The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-05-24

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for the guardian to account for salts
factorily.
However. Caleb was disposed to take
| quietly what was passed over TO him and
make the best of it. His superior
! scholarship at once opened to him an
1 excellent opportunity as a teacher,
| which he ut once accepted; though had
/ he been possessed of the funds he had
supposed himself entitled to he designed
to have given himself to agricultural
pursuits at once. But our disappoint-
ments and the breaking in upon our
plans by a wise Providence, who knows
far better what is most suitable for us
than we ourselves do, prove, if we ac-
cept the way open to us with unfalter-
ing trust, our highest good.
With this feeling Caleb accepted the
position offered him, and for three
years gave himself to the duties of a
teacher in a high school. His salary
the first year was moderate; but when
his capacity and ability became known,
his compensation was made even gen
erous greater than he had anticipated.
With the people of Thornvillc, sue
cess was the highest virtue; or, if not a
virtue, it stood in their minds as of
greater value than what silly people
called virtue, morality or culture. AL
fred Thurber was spoken OF everywhere
as a model for young men. ''He was a
lucky fellow, in Thornville parlance;
and smiles, and marks of respect were
shOwered upon him from all whom he
deigned to notice. The proud heart of
his mother was full to Overlooking.
Her ambition knew no bounds. Her
eldest daughter Lucy was soon engaged
to one of the clerks in the same estab-
lishment with Alfred. He was very like
Alfred dashy, fine-looking and genteel
in manners.
Lucy was much like her mother am
bilious and fond of show and parade, and
when her marriage took place, it was
made a very notable affair-and she
went to grace fine city home.
But the next daughter, Julia, was a
very different girl Her beauty was less
striking. but yet vastly more attractive
to any who could feel the power of real
excellence, beauty and sweetness com
bined Her mother felt she was a trump
card in her hands, and resolved that he
who received the hand of Julia should
be a king of wealth and popularity,
who should add to her own qualities
and Importance in the eyes of the
world.
But in this she was destined to great
disappointment just as her hopes were
on the point of realization. Alfred and
his wife came one day from the city, in
their usual style with a driver and span,
aud with them came a gentleman whom
it will hardly do to call young, though
some years this side of forty. He was
a distant relation of Alfred 5 wife and a
member of a great firm in New York
City, which was among the leading
houses in that city. He was tall, slight
" bald, but fine looking, courtly in his
manners and address, and intelligent in
the ways of the world.
He was looked upon by the family
and the people of Thornville, for he
spent several days there, as quite a lion.
The very thing which Mrs. Thuber de-
sired did occur; Mr. Hurlburt fell deep
ly in love with Julia, but incredible to
relate, Julia, was as cold and distant
toward him as though it were impOssi-
bic for her heart ever to feel the soft
passion of love. Her mother bore it for
a time in silence, but when she saw no
signs of the giving away of the icy fet-
tiers which seemed to hold her heart and
soul she took her to task. and demanded
to know what she could mean by such
conduct Julia made no reply till she
had gone to her private desk and took
thercfrOm a letter, and handed it to her
mother to read; as she glanced at the
name of the writer and ran her eve
over the contents her cOuntenance
changed. her face became red, and the
fire flashed from her eye.
"Juliar' she exclaimed, what do
you mean by holding correspondence
with one SO much beneath you?'
- You have not always thought him
so, mother
"Wen, YOU know, child, that affairs
with us have changed within a few
years, and though Caleb is well enough
in his place, l will teach him better
than to aspire to the hand Of daughter
of mine
You will do no such thing, mother"
said Julia, calmly looking her mother
full in the face.
do YOU mean to intimate to me
that you are going to refuse the suit of
Mr.. Hurlbcrt and accept this worthless
boy Caleb2'
u do not intimate only, mother, but
l will say, plainly, l shall never accept
any intimacy from Mr.. Hurlbert, of
whom | know no hurt; but Caleb has
my heart now, and had it ever since /
knew | had a heart made to love-"
- You silly, foolish girl, 1 command
YOU ut once to put stop to all such
silly notions. l viii have none of it
Mr.. Hurlbort is Just the match have
been hoping for YOU, and l am not going
to be disappointed by any silly notions
of yours
Mother! did you marry father be-
cause your mother loved him, or took a
fancy to him, or because you loved
him?"
THAT is no matter of yours; it is
your duty to obey your mother, who
knows what Is best for you a great deal
better than you, girl of eighteen"
81 expect to live with the man
choose for my husband, and not you.
You had your choice of a man, and |
expect the same privilege myself. If
there is anything TO be said against the
character of the one / choose it is my
duty to listen to YOU. as my mother,
but in nothing else, and you have no
right to dictate or interfere further"
Julia Thurber! l am astonished
and panied to the hearts core to hear
YOU talk So. just see what a life YOU
turn your back on in refusing Mr.. Hurl-
burt, and what sad fate you choose
for yourself, in accepting so simple
and worthless a character rs Caleb
Thornton"
That, mother, is your estimation of
the two men and the two positions, not
mine
just look ut the position of your
sister Lucy, and the society she moves
i'm. and the style she lives in. | should
think YOU would be ashamed to bring
such disgrace on your brother and sis
ter as to condesccnd to marry man
,,-L,., L;,rL..t ambition il fD no a arm