The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-10-19
NO. 6.

AeAieS Ct Ietl &c SuIil W b1llS Hill nome Ill
the early summer, supposing all this
time that he had enough in the hands of
a trusted friend, to make him quite in
dependent of surrounding circumstan-
ces. But that friend has failed. We
nave lost all our dependence; dared
not tell him so yet. through fear that the
shock might kill him. So what was l
to Go but contrive some way to supply
the deficiency"
you should have come to me-"
II had no claim upon you, sir. You
had paid me all, and more than I earn
ed, and there was no one else Oh Whonf
could rely"
81 wrote"
"What, pray"
"Can you tell me WHO'S the author of
Golden Dreams p"
"What that long serial we begun to-
day %
"The same, sir"
"You are not the author of that splen-
did story the lady whom i'll health pre-
vented from calling to make the arrange
ment."
81 believe So" and Alice laughed and
blushed as she took the correspondence
from her pocket and presented it to him.
II will confess myself nonplussed and
imposed on. For you recollect told
you that l could see the feminine char
acteristics sticking out all over it. But
tellmewhy youdeceivedmeso. Couldn't
you have come to me in your own char
acter just as well ?'
81 feared you would despise the article
coming from mere boy; and besides
little mystery is sometimes a benefit to
an author, is it not :o asked Alice.
''Perhaps! But how you must have
enjoyed the freedom of my comments.
Authors don't often have so fine an OPP
po:tunity to hear themselves cut up"
said he laughing.
sYou arevery kind, and thank YOU"
said Alice tearfully; "and in accepting
what has gave me so much care, you
have relieved my mind of a great bur-
! den.o
Mr.. Merely chided her for risking her
health and life in the night watehes that
the article must cause her, yet he could
not help admiring the self-sacrificing de-
votion to her invalid brother that led
her to it.
"The world attributes all the noble
ness, generosity and self-devotion in the
universe, to weak, vain, frivolous wO-
man but give me a man or boy for the
display of such sentiments" he thought,
and in consideration of this he gave her
I'LL CAOlSt ulUy uOlldIS lOT CIlc SlOTy, lOI
which Alice was sufficiently grateful.
The mail that carried Arthur his re-
mittance, in due time brought Alice his
reply, and she was ejoicing in heart at
the near prospect of his return, with re-
neWed health and brighter hopes, when
q circumstance happened that changed
the aspect Of everything materially. In
taking out her handkerchief one day, as
she was about to leave the office on some
errand, Arthur's last letter came out
without her observing it. Mr.. Moreley
was absorbed at the time, and did not
notice it; but rising for something not
long after, he observed and picked itup,
to see what it was.
open letter. Miss Alice Hamlin, No.
$50 Cherry Street. w. I. postmark.-
Alice Hamlin, who can that be? Pat
ron or correspondent? What does it AN
mean:" And eagerly opening the mys-
terious epistle, our editor reads as fol-
lows:
HAVANA, CUBA, MAY %, 1852.
"Dear Sister Alice:-You can't imag-
inc J ow glad l was to hear from you,
and receive that welcome remittance, for
my money was all gone; was beset
with duns on every side, and expected
every moment to be turned out of doors
by the landlady. l had sought in vain
for employment, retrenched every ex-
pense, and sold my watch and most val
liable effects to satisfy my grasping cred
itors, and but for this timely relief, must
have shipped as a foremost hand and run
away to avoid paying few small debts.
| feared you We're i'll, that my letter had
been miscarried, or that there was some
trouble with Harding about getting the
money; but I did not blame you, dear
est sister, for knew you would do all
you could for me at the earliest possible
moment. My health is very much inn
proved, and now that l have the means,
shall come home at once, and may expect
me by the next steamer.
Yours, now and ever,
ARTHUR HAMLIN.
:saThere could be but one solution to all
this; and we won't say our bachelor ed
itor's heart didn't give bound as the
truth flashed over him, or that he was
very angry Mt the thought that the boy
he had befriended so much, who had
beon his constant and almost only COM