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

Que iliaH among Ms IelIOWS-Ine POet-eveT
though he be dumb to his life's end.
The man of business shrugged his shoulders
knitted his brows at Williams strange fancies.
He did not comprehend-he did not care to dc
SO, it seemed. The first step towards their es
arrangement was taken when William declined
gently and thankfully, but decisively, situa
ton in the same house where Lawrence wa:
now high in trust
1t is of no use, brother it would not be
to accept it. am not ht for such RESPONSE
bility. 1t would be a wrong to nv employers
to burden them with my incapacity."
You will improve You may leave then
to protect their own interests, believe me.n
William shook his head
And in brief, the elder brother found the de.
licate-looking youth immutable in his decision
and left him, with words of impatience and an
ger on his lips.
His heart reproached him for it afterwards
He was not all encrusted as vet with the ossi.
fcation of worldliness. The next day he again
went to his brothers lodgings But William
was no longer there-he had left London. they
told him and it was not till he reached his
own home that he received letter of explana-
ton -
~ d
Forgive me if you think it wrong. I am not
able to struggle with the fierce multitude OF
money-getters in this dreary London. Nv old
master DR. k, has offered me situation
as classical tutor in his school. | have accep-
ted it. 1t is the best thing I see TO do So
farewell Ever yours WILLIAM"
" And my brother will be the paltrv usher
in a country school - muttered Laurence as
he crushed the letter in his hand Gone, too.
without consulting me, his elder, his natural
adviser. 1t is badly done"
And so the cloud between the brothers grew
dark and palp pable They occasionally CORE
sponded, but each succeeding letter, instead of
drawing them nearer together, seemed only to
widen the gap. They did not understand one
another. Besides. Laurence was becoming g
rich man. had become partner in the house
where once he was clerk while William still
remained poor and obscure, with no prospect of
his circumstances improving. Aud when the
breach between two brothers or friends once
exists, difference Of worldly position fatally,
iciy increases it,
Laurence married brilliantly. choosing his
wife from noble, but impoverished family,
who were glad enough to ally their aristocrat-
ic poverty with his wealth, merchant and pie
bian though he was. 1t was while on his
wedding tour, with his handsome but some
what passe bride, that he received letter
from his brother, forwarded to him from Lon
don
From William-my brother" he remark
cd, explanatorily. as be opened it il an
swer, presume, to the announcement of nv
marriage
The frigidlg high-bred lady responded by q
slight bend o: her long neck, aud busted her
self with her chocolate aud mullins while her
husband perused the letter When be had
finished, he refolded il carefully, and placed it
in his pocket, then turned in silence 10 his
breakfast. His wife nerer noticed any pecu-
iiaziitT il his manner she was one OF those bT
whom it Is seldom considered good ton 20 be
obseryant of other peoples emotions. even .
husbands Lady Henrietta Carr was scrup1-
.oGs in her attention to such points Of etiquette
One more loving than she was might possibly
have diyined how much was concealed under
the pale face the bent brow and the rem2rka-
bly quiet voice al Laurence Carr that morning
Que more tender might even have drawn tue
secret disturbance forth, and pleaded the cause
Of the absent offender, instead Of leaving the
wrath 20 fermeaE h;ddenly in the stern mans
breast
L will never forgive hiul-neTer. nerer -
will never lsok on his face again. viii ne
yer give him help-we are strangers from this
hour Let him travel his owu rozd-aud
sGarve~
These hard. terrible words The brother p2s-
siou2tely uttered rs he troi tae room TO and fro,
when he was aloGe. and after sga.n reading the
letter
Dear Brother Laurence II ran l-"You-
letter. with rs brief ANNOUNCEMENT Of yoGr
marriage. gaVe ue great pleasure. not caly
for toe SAKE Of lis intelligence. taE becanSa II
the kindly nsAaRcr IN which yoa coaveyed !. Io
Tie
Perhaps. brother, it i an equal reproach to
both oG u. that the coTCii..itv wAs strange =
well q pleasant. Let u ne fricH5> again. in
heart. = In D4E8e we seFe 60 Oace-bgg il i
Q long vhile 2-c- In or nex happiness ~e
NAV Sare!y drown al pas; cifeaceS For 81
80 an ularriet-Hot 10 = p9srs daughter no
Lanreuce. with yoq alone viii ress al the b-ll-
Eaacies ard grandeur Cf life | osly ask for
s Lsltle quiet zm easily coateat- Ny ~ite
vou usv remember az 81 k1ew hsr when Ee
were bovs 81 <,hcol-Mary Elliot, vhc, tLossA
her father mas village ura3esm2o. had 'ae
education. and ian2selv possessed The rrEne-
aaeag OF any !aiy N the land / have loye1
her. and She LIE. fev Six Tsars- She * zn o.
vhzn tno. zB&i kas leen ! -ovsEnsSs q. that
tine We are r.ch eao1-h 10 conDeace ho1.se-
kssps7g. tloagh q modest scale We are
VERY h2Prv pray that 30 nay be the same
with nv new SISTER 20 whom beg voc 70 81
fer ur sE4cs5ozz,e recsrtS Mari also Eo5ns
e. in she sane 10 yo1rssli. ny DEAR b-oshvE
And believe NE sEsr yours faithfully.
W-LE1z C4ER
TIE daughter c< s cCz1tzT shoyshreEEr z-1
the Ga1rhssv Of the Esrl q Tvafo-i 70 Czl
@...h cshsr sisters. And ks rs 5o1s this
he wSEI repeat IL; bs mast, &c sl4L He
a disgrace, i shame 20 ne he 1;<as tar,
bsea an as3-he night hsre h=lpe,i M p.4zs