and Latin, English, arithmetic, histo-
ry, ancient and modern, use of the globes,
and drawing. for ten shillings and sixpence
week, which, taking into account all that
he was to teach, even Mr. Samuel Chandler
himself had the conscience to think cheap,
seeing it was very considerably less than he
had to pay his junior clerk. Herbert was to
teach from half. asteightin the morning I'M
Ill two in the afternoon, and was never to be
absent for day without especial leave.
Manfuly he applied himself to his task,
and that task, like all others, if it had much
to discourage, had, at least, some bright
CLEANS to cheer.
Mr.. Samuel Chandler, town councillor and
member of the - Co, even tho he spoke
such wretched English, was known by so
unaristocratic soubriquet, and hired learn
ing and talent at such fearful discount
was married to a lovely woman, AS high-bred
and noble minded as he waslew and mean.
His wife was the daughter of a clergyman,
who, from his conexion with noble family,
had been the incumbent of respectable liv-
ing; but when her father died, she had been
obliged to earn her own bread, as Herbert
Courtenay was doing now. She became
governess, and Mr.. Samuel Chandler fell in
love with her for her tall, syl phi like figure,
and her dark eyes and hair. He offered her
a handsome establishment, and his own per-
sonal homage, and she became his wife.
And why did Alice Bland become his wife?
Because she had young sisters and Grip
pied brother, who looked to her for bread.
and she sacrificed herself to enable them
to live.
A true and faithful wife, however, he'd AL
ice been to Oily SAM she did all that lay
within her reach to make him noble in heart;
she sought to elevate him by her own high
example in daily life, and to pitch his stand
ard on the same level with her own, which
proved, alas! altogether beyond his short
sighted range.
Alice knew what woman's mission was.
and she had vainly imagined that it could
be exercised on the man to whom she had
become wife
Alas! poor Alice! thou vast true woman
thou hadst too large faith!
NJ =, the fair wife of the