The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-04-18

w~ssg mus unua as!es many eAys -
travel l fesnd myself u the ostskists
Of growisg city. Herr I sloppsA
bccasss thssght l had esss ias
enough, and for the best Of III 70.
seas, bscauss ny money Asd given
ost. l bad TO do sonstAiag. A
large mansion With beautiful grounds
stood before mo. | applied 70 The
owner for labor. lie aaid he wss
very much in nssd Of = gardener,
but did not like to employ ne with.
out rsfsrsacss. Aftcs hesitating fer
. Wills, however, he coaciudsd 10
engage me for . moAtA, aad 1 he
liked me he vosld then engage -
ysrnsssstly, be said. I fosaa est
in = short tine, that hs vas lawyer
Of extensive practice, immsnssly
wealthy, aad lived At bis ssss. l
followed out tho rule had adopted
through life to b honest aud iadus.
trious under all Circumstances, aud
at the end Of tho month nay employ.
or, whose name vas Parker, scat for
me. He vas sitting a. his table il
his library writing, and be had set
for me, he asid 70 pay mo ~ months
wages. He then surprised me by
asking me if ! could read and write,
| told him that ! could. Thanks to
indefatigablc energy aud psrssver-
ance, at the little cabin on General
Lintons farm, during the long win
tel evenings when the lsbors Of the
day were over | had acquired the
rudimehts of = 6rst.rate English ed
ucation. My employer then told mo
that during the past month he had
observed me closely, and that he be-.
lieved me to be an honest nan. al
will tell you something MORE said
he, that have discovered. You
are = young man Of extraordinary
intelligence. Gardening is not your
proper avocstion. | am doing an
extensive practice at the law, and l
neod so~e one to stay in ny oAce.
! know Of NO one who Il better suit
ed than you. With your applica.
ton and industry, within one year
from now you may bc admitted to
the bar You must consent to be-
come my student" |
I didn't know exactly Why il was, |
but suddenly Judge Pssksr, sad The
table seemed 70 become inverted, sad
the room went whirling arousd aud |
around, and then we all seemed hy-
ing of through the cir like Alsddis's
castle, and the next thing / knew |
was sobbing, with my head upoa tho
table.
He didn't say aayshisg until I
hsd told hin al. What hard time
I had hsa through life, and how this
had s.su the snly light that had
evss shoAe o. ny dark pathway.
Tear sprsug isto the old MAS eyes,
- ! told him, bat hs ssia l must
never despair, sad he wss certain l
would csnc ont victorious.
| went into judge Psrkcr'a oGce,
Ind | studied hard, and at No end
Of the year, ~ no predicted, I OBJ
laiaed ny liesnse 70 practice Law,
H. then ssked me what 1 intended
loing. l told him that I intended
70 20 Of to soma rsIn~ ~i.~A- sd
IN tAisg,' said l, "rs.snbss that
you arr the man that nsds no.
He sail that should do ~ such
lhing. He was getting old, he aaid,
lsd ms unable 70 attend properly TO
! great Del Of bis business, ssd he
wanted me 10 stay and assist him.
q You msst b. ny pastssf," ssid he,
. with share Of the profits"
Again ths roou ssensd turning
mound and around, but this time !
nsa eyed 10 restrain ny feelings, and
oniy said;
May h'avsa thank you, for I
can't" l.
We'll, II wass't losg before the
psople rsapsd " take an Interest il
no, sad they slsctsd me " the State
Legislature, ssd then Afses . while
10 Congress, and always continued.
10 the "a ne honest, industrious course
aatil they hsd made ne their Gov
srnOr. . II
had heard but very little in all
that time from Linton Hall. I had
heard that General Linton had died,
and Arthur 81. John and Helen had
married, and that the old place had
been sold, and that was al,
Az for my part, was still bach
elor. Many . time amid tho thun-
dsrs Of applause ths. had surround
Cd me, fair hands had thrown me
beautiful flowers, asd ruby lips had
smiled, and bright eyes had glissensd
vAsn | VA near but I thought Of
cold, cruel, naughty nslsa Linton.
end had judged them al alike, and
Asd tsrned away. I.
One vintsr evening, shortly sf,sr
I had bssa elected Governor, vhsa
the wind vas bowling osaaids, asd !
vas enjoying the eonforts q ny
room within, asd vondssins Il any
Aousslsss wretch were ont il that
storm, W ny great sstonishpeAt the
,srvasl ushercd in lsdy. II was
something Snasual; but ! spoke e
her as politely - I cosld, aad ofsrsd
her ssat whom the light fsll upoa
her features, asd nstvithstaadiss W
,uskea sys aad hollow check, 10 ny
constsrpsties Recognised The fuss
Of Helen Linton. -
70 my relief. howsvss, fossd
hat shs had failed to recognise me.
No, she voxld - soon have Locked
for . form from the tomb - have
locked fos me In that place. |
/, She had eons, she said, on painful
hu,iusss. Her father had bsea . |
very wealthy nan, ssd bad I'm her
. large propssty, bat her Husband
had bssa very dissipatsd, aud having
rss through with 4 III, snd finding
ha fAnily In vast, IN al unlucty
moment I'D esAoi&asd . forgery, fer
whish h. lad bssa trisa asd Sousd
guilty, aad shs haa come 70 ~ %
Sisad Tor his pardon. 81 told me
IN nh amid soSs snd team, aud a.
sliy ssaslsasd BY pscsssseaag her
eli y ~ tsst. s.a7as
Grsss GoAl The vsaas, w.
oues lhesgAs ~ ~ essa seoesh y
vips ~ sA>ss upss, hassass sd
gpovslisg = ~ fsst
I haeSe1 ~ v ~ - - seetse,
al / DIS iaqsissa ~ Athss's
nens. She sail Il was Joha Lintoe.
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