The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-07-27
Love Versus Ambition.

"And You will sacrifice me for your
ambition, Chester ?" timidly inquired
pretty little Dora Allen, as she looked
/ up in the face Of him she addressed.
''I confess that you have spoken
truly, A mans ambition is his chief
| aim In life, before which even love
must give way, and / firmly believe
it is for the best that we part for the
present"
perhaps never to be united again,
or be to each other what We have
BEEN" interrupted Dora, with a
trembling voice.
Possibly. But who can say what
the future has in store for us /
think that IL you were to rise some
what in your sphere OF life, the
chances might be-"
Enough, Chester Vane / know
what you are striving TO gain. shall
never be In your way, or prevent you
from obtaining what your tickle heart
desires but IL the future looks dark
and dreary, IL you have cause to be-
lieve that your aspirations are vain,
do not expect mercy from me. /
have been Ienient in my treatment of
you because loved you, az. did not
dream how shallow q heart you car
ried. But let it pass will only think
of the future. Here IS your ring
take 10, and may you ere long obtain
an opportunity to. place it upon the
finger Of q lady who is rich enough to
satisfy your ambition. And impul-
siVs little Dora turned to go.
"Are you not rather hasty In your
decisiOnR Chester inquired, little
surprised.
"Not more so than you. hoped to
grace your home as your wife, to care
for you and minister to all your
wants. That bright dream has flown
foEever, and l see before me only q
GreaFy waste"
"YOu do not blame me for every
thing"
ssNo. 1 forgive you, because I
know what ii is 20 strive for some
higher sphere, and TO have an Obsta-
ele in your path of progress. / am
that obstacle, aud since it is removed
you ought to be cOntented. GoOd-by,
Chester let us still be friends"
She gave him her hand-this brave
little woman-and for the last time
returned his csress then she drew
her cloak closer about her and left
him alone.
he stood there, gazing at the spot
she had Just left; all sunshine and
happiness seemed to have taken
wings and flown, and it was his own
fault. Not until she was gone did he
realize the immensity of his loss-not
until an aching vacancy In his heart
convinced him of his great error in
sacrificing such brave little darling
for ambition. Had she but returned |
then and there, her victory would |
have been complete ambitiOn, fame,
all would have flown, and he had |
lived for love and love alone.
Had he been less anxious to shine |
in the world as q great man-had he
but Rejected upon his course, he
would have paused aud taken the
counsel of one who was more wise
than be. But no T; bis brain was on
fire with ambition already he pic
tured to himself the glory with which
his light of genius would shine in the |
world already be anticipated the
pleasure OF WELDING the magic scep-
ter, and bis whole soul was filled
with the glittering vision.
And Dora Allen, poor, forlorn Dora,
was welI-nigh heart broken. How |
bright had been her happy love
dream, but, alas how short. She
had loved the young man, aud longed |
for the happy day when she should |
be his. Bnt al ber bright hopes were
dashed to pleces-her picture, which
he had painted in glowing colOrs, had
been utterly destroyed.
All night she lay awake, thinking |
of her sad, sad fate, and when the |
sun ushered in n new day she was not |
8 whit more recOnciled to her sorrow. |
However, she was not one to linger |
and brood over tronbles, and deter
mined 20 put an end to the matter at |
once. Accordingly she gathered all
her little love tokens, received from
Chester, and sent them to his address,
receiving her own In return.
Several years passed away. Chester
VRne hSd striven for fame and had |
but partly succeeded. He had toiled |
perseyeringly, but people in modern
times are not quite as enthusiastic as |
they might be, and, much as he had |
striven for fame, he only succeeded in |
wasting the best part OF his life, when |
he might have bettered his situation |
by a marriage, and enjoyed domestic
happiness.
In all these years he had never
heard from Dora. He. did not know
whether she was dead or alive
whether ambition had likewise as
sailed her. Remorse assaiied him,
and he repented OF his sin.
One evening, to dispel the gloom of
q solitay evening, he lit 3 cigar and
stroIed up the avenue in the direction
Of Percy Fitzgfbbons' lodging rooms,
for chat.
HMy dear Chester, you come lust In
time" cried Mr.. FitzgibbOns, in esta-
cy. "Was just dying to see you, and
ask you 70 accompany me to the
theater, where new star gives her
hrst performances In Ameriea, and |
who"
"WeIl, what about this actress ?'
interrupted Chester.
s'Oh, lots OF things Haven't you |
heard I? She's the most beWitohIng,
angelic, magnificent creature L ever
laid eyes on! Acts like q fairy, sings !
like q nightingale, and has the most |
attractive style about her OF any
woman that ever wore pettieoats
Fact % And Percy sank back into
his chair, exhausted by his own elo-
quence.
"COme now, Percy, tribe less en-
thuslasm aren't you overdrzwing |
the thing a little Now cOnfess.n
mot 5it-nOt the least particle /