Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-05-27

one A handsome graye.looking gentle
man. with kindly gentle words iof an III
met. walked from the station 10 MrS
Naugha1s cottage. aud there pun ms ''liii
about The slight figure Of the niue WASH
nrwoman ana held her TO bis heart, WINK
.ho so,hel ont aloud In the strength an(
weakness, OF hcr Joy. Duddgha. STANDING
liz in shy bowldcrment. grave ana gen
~ cirl ol seventeen, felt the wonderful
charm of his face when he turned to TAXI
hef.@too. within his arms and. in CT,
cladncss. there broke from her the ole
Oct name for him, which had not passed
her Inns since she was child. and be hat
been used to carry her ont upon the cliff
and tell her wonderful and beautiful
legends OF the sea.
Next morning Owen walked up TO the
great house on the bank, to see. to repay
and once again TO thank Sir Bulkley, VINO
with genial hand shake, eyed hin
curiously and asked where WAS the tl0O
Here, Sir" said Owen, touching hi
temples lightly. You babe me store j
here"
And Sir Bulkley. laughing heartily at
The thought of receiving the money, iei'
that the debt had been discharged in the
way he best liked.
Now fell the second cloud Oh Owen :
life; a cloud whose lengthening shadow
was to reach the end. Before he left Ger
many he had obtained the appointment OF
second master at the grammar-sc in
Vicester, one of the first, il not the very
first, in England. And it was whispered
that to win this appointment was almost
equal to winning the head-mastcrshp,
because DIR. Hope was anxious to resign,
and his second master, who would ncccS-
sarily perform many of his duties temper
arily, would stand the best chance OF sue
ceeding him. Proudly Owen told his
mother and sister this, AS he pictured
glowingly the easeful, restiul lie they
Should lead with him. Then fell the
cloud, darkening at once his loving ante
ipatioDs. The mother would not leave
her cottage on the beach
I'm too old a tree 10 beai such moving
owen, dear lad, said, at would kill
me TO be set in new home now I'd
rather tarry where your father lived; no
other place would ever be the same to
me-"
Not the home which | would make
YOU, mother; where you shall DO whhl
you like all day: only being there to make
il home for me p
But his pleading was oil no avail, though
he never wearied in it.
You shall not work then, mother, he
said at last, feeling that he must be con
tent with that.
Not work p she echoed, as il the pros
a. 81 1rna
should be tired of my life-a fretting, idle
old woman. No, dear, let your mother
live and work just as she has been used to !;
that's the kindest for her; and Duddgha
chooses to abide with me-
So Owen, all his loving dreams faded
now, took possession of his solitary rooms.
and the pleasure which he might have had
in sending his frequent gifts to his mother
was destroyed by her oft-expressed wish
to have nothing more than she had been
used to through her lowly life; nothing
more than her bows cherished letters and
her proud knowledge OF his goodness.
He lived at first busy but almost sad.
dened life at WEBSTER, too deeply studlous
to make many friends but atlast he found
in DIR. Hopes household a sweeter conf
partnership than he had ever dreamed Of.
A pleasant, genial household was that OF
the head master, and here Owen was al
ways made most welcome, liked and re-
spected for himself alone. DR.. Hope. al
ways cordial was doubly so to Owen, on
whose young strength and power he had
learned to lean in many ways. Mrs. Hope
doubling nothing ofthe young man 5 ante
cedents, because he had been recommend
ed by those who stood high on the world :
ladder, encouraged his visits and made
hem pleasant to him, with that subtitle,
delicate tact which some ladies possess so
pre-eminently and Alice, their only child,
greeted him always with her gladdest
smile. flushing brightly when she heard
his step upon the pavement OF the court,
and she daily watched for his coming
But no one saw his eyes gladden. in her
presence: no one saw his hand tremble
when it met hers; for Owen. always re-
lnembering the cottage on the beach where
lis mother and sister toiled, kept firm
grasp upon the burning hope which some
times rose within him stronger than his
Strength. and placed between himself and
Alice the shadow of his early poverty; so
Innea the darker from her own frankly
avowed pride and pleasure in her old hon
orable name.
Il, is alwsys well for man who would
attain good position in my line OF life TO
have on his aide a good birih and a good
name, followed up Of course by All English
education.
So the doctor would say sometimes. and
owen could laughinly argue in favor Of
the German education, and let the other
criticism pass. But though he could 50
laugh it oil at times, the strain was slowly
telling upon him, and at his solitary fire
side he would make n resOluti0n-brayely
enough he could make il there not TO go
TO the school-house save on rare and nee
essary occasions and when the hope ot
which he was scarcely conscious was mas
tering him, he would travel to Ferry bank,
and again plead with his mother, in The
low dark cottage which grew TO seem more
and more gloomy to him On each visit.
Still no pleading. even oil his, avaiieA.
but, mother, if you will not come with
me- duplicated Owen, "lct me fad you
another home. You shall choose where