, 1870-07-17

way, OF not getting one, aud that hS hsd mover
been 1t home for 6etWeeutwo md thzne 5eafe'
Margstet knew. But she Knew no "o5se.
The ser-c. hidden between 31r. snd MIS- Ey-
mer. tlla, they never spoke Of to each oilier,
lad bteu kept from her.
II wish you had Lot got up, said MarGa-
s'you arc not we'll enough to come down to-
lie looked at her rather quickly; and spoke
after rackc.
sasr, it may end III my becoming confirmed
invalid. child: must get down while eau,
Margaret; while can."
You Will get better soon, papa: Mt. Dar-
bysldre lays 10" she answered, quietly swal.
lowing down \ Sigh
please God. Ny life has been only trouble
throughout. Margaret: By, rd Ike to struggle
with it get for Ill your salcs."
Laoking at him a. he sat there, the fire.
Light pla.iug upon his worn face with ,ts sut;.
va ~ trae-tl.st his life hAd been a
continuous trouble. Was he born to
IL: or did it only come upon him
through msreying snsannsh Bates: On tho
surface OF tlnugr, lots scen, refy une4uAllS
As Hymet7 4 poor Hon Of poor cnsase. re
lad known little but 'privation in Ills carrier
ycars then came The long dEudgery Of his
working apprenticeship, then hls marriage,
and the longer drudse!y 81 his n1s a.nee, hn ha
had felt to tic backbone: From twenty 70
th.rty years had Ry1ner toilcd in shop late
and early uovcr taking day rest or days
holiday. foE fone one must be on
Even Oh Sundays he must be al hand, lest his
1elsLl.ors might be taken i'll, aud want dtuEs.
II he went to church, there Was no security
that his servant maid-GenernliS \ fat young
woman in her teens, with BLACK face, rough
astoniEh tho congregation br nEing up to his
! pew door to call him out Indeed, tue vision
| was not so very uncommon. Where, then.
| could have been Rymer's pleasure in life ? Hc
lad none it vas all work. And upon this
| there came trouble.
father, 60 the eon, benjamin, tesembled lis
mother. But for the difference OF sears, and
| that kis red hair WIS Ehort aud hers long, he
might have put on 4 cap, and sat for her pof-
trais- He was the eldest Of the children ;
Margaret The youngest those between had
d. Seven years between children maEca 4
difference. a1d Margaret with her Eentleness
has Alwayr been afraid Of rough Benjamin.
tut whether clild's ugly or handsome, il {
| al the ea1ne to the parents and for some
years the only white spot in Ihonnss Hymerf
| life lad been the love Of lis little Eeu1 1amin
I h%->>t ~~N*--s
lie grew up and turned out wild aud it wai
| Just AZ bad blow ~ corld have fallen upo,
ii.mer but when tlat horrible thing VA
rtuebt home to him-the taking Of the bank
1ote out Of our letter. and substituting th'
.tolen one for it-theu Rymera heart CAV,
in. EveE since that time ii had been rs goot
III breaking.
Well. thu, w,s Tom Rymers lot in hfc
Some other people seem to have nothing Du
! Irfr, ntT 1rc rEnf
Icy eays-that the greater the cloud here. tn
brighter will lie the recompen$e hereafter
| Looking At Thomas nyn1et's face as tue ff
/ played en- tits goodness Of expression, al
| longed battle with tho worlds cares, and hi
| scLing heart knowing how inoIensive he ha
been 70 his fellow creatures. e5ez dong the,
good turn when it 1sy in his power, nnd ncvt
, IN i'll oue-one could but hupc tE1t his recon
. ,enee would BE- Of the largest :,
) " Had many in thus aft'rnoau, Margaret Z
Nj. tS Hsnes ausi; ais;GeA. 1 "whep get strong.
: Margaret! Shop"
l Tho lond coarse mnutliful wAs Mrs. Rymer'
Il N6s9Ea1et's spirit recoiled from it the lesst
3 | up 10 the "shop," there had always bee
' something iu her nativc refinement that r
K bellcd against it and against the having
serve iu it.
= a haperth o. liquorish, p was the large ord
q from rnaA CHILD, whose head did not COZ
g much above tho counter. Margaret served
4 1t orce the tlbuorice, being often in deuhIl
20 was kent done up in readiness The ch
Is !sid down the halfpenny aud went out viii
ID lang: -, en-.
o thought Mnrsaret-alluaing to an order =
If I had written 10 London for socae drug tt
u were ont Of. .Aud there's my mothe,
4, Mother" shc added, going to tho parlor do
:. do ynn want your letter posted :"
q, IN Iosi it myrclf when d.. repl
n tic SIS .ish,ed7 Tlat shop must DO in da
ness. :.
lie II vac, ncaslr. But The gas wns never lis
v, cd until really needed, in the interests
m economy. Margaret mn across the TO
Essk Ass ss, sf ss into stood 'ss Gast md
nd 1t tho door, looking ut lingo lnfnt
-. wheels, "a seen By Tie light within it, sr
,od windows. II must bo OH ii. way to WoFce.
