The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-02-02

man, and I'll win the Greek and Latin
prizes, too, il 1 can; but you know I'm not
clever, Charlie, so yoa mustn't be disap-
pointed if don't do that all a. once; will
your
..I'n trust you. Teddy, my boy, to do the
best you can, and none of Us can do more
than that. 1 shall miss yen sorely Teddy,
but there'll be jolly long holidays you know,
and we shall have pleasant times together
then. And now come on and let's see how
you'll guard your wicket. If you don't do
me credit as cricketeT, d'A slt on you
The poor lady's heart was very sore when
her boy had gone and she felt herself alone,
and many and dread were the misgivings
that darkened her mind. And Charles, too,
felt himself alone. They may talk rs they
will of the solitude of Deserts, of Arctic
wastes, of uninhabited islands, but there is
no solitude like that of being shut up in the
same house with one we love and with one
whom we would fain hold affectionste inter-
course and communion, but who at every
advance toward conf dence withdraws to
some inner shrine and bers our approach.
Mrs. Pemberton's married life had been
outwardly calm and unsventful; but she was
out of sympathy with her husband, man
of easy, jovial temperament, who scarcely
noticed her GOODNESS, and never troubled
himself about it; and she had sought conso-
lation in religion. She had fallen under
the influence of several meek fanatics, who
held that 'the world" END things of the
world were forbidden to them. When her
husband died, leaving her only "a life-inter-
est in moderate property, 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 those narrow
notions; he was, according'to the jargon of
her sect, "given up to Faprobate mind, " he
belonged to the world from which she had
been commanded to "coGe out and be sep
arate," and day by day the icy crust of
reserve in which she lived became 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 toibe, and he
Was a good son, but all attempts at flial con
idence were repulsed- He had rarely been
betrayed into an expression of disrespect,
Gnd when he had, his utterenees were re-
ceived with meekness that was infinitely
worse than any reproach. Few as the i'm
patient words were, Mrs. Pemberton bore
all these sayings in her heart, and-emb. aced
them as cher cross" The kind. of fatalism
which she had accepted, maeeher bow with
resignation to the will which had decreed
the eternal perdition of her older son In
common with that of the overwhelming ma
jority &C the human race, but with some
thing of inconsistency she prayed with pas
sionate .earnestness that her younger son
might be given to her, and migatibs gathered
into the fold of the elect.
The boy throve at school. His health,
povv that ha xuac frao1 from reratorpa1 ocd
ding, improved rapidly. As was ito be OK
pected, be did full justice to his brothers
diligent coaching in athletics, Gnd, what no
one had expected, he developed a wonder
full faculty for mathematics. Nothing
could be more satisfactory 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 ms school
life and the goung hopes and ambitions
kindling withiE him.
But Mrs. Pelnberton looked on all eshe3e
things with piOgs disapproval.
"Charles," she would say sometimes, aSyou
are filling that dear boys mind fall of
worldly thoughts. and should the Lord one
day open your eyes to see the truth, it will
besss gall and we1mwood to you to thins-
wiRt you have DONE"
.AfkVhy, mother lie would say, seven the
Apostle, tells us to BE diligent in business;
and i. is Teddy's Dizziness now to get wis
dops .snd with all his getting to get under
standing"
"Y0E talk lightly and frivolous would
be the answer, "for yeE are of the world,
worldiE1 the letter = which killeth - you
know; Of the spirit yOG s.e ignorant, spirit
ually blind"
"But, Ecother-"
al can 9 OF, discuss the matter with you,"
she would interrupt, "bat q syil pray that
your mink may be enlightened"
'And SO, with ostentatious meekness she
would leave him to grope in OTTER darkness.
when the,term of Teddy's school life was
drawing to & close, the head raster of the
school strongly urged that be sa9uld go to
Cambridge; sid the lad himself pleased
with the idea, sVas encouraged iptsis desire
ay the fact that the dearest ofh.s school
friends had just entered st. Johns
But this was A. extension of tho .sduca-
t:11al course which had not beer coLtem-
plated. The Penzbertons, though in COM
fert&ble circumstances, were not wealthy.
By The will of his father only very mode--
ate sxm had been assigned for the boyt
education, and this had always been doubled |
by Charles out of his own limited means in {
order tsat he might haze the advantages of |
superior school. If he went to the Uliver-
sity the funds must cone entirely from his |
elder brother, who woult have to deny him. !
self in many ways to arrange matters.
And it was especially herd to do at this !
time, forrths opportunity had just occurEed |
of purchasing on advantageous terms some
eelds on which he had long looked with en-
eye of rational desire
Old LiverRlore, his alter ego on the |
farm, was very urgent that he should bug
them.
"There,s theEixteen-acre, and Three-ash !
Field, and Hartley Copse," he said, sand /
you must ha sem, master. They Just |
reownd off the propputty beautiful. There !
han't never bin such a chance, sir Ay can
meeind, and that's gettin' on for fifty
year"
"No doubt, Livennore no doglbt," he
answered, as he cast longing eye toward
the fields mentioned, lying like peninsula |
in the sea Of his own estate "No doxbt it |
is most desirable we shenld have thems but |
/ fear if Mr. Edward goes to the University |
can not afford To make Che purchase"
"Goos to the Varsity said LivermG-e |
in a tone of contempt; "aad what should
Master Edward goo to the Varsity for, AS !
shu'd lake to know. Old master he never
went, nc more did VOW, and yew both on
you got GA very well wi'out it..
That's very tx1e," replied he; "but
her. II Lo1 rrohl