The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-14

placed in another and stronger hand
whether those violet eyes were dane
ing in the light Of another's smile.
| He opened the book. On hy-leaf
was Writtensih bold hand, Ellen Ma
son, by her father, VIM. Mason.5SIUn-
der this his own name was written in
a more delicate hand. osi 10 3 .J I'D sd5
~ William Masonl said Richard,
was never much acquainted with
him. But | would really like to learn
what has become of that angel wife
5and daughter of his. Ellen must now
number about nineteen summers
/" William Mason? said Mr..
Holmes, a young gentleman who
| roohled with him, Do you mean the
merchant in New York by that name,
who formerly or sidedlhere2l'Iq,, ]
I think he is "a merchant said
Richard, "and that he is now in New
York"
II am well acquainted with
f Ai9: ks ssjd H / f4sIs; psgs
an uncle. They are now in
Boston. They came to visit their
friends, and to be present at the COM
mencement exercises in. Harvard.
They are stopping at the fremont
House. If you would like to. see
them, will you go there with me this
afternoon, as llamintending toa make
them a call
Richard readily consented TO this
arrangement, andathe call was ac-
cordingl y made. He found httleaEl-
len. or Miss Mason, as he must now
call her, grown to be a beautiful
young lady. She Hstfll had Sigh:
figures beautiful blue eyes, and sunny
cirfs. = Her mother was sstillthe ele-
CANT lady of many years ago. ~ yab
Mr.. Mason presently came IN, and
Holmes introduced Mr.. Porter as a
member of1the Senoir class in Har-
ward. Mr.. Mason asked him what he
purposed to do after leaving college.
Il intend" said Richard, I" to
serve an apprenticeship in the employ
fsome merchant, if [ can obtain a
desirable situation, as [ wish to turn
my attention to commerce"
Have you capital 2 gsaid Mr.. Ma
son.
None other" said Richard, :" than
a tolerable .education% al fair 6moral
character. and early acquired habits
of industry"
It may be- truly Isaid that Mr.. Ma
son looked on him and loved him., y
for before he had left, he offered him
place inhis mercantile house IN New
York.
Richard accepted the clerkship
which Mr.. Mason offered, and left,
highly pleased with the call, and
thankful that he had escaped rccognii--
tion-nOt that he felt ashamed. of his,
early poverty, but he wished to re-
serve the seGtetforla future surprise.
The next day, when Richard was in
the midst Of his grafton, in glancing
over the audiences he fhap@4 to
meet tie approving look Of a pair of
mild blue eyes, Swhieha (ppg years be-
fore, had seemed to reflect on him the
light1ofheay9h 2niz384 .Snl59si DIS
He, Immediately went % New Xork,
and entered upon his. duties as an
ordinaryselerEI, lat a. moderate Salary.
BY his industrys integrity, and supe-
| rior abilities, he soon gained the
esteem and confidence Of his en-
ployer, and, during thelsecond year of
his stay with Mr., Mason, he became
his confidential clerk. 80. 80
I Mr. Mason often invited him to,
take dinner at his house, and he
sometimesl spent Il an J RveHAe There.
He was pleased with Mrs. Mason's
society, and more than pleased with
the society bof her daughter9 THE
more he became acquainted with, Ell
len. the more he Saw IN her character
to approve and adn1ireaE Gradually
almost uncoasciously-his affections
became deeply, engaged, and. he had
reason to believe they were reciprocal,
He blamed himself, greatly for
abusing the kindness and confidence
t of his sfriendsAblameds himself be-.
cause he could not help loving the
beautiful, the gifted and the goodl u
He could npt. think of the future as
disconnected with Ellen. His ambi-
ton, he thought, would be satisfied if
he could call her his own, and could
make her as, happy as her merits de-
served. His own happiness would
thereby be most certainly secured. Z u
But she was the child Of fortune,
She had been delfcately' reared, had
always enjoyed the elegancies and
luxuries of life. He would not for
years-perhaps everAbe able to main.
tain her in the style to which she had
been accustomed. .This-3thought
troubled him, and, for the ifrst time
in his life, he felt disposed to MUIR
muF against his fate-to almost curse
the poverty inwhichahe had been born
iand reared ~ ,s99bo9 .ias seei 9a. e. ~.
He suddenly discontinued to call at
Mr.. Mason s, and deelined.aH his in
vitations to- dnners always urging
some TRIVIAL exepse.g Mr. Mason, was
grieved at his favorite clerk disaffec-
tion;but he trusted thatlhe should;
in time, have, a satisfactory explapa-
ton. 'i'+ : '7E :.