The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-05-05

ed such efforts that they all came pell
nell upon me, AMI VIC fn GIT till IN,
blood came but | vanluisned them
Just then out came the proprietor
What's tho matter 7" says hc
"Oh. nothing; only had 10 6gh
for your stuff here" said I.
:" You did ch? You've got n black
eye for it,
No matter" says I. "I meant
them boys shouldn't steal a peach
and they didn't neither
"Well, you've good pluck --hesr's d
crown for you
My eyes stood out. "A whole
crown" says l.
"Yes; do what you please with |,
but I'D advise you to by a pair o
shoes"
Thank yor,' says |, with beat.
ing heart. alt pays to be good, don'
|itw
Re smiled curious smile, asked
inc several questions, aud ended b.,
taking INC home with him.
Home l thought | was 10 heaven
albeit. l had seldom heard of such q
place. My heart beat heavily every
timo / dareI to put my foot upou
tuose rich carpets. "hc mirrors were
something new to me. The next DAY
there came min to see the. wa
washed clean aud had on a good sui,
of clothes. Says he, Younester, /
am going to where you live, aud prob
ably shall make bargain with your
people. | want boy, just such a
bold. clever boy us you are. aud il you
behave yourself, promise you that
you shall have rs pleasant home a.
you desire"
Well that was good. l hardly
dared to speak Or breathe, for fear OF
b'eaklog the al,usion. lnev,r was 60
happy as | was that day. They gave
me light tasks To do; | wished they
werc more important. From that day
| was treated us one Of the household.
Tho man was widower, and had %,
children; consequently, became to
him aax son lie educated me hand
solnely. aud when was tweui y-one
he died, aud left me three thousand
pounds.
We'll, | considered myself q rich mar.
ploatei over my wealth il becam,
~ an idol to me. How to increase i,
was now my first desire. | Consulted
competent men, and under their coun.
sol put my money out ut interest.
oought stocks and mortgages.
l grew wealthier, my business (my
benelarior had stocked me u fancy
shop) prspered, ami | was 10 iair
way, l thought to marry Lucy Man
ming.
Sweet Lucy Manning-the most
artless, winning maiden in all the wor d
to me. / loved her deeply, dearly
She was U!uc-eyed, auburn haired, her
was that Of an angel, and !
had plighted my vows to her.
One night was invltedto the house
ot prosperous merchant, and there !
met a sren 10 the person of his niecc.
a back-eyed girl whose charms and
whose fortune were equally spleodid.
She was MI heiress in her Own right
she was beautiful and accomplished.
Heavens, what a voice was hers
pure, clear, sweet. ravishing! was
charmed aud shc was pleasea with me.
Alas, l met her too often In her
presence forgot NY gentle Lucy /;
she magnetized, thrallei me.
II was II triumph to feel that SO
beautiful, gifted, aud wealthy women
10, Q 1 me-me, VIII, had been brough,
up 10 the purlieus OF city, who had
known nothing but corruption aud
misery the first years Of my life.
Gradually broke of my intimacy
with Lucy. received no token from
h T, she was TOO proud. Blu, her cheek
grow pale, her eye lauguid, aud though
| seldom met her ] knew In my heart
that she was suffering, aud branded
myselfa villain.
At last she knew with certainty that
I was TO marry Miss Bellair. She sent
me q letter touching letter, not one
word OF upbraidiug, not one regret
Oh, what u noble soul | wounded I
But she could calmly wish me joy,
Iholgh the effort made her heart bleed.
l knew it did.
l tried. however, to forget her. l
could not. Even at my magnificent
when my bride stood before
ne, radiant in rich fabrics aud glitter
ing diamonds. the white face Of poor
Lucy gi'ded 10 between, aud made my
throh guilty.
On, how rich l grew. Yer after l
aid ID to my gold Ny miserly dis
p, sition began to manifest itself soon
after my marriage. i carried my gold
first to banks, and then to my own
private safes.
/ put eonstsiut on my wife for very
generously she mado her whole fortune
over IL me, aud began TO gruuble ct
expenses. made our living 20 frugal
that she demonstrated. aud finally ran
up largo bills when aud where she
pleassd. Against this l protested,
and we had opeu quarrels more than
once. Ny clothes grew shabby
could not afford 70 buy new ones--al
shouuh the interest OF my iurestment
wss more than ! could spend for ra-
ticsal living. F,ually grew diSsstis-
6ed With everything but my money
| psg'setod ny vile aud grew osreIsss
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