The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13

too' uupii i,Iiou SHuiC Cuiii Cunlc W lnj
factory.
There was something in the noble,
refined face of the young girl 'ht Mt.
tracted Walter Rodman from the frat.
That there was some heavy trou .
brooding in the sadness OF her :,
dark eyes he never doubted; but ever
purity and goodness were pictured n
human countenance, they were in L
len s. From his father he learned mn h
OF the newcomer OF the quick adapta-
bility she showed for work evid ntr
new TO her. of the almost ma culne
brain that fitted her so soon to take con
troll of the loom-room where oycra han.
drcd girls were at work.
Of her antecedcnts he knew only that
She brought letter from the clergy nan
OF her parish, in small town in New
York State. That she was woman OF
culture and refinement they could see
for themselves.
Rut Walter Rodman, by nature frank
and true, as his heart more and more
acknowledged Ellen for IFS queen,
grieved over the evident mystery in her
life. While in her conversation she ad-
yanced noble and generous views, her
wnole stN le Oh hVihg was pehurlouS 10 an
eH'euC rarely secIi III women VI her aSe'
than she commanded. 1t was not mere
ly economy, but saving pushed TO eX-
'remlty.
There was n struggle constantly in
'nc MN" o' ,ne young cierk--a slr"S'
&c betWeen MS zoe ana MS lear OF re-
pen'ance II he urged his SUIT. 1t was
revolving TO INN TO think OF lbs WI e
conducting ms household upon, par'imo,
nous prihclPics' refusing 10 pos'ow ol
ms ap9'i''u,ce , III charity' uresslhg help'
y, anu pern,ps ihhuehc'ns MN III tNe
sum Ianio ms ,u,Io'nVIo I,, hap'.s. anu W. one
nour WIN Eilch uroVc AWAY AL such
'hg%sh,s TLs ,srr sot, ro;oo o,,,,.,., .,,.,,
Inc iow' sou voice. Always tIlged ny
hcr hapitu"' sadness conveyed Sucn
t,1r na,aT 'ind oi pure tenaer e, near, r,'l
Valeu mihu' no ne soul' that waiter
Iorgot 'he COURSE, mean uress, thg man =
stories riie IN lhe factory Oh Ellen .
sIlnglncss' ana knew ne ioVeu hsr rs nc
hau never oeiore ioVeu any woman
But when the silver tankard was pre-
schlcu 10 MI houman' ana EIleh $
nullie was not upon IN l,e i'st ol con rIpu'
.ors 10 .he gll.' Ma'ter experienced u
shalP P"hS Vi DISAPPOINTMENT ne
hHGw Vil"I ms ,alher recommendation
nau gained Ellen her ilrst place IN 'ue
,aVIory' .ha, sue ,au louhu aiirin irlehu
III nlin, anu oweu her taplu advance;
" so I m, sa nnt,s"1 Iau 'a"'a't ,, ,h n .t,
u. SUI ,a,'Go1 ' 1'aIou .I & no' my w ..S ~.
toiov, % 'Voo. onIona inc IN ,bo C" sooo ,ov VI "'
','o" Nv, "'' NUS III '',' '"I'o'y
falner ana son had long peeh con
ldenhai friends ana on the evening io''
loving me presentation the latter
opened his heart ana told ali his doubts
anu iears' MI houiiiah iis'cheo qu'eV-
wv ,r -,
YET you love Ellen, nc sad
Il ioVe her, repliea wafer 'pu
could never be happy with misery
WIFE" m 49,,
"foor Ellen. now little she deserve;
that reproach!' sad Mr. kodman' u
sha!! violate confidence reposed IN me,
Waiter, when j.! tell you how you mis-,
ludgeher' but thlnk can trust you
elias she told you her secretp'
"No. heard the story from the
clergyman of Lenwood, her native vii
lage, who wrote TO me before she came
here He is an old friend OF mine and
knew he could confidc in me. | vii
tell you what he wrote to me. 81
years ago Ellen mother died, leavin,
in her care sickly stcp-brother, III
eleven years old. Her own father ha
left Ellen a pretty cottage, and she ha,
a small income from the fruit an,
poultry on the place, while she made
sufficient living teaching music an,
playing the organ in the chur h
When her mother died, leaving Stephcl
Grady, her steP-brother, an orphan an,
benhlless lor % ner step-lather before M
eealh ;, uInuereu Hm al ner mooher 5 niue
iorluhel, hlleh PROMISED 10 care ior th'
poy' henleinper, sne was put sixteen
herself, thougn carry care had matufeo
her lar beyond her actuai years.
"Ihe boy grew up IKE ms 1ather'
reckless OF expenditure, loose IN primer.
pie, yet tender to his sster-mother and
one OF those loving scapegraces VINO al
ways win some good womins $ devotion
He won Ellens, She thought herscl
bound by her promise to her mother tt
make every sacrifice for STEPHEN, ant
she faithfully tried to lead him ava
from the companions and evil iniluenc
that were running MS uie lnT1o yca
/ ago friend of Mrs, Grady took Stephe
. into his countng-house. Here he W,
3 to learn the bookkeeping, and for
1 time he worked steadily. Then the b;
: company which had ruined his boyhoC
7 again exerted an evil influence, and
D had learned to gamble. Remcmbc
} Walter he was but fourteen, and Ell'
3 but five years older.
+ Zone of his accomplishments was Il
mower of initiating handwriting, and
l The nersuasion OF some older heads
l forced n check for two thousand dol a
. on the firm he was with. The che,
cashier was in the habit of paving ov,
-. 80, 20 (,rody Rut wben II ~,