The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-01-20

mustn't be disappointed if don't do
that all at once. will you"
IN trust you, Teddy, my boy, to do
the best you can, and none of us can do
more than that. / shall miss you sorely,
Teddy, but there'n 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. If you don't do me credit
as cricketer, I'll sit on you"
The poor lady's heart was very sore
when her poy had gone, and she felt
herself alone, and many and dread were
the misgivings that darkened her mind.
And Charles, too, felt himself alone.
Mrs. PEN berton'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
| fuence 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 life-interest in 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
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 fiiial con-
! tidence were repulsed. The kind of
fatalism which she had accepted made
her bow with resignation to the will
which had decreed the eternal perdi-
ion of her elder son, in common with
hat Of the overwhelming maj jority of
lie human race; but with something Of
il consistency 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 tina, he was freed from maternal
coddling, improved rapidly. AS was to
brothers diligent coaching in athletics,
and what no one had expected, he devel-
oped 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 90 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.
But this was an extension of the
contemplated. By the will of his father
only very moderate sum had been
assigned for the boys education, an6
this had already been doubled ny
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 wa!
especially hard to do at this time. fol
the opportunity had just occurred o
purchasing on advantageous terms som'
helds on which he had long looked witt
an eye of rational desire.
Mrs. Pemberton had been looking
forward with hungry desire to the clos
ing of the chapter of Teddy's schoo
experience. He was still young and
impressible, and she would have op
portunities daily and hourly of guiding
bis thoughts in the only direction il
which, according to her views, they
oo,1ll INo Y1rofito h1xJ annnlnuod q
ture, which hardened more and more
to all the rest of the world
concentrated all its tenderness and af
lection on this boy; and her deares
hope on this side of the grave was, tina
it might be through her instrumental
ity that he should separate himsel
from the world, even as she had done
When, therefore, Charles announced t
her his intention of sending the boy tt
Cam bridge, it was to her cruel and
bitter blow.
For few moments she sat in silence
} the gloom deepening on her face, an,
her heart growing icier than ever within
her.
sit will not be with my will or wit
my consent" she said at length, I" tina
/ he goes. But. know my will and M
wish have no weight with you, and tina
you uellRuG 10 luWdTC Luem.
may, mother" said he, mildly, Z"
| am thinking only of Teddy's good.
would be far pleasant r for me to hav
him at home, but both DR.. Vardy an
Mr.. L'Oste have assured me that Tedd
has remarkable abilities, and that b
ought t go. The boy himself is cage
to go; and know he will distinguis
himself, if honest work can bring hir
, | distinctiOn
"And what good" she flashed ou
"wiu his distinction do himP Know
edge putfeth up and it shall wants
away. There is but one thing needfl
to know, and OF that he is likely to lear
! little among gay and thoughtless youth
/ whose homes are all of this world. Yo
/ are willing to crafty your own small an
} worldly ambition, by sacri dcing t1
! boys only true interest"
7 Mother" he pleaded, 81 wish 20
: would be little more reasonable"
3 SAY, reason =" she broke il
| Reason is the will-o'-the-wisp thi
t leads you astray, not only to your ow
+ undoing, but that OF others. You thin
t yourself wise; and you may be wise
| the ways of this world, but God hi
{ said, Il " i'll destroy the wisdom of Il
4 wise, / will bring to nothing the unde
4 standing of the prudent
i She was ready with quo tations
/ every turn to justify herselT, and to col
4 denim fer son. He would gladly hay
1 avoided giving her pam, had he know
r how to do so, but having made up
mind as to what was best for the lad d
:. did not shrink from carrying it out; ar
as he walked the fields alone, month 8
!, ter month, he was oppressed by du