The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-11


 donaole weaknesses. perhaps unbecom- ing tine man who prided himself upon the way +. which he had carried out true American's idea in regard to all matters public and private, that he had employed an Eng .ish antiGuary to trace out his lineage and find the arInorial bearings of his family, and had then caused the coat-of-arms to be stamped upon all his silver. books and ,he like. Forty years be- fore. young man of twenty. he had come from New England to become one Of the founders ofthe town of Brookheld. Perse- veraIee. prudence, industry and economy were ruling elements in his character and. as the country about him had Geye- loped into ,lourishing community. he had toilcd. prospered and grown rich. H. IS one of the village magis;r 4tes and Brookheld was proud of him. In ;ne past i; had often shown her pride by eleeting him to various public trusts. all ofwhich had been guarded with ability and conscientious care. Tn the exciting lu.e-wa: days. he had beer an unyielilngt 45o,i:.oas. and al all times had Eealoasly aiied the cause with his influence and wealth He had besides the moral coGr- age ,o maintain h.s opinions. and once I, mass-meeting in one ot the larger towns had calmly occupied the speakers stand wi:h William Lloyd Garrison, an o5]ect of rdlcuie ani eon.umeiy. Bu; in the cause of abolition as IT all others ;o which he ben: the force of his iron will, the squire had conquered al last: !: and when the ;lie of public opinion chdnged and amid black war clouds the cause of slavery wen; down, he had be- cone 1T obIee: of admiration and ] honor
 As the squire walked through the stree of the town with brisk steps and heal cree, he was admiringly pointed out, ls one of the evidences of Brookheld's prosperity. And well nigh, they be --aSa.-sd .nf nm lQE he vas noble alike in tction and bearing. Tar ana sissset '. iris features were strong. regular and we'll carved: while his hair and full flowing 5ea,d, turned to snow by the winters of sixty years, gave him an air of dignity ard wisdom. Sincere and out-spoken in all he did, the squire was proud of him. self proud of the great mills and stately !. home. which were the fruits of his active, busy life and above all proud of the esteem of his followers, which he knew was the outgrow,h of sterling worth and blameless life He liked to give advice to those younger than himself. His own pathway had been cut straight by the teachings ot prudence, sagaeiy and economy, and he pointed ou. the same narrow and at times difficult, road to all who came to him. Still he though. Il more gracious to loin practical aid with sound advice, and many young man owed his start towards success to the kindly helping hand of Squire Hobart,
 When man of thirty years he had. during l business sojourn in the south. met. loved and married a woman of rare and winning qualities. boik of head and heart. For few years she had filled her husbands home w.ih life and loy and sunshine and then gradually dropping and tlll:ns ike .he delicate tropical lily when ,.ansplan;eG Co northern cline. n las; after long day Of unspeakable sa.er:ns and pain. h Id died ,ha: her 5a5e mIsh; l!ve. No mater how stern and harsh he nigh: a; ;lmes be with others. to her Iot..eS fa.aer WAS always Ia da.sen, and kind. tot the las; ot his kir. she seemed the more than mortal sii; of her ange. mother. Since her birth he lad never allowed her to leave hIn bu, had watched and tended her with the gentleness and care betitting so frail and tender l flower. Though Mollie Hobar, had passed the age a. which young women-thinking that the time when they will become wives and mothers. Is drawing near-besin to prepare for the sacred duties which awai, them, she had never had l sui,or for her hand. and her father looked with jealous eye on all who might become such. Some ;ime. he would say. half in test and half ;n earnest, Mollie will marry some srea;. rough Titan of a man. and wind herself into his being. jus, as the ivy ,wine,h itself abou, the sturdy oak. and planting its tendrils here and there q; las, become very par; of it. But with the weakness of an old man he con tented himself with the thought iha, such ] thing would not occur until after many years. Thus i, was with the world aloe, presenting itself as a realm into which she hai been sent a kindly human fairy ,o scatter good deeds and happiness everywhere. thai Molie hobar; suddenly. and as the people of Brookheld thought. for some mysterious reason, married Ma;; Har,ia,,.
 Naliy tIliETtcu. WlsU me seeming air ot ttru,h and canior which surmisers d. ways pu: on, ,ha, HarEia:; having gained over the girl control as absolute as it was wrong. had married her. thinking. that Oliver Hobart to shield his daughter from shame would pardon her and ac. cept him as a son. l; is bu: just 10 say. that circumstances soon proved the mos, cruel part of this rumor to be wholly false, while Harriau's hopes. if he had ever held any, of beneh,sing himself in a worldly way. were soon destined to come 10 naught. for when the squire learned the step his daughter had taken. he dis owned and almost cursed her. and in the months that followed firmly ignored her pathetic and almos, frantic appeals for forgiveness. Harriat, must have known that he was an obec, of interes, perhaps in secre, he exul,ed over the commotion he had created bu, in his outward bear