, 1870-07-16

lEmer hut when that horrible thing WAS
brought home to him-the taking Of tha bank
stolen one for it-then nymers heart gave
in. Ever aince that time il had been as good
IS breaking.
Well. that was Tom Rymer,s lot in life.
Some other people seem to have nothing but
brightness. Do you'knoE Whist Mrs. Todhet-
Sglter 81 vii be- e lie % recompenze e u hsfesfter. ] @
Looking at Thomas Ry1ner's face as the fire
plsFod 0n tits goodness OF expression, a.
mcRt that OF martyr; remembering his pro-
1oDged battle with the worlds cares, and his
aching heart; knowing how inodenEive he hid
Il good turn when it lay in his power, and never
an IL one-one could but hope that his recon-
pepse would be Of the largest
Had many in tlns afternoon, Margatst7"
MI. Rymer sighed. "when get stronger
g. Margaret! Shop
The loud coarse mouthful wae Mrs. Rymer's.
Msrgaret's spirit recoilod from it the least in
the world. In spite Of hex having been brought
something in her native refinement That re-
be1led against it and against the having to
serve in It
IA haperth o liquorish," " Was the large order
from q Hmhll child, whose head did not cums
much above the counter. Margaret served it
~ ouCe AAo Aoop!AGes peaHS o1ttA IL uEi41n0s
YVES kept done up in readiness The child
laid down the halfpenny and went ont with 3
bang.
II may as well run orer with the letter."
Thought Margaret -alludine to an order eha
had written to London for some drug they
were out OF. And there's my mothers.
do yon want your letter posted ?"
I'm post it myself when do" replied
Mrs. Kymer- t' Amt it Almost time you 60.
the gas lighted ? That shop must be in daTk~
nesa."
ed until really needed, in the interests Of
economy Margaret ran across the road,
pn, her letter into the post, ard ran
back again She, stood for a moment
at the door, looking 1T a hinge lumber
ing CARAVAN that was passing; menage en-
windows. It must be on its war to Worcester
fair, she thought.
sis it You, Margarets How dye do ?"
Some great rough man had come up, and
IVES attempting to Elss her. Margaret started
back with cry. She would have closed the
der DC ,..s against himi but be VIA the stronger,
you know me ~
Every pulse within Margaret Rymer's body
tngled to pain. as she recognized him. It was
her brother Benjarain. Better, than this, that it
who in another moment would have passed on
AID been gone Benja1nin's coming WIS al
ways the signal for discomfort at home; aud
Margaret felt half para1yzed with dismuy.
- How are the old lo'2s, Maggies"
slightly trembling. " Nv mother Is We'll rs
usual. I think ahe wns writing. to you this
afternoon"
4" Governor u! 80 I've .heard.' Upstairs a
good deal, isn't he?'
AI 01,tf $,~1f T 6ty1t-
WHO attends heae?"
al do"
"Youl xou little mite! Brought -FOUR
knowledge Of 1hnbarh to good, eh? What's
tie matter with him ?"
" He has not been well for long while. I
she dropped her voice little" that he is
sure there's something on his mind
-" Pooc ole dadi just like him. Il q woman
came in with broken arm he'd take it to
heart"
q Benjamin, I think it is you TINT be has
Mr.. Benjamin laughed hesrtilr. ''Me! He
needn't Lave me- I am rs steady as old Time,
Maggie I've come home to stay; and ri
prove to him that am."
d" Come home to stay!~ faltered Margaret.
ter atle to do it than yon.'
any father will not put me ont Of my place
here" said Margaret steadily. "He has con-
fdence in me: he knows do things just
AZ he does" -
stitute! Don't assume, MISS Maggie, you'd
be more in place scrubbing out the sauccpans
than as the presiding genius in drug-shop.
Ha1loat How d'yo do, mother9"
The sound Of his voice had reached Yrs. RT-
mer She did not believe her own ears, and
came stealing forth to 1ooE, afraid OF wl,nt she
might see, TO give Madam r.: uer her due,
el,e Was quite as honest-natured as her hns-
band and the matter Of the bank note, the
wrong use made Of the keys she was foolish
enough to eureptitionsly lend Mr.. Benjamin,
had brought her no light shock ut the time.
and idleneas, she had found plenty Of excuse
for in her son but when it came to felony, it
Was another thing. sit is him! !" she NUT
tered az he e1w her, and turned.
"Where on earth have you sprung fromf ?
demanded Mrs. Rymer.
governor was on the sick list, I thought
ought to cctne over and Bee him"
''Eone Of your lies, Dep," SAID 3lre- Rymer,
s41hnt has not brought you here. You are in
scme diseracetul mess again"
at has brought me here-and nothing else,
A faint groan. A crash, as Of the breaking
Of glass When they turned to look, there
was Nj. Rymer-fallen against the counter in
bis shock Of surprise and wealness His nrm
had thrown down a slight-nade empty syrup
bottle.
And that's how benjamin Exmer came home.
lis father and mother had never seen him
since before tho discovery Of the trouble;
1or, IS soon as he had changed the bank note
it: The letter, he YVES OF. The affair had
made over il, which he had contrived TO
get notice Of; since then, he had been
steady, making living for himself psaaab1y
in Birmingham. BE had met Robert Ashton
a short while ago-this was the account he now
gave-hcard from that gentleman rather bad
account OF his father, and NO thought it his
9usy to give mp what he vas about, and come
home His duty! Ben Rymer's duty!!
Ben was tall, bong fellow, with paasa-
bly, liberal education. Mr.. 1:ymar had in
t nded him for surgeon, hAd taken him
o s own shop to esn 5 tbs eepGuadag
to the higher branches later. Ban,
however, ehoVcd himself Ecry unsteady, idle,
and quite uuameuable to tho parental con-
troll, go AI1. nymer had transferred him
to brother chemist and druggist at Tcwkes-
bury: There he fell into l-companlouship.
tsr, it turned out for the worse. Ben WAS
turned from his place. ard tried one or two
otherp. coming home between whiles, and then
going back to Tewkesbury again: His CHOSEN
friends there we're worse than himself. Ben
did not aid in ropbing the butchers til, be
yriyy to it +; but he did get persuaded into Try.
lug to dispose Of one Of tho stolen notes. It
bad been the one desperate act OF his Lie, and
foz while sobered him. Time however Of
faces Impressions; from two to three years
had gone On since, nothing had trahspIea,
pen1smin: he grew bold and came homn.'
i1nberaala rubbed its eyes with zstonish-
meht fhat next autumn day, when IT woke mp
TO see benjamin Rymer in his fathex,s chop,