The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-24

mE the long winter evenings when the
laoors OF the day was over: had &C.
CURED the rudiments of q frst.rate edu.
cation. My employer then told me that
0unn9 the past month he had observed
me closely, and that he
man: II will tell you something more ;"
said he. that l have discovered. You
are young man of extraordinary intel.
l'gence. Gardening is not YOUR proper
avocat'on. ! am doing an extensive
practice of the law. and need some one
TO stay in m > office. know of no one
better suited than you. With your ap-
p''cat'on and industry. within one year
from now you may he admitted to the
student"
don't know exactly how it was, but
suddenly Judge Parker and the table
seemed to become inverted, and the
room went whirling around AMI around,
and then we all seemed flying off through
the air, like Aladdin's castle, and the
next thing knew was sobbing with
my head upon the table.
lie didn't say anything until l reqained
my composure, and then told him all
What hard time ( hod through life,
and how this'had been the only light
shat had ever shone on my dark path
"Av. Tears sprang. into the old man.
eyes IS l told him, but he said I mus,
never d SPAR, ant he was certain I
would come out victorious.
went into Judge Parker's Office, and
studied hard, and at the end of tho
year, as ne precibted, { Obtained my IL
cense to practice law: Ho then asked
me nue. what Intended doing. told him
that intended to 60 of to some rising
ever do anything" said, "remembey
that you are the man that made me-"
he said that should do no such
thing. tie was getting old, he sail, and
was unable to attend properly to a
great deal of his business. and he want
ed me to stay and assist him. "You
must be- my partner" said he, with q
share Of the profits"
Again the room seemed turning
around and around, but this time man.
aged to retain my feelings, and only
May Heaven thank you, for can't"
,"Well, it wasn't long before the peo-
pie seemed to take an interest IN me.
and they electe me to the State Levis,
!ature, and then after awhile to Con-
gress, and I always continued in the
same honest. industrious course until
they had made me their Governor.
bad heard Tut very little in al that
time from Linton Hall. l had heard
that General Linton had died, and Ar.
thur st. John and Helen had married.
and the old place had been sold, and that
was all.
As for my part 1 was still bachelor.
Many time, amid t thunders of ap-
plause that had surrounded me, fair
hands had thrown me beautiful flowers,
and ruby lips had smiled, and bright,
eyes had glstened when l was
near; but thought of cold, cruel, naughty
Helen Linton, and had judged them all
alike, and had turned away.
One evening, shortly after had been
elected governor, when the wind was
bowling outside, and was enjoying the
comforts OF my room within, and won.
derlng any houseless wretches were
out in that storm, to my great astonish.
ment the servant ushered in ladv. II
was something unusual; but | spoke to
her as politely as l could, and offered
her seat, when the hit Iell upon her
features, and notwithstanding the sun
ken eye and hollow cheeks, to nv con-
sternation recognized the face of Hell
en- Linton.
To my relief, however, found that
she had failed to recognize me. No, she
would as soon have looked for a form
from the tomb as to look for me at that
place.
She had come, she had said, on pain
full business. Her father had been a
very wealthy man, and had left her a
large property, b::t her husband had
been very dissipated, and having run
through with it all, and finding the fam
lily in want, III an unlucky moment had
committed a forgery, for which he had
been tried and found guilty, and she had
come to me to plead for his pardon. She
told me all this amid sobs and tears, and
finally concluded by prostrating herself
at my feet.
Great God! This woman, who once
thought me not good enough to wipe her
shoes upon; kneeling and groveling at
my feet.
begged her to rise and be seated.
and then inquired her fathers name.
She said it was john Linton. l then
asked her il she remembered the old
widow and her son that once lived on
the Forest road near Linton hall.
She replied, with some surprise, that
she did.
Then 1 stood up.
1uNV OOyy calu "ICtCuCus uOluCs
less outcastt that he once was, now stands
before you.''
She turned ashen white, arose AMI
staggered toward the door. l told her
to stop, had something to say to her.
''Let me go" SAID she; showed no
mercy to you, and expect none now"
Then my heart was touched. Z.
"Mrs. St. john" 50 d, II will par
don your husband, but on one condi-
ton only"
She eagerly asked me to name it.
ut is this" said I, 'that'you will teach
your children the folly and the evil con-
sequences of pride; that you will guard
them against its wicked and nefaiious
Influences through life, and that your
hus band will likewise reform and lead a
different life"
She readily assented to my require
ments, and in few moments mare she
was on her way home bearing the joyful
tidinys to her little children.
The lesson that taught her l hope
may be benefit to them through life.
She and her husband moved to dis
tant city, where he reformed, and be-
came use vi and respectable citizen,
and often speaks of me, understand ,
with profound gratitude.
l am bachelor yet, and there is but
one woman to whose memory I ever
drop a tear.
And that is to the memory Of my
| mother.
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