The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-02-16

etttA EotflUtu me HI bQe AIBefuOOn, dn0
then forgot myself-which ought not
TO nave done, for ! know it is only her
love that makes her over r-anxious-and
said those hateful words, that 1fnever,
never, never meant, Teddy"
thought you never could mean it,
Charles" said the little fellow. He had
borne up with wonder full stoicism tin
now, but the overwhelming sense of re
lief was too much for him, and he began
to weep and sob convulsively. Shortly,
he sprang up and 2lasped his brothers
neck, saying:
"T'll go to school, Charlie, and I'll do
Just as you like. end you'll see il won't
be q man, and I'll win the Greek and
Latin prizes, too, if can; but You
know I'm not clever, Charlie, so you
mustn't be disappointed If / don't do
That all at once, will youP"
III trust you, Teddy, my boy, to do
The best you can, and none of us can do
more than that. shall miss you sore,y,
Teddy, but there'll be jolly long holi-
days, you know, and we shall have
pleasant times together then. And now
come on and let's see how you'll guard
your wicket. III you don't do me credit
as cricketer, I'll sit on you"
The poor lady's heart was very sore
when her BOY had gone, and she felt
nerseH alone, and many and dread were
the misgivings that darkened her mind.
And Charles, too, felt himself alone.
Mrs. Pemberton's married life had
been outwardly calm and uneventful !;
but she was out of sympathy with her
husband, man of easy, jovial tempera-
ment, who scarcely noticed her cold
ness, and never troubled himself about
it; and she had sought consolation in
religion. She had fallen under the in
tluence Of certain meek persons, who
held that "the world" and things of
the world, were forbidden to them.
When her husband died, leaving her
only a hfe-interest in a moderate prop
erty, and making his eldest son sole
guardian of the boy, she had made
some efforts to win over Charles to her
views; but his honest, healthy nature,
was absolutely impervious to these mar
row notions; he was, according to the
jargon of her sect, given up to a re-
probate mind" and day by day the icy
crust of reserve in which she lived be-
came thicker and denser; and it was
rendered more hard by the feeling of
bitterness inspired by the provisions of
her husbands will. Charles felt all this
acutely. He tried to be, and he was, a
good son, but all attempts at filial con-
fdence were repulsed. The kind of
fatalism which she had accepted made
her bow with resignation to the will
which had decreed the eternal perdi-
tion of her elder son. in common with
that of the overwhelming majority of
the human race; but with something of
inconsistency she prayed with passion.
ate earnestness that ber younger son
might be given to her, and might be
gathered into the fold of the elect.
The boy throve at school. His health,
now that he was freed from maternal
coddling, improved rapidly. As was to
be expected he did full justice to his
brothers diligent coaching in athletics,
and what no one had expected, he devel-
oped a wonderful faculty for mathe-
matics. Nothing could be more salts
factory than the reports of his conduct
and progress; and nothing brighter and
more beautiful than the lads healthy
condolences with his brother in his
happy holidays, when he described his
school life and the young hopes and am
bitions kindling within him.
When the term of Teddy's school life
was drawing to close the head master
of the school strongly urged that he
should go to Cambridge; and the lad
himself, pleased with the idea, was en-
couraged in his desire by the fact that
the dearest of his school friends had just
entered there.
educational course which had not been
contemplated. By the will of his father,
only very moderate sum had been
q az nd for tho hnxYfa aAnnotfnn I'D
this had already been doubled hy
Charles out of his own limited means
in order that he might have the advan-
tages of a superior school. If he went
to the university, the funds must come
entirely from his elder brother, who
would have to deny himself in many
ways to arrange matters. And it was
especially hard to do at this time. for
the opportunity had just occurred of
purchasing on advantageous terms some
helds on which he had long looked with
an eye of rational desire.
Mrs. Pemberton nad been looking
forward with hungr4 desire TO the clos
ing Of the chapter of Teddy's school
experience. He was still young and
impresslble, and she would have OBJ
portuHities daily and hourly of guiding
bis thoughts in the only dire kion in
which, according to her viey s, they
could be profitably employed. Her ma
ture, which hardened more an more
70 all the rest of the world,
concentrated all its tenderness and af-
lection Oh this boy; and her dearest
hope on this side of the grave wasythat
it might be through her instrunlontal-
ity that he should separate himself
from the world, even rs she had done.
When, therefore, Charles announced to
her his intention of sending the boy to
Cambridge. it was to her q cruel and a
bitter blow
For a few moments she sat in silence.
the gloom deepening on her face, and
her heart growing icier than ever within
her.
" 1t will not be with my will or with
my consent, she said at length, "that
ne goes. But, know my will and my
wish have no weight with you, and that
you delight TO thWart them.