Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-05-06

solving to work hard. His unclc'S conf
Y deuce, however, had awakened sucl mag
I niicent hopes, that he could not sleep. He
4 passed the night IN Kind of fever, calctt-
, lating how he could soonest earn the nee
esSary sum. and planning what he should
I do With his future riches.
When Susan came down stairs the next
morning. he had already gone to his work
/ vincent seeing the girls astonishmcnt,
shook his head, smiling, but said nothing
| lie had recommended secrecy to the young
workman, and wished to keep it himself,
besides he was desirous To see whether
| Charles would persist in his new rcSolu-
| tion. The first months were the hardest
| The young book binder had formed hab-
| its which 1t was difficult to break and il
/ was almost impossible for him to work
| continuously. II was hard, too. to resist
| the temptations of his old comrades Ills
| courage almost gave wav many times, and
he MAS on the point OF falling into his old
ways. But the Importance of the end he
| wished 10 gain, would rekindls his cour-
7 age, aud every week that he brought his
I pay home 10 his uncle. he felt that he was
one step nearer his goai. Every day the
/ effort became easier aud As his life became
more regular. his taste, took new direc-
| tion. His hard work during the day made
| hun ENJOY his rest in the evening all the
more, and having abandoned his riotou,
/ companions, he felt new charm in the
society OF ms uncle and cousin. The latter
/ treated him once more with friendly famil-
4 lariy Charles was astonishcd to find
/ qualities and graces in her which he had
\ never had time to notice before, and She
/ became more necessary to him all the time
lnscnslbiy the aim OF his life changed the
I thought OF the treasure promised BY VIM
/ cent was no longer his Only motive for ac-
I ton, susan was continually in his
I thoughts; he wished 10 deserve her appro-
I baton. 20 become more dear to her. The
| life which Charles led cNtingui,hed his
Z rcstlc-, ambition by degrees. lie saw a
simple happiness, nearer home; his para
/ d!-e was ho longer fairy lard OF the
I thousand and one Nights but a small
I spot, filled with domestic JOYS. His reior-
J nation, visible 10 those with whom he Nv
I ed, remained >cCrc. from himself how
v ever. lie did not know that he had chang
I ed, but he was happier and more trauquil
Z ! hc only novelty Which he was conscious
. ot IN III feelings, was his love tor susan.
. h"ut.. .t mingled Ia all his plans, TOR
Y Ii" coHtd not look forward to a liie without
Z her, and hr was auNiou, 70 know with Ger
tAiuty whether She rcCiprocatcd his ancc-
ton. lie was walking up aud down the
.
I cou,if talked near The stove. Both were
speaking Of Charles fr,t master, who. af-
/ ter thirty wears OF an honest and hard
working life, HAD sold liz book -bindin-s e.
. tAJtl>hmcni, In order 10 retire into the
couutr, with ms Ola wife.
"lhry are a married couple Who have
had paradise on earth said the old SOL
der, always agreeing, always cheerful
aIway- AZ worA.'
'lc-, replied Susan, decidedly, the
richest may envy them"
Charles who was lust pas,iu. the younr
F girl stopped suddenly. so Won would
lIAe % have husband who would love
I You: he asked. looking at her earnestly.
e certainly. ii | could" the youn. girl
replied, smiling and blu-hn. a i,,lr.
You can. aid Charlie, quickly, ''by
saying the word"
w hat word. Couslu?' Susan stamnrr.
cl, more embarrassed Still
Il on hay" only 10 consent 10 become
my vile, "a" Young man answered Ana
a, he saw hiS cousins motion of surprl>c
aud confusion. "oh you need not irei di,-
turbed, susan he continued. with respect
lul tenderness. II have wanted 10 AK YOU
TINS question for long time, but have
waited hitherto. from motive that nv un-
Gle knows. but you see that have said i,
mc--tell me what you feel
The young man approached his cousin
anu pressed one OF her hand, la HI, hi-
voice tTcmbird aud tears stood in his cyc,
Susan, overcome with JOY, held down hvr
head, and the old soldier looked AZ them
both with halt tender, half sly smile
Finally hc pushed the young girl gently
towards Charles
Come, speak, child" he said, gaily.
"~usan, one word, one single word Of
hope, entreated the young man, VINO still
held h- cousins hand. 'Will YOU accept
me Tor a husband:"
She leaned her head ou the Young mans
shoulder, with an inarticulatc yes"
We'll. said Vincent, that had great
difficulty in coming out; give me- your
hands and let me kiss YOU. YOU may have
this evening for condolences; tu-nurrow
"" viii speak OF business"
The next day he took his nephew aside
ana tull Tim that the nece-s sarv sum TOR
their journey was ready, aud that they
could noW start for Spain whenever they
wished. Ihis news, which ought - have
delighted harle-, made him feel a paug
OF gnef. lie should have 10 leave Susan
az the moment that she had become most
dear 10 him. to run all the dangers OF
long, perilous and uncertain Journey. when
II would be so sweet 10 remain at home
The young man almost cursed the millions
that he had To 20 50 far 10 seek. Since the
intercst Of his life had changed. his desire
for riches had singularly diminished. He
no longer needed gold TO buy happiness
for hr had found it without. However.
he said nothing OF this kind to his uncle
but declared that he was ready to start
The old soldier volunteered to make the
necessary preparations, and went out on
several expeditions with his niece. Finally
he told Charles that nothing remained to
De done except To secure their places. Sus-
an was out and Vincent begged his neph-
ew TO come with him on this errand, and
as his unusual exertions for the last few
days had made his wounds troublesome.
he called a hack.
The soldier had taken care to procure
all the newspapers which had spoken OF
the famous deposit on the banks of the
Duero. and handed them to Charles. tell
ing him to see if he could find any informa-
tion which would be of use to them in their
journey. The young man read first the
detail, that he already knew; then the an
nouucement OF the refusal OF the Spanish
Government, and Of some fruitless search
es made by the merchants of Barcelona
He thought he had read all the articles
when his eye fell upon letter signed by
certain Peter Dufour
Peter Dufour." repeated Vincent, that
was the name of the quaIter-master of the
company. thought the brave fellow was
in another world. See what he says. He
was the captains confidant."
Instead OF replying. Charles uttered
cry. He finished the letter and his face
changed.
Whats the matter:" asked Vincent.
quietly.
What's the matter:' Charles repeated.
why if what Dufour has sal is true, our
journey will be useless"
Why
Because the wagon contained powder,
not silver"
Vincent looked at his nephew and burst
out laughing.
80 it was pOwder?n he exclaimed,
then that's the reason that they took out
all the cartridges before buying the wag-
ons.r
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