Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-03-30

She could NOT as of old question him or
command. She only grieved sometimes,
thought and prayed the more, and did
what was the best thing she could do,
commended him frrvently to God.
Again Wallace and Augustus were
thrown almost constantly together. but a
terrible stroke imPended. Mr.. Hartley
died suddenly, and ii was found that the
report of his wealth was entirely fabu-
lous; he lett his family poor. This af-
fiction had the effect to make Wallace
cling yet closer TO his friend, and the
young men became inseperable.
One stormy night in March they SAT
together. Augustus had been gloomy
for several weeks, but now an air Of
buoyancy was observabein his demeanor
Wallace said he, i have thought Of
glorious plan. We might become rich,
you and l.
How?' queried the other, in his mat
ter of-fact-way.
My uncle offers to invest money for
US in the T. stocks; says we can treble
it and more, in six months
Yes, but where is the money coming
from ? asked Wallace. L have only
what earn from week TO week, and
what little l have put away for my
mother-that is sacred
%, we could get money easy enough.
As We are SO sure of returns, why not
borrow it!
| know of no one to borrow from; be.
sides, if did, don't like the principle,
it's bad one.'
IN tell you what would be safe
thing, returned Augustus-say we Dor.
row. just borrow, you know, couple ot
hundred from the bank, for few months
The starting capital is what puts a man
up; after that We go on the money we
make
Borrow from the bank = echoed Wal
lace, and his face erimsoned, you mean
take money without leave
mean with the intention to replace
ii; of course We could do that in a yer,
short time
No. said Wallace, with decision
that is dishonesty
His companion gave him peculia
look.
You know how easily it could b,
DONE be said, and how easily returned
and he went on to argue the matter-hel'
it up in all manner of lights, and contrive,
to place before him with so much ski
the probabilities of ultimate success, tha
when they parted, he was almost persuad
ed TO do the deed of dishonesty. Ii
: went home rapidly that night, his bro,
clouded over. Ii was almost the time {
his mothers return, but that thought no,
gave hira no pleasure. When quite nea
his dwelling, some one touched him O
the arm. Ii was strangely enough hi
mothers pastor.
i recognized you by your walk sal
the latter, and thought I would spea
TO you. have just come from the dyins
bed of an old man-old Father Ha>ting
and he said to me, Tell the first youn
man you meet, TO keep the garments
his soul from the soil Of sin. Every sp,
of impurity grows more indelibe an
harder to remove / did not know
should repeat my lesson so soon, but pc
haps God has sent me. All, here
your home, goodnight
" Only brief sentence, but how full
, meaning, of warning to the soul it WI
spoken to! How rushed over his men
ory his mothers prayers, and pleading
and warnings! She knew not how f
he had gone from the days of his inn
cence, but God did. How terrible tn
" presence seemed to him now lie rus
up to his room in the darkness, wriihir
under the stings of conscience. III
right word bad been spoken at the rig
- time, and God had set his seal to it.
that night Wallace slept not, and hagga
u and unrefreshed, he lifted himself fro
Il his bed ia the morning.
y 'Augostds,' he said, as he met |
al friend, $ l have decided to let that sche1
IL alone
y Perhaps you turn informer, respon
= ed the young man, in an excited ma
u ner.
sr No, not if you promise TO have nothi
r. more to do with IT, was the reply.
n ] shall promise nothing of the sol
said the young man, in the tone of 0
in ilI-used.
TO Then you must not say another wo
I'd TO me about IT, was the response
ve Wallace. Things went on as usu
or save in the intimacy Of the young N.