The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-23

his friend, Miles Amnesty To the north
of London they went, and, after fatigu-
ing walk, for which Alice, especially,
wa, little able, they decided upon an
abode, whose principal recommendation
consisted in its cheapness and cleanliness,
in addition to, the pleasant ways of the
landlady. The; latter was evidently ata
loss to Imagine how people, Of such ap-
parent position, could condescend to so
humble a, dwelling. However, after
giving. Mr:' Upton as their reference,
they secured the rooms, and departed,
promising to take possession the follow
.tnt, dayI:; Their few remaining shings
'-ere; easily packed up; ALL their super:
fiuEties were left behind: to be sold; and
early the next. morning q cab conveyed
ithein from the scene Of their prosperity
to the little lodging which, for q time OF,
least, they.would have to regard as their
home. But If fortune had frowned on
them and friends, had failed, the love
Which in brighter days had been precious,
IN in no. way diminished now; and the
darker their prospects became the more
devoted they seemed to become to each
other. 80. 49,;
I. Bitterly did Charles Vivian blame him
self, and bitterly did he repent tho ire
yocable past ,!but he was . young man
vet and.instead of giving himself up TO
despair, he cheered by his wife, deter
mined to do his utmost to procure em-
ployment of some; kind, and by every
effort to achieve, If not the geslsh he had
80 madly .perilled and lost, at least; an In!
dependence, which, for her sake, ne
would think no labor too great or too
hard, if he could in the end attain ITO it
But to want employment, and to got it,
are two very different things, more especii
ally for q man who has been unfortunate
in business; and this he soon discovered.
Tie called On many Of, his old friends, but
the interviews were cold and ,unsatisfacl
tory. Even those; who had received sub
stantisl assistance from him'in his palmy
DAYS NOW, either ignored that fact or for
got it; and after expressing some words
Of conversational condolehca, and regret
that they had no influence, ste., be would
takss his departure, Depressed and de-
spending, but resolved, nevertheless, not
to be quite dismayed:i The Atwoods as
sumed an attitude of righteous indigna-
tion, and stood aloof. Such q scandal
such monstrous behavior had. never been
equaled-but Alice had chosen hor lot,
so she. must stick to it. Neither she nor
Fred would haye, anything moro to do
with such a scamp, proclaimed Mira. AT!
wood, and, az Alice had Indignantly, re;
fused to listen to the most tlmesslired
abise of her husband, her natural out!
burst was Immediately seized on BY Mrs.
Atwood as an excuge for Withdrawing an
acquaintance ,withiher unfortunate sister.
.,,Mr. and Mrs: Atwood left town shortly
afterward for Scarborough, en- route for
their shooting lodge in Scotland, without
a word of farewell to the sister for whom,
in whose brighter days, they had pro-
fes,ed 80 much affection; One friend
only remained to the Vivians, one honest,
manly. hand was held out to them in their
adversity, and that hand was John Up
toms. John Upton, the hard, uncom-
promising man of business, possessed
nevertheless, q warm heart, and though
but few guessed it from: bis rough e1te-
rior, sill it. existed, and for no one did.it
beat more faithfully than for the child Of
his boyhood's friend. He had never
liked her marriage, the non.settleme1ta
had aroused his suspicious and during
the few months. of her fancied prosperity
he had never doubted that crash would
come sooner or later q" - ~ 80
He resolved to watch we'll Charles
Vivian's conduct now and, from hard
!, lyr confessed dislike, Mr.. Upton became
slowly but surely convinced that his mis-
fortunes had proceeded more from the
force Of circumstances and an unprin-
cipyed partner, than from any other
cause. - Meanwhile, the little money
Alice had got for her ornaments melted
rapidly away, and, on calculating their
daily expenses, they we're horri6ed to
!. find their little store would soon be
ended. How they we're to exist unit!
even. the. time when the payment OF
Alice,a half:year,s interest was. due,
neither: knew !; but: that something
would. turn up" neither doubted. !' "a. .
Nothing did turn up, however, and
when November came matters looked de-
,cidodly dreary for them. Mr. Upton had
done his best to hear of some suitable
employment for Charles Vivian, but had
not ret succeeded :; and 80 deapairing was
the latter, that at length the former offer
ed him a post as clerk in a very small
office, belonging to Mr.. Andrews, aquiet,
ploiding man of business, who was In
duced after some persuasion from, Mr..
Upton. to give the ci7desEnt wealthy
banker a trial -. :. j.: -,
; Fhavely and we'll. he bore his altered
fortunes, and thankfully did he accept
the only employment which 1t seemed
'p6auibie for him TO procure. The pay
Vi was small; still it was "a beginning, and
anything was better than, nothing. He
made the best of. it to Alice, describing
|; the ease Of his duties, never sliuding to
the different kinds OF drudgery he went
} through; but she guessed it from hiI pale
I and worn Ace, but. what could she do 7
+ Alas her hands were filed now. fpr,
|: early. in December, the birth of q child
added to: their, expenses, and involved
Alice in an occupation for which, in her
weak and; uncovered strength, ohe was
little able. But the baby throye, in spite
Of if unprosperous surroundings, and
though its future caused them anxiety,
still the little "Alice Annesley" became
the sunbeam of their dinsy home, and,
as months wore on. grew iato q blue
eyed, fair-haired little cherub, the image,
as John Upton could have told them, OF
what her mother had bsen before hes.
4 year passed islowly away; it was
the season once more, but how changed
for the Viviansl Charles Vivian might
be seen vending his footateps daily 70
Mr.. Andrews office in shabby garments,
returning toward evening to the home
that held his earthly treasuros-his wife
and child. They had always a welcome
which never failed to cheer his tired and
aching heart.
They had q little house Of their own
now, an with baby, lodgings had been