New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-07

refusal on that grOllnu. susan '" -
would not leave me, and | believe they
think me very wrong and selfish. am not
ouite confident that l am right myself ana
vet the pride which shrinks from raklng up
an old shame can hardly be false PRIDE
can it -
It is not an easy thing to decide in mo-
ment the degree OF pride which every ihan
ought to allow hnset-to point out "heIe
the proper ends and the false heglha-to
| beat the parish bounds between seM-resPou ,'
and vanity. No wonder that Mr.. Nicholson
putfed hard at his pipe in silence. it was
evidently no lack of interest that held ms
tonoue. however for he turned away MS
| head and his hand shook as though 1t were
naisied. And probably Harry did not iooh
| for a reply: he was thinking aloud as lhucn
as talking to the other, and presently nc
perceived this. and said with laugh: "a
pleasant sort of companion must be "lth
nv sentimental egotism My excuse is the
relief it affords lie to speak out, ana mere
! is no one else upon whom | can lnhlct lhe
| ideas which sometimes plague me, 1of, Vi
course | want Susan to THINK me AZ lioo
| from care as a lap-dog. And then seem 10
have known you all my life; forget thaI II
| IS hardly six months since we lett the nouSe
| together one morning, and both walking
city-wards, tell into conversation. But
| know that you will pardon me-
There is no need for pardon, saiu Mr.
Nicholson ..You do me favor by tdhln
| lie into your confidence. | am a Lonely 0ltl
| fellow, who has spent the better part OF MS
| life away from his country
'Ah. where =
The last few years at Smancas; before
| that in Paris; before that at Gottn@en. l
| am little more than musty Old bo0h-Worin'
| crawling from library to library; living so
| in the past as to have lost all connection
with the present You have recalled teei-
ngs. sympathies, associations, when l
| thought were lost to me forever" He paused
for a while and then said abruptly; "Ho"
YOU must hate that member of your family
who brought upon it the shame OF winch
| YOU speak. ,...,-
20 no. no. no = cried Harry. You little
| think But | will tell you all about II I
some day. | see that you have finished
| YOUR pipe. Now, suppose We 90 down stars
| again. 49,
Sad subjects of conversation did not crop
| out again, and the rest OF the evening
though musical was not melancholy
FUTURE.
One evening in October Harry Mapleson
! came home at the usual time, but not III his
| usual state OF calm composure. Ills lace
| was pale. his eyes were sparkling WIN eA-
element. his forehead was bathed III per
| SEPARATION, and he tiourished an evening
| paper about.
What is the matter p cried Susan.
Don't be alarmed-it is good news. We
| can look the world boldly in the face. my
dear our father was innocent
| Il know il; dear mamma always said So
LAY, but its proved. See here. don
think you ever knew the details OF the
matter =
No: never wished to do So
| well. then, | will not enter into them
| now. 1t IS sufficient for you to understand
that our father was man of. cOnsiderab bic
talent, who took high degree at his uni
versty, and was looked upon as a rising
man by the political party whose cause he
eopoused. Indeed, for some time he was PIT
vate secretary to a minister, and it was only
because of his desiring more certain in
come upon his marriage that he resigned
that unstable Office and accepted an appoint
: mrnt which was not dependent upOn one sci
of men going ont of office and another com
ing in. 1t was a position OF trust, and large
sums of money passed through his hands
| Well, there was wrong dolL9-eini;eZZlc
mcnt-iOwnrirht theIt-in the department
Cur father could not clear himself: his name
appeared - fraudulent documents whici
could not have been uscd without his s. Cna
ture-in short. lie was ConGcmned--en
across the -ea-lvot; for from that time ouI
mother could hca- 40 more OF him. i am III
nocent he said when they parted; bat wha
does that matter-the disgrace is the same
| hope to die soon: but if that is denied III,
desire to be forgotten. "a though l has
really escaped from this den OF thieves.
VIII not drag YOU and my children dowI
anv lower. Do not speak Of Inc to them
never seek tnr tidiugs OF me- Our mothf
praved, demonstrated, wept in vain-he wa
firm. saving that he knew it was for til,
! best. That was eighteen years ago. Susan
when you We're quite baby. and | 5,
~.
! brance Of calamity and change. Wen. on
father had no more 10 do with that GRIM
than WE infants bad; man in the same de
/ partmtnt forged his name and cmbeZZ.ft
the money. He IS dying-sIuck down Will
a painful disease. which leaves him IN tili
possession OF lis taculties-and in his terro
he has confessed, and he appeals to tn,
family of the man he has worse than mur
lered-to us-tor forgiveness. Here it is
Forgive him | wish him well and strong
that | might have my fingers round hi
throat and my knee in his chest and watcl
his black soul sitting in his black heart
Soul hope"
Harry, Harry,
"Well, well, 1 forgot myself don't lool
frightened, Susan. 1t is well that tn
wretch has spoken at last at all events
our poor fathers memory will be cleare,
from r"proach. and You can stay sometime
with those good Poynter people and see
little society.
Susan was protesting that she was quit
content and happy under present circum
stances when she was interrupted by
knock at the door. and the tellow-lodga
, entered the room. He too held newspape
in his hand; lie, too, was evidently unde
the influence OF strong emotion, for lie stoo
: clancing from one to the ether with
strange, yearning expression in his ewes