Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-01-19

he added in softer tone, "to be unkind 10
| yon. but-bat-gou mnst leave me"
The girl stood dropping and fearful ths
| little boz gazed up at him with wondering
| eyes. he was fain to escape from them, and
1 50 passed from the room.
After that William grew hopeless He had
| exhausted his stock of expedeuts al hs pa-
! tient endurance seemed in vain. He despair
I Of ever softenng the obdurate heart.
Time passed Oh, and Laurence was untroubl-
ed by his brother His persevering industry
was working its own way, too, and lie was a..
ready clear Of the barren poverty he had ~
first experienced after bis ruin. Each succeed
ing year found him advancing 70 ease again.
if not 10 affucnce and be was stern, cold and
unbendiug as ever.
Another Christmagtide drew near-forty-
five years after that Christmas when the moou
shone oa the little white bed at Cheri:on. Il
was Christmas eve, and Laurence had been de-
tanned late in the city, balancing some COM
picked accounts. It was past midnight as he
wendell his way homeward 1t was a frosty
night, and moonlight, and the suburban streets
were quiet and siumberons Laurenceis foot
steps eekoing On tlcpaTcmeIt, alone breaking
the Stiffness. Somehow without his owa will,
almost in spite Of it, indeed, his thoughts turn
ed back TO old times end there arose befors
him vision Of the quaint house in the couu-
try where bis boyhoo3 had been passed tho
large rambling garden, the big mulberry trees.
and the wood near the village, where ne and
Willie had used TO gather nuts He and VIII!
there be frowned, and sternly refused to
dwell OF the retrospect.on. He walked quick
l. OF, with his lips stuEdily compressed aud
brows knitted, resolved to shut lis mind On
al softeling influences but lie could not
the thoughts came again, and would 10. bs
repulsed. He lifted his eyes 70 the sk7, and
the myriad stars we're shuing dogn on hin
with q kind Of smile-the sane smile es that
Of long ago. He could Ho:
sleep that night. He lay very quiet, but With
g world Q: busy thought flttering about lis
heart striving for entrance The moonlight
streal2ed il through crack in the blind, and
lit up the drearE, comfogtless room. Laurence
closed lis eyes suddenly. The mooateauz
brought 2 remembrance with them th-: he
would hot weicolc.
There cane socad Of music outside n the
frost! night.
The waits, And they played the old. old
tune two bo!5 had listened to !ears ago 6:
Cheritoa.
Very strangely !; sounded on Lsurencs's
eaTs-sirangezi q all because i seemed Sd ia
Ei.iaE. With : mysterious, Irresistible po~e-
the sweet, solemn strain snote OF lis closed
heart, and eyea before lie recognized il, he las
yielded . is power. and, wondering the while
left the hot tears t15t..lg ;hickly il LIS eyes
And then came tATo..ging the reco.!ect;ons
Of the ollen G4yS-Ta1lsLed the Intervening
yea. Ike a1 olsc1-.1g smoke, leaving clear
and yiy.3 the memory Of the hapDv, iraocen:
tine, Eksa te wes boy. and While was his
dear brother. The p.ess14: hone, the kind
father, aUt-gea;lesE thought Of al,-the no
:Ls- TLO had been Toz: eTerv night 20 hang
over 5eT t9ys in their little white led, and
EBge-inElT kiss them eTe they Ee1. 20 sleep
How piaiai. - Es.suberei aII-the childish
face with its golden c1-,z-he opened h.s e-es,
almost expecting . SO il O the pillow beside
him No! the moonlight Only fell on his cEn
thin, x-iuk.ei hand, worn end sarivelled Fi:h
The tyoab.es and the carts Q; vel uigh sixty
ysa-s
PrayeE;al thoughts, long strange to lin
alas came ilstinct.vclT 10 Eis uiCd, and Is
heard. Ios and so.t. but clear. aud blending
s.sa tie muse N the =:Eeet, the voice o; rs
mother, so11i.1E = c: o.t wLea sle rad 70
lac little sozs from tl-= large BOok oa la kA==-
lie Le2-i solemn. sl0~, and sweet, the D:Ei2e
E,e-55s-- And his commandment leaFa s..a
yoa. that ye love one s1otlrT.7
He s2# tie dear mothers eyss g ;Ley Esst-
ID O. her boE w!;h zzca 81 iu6aite yezgn:ng
tenderness I .A=.- depths. He eoz,i tell ngE.
ELat t12t ea--es- look meant lie c01ld
=1esz- TOO s0E2-thiEg q r at were heE taoGg.;s,
waeg CtcsC \ her childish q-4g-els she wCz.d
ira= i.t-le Willie c.lse . II. E55=. and thea
T1zz 1=- arm -9-n2 liz stro-E, a-siEe, ylg0--
ouz Iz-Ea--=. a. D9a-t ae L--sL xs:a While
take c=re Of W....=- L1oyc ez-A e:i-eg a.Ears.
n aogs-.av Gz-..lcs-
T-= salts eszsel-tas ar E8s z+i=at-b1t
ias-- SIS -G1z-c I'll Z tA- heart 4 L-zCEe1cs