Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-09-19

bis pleasant home to make room for aliens
who devoured his substance. ad ~ aIoi Y
| Ii Aslong as the Deacon was permitted to
keep his own purse, the boy did not suffer
for 1t is rather good than otherwise for
boys to rough Il 10 early life. and learn tc
struggle along the way to fortune Bu,
the good msn bad q long illness when Her
bert was about sixtsen, and then Mrs
Manning relieved him Of all care'-at least
that was the euphonism she adopted 10 re.
latioo TO her assuming the entire charge Of
his business and constituting herself banker
After that Herbert Jared but poorly. A
coarse shirt or two, or pair OF stockings,
for which he was expected to be unduly
grateful, reached him ftom home, but no
more bright gold pieces, sucA as his father
used to slip into bis hands, nor even sbil,
lings or quarter dollars. These last the
good lady invariably supplied to her hus.
band on Sunday mornings, 10 be put in the
plate at church, but IL was rigidiy exacted
that they should be lent 10 the JLotd,' not
given to his son. 20 .ssa1upos 7d baz ?
! Meanwhile the Misses Lupin and Master
Lupin grew sleek and rosy amidst the
abundance Of the household, and haunted
in gay attire 10 somewhat painful contrast
with the threadbare and outgrown7 gar.
ments 10 which poor Herbert was compelled
to spend bis holidays at home. They we're
!, I'll conditioned children, though; and Her.
bert was not so greatly tempted to envy
them as uuder different circumstances he
might have been. But he gradually cared
less and less for his home. Affection r
his father gradually lost itself almost en-
tirely 10 compassion lie became involved
n the struggles that lay before him. He
gave his mind to business, and letall his
ambitions and aspirations centre 10 the
hope Of one day becoming a rich man +,
through his own unaided endeavors.
Aud as the years passed on, bis hopes
were crowned with success. All things
seemed to thrive in his hands He looked
forward to the time when he would be
reckoued among the merchant princes Of
bis generation. And thus it came 10 pass
that he became true citizen, found all
that he sought Of good aud of beauty
amidst the din of commerce aud the close
walls of the city. His visits were briet
and uufrequent to the old homestead, where
only duty brought him.
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children went always for short summer
visit to the old farm that was one day to
be their inheritance, aud Mrs. Manning re.
ceived them cordially; for were not these
visits O foretaste and earnest of grand do
ings in the city when she each winter re
turned them7 And did not she shine, both
she aud her daughter. in the reflected glo.
ries Of the rich merchants wife, all Of whose
dress and appointments were Of unexampled
spleudor in country eycsi t7s''
Long ere this, Mrs Manning's savings
had set up young Lspin in business, and
her tact hnd secured good home aud OIL
Indifferent husband for the elder Miss Lu.
pin. The younger being by no means at
trsctive either in person or mind, promised
to bloom vet longer upon the parent stem
the only cross in Mrs. Manning's lot
But she was now sufficiently prosperous to
forgive this, and bore it only less patiently
than the Deacon's perverse fits of iluess,
or the sad fact that, do what she would,
she had not been able 10 induce him to
make will bequeathing her more thau her
right Of dover already secured to her. '.'
Iuto the midst of the serene contempla
tion and sweet complaceney Of her daily
life, that letter, received by the Deacon,
had fallen like thunderbolt. As yet she
had not been able to express her feelings
adequately; her first Indignant excIama
ton only serving as Q safety valve, delay.
ing, however, but not preventing the ulsi-
mate explosion. ..,... .......I t.,...
Herbert had written to his father that
sudden crisis 10 financial affairs rendered a
considerable sum of money necessary to bis
safety This sum, Within few days time,
would enable hm to pass the point where
ruin threatened No whisper affecting bis
credit had yet transpFed; nor was be will.
ing, by attempting to raise money in the
market, to give cause for any. Hitherto
he had made bis way unaded--for the
first, and for the last time, as be hoped, he
applied for temporary aid to bis father
| Would his father empower him to cell out
certain stocks3 He was morally sure that
within thirty days the sum he required
could be replaced. 1t was this request
which had elected from the lady that sin
gle explosion of her wrath and astOnish.
ment.
Well, declared she had exclaimed and
then sat in omnous silence, while the Dea.
con, holding the letter in his tremuons
hands, essayed to read it twice and thrice.
The boy must be saved, he said at last,
with more decision than had characterized
bis speech Tor many year, Hepzibah,
bring the writing materials, and, while l
write letter TO Herbert. prepare the ne
cesssry order empowering him to sell out
the stock, for me 10 sign. e..
| You'll sign no such order, bllndly. while
l sm here 10 prevent it, replied the lady
| suppose you'd give the house and farm 10
that boy il he should ask you for them,
aud never take thought about your family.
1t is q good thing you cannot dispose of
real estate without my help. s, ~. q
We have plenty. said the Deacon, aud
this will soon be Herbel's at any event l
can't see why you should object, he conti-
nued querulously. Herbert has had no
help from me, while your Tim bad five bun
dred dollars when be went into business,
every cent of which was made off this farm.
And allow me to say, Deacon Manning.
| -I;nA ,ha laAyf THAT IN Ia far from Oana.