The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-23
LOVE VERSUS AMBITION.
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-And you will sacrifice mo for your an
bitson, Chester ?" timidly inquired preti
little Dora Allen. as sho looked up In Il
face of him sha addressed. nave
Il confess that you nave spoken trul
A mans ambition il his chief aim in lif
before which even love must give way, an
Ifrm.y believe 1t il for the best that v
par.f for the present."
perhaps never TO be united again. or b
to snch other what we have becn," inter
rpted Dom. with . trembling voice.
Possibly But who can shy what tn
failure has in store for rsa I think that !
you were to MS, somewhat in your spher
o9lfe. the chances might be-"
Enough. Chester vans. know wha
you are striving to gain. I shall never b
In your way, or prevent you from obtainin,
what your fckle heart desires; but II tn
future looks dark and dreary, II you hav.
sause to believe that your aspirations ar
vain. do not expect mercy frov me. I har
oecn lenient in my treatment Of you DO
anse I loved you. and did not dream hov
ihallow c heart you carried. But let it pass
sil only think Of the future. Hero is YOU
ing-take 1t. and may you ere long obtai1
N opportunity to place it upon the fnqe
Il q lady who Is rich enough to satisfy you,
ambition. And impulsive little Dora turned
o s,
Ire yon not rather hasty in your dccis
oar" Chester inquired. a little surprised
Not more 80 than you ! hoped to grace
your home N your wife. to care for you and
minister TO all your. wants. That bright
dream has flown forever, and I SEQ before
me only a dreary waste"
you do not blame me for everything
mo. ! forgive you. because I know
what it Is 10 strive for some higher sphere.
and to have an obstacle in your path Of
progress. I am that obstacle. and since il
Is removed you ought to be conteuted.
oool-by. Chester; lot us stin be friends.'
She gave him her hand-this bravo little
voman-andf for the last time returned his
saress; then sho drew her cloak closer
about hnr and left him alone.
He stood there. gazing at the spot she
had just left; all sunshine and happiness
sssnsdto have taken wings and flown, and
u was his own fault Not until she was
gone did he realize the immensity Of his
tos-not until an aching vacancy in his
heart convinced him Of his great error In
sacrihcing such q brave little darling for
ambition. Had she but returned then and
thsrs. her victory would nave been com.
plate; ambition. fame. all would have
hovn. and he had lived for love and love
alone.
Had he been less anxious to shine in tho
sorld a. q great man-had he but reflected
lpon his course. he would have paused and
AIKEN the counsel of one who was more wise
han he. But no his brain was on fro
hthambition already he pictured to him.
al the glory with which his light Of genius
rould shine in tho world already he anti.
sipatsd the pleasure OF welding the magic
scspter. and his whole soul was filed with
Che glittering vision.
And Dora Allen. poor. forlorn Dora, was
uen-nigh heart broken. How bright had
been her happy love dream. but, alas how
short. She had loved the young man, and
longsd for the happy day when she should
b his But all her bright hopes were
dashed to pieces-her picture. which he had
painted in glowing colors. had been utterly
destroyed.
Al night abe lay awake, thinking Of her
sad. nd fate. and when the sun ushered in
new day abe was not a whit more recon.
eiled to her sorrow. However, she was not
one to linger lnd brood over troubles, and
determined to put an end to tho matter at
NICE 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 vane
bad striven for fame and had but partly
succeeded. BE had toiled perseveringly, |
but people in modern times are not quite
a. enthusiastic az they might be, and, much
a. he bad striven for fame. he only sue
ceeded in wasting the best par. II his life,
when he might nave bettered his situation
BY o marriage. and enjoyed domestic
happiness.
In al these years he had never heard
from Dora He did not know whether abe
vas dead or alive whether ambition had
nkewise assaiied her. Remorse afsailed
him. and he repented Of his stn.
One evening TO dispel the gloom Of n
solitary evening. he lit a cigar md strored
up the avenue in the direction Of Perez
Fitzgibbons' lodging rooms. for a chat.
my dear Chester. you come lust in
time" cried Mr.. F~itzgibbons, in estacv.
Was just dying to see you. and ask you to
accompany me to the theatre. where a new
star gives her frat performance in America,
and who
We'll. what about this actressf" in
terupted Chester e
"oh. lots of thingsi Haven't you heardp
Shes the most bewitching. angelic, mag.
ni6cent creature I ever laid eyes on y Acts
Ike q fairy. sing Ike y nightingale, and
has the n,ostattractive styleaboutherof any
woman that ever wore petticoatsl Factp
And Percy sank back into his chair, ex-
hausted by his own eloquencc.
Come now. Percy. q trife less euthu-
siasm; aren't you overdrawing the thing
slttlea Now confess"
Mot n bit-not the least particle ALPS
r I've told you More. abe 8 m anrle-
: princess in disguised oh, IN o
dsmented over heri.
"frnn present appearances 1 should nav
% phaIlI spply some salt and vinegar to
POUR hsad, or undertake to bleed youf
m ssriously afraid you must be chained to
b kent 7fioual." snid Che~for ~rru;--