The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-03-03

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health, now that he was freed from ma
ternal coddling. improved rapidly. As
was to be expected, he did full justice
to his brothers diligent coaching in
athletics, and what no one had expect
ed, he developed wonderful 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 his school life and the young
hopes and ambitions kindling within
him.
But Mrs. Pemberton looked on all
these things with pious disapproval.
"Charles." she would say sometimes,
"you are filling that dear boys mind
full of worldly thoughts, and should
the Lord one day open your eyes to see
the truth, it will be as gall and worm
wood to you to think what you have
done"
"Why. MOTHER" he would say,
"even the Apostle tells us to be dill
gent in business; and it is Teddy's
business now to get wisdom and with
all his getting to get understanding"
"You talk lightly and frivolously."
would be the answer, "for you are of
the world. worldly; the letter-which
killeth you know; of the spirit you are
ignorant, spiritually blind"
"But, mother--'
al cannot discuss the matter with
yOu," she would interrupt, but will
pray, that your mind may be enlight-
ened"
And so. with ostentatious meckness
she would leave him to grope in outer
darkness.
When the term of Teddy's school life
was drawing to close, the head master
of the school strongly urged that he
should 60 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 St. Johns.
But this was an extension of the edu-
cational course which had not been
contemplated. The Pembertons, though
in comfortable circumstances, were not
wealthy. BY the will of his father only
a very moderate sum had been assigned
for the boys education, and this had
already been doubled by Charles out of
his own limited means in order that he
might have the advantages 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 mat
tiers.
And it was especially hard to do at
this time, for the opportunity had just
occurred of purchasing on advantageous
terms some fields on which he had long
looked with an eve OF rational desire.
Old Livermore. his alter ego on the
farm. was very urgent that he should
buy them.
"There's the sixteen-acre, and
Three ash Field, and Hartley Copse,"
he said; land VOW must ha' 'em, MAS
ter. They just reownd off the prop
putty beautiful. There han't never bin
such chance, sim Ay can meeind, and
that's gettin' on for fifty year.
''NO doubt, Livermore, no doubt"
he answered. as he cast a longing eye
toward the fields mentioned, lying like
a peninsula in the sea of his own es-
tate. mo doubt it is most desirable
we should have them; but l fear if Mr..
Edward goes to the University can
not afford to make the purchase"
"Goos to the 'Varsityn' said Liver
more, in a tone of contempt; ''and
what should Master Edward goo to the
Varsity for, Ay shu'd lake to know.
Old master he never went, nor more
did VOW, and VOW both on VOW got on
very well wi out it.
''That's very true" replied he; ''but
then neither my father nor had much
taste for books. and parson tells me Mr..
Edward is a genius and must be cult
waited. But have not absolutely made
up my mind yet. l have promised to
give Argent my answer next week, and
Shall not decide till them
And so he strobe away, his mind
pretty we'll made up to forego the OPP
portunity for which both his father and
he had longed, and to send the bright
young scholar to distinguish himself on
the Cam.
Mrs. Pemberton had been looking
forward with hungry desire to the clos
ing of the chapter of Teddy's school
experience. He was still young and
impossible, and she would have OPP
portunities daily and hourly of guiding
his thoughts in the only direction in
which, according to her views, they
could be protitably employed. Her ma
ture, which hardened more and more
to all the rest of the world, concentrat-
ed all its tenderness and affection on
this boy; and her dearest hope on this
side OF the grave was that it might be
through her instrumentality that he
should separate himself from the world,
even as she had done.
When, therefore, a few days after his
conversation with Livermore, Charles
announced to her his intention of send
ing the boy to Cambridge, it was to her
a cruel and bitter blow.
For few moments she sat in silence,
the gloom deepening on her face, and
her heart growing icer than ever with
in her.
cit will not be with my will or with
my consent" she said at length, "that
he goes. But know my will and my
wish have no weight with you, and that
you delight to thwart Them
"Nay, MOTHER" said he mildly, 81
am thinking only of Teddy's good. 1t
would be far pleasanter for me to have
him at home, but both DR.. Vardy and
Mr.. L'Oste have assured me that Ted
has remarkable abilities, and that he
ought to 60. The boy himself is eager
to 90; and l know he will distinguish
himself, if honest work can bring him
distinction"
"And what good,' she flashed ont,
evil his distinction do him? sKnowl-
edge puffeth up and it shall vanish
away. There is but one thing needful
to know, and of that he is likely to
learn little among gay and thoughtless
youths whose homes are all of this
world. You are willing to CRAFTY your
own small and worldly ambition by
sacrificing the boys only true interest"
Mother" he pleaded, II wish you
would be little more reasonable"
cay, 'reason!' " she broke in.
Reason is the will-o' -the-wisp that
leads you astray, not only to your own
undoing, but that of others. You think
yourself wise; aud you NAV be wise in
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