Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-01-02
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80. Three Scenes
I'M THE LIFE OF 4 WORDING.
GOVERNMENTS BETTER THANwEAETH
SCENE FIRST.

"lr is vain to urge me, brother. Rober
| Outinto the word must go-The impuls
! is ON me-. Il should die of inaction here.
aYoa need not be- inactive. There /
much to do. = shall never be idle" -.
".And such work! Dleving in and grove
ling close TO the very rouud.-And 70
what2 Oh no, Robert, My ambition soar
beyond your "quist cottage in a sheltere
vale" My appetite Graves something NOR
than Simple herbs and water from the brook
| haveset my heart on obtaining wealth
and, where there is..a will, there is always
way" 49,.
"Couteptment is better than wealth" =
"a proyerb fos drpnes." $500
."No, William; il is Iproverb for tn
| wise:".f -: =.
p" Be it for the wise or simple, as common
| " understood, it is no provefb for ME. Al
a poor plodder along the way of life, it were
impossible for me to know. content. 81
urge me. no further, Robert. Lam going ou
into the world weakA.seeker, and not until
wealth is gained do I propose to- return"
-" What of. Elem. ,Wiltiam?"' = :: - !.
The young man turned quickly towards
his brother, visibly disturbed, and fixed bis
eyes upon him with an earnest expression.
81 love her as my liie," he said, with a
strong emphasis on his words.
do you love wealth more than life,
William ?"
Robert!"'
elf you love Ellen as your life, and leave
her fo- the sake Of getting riches, then you
must love money more than life."
":Don't talke to nre after this fashion.
cannot bear it. love Ellen tenderly and
truly. am going forth as well for her sake
as my own In all the good fortune that
comes as the need Of effort, she will be a
sharer."
You will see her before you leave us!'
"No. will neither pain her nor myaelf
by parting interview. Send her this letter
and this nng;;"
A few hours later, and the brothers stood
with tightly grasped hands, gazing into each
Farewell, Robert"
"EareweiI, William Think Of the old
homestead as still your home.-Though it is
mine, in the division OF our patrmony, let
YOUR heart come back to it as. yours. Think
of it as home; and, should fortune cheat
YOU with the apples OF Sodom. return to it
again. Its doors will ever be open and its
hearth fire bright for you as ofuld. Farewell" )"
And they turned from each other, one 60.
ing out into the restless world, an eager
seeker for its wealth and honors; the other
to linger among the pleasant places, dear to
him by every association OF childhood there
to fill up the measure Of his days-not idly,
for he was no drone in the social hive.
On the evening Of that day two maidens
sat alone, each in the sanctuary Of her own
chamber. There was warm glow on the
cheeks of one, and a glad light in her eyes.
Pale was the others face, and wet her drooP-
ing lashes. And she that sorrowed held an
open letter in her hand 1t was full of ten.
der words; but the writer loved wealth more
than the maiden, and had gone forth to seek
the mistress of his soul. He would /" come
back :" but when9 All, what veil Of IN.
certainty was up on the future! Poor strick.
EN- heart! The other maiden--she of the
glowing cheeks and dancing eyes--held also
a letter in her hand. 1t was from the brother
of. the. wealth.seeker; and it was also full Of
loving words; and it said that, on the NOR
row, he would come to bear her ss bride
to his pleasant home. Happy maiden!