The Ottawa free trader., 1874-06-06

do, Uncle. | find his habits are soou' HE
family equal to ours" .,,on
"a tig for his family" broke in the doctor
81 care nothing for any such nonsense d.
family' | never yet knew family TO pro
vide or keep man from neglectng or abus
sing his own household. want to see man
with some fixed principles to govern his lie
and with some ambition to fill the place IN
the world that God has given him to NIL"
/. "And you think that Fred does not possess
these qualities ?"
II do. If he did / would not say word
against him."
"If can prove to you that you are mistak
en- you will not refuse your consent to our
marriage"
"Provc that am wrong, and will be as
happy as you are"
"Very well, sir; l will do it."
A couple of hours afterwards Fred called
upon the doctor to learn his decision, and
was much surprised to have his proposals
quietly rejected TO tell the truth, such an
ending never occurred to him as being posi-
bic. He looked up with amazement.
"Docs not Miss Ellison love me, sir? ?"
"My niece has commissioned me TO say
that she might have loved you, but that she
cannot consent TO marry you"
"And what is there in me or in my life that
would make marriage so undesirable, Siry
pride
II can be frank with you, young man, il
you really desire me TO be-"
81 will be thankful to you if you will be
very plain with me-"
"Then what my niece objects TO, and what
object to much more strongly, is, that you
are OF no use in the world. Don't start; 90
not wish to insult you, hut do wish to point
out to you TINT your life is frittered away in
bathrooms and under lamp-light and in wor
Shipping the life Of Il society man, instead OF
filling place In the world that God sent you
here to occupy"
"What would you have me do? have
money and do not need to work; then why
should | work? and what ought do:"
"That is not for me to say. Every man,
who is a man, seeks out work for himself or
takes the first best that comes to hand. |, too,
was born with money, but would be AFRAID
to die if | had done nothing but simply live
on my income"
"You are very severe, and am not prcpar
ed to say that you are not right Can see
Miss Ellison?"
| The doctor touched the bell and asked the
servant to request Marys presence, and then
he went out of the room, that the two might
feel unembarrassed
81 wanted to know if your uncle's decision
Is tnc same aS yours
at is" she said in a low voice, and with
face avcrcd.
"And you object to me because | am "A
good-fornothing
81 think my unclc's idea OF what man
should be in the world is correct one"
"And you do not love mc?"
II cannot marry you"
"Then you do love meW
81 might have loved you had il been differ
ent with us; but dare not trust myself to
say more"
"And if | were to make myself worthy of
you?" he asked
She did not answer, but her silence was
more expressive than words would have
been.
"Mary," he said, II ask and make no prom
ises. only know that l love you. and hope
to win you yet"
He arose and they said, "Guod.by." Would
he prove himself man? was what her heart
questioned Would she wait for him? was
the question in her mind
"And now WHAT" asked the Doctor when
he was alone with Mary.
"Wc shall see," was the answer
Fred Seward went to his room at the hotel
and asked himself the same question the doc
tor had spoken, And now what?"
lie had been told that his life was of no
use 10 any one, anu 'hn' nc ahiounacu " wv Nv
more 'hah straw carricu oh 2iecAe. was
IL so uc oegan 10 tninh out lle quIs.ioh
was MS llic worm larsliil,g u any l'Nlns
What had he to show for these twenty-five
years! ill'iG sniatcriuS oi hno"icugei
nothing c.Sc. was any one oetlcr because he
hao liVeu NO nc couiu not tscali @ii III.
stance Where nc naa ever pccn vi help 10 any
one. oupposihg he shouiu ioSI MS iottuhe
today, what IN the Woriu couid hc do' Noun
ing. 80.
lie did nor spare hlmscii III MS cross'eXam'
ination, nor ala he hesitate ABOUT Gazing
things by their right names, NO Wohuer ~
Burgess had declined nm ior husoand LOT
his niece. But what should he do' An
that was difficult queshod to answer "A
lawyer: No, he had no taste ior inc law
The church! No, no. he was unworthy so
high calling. doctor? Why not? Yes,
why not doctor: