The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-17

mot quite" replied he, with
queer twinkle in bis eyes, sunless
you are tired Of listening"
mo, indeed, papa, do 90 on,
urged all in the same breath.
swell, them" proceeded father
"after service, the widow, Mrs. D.
and her little girl, found their
chalse at the door, and the sam,
boy in attendance, with the same
unsurmountable difIidence holding
him tongue.tied.
"Mrs d., took a silver Quarter
from her pocket, and was going tC
slip it into the boys hand as ar
accompaniment to her thanks, but
he was out of sight the moment
they were seated in the chaise.
Who is that boy, Elizabeth p
inquired the widow as they drove
homeward.
al don't know, mamma, but
saw him in the Sunday School; bis
class is very near mine replied
Elizabeth.
Indeed ?" said Mrs. D.; but
| might have known he belonged
TO the Sabbath School, and that he
had been carefully trained at home,
too, by his civil and obliging be.
havior. Quite extraordinary in a
raw country lad. | shall keep my
eye on that boy, Elizabeth, for
you may rely upon it he will yet
be heard CT in the world, whatever
his situation and prospects may
now be-
Elizabeth was pleased to hear
him commended, and added her
own remark to the same purport,
Through the succeeding week
the lad was often mentioned and
by taking some trouble his name
and address were ascertained, to
gethcr with certain particulars ie.
specting his ambitious purposes
for the future; all of which infor.
nation only served to convince the
widow D. that she had not been
mistaken in her first estimate of
the youngstcr.
20 awe now nass over nm interval
of ten years, which to my friend
Manning were years of stern but
rcsoluto struggle and toll. But on
the course which had been the
theme of his prattle, he had under
taken, single-handed, to grapple
the thousand obstacles which rose
mountain high between his power.
ty and q liberal education and
a professional career. But he nov.
cr faltercd nor wavered in his de-
termination, though sometimes
ready to sink in the unequal con-
test with untoward circumstances.
Ho fought hi7 way through pre-.
paratory process. entered college
in advance and graduated with the
highest honors of his class.
"But results like these Cat least he
thought so) could never have been
achieved had not his courage, ener-
gy and resolution been sustained
from some unknown and mysteri.
Gus source. He felt conviction
that there was somewhere those
who watched his conflict with deep
and earnest interest and though
he could not conjecture where they
were nor WHO, he determined that
those invisible eyes should not wit,
ness defeat. Now and then, in
his great emergencies, (for these
seemed to be understood by others
besides himsclt) he would find
some solid testimonials of interest
just at the moment of
need; and in a manner, too, SO
and delicate as to a.
waken no other feeling than the
livelicst gratitude.
"MOre than once, when he went
with a ruetul face TO make known
the. impossibility Of discharging
certain pecuniary obligations al
the appointed. time, he found them
already Cancelled: and when he
entered on the study of the law, he
was not unfrequenlly astonished
by tho arrival at his quarters of
packages of books, just tho ones
he needed to aid his progress"
Here father looked complacent.
Iy at his own capacious and well.
filed shelves with deep and ear
nest interest. l....
"When he was admitted. to the
bar, and was obviously casting
about for some humble place where
he might open an Office and com
nence the practice Of his laborious-
Iy acquired profession, he found
friends hitherto unknown to him.
self, ready to lend him assistance
md counsel, saying that they had
been for years acquainted with his
,tout.hearted endeavors. How it
could it be he was unable to divine,
but be thanked Heaven and them
md made good use oftheir sugges-
ions. Soon an advantageous part
nership was offered by an elderly |
gentleman in large village, and
rom this time forth ho was q man. |
"During all these years our poor
student had enjoyed only speak.
ing acquaintance with the widow
D. and her pretty Elizabeth; but
he soon discovered that his nowly |
formed business relation was likely |
10 bring him oftener into the soci-
ETY. of that profoundly respected
family, inasmuch as his partner
proved q near and valued relative. |
Ofcourse Manning was enchanted,
for now his bashiulness was some.
what worn off, and-well, to be
brief, things took their own course,
III which mono who ever knew
lll;nnho,b n mould n, aIl ,vondo.