The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-14
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Gu oihgehtly, ever keeping his promo
.lon IN view, and improving the
intervals OF work by storing his
mind with valuable information.
when get to be an editor" he would
say to himself, sit will be important for one
to know such and such things" and with
untirng energy he learned more in month
than he had done during the two years spent
within the college walls. lie kept himself
from all low companions and the degrad.
ing associations of printing office, by the
reflection, "my life is not to be spent here.
aim at something higher. was born
gentleman, and gentleman l mean al
ways to be. If am poor; so must not fall
into any habits or expressions that should
hereafter be ashamed of" Thus his pride
and ambition kept him pure in the midst of
communicating influences and though his
delicate hands became hardened and labor.
soiled, neither he nor his sister cared for
that SO long as his mind and heart remained
unsullied. Whether these could have con-
tlnued so for any length Of time, despite the
extent of his ambition, is uncertain, had
not another and holer influence followed
him into that dingy work-room, and guarded
him from those sons of vice and ignorance
whom he met there. / mean his sisters
prayers. Though child in years she had
learned to carry all her burdens to the foot
of the cross and each day as the youth de.
parted for the scene of his toll, how earn
estly did she plead with her Saviour, in the
solitude of her little-room, that her idolized
brother might be delivered from all evil"
Sister, do you know that your prayers
may arm precious brother with strength
to resist the manifold temptations by which
he is beset? Brothers, who stand up in the
conscious dignity of opening manhood, an |
feel if you do no; say it, ~ am better
than any other boy in our Office or store"
have you sister that loves you well enough
to pray tor you? Little can you estimate
the influence her prayers may have exer-
cised in keeping you unspotted from the
world" Though living IN very humble
way that orphan brother and sister were so
happy in each other that they hardly missed
friends" But my lady readers must not
fancy that Clara spent her days in idleness.
Far from it. How soon her little fingers
learned to ply the needle rapidly and proud
and happy was she when she could present
her brother with set of beautiful linen. in
which no one had put a stitch, but herself.
Nor was this all; dearly as she loved her
brother, and greatly as she rejoced in hav-
ing such a protector, her woman's pride
made her resolve that she would not be
burden to him, and her little head almost
ached sometimes with the schemes and con-
lectures, which kept running through it, as
to what she could do to render herself in
dependent. And when she had hit upon
the right idea, she clapped her hands for
joy, and danced about the room with light
er heart than she had known since her
fathers death. When their rich furniture
was sold her brother had insisted upon re
taintng the piano, which had been her
mothers. Being of antique style, it would
have brought but trifling sum, while both
felt that it was worth an untold amount of
gold to them. eyes, will fit myself for
music teacher said Clara, pausing at last
in her wild dance; call my instructors said
l had a decided talent for it, and will prac-
tice and practice, oh, so unweariedly, and
then will commence with the little child
rem first, and teach them so patiently that
I will soon have plenty of scholars. and
such a nice Income! Oh dear. what beau
tifnl presents | will give to Ned then!
Every new book that comes shall be slipped
into his room, and he must guess who it
come from! Well, l mean to begin right
away, but Ned must know nothing of my
plan until l have such deal of money to
show him. And she did begin to practice
most faithfully Her brother was pleased
to hear the sound of the instrument so Of
ten, because he thought it sign that her
spirits were improving, but he little guessed
her secret. How long she might have car
ried out her plan, and how many presents
she might have surprised him with, there
is no telling, had he not CHANGED to come
home one day with the headache, and found
her just giving lesson to one of her little
pupils. Even then the gypsy might have
made him think she was only encouraging
little visitor to play for her, had he not
been just in time to hear the words. "Miss
W, mother wishes me to ask if you
can take another pupil? Aunt says that you
have brought me on faster in these few
weeks than Mr.. Barr could have done in a
year, and she wishes my cousin Anne to
take lessons of you; can't she?" "Yes, l
can give her lessons, if she will come We'd
nesdays and Saturdays, but have scholars
on all the other days of the week." And so
the brother found out all of her secret.
Though he did scold his sister for drudging
thus, his arm was around her waist all the
time; and though Clara did shed tears when
he told e. it was naughty to deceive him
so, he soon kissed them away and very
happy were they while talking over their
plans and hopes for the future.
The promotion to which our type-setter
had looked forward so earnestly, and for
which be had labored to prepare himself,
came, slowly, it may be, but surely, and he
now occupies an enviable position as editor
of one of the best periodicals in America.
As have already spun my story to a
greater length than h ID intended, will
wind up with one little scene in which Ed
win W bears part. Miss Ella j.
was betrothed to literary gentleman, who
had just returned from two years tour in
Europe, and was so rich in valuable inform
alton, so fascinating in conversation, and so
| elegant in appearance that more than one
of her young lady friends envied her the
conquest On the bridal day, after the i'm
portant business of the toilet had been COM
pleted to her satisfaction, her sister Minnie
sought to divert her thoughts, and soothe
| that flutter of the nerves which women eX-
perience at that important crises of their
life, by saying, "Oh, Nell, l have made
such a strange discovery, and will tell you
secret if you will promise not TO tell =
"What is it?" she asked, with faint smile.
"Why, only think, Mr.. W, your be-
trothed, is the type setter who used to work
in pas office, and whom you admired so,
years ago; isn't it stranger mot strange
to me, l have known that all along" "Real-
ly and truly?' "Yes." "Well, you have
more romance in your composition than
had supposed, but you seem to have .orgot
ten what you once snid, about the degrade
ton of wasting fancy upon a type-setter.
Ella did not reply, for there was at that mo-
ment tap at the door, and voice which
thrilled through every fibre of her frame
said, "they are all waiting for you, love =
"Why, is that ALP exclaimed young
friend to whom read this. Eyes, that il
ALL" l replied, ''they were married, o
course, and lived delightfully."-, and wha
more is there TO tell about them"
"But what became of ClaAa, did sh,
marry, too?" "No-don't look SO disap
pointd-- she has not married, and says sh'
never means to-"
"Well, then, she lives with her brothe
and his wife, in their luxurious home ?
Clara has as much womanly independence
now, as she possessed in her girlhood, ant
| thouph she NAV liya with her hrothpr shl