The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-03-17

; distinction.
s'And what good" she flashed out
twill his distinction be TO him? Know
. edge puffeth up, and it shall wants
away. There is but one thing needfu
to know, and of that he is likely t
learn little among gay and thoughtles
youths whose homes are all of thi
world. You are willing to CRAFTY you
own small and worldly ambition by sac
rifcing the boys only true interest"
Mother" he pleaded, Il wish yol
would be little more reasonable"
cay, reason :" she broke in, ''Rea
son is the will-o.the-wisp that leads yol
astray, not only to your own undoing,
but that of Others You think yoursel
wise and you may be wise in the affairs
of this world, but God has said, 4 will
destroy the wisdom of the wise, / will
bring to nothing the understanding d
the prudent"
There was no pity for him in this an
ticipation of ultimate failure. She was
ready with quotations at every turn to
justify herself, and to condemn her son.
| He would gladly have avoided giving
her pain, had he known how to do so,
but having made his mind as to what
was best for the lad, he did not shrink
from carrying it out; and as he walked
the fields alone, month after month, he
was oppressed by dull sorrow which
he was compelled to bear In utter soli-
tude, for to no living soul could he COM
plain of his mother. His only conso-
lation was in the college career Teddy
fully justified every expectation that
had hooF forDna1 Of him
His last long vacation had come, and
he was to spend it with his old school
chum, who had been his dearest friend
also at college, but had left the univer4
sity in the previous year. Turenne
Jermyn was a young man whose friend
ship was worth having, clear-headed,
sound-hearted, of exuberant vitality.
He had often heard from Teddy of
"dear old Charlie, and in arranging for
this long vacation an earnest invitation
had been given that he shouldjoin them.
1t offered tempting break in dull a
life, and was accepted.
Sir Frederick Jermyn's seat lay on
the slope of lovely Berkshire hill, shut
round by woods, but overlooking wide
and charming landscape. As Charles |
Pemberton passed the lodge gates and |
saw on either side the evidences of
wealth and social station he began to re-
greet his acceptance, feeling that he
would scarcely be at his ease amid sur
so much above his own home
lier state. The cordiality of his welcome, |
however soon chased away these mis-
givings, and he had not been many
hours at Wilmore Court before a new
get of feelings took possession of his
mind.
He had exchanged greetings with Sir
Frederick Turenne and his brother,
and was reading, with their assistance,
the noble view from the window, when
ne was suddenly conscious of another
presence in the room, and turning be-
held Miss Jermyn, concerning whom,
,uriously, Neddy in his letters had said
lothing, but whose presence, he
thought, made of the hall temple,
Not that she was beauty. A fair i
haired girl, with large gray eyes and I
'ather blunt features, there was nothing
# classic grace about her; but in every |
inc of her fair face there shone the I
light of beautiful soul. There was a
aint flush on her face, and two little {
limples marked her pleasant smile, as {
ooking straight into his face with frank
lear eyes, she held out her hand to {
greet him, and made a captive of him 8
brewer. G
"Your brother" she said, els already '
me of the family, and he has made you
70 well known to us that | feel as
hough were welcoming an old friend"
THANK you very much, said he, 81 {
nope l may yet be privileged to give q
Tou better reason for regarding me as l
such" q
That night, as he sat in his room t
ong after the household was asleep, he l
Gould but ask himself, with a beating {
leart, whether it were possible that |
here was in store for him a compensa- l
ion for much of WEAKNESS in his life {
hitherto so immeasurably rich as the {
owe of this girl He never thought of
himself as living life of self-sacrifce.
He had found some things rather hard |
o bear, and life had perhaps been
flank for him-a negative thing. But
With Lillian by his side-how naturally |
he name slid into his thoughts-his t
Whole life would be flooded with joy t
Vas he too old to hope for such bliss ? L
was barely thirty-seven in years, and B
lie was younger in that he had never r
zen haekneyed in the ways of love, and 5
lis heart had never bowed to meaner a
passion. C
When he descended next morning v
here was the light of love and hope in t
us face. r
"Why, CHARLIE exclaimed Teddy t
how young you look!" If you grow U
at this rate while you are at $
now which is which.
The young man looked at him from
ay to day with wonder, for his whole t
'eing was transformed. He had never Y
called till now the buoyancy and ener- o
Y of the spirit which had been cahined t
nd confined at hQme. Every day the 5
wonder grew, for every day the light of Q
iope burned clearer and stronger within '
i'm. G
He watched Teddy and Lillian in
rank and happy intercourse and L
hought with delight that were already $
s brother and sister. Her manner to r
i'm was confidential, almost affection e
tie. He was sure of his ground more
nd more sure each day till the very Il
asst, on the eve of which he sat in his v
musing much, for he had de-
ermined that he would know his fate 8
n the morrow.
There was tap at the door. t
leone in" he cried, and, turning, n
aw his brother, with a brilliant flush t
n his face, and strange fire in his eyes. {
ssCharlie, )" said he, in a voice that g
uivered with some deep feeling, Il t
amt to tell you something"
Eyes" said he kindly, and scarcely K
oticing these signs of unusual emotion. L
And l have, think, something to tell t
gu. What is your news p
Teddy walked 10 the window, and b
TODD there looking out for few I