Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-09-13
LABOR LOST.

such women, and offer this fact ~
some pallat!On for his want of faith IL
them, He was ignorant Of his parent
age; he had been found one morning OF,
the stops of the Foundation School in
Baxtergate, Ripon and ~ it WAS on The
festival Of ST. Marks, he had received
tho name of the saint and the name oi
his native city, and been adopted by the
institution. Wholesome food, stout
clothing and decent trade had been
given him by the foundation, and in
many respects he war felt 10 have done
1t honor, for after fifty years creditab le
citizenship he was one Of tho Cathedral
vestry, sat in tbs Common Council OF
this ancient city which had adopted
him, and was said TO be worth at least
$4,000.
But there IL success which the world
sees little of-that Of the heart-~in this
respect Mark Ripon was the vcriest pm.
per, OF the nurses and matrops who
had been around his earliest wears he
had not one tender momory: none Of
thom had fed tho hunger OF his heart.
He had no home, no mother no sis
ter The school had been simply Il
place IN which to eat, sleep and learn.
Unfortunately, when the lad FEY! in
love il was with pretty firt, infinitely
more heartless than himself But Marks
love had been deceived and Knocked,
and when he had come ont OF his chag-
rim and sorrow he had confirmed be-
lief in the general and natural unthitli-
Iulness of women. Popular maxims and
ests confirmed him every day in his
dea, like most Englishnleu, having
once avowed this ~ his opinion every
OF his own idea Was fresh
OF il.
But he had many friends among his
'wn sex. Men generally spoke of him
" n crusty old batchelor, hut other.
wise IN well-to.do, shrewd and honor
.ble old fellow. Chief among these was
'outtg Geo. Downes, the child Of tho
id companion of his boyhood had ever
,nown his own god son. II Mark RipOn
owed any human being, it was George
)ownes, though the latter, as he grew
o manhood, gave him a great deal of |
nXiety, for George preferred the society
i women, and would not credit Marks !
ostive assurances Of their universal |
tfsencsS and unworthincss.
One moonlight night, az Mark was
oming from yester meeting, he met
gorge III the cathedral close, and on
is arm was q very beautiful girl, The
ID man looked very angrily and doubt
lily at the pretty face lifted to his ia.
orlte's The bright moon beams touch
her long fair curls, and made the veil
'and them like glory. Mark rcmcm-
ored just such lovely, innocent face.
ld he had no doubt that this Girl
onld be as false to George as pretty
amy Malthy had been to him.
George, however, would not be per
AIDED to doubt her Then Mark offer
to pay his expenses if he would 90
road and travel for two years but
Gorge said he had got situation in q
INK, and preferred to stay ut home.
10 young man, in Marks eyes, was ,
MT Oh running himself, and in % few !,
'eks he celebrated his wedding with
elaborate rejoicing that ronsed the :,
8 old mans bittorest contempt. =
George fully expected that now he
'utd be ignored, and probably lose any
ances that he might have had OF in, i,
riting his god-fathers wealth. But II
'rk was unlike the generality of men II
many respects, and in no more than Y
his behavior to the young man who "
so flagrantly disregarded All his adj Il
es and eDtreaties N
lie redoubled his care over him and n
tched all his movements with n con d
ntly increasing interest. In fact. he Il
not blame George at all he regard
ded him us one who, in I'm unfortu- +.
g hour, had fallen into the hands of d,
power which was too great for him. h;
pitied the happy bridegroom, and m
lived as s0on as possible to release
from the tolls of woman who had til
rmed and enslaved him.
q vain Georges wife smiled upon and to
Mark Ripon. He visited II
new house indeed, for it was neces- m
: to watch her movements, but neith- he
miles nor songs, nor attentions NOV he
lark. He had gone through the de- di
OIL once and was not to be deceived nj
IN II was one great point of favor