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

handsome eyebrows in momentary amaZement
then restored her features to their usual ex-
pressionless composure, and, without any re-
mark suffered her husband to turn the conver-
sation.
CHAPTER w.
Time passed on The wealth of Laurence
Carr increased yearly his name grew glorious
in the ears of business men. His house was q
palace his wife was jewelled like a queen
He himself still burrowed daily in dusty city
holes, whence oil bis riches seemed to spring
and every year be became harder and more i'm
passible, and more devoted to the one aim and
end of his life-moncy-gettiug
1t was his sole ambition now-he had no
hope, no JOY in anything beyond There was
no happiness in his gorgeous home, no tender
ness in his majestic and aristocratic wife
No one who looked on him would have i'm
agined that he felt the warmth Of love that
there was any remnant of the generous warm
hearted boys nature still lingering in the old
grim merchant-old before his time, but hard
and cold, and piercing as steel poignard yet
But it was so. There were moments when his
thoughts wandered at their own will-when be
remembered The face Of his mother shone
on him sometimes and then wonld come
fash of memory-of the old childish days
And his two children. The boy he often
pictured TO himself as born TO continue the
! greatness Of his family-as ENJOYING. ike a
prince, the wealth and luxury he had labored
TO acquire. And the fair, gentle girl, whose
progress to womsnhood he had followed in his
thoughts whose birth softened his harsh
| heart TO absolute tenderness She it was who
would cling 10 him lovingly in after years
whose soft lips would press upon the wrinkles
Of bis worn face whose gentle voice would
always have the power TO win him out Of his
! harder, sterner self If either Of his children
| had lived, Laurence Carr might have been q
/ different man but both these blessings which
/ he had PRAYED for-dreamed Of as the solace
and delight Of his old age, were only granted
TO him for very brief space, ami then left
! his sight forever
| Tne blow rent his heart sorely 1t was so
| deep grief, even, tnas at first be forgot the
/ check to bis ambition it Involved No son Of
| his would carry his name into future ages-no
descendants Of his we're destined to make illus
| trious the plebeian family he had first raised
/ from obscuritv When this remembrance
came It sdded to his afliction something that
was cold, stony, and almost defiant Bereaved
/ love mOurus, bat biighted ambition erects lis
| head in very Importance of pride against the
hand that chastises Laurence's heart grew
| hardened He buried himself anew in his
/ grim pursuits they seemed the be-al and
end-all Of bis existence now. He said to him
self that It was enough; he would make it
enough
Yet, spite Of ali his inward pro.estatioas, lie
looked env;ouSly. and sometimes with s feeling
less selfish than enE?. at the happy parents Of
blooming children. He would have given well
nigh al! his hari-won wealth for one such boon
as was 50 freely granted 10 MANY Against
his will be often found himself musing thus.
scrcowtGiy, yeaTa!nSiv. he would awake him
self with stern resolves the oae-half Of his
nature woald shrink into itself. while the other
locked on il with sardonic kind OF pity
Yet again and again came these softening
Teve-ieS- Ii vas in the midst OF one Of them.
. n The twilight Of dreary December eTeai1g
that he vas roa$ed bE receiving : letter from
William
Il was the first since MANY years, during
which the stern elder brother suspended all in
/ IercoGrse. and had never sought 10 know what
/ had become Of the other He had known
/ somewhat, however. for William had come 10
+ London. and bad c3nmelced the uew life OF
( authorship and Laurence had occasionally net
his naIlc IN passing periodicals. Bat direct
( communication between the tEo had altogether
ceased. lie i.oEaei IS he recognized the
/ h21i
! Perhaps, had this latter cone a. aay other
Z time be might hare -etCrnei !: uGoDeae1-
: On men - VINO Prsv, pvsv for voar feiIcv
acI Who~e be1T1S are hardened On. aagsLs
plead ;yr them. strire for them for verily If
there L. place iog ali his no-zz Where God
. jo-s Lot dwell ani a here 30 saving spark Of
F diyiuily can linge-. il must - in the sterile
I heart of wOrt1-b.Fyiehei man
Lz1renc= frozD Dei b1t he tore the letter
OPEN - $1Dl a. tae sS-T42G had lsit the TC9z2,
anj n rcz!
ksi almost Szo-l ueTer 10 stis;rsss ron
again. after ,h4. lsS- letter yoa s--5- II that
F Yoa txle E.e Etysr sEcz5ie yoz n1-e vc2 to3i
ne thai vol w1al3 1-5G,-e- listen 10 ne NOT a.
$. nc. hoEtFgr straight rT sore nigh: be
+ | forgot that rou ~rre nv brother Ehez |
E relt l1Cse words the teTsl rose EI;,il E-C.
+ sui had u,ts-e,i-wEzs herezj.ec z,;zk. hare
v5tLerei M to think =. 9asv nv wife cz1s
K un TO ne. 4ui lo9ke1 II III f4ce. a1l, God
bless her. while b=- eyss rested On NJ | cs1ld
Eos sgse7k- nor eVea lAiuk Ehal Ezs aiss;1g :;
nv hsa-g- / lc.i voz his that va uzE jzi-e
w5zg Il eOS1< E1e IN zC.Ge 10 E1G EOS
night >-sEve.' TOT sad L2--egrc Car <i-s,r
then hare le=s-u4d Eh.t s.a-vz:5c7 : Ike
have lr4vel-si vsrv nez- its 1,aa1ss brink Il
/ : ECEi s1e nsssaia- n zhSca szEsE- hat
vCGal ao1 drag IL oze q14rte- Iuch ,gEzr1s
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zcre1cs@;h Varr q that =h5ch sTsa the sho--ht
ot se3lcss>srqg yQz ie- eelg w12AI have c1st Hse-
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