.dn fair, she thought.
nor .Is it vou, Margaret How dye do ?"
ked Some great Tough man had como up,
Int Was attempting to klas her. Margaret sta.
The lack with cry. She would have closed
,e- DIOR against lin; but he was tho Htron
heir Wh:, wha. possesses the child: \
:usa yen know me :"
tn Every pulae within Margaret NynerA
nah tiasled 10 raiu. rs she recognized him. It
yul her l1rother 1seut amin ltettcr, thai, tlt++ II
her | had been WHAT Sic tAncleu --sonef fluc el11t
she wllo IN another moment wnlld haze passe
,uite a:.d been gonc 1scnjamin's coming was
Sn.s nays the signal for discomfort At home:
, bo Margaret felt half para1yzcd with dismay
l.sh, .s Gaw arc the olA folkr. Maggie, :"
tash- .para is very ill.," she answered. her
ovcr +l:gltlv trembling. "Mr mother ia we
ca5- urnal. think rhe was writing to you
not afternoon"
, tbo "Gsvernor ny 80 I've sheara- up-sts
thss god deal, isn't he:"
oung ..Qui;e half his time, l thiak.'
a-by. Who attends he,e?"
were "Yon! ron little mite: Brought
up a knowledge Of rl,abarl to good, eb7 "
was tic matter with him :"
i OF HE has rot hcen well for u long Will
,lon's know what it is. Mr. Darbyshirc
d to --be droored her roicc = little =" that
sriel sure there's something on tiA mind.
ssued Poo. ole dad! Just like him. II = "
stera. came in with = broken arm bod take
Mia ! L.art,'
b tho " Dcnja,uin, think it is you that lii
.o,ne. ,rost a. heart, ," thr girl t.ok courage to
|, tlret Mr.. u,njsmiu laughed teartity. = Me
mseIf ne clint lave ne am AS etcatiy AZ old
Maggie. I'Tc come homo to STAYS m
.pecta | prove to him that am.
evRhe "Cnmo home to etay! taltetea AaFGe1 6
living .'1can take care OF things here. ii
1.lifv ter allie TO DO it than goa"
d AZ 4 "My father will not put nc out ol my
er pct here said Margaret steadily. .He ha
rd.lc. ftence in me: he knors ! do thing
sc, he ! AZ he dccs. .....
,rv ex- "An5 for that reason he makes you hi
eJone s,iiute, Don't as.une. 1f.ss Maggie,
/ ttA.t: he more in place ecrubLing ont thc sasit
resent tl..u AZ the prcs:aag genin:s in = drug
ur tue Hal1oa. How dye do. mother"
u line, The sound Of his voice hail reached u
ltmiet mer She did rot t,clievA l,cr o7n car
came stealing fortl, to lori, afraitl of NJ
~ over n.slt -ce. To gire ola1am Rsmer i;
hr too r!e waa Qnitc as honcst-nasure ed as Ii
10 llai band: and the mattcs Of tic lanli ne
hanged | atoHe ire make II the keyt a!lc was
amp,a-- T., curl, to turcrtlti"us:E lend Mr- H.,
.cosery hnd l,:eught her no light shock at til
II. III" 1!-coniuct In tho shape Of ti,lia.ls, A.,
he had and i,lleness, Sue hat toaud plenty Of
OF his for in her son but when It came to fsl
TYNE. wa. another thing. at is him :" sh
,se-S~ tcrfd, !. he saw her, 1ntl ts,ruet.
k note .4Wl,crc On Garth have you sprung
igno- demanded Mrs. Ryn1cE.
wright "No, frc,n the skies, mother. Hear
governor was on tho sick lit, I tho
[hnmaA | ought to cene over and zee him.
utnAi. None Of your lies. Ben, sad 1Sa.
!, which '7na' has not brought yoa hero. You
aid was * me airEEaccful uess kEain."
we'll .lt has tEonfht me hctc-ana nothii
all OH Ashton, Of TmbcrdA1e-
,r's wzs A fains g1nan. 4 crath, As OF The b
10 With. OF glaes. When they tu1ue1 to loo1
p At ali, was Mr.. Rymer-tallcn against the col
srve tho | His shock Of surprise and weakness.
.riphous hsd thrown down slight-madc elnpi
grew to | tuttlc.
Itwax And that's how Denjanin Hyrnerc caun
cnnine His father and mother had nevor Fl
in heal since before the discovery Of tho
the ggo- for. as soon as be had changea the b:
10 ibis in The letter, he "as ,., on. IT, !: Al
ck toler- frightened him little; that "a,
Or about n.de over it, which he had cont
ket notice of; siuce then, he b
,unter steady, making living for himself