The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-12-21
A BROTHERS ST3ATIGEI.

There is no lov-lisr village in the En-
pire stat. taan Fran On.a, though tills L
not It's r-al name. nelLGcr Slal 1 gly-
the real uas.cs OF the Characters who
vii figure II the following story, t-ougl
they are al p-og-e an Ut upon H.
stdwe acuCa.
." an so Crry mother TINT Mary is 60
deceived IN young 1lortoa,' said iien-y
GoliIns, rs ne came Iu.O 4lrs. Go.4-ng'=
peasant pIrlor one summer evening.
"H at 20 you mean, my SOM sleC
the mo her, looking up rom h-r seNlnl-
~ lad always supposed 1T -lr. morton
was q gentleman. he cert Gnly D-.Opss
10 one of our best families"
"lhat is tru , moth r dear, but this
gentleman OF one OF our hTs5 ianlilez
IS at this very q. oIneut "a i-.irIDk - IL
notel an aytng IKE q foo f."
- Harry are you not nisinfOrmed2 p
i'll the mother looking up VIII hoT-
rILei eXpg s.lon-
.Aly eyes do not deceive me, mother
the son replied. al have known Nor
tons falling Tor long tine Dut Mary Ia
as nr.n as a rOcE. She viii not believe
anything TO the pr ia ice OF her over
Mrs Go.dinx was sore J troubled.
"DrunRenncss Is sucn s-aL-'1t
vice, e sail. "W en- man once -
gra Is himself 50 uch, what car : 40
him? To think of our sweet Al4rF d
drunkara's wlIe. Oh. l cannot. c-ll-E
bear it " Ami the tears 1glI pl ntit-..y-
40 not distress yours ID, mother su-
the young man perhaps We can lave
her"
SISTER Mollie r' he called up the stair
way, TOR Mary WAS writing in her r0J u.
~ ONT you please come AMI walk with
| your poJr tIreI brother t-is evening?
Th7 moon VII be soon u, and L. az =
| G4lightlul.'
"Yes, Harry, I will come" sail 80
youuy girl, tripp.n 10 vn the stairs y t.
| a scarf thrown | h1y abort her hOIi,
| d~rs. "a oor boy! He co fines himself
| 10 osely 10 his business"
The brother and sist rsau1terse slow.
! ly down the VI lage street
! "The moonlight Is so beautiful upon
! the water, sister. We will go down u
! the river side. See, una IS uzt pep
| ing above the tree-tUps. How Leauti-
! ful ~
Hut some hing elsa Just then attractel
! Mary Col ing's attention.
| They were passing the hote' end she
| hear her lovers vol 9 amid the drunk 4
! clamor " ich filed the air.
Could that be Clarence?
IN the gllre o. light e could sec lis
tincty tall, ,-racelul young man los ias
glass ter glass OF brandy down his
| throat. She he ri prOlane AMI II el
words, such rs she had never hoard p--
fore, spoken in his we'll known " -.
| - Harry 10 yO1 you hear sL-
PaspeI, clutching his arm Tor sup r-.
| "Merci'ul Heaven can that e CL-r--lc-
| Morton ?'
"5iy dear sister. this IS no new thir- %
eaid her brot rer, cla7p.ng his arm q ont
her. Il have seen this too oil 70 :
surprise |. Poor Clarence What can
he be thinking o. u de- .rJv III r-Gif?'
! "And not only thIt, butiGo y-G Sc the
young men a"Ost him: Ia -Jrry, q I
brot .er, but l must 60 home" auI
Mary Golding tnrDod h-r 81 ps home
ward.
| The moonlight upon the water was
forgotten, and Harry Go!ding Wcs sin e.
iny glad re Deum in his helrt that Z
last his loved sister saw hcr lover -
others saw him.
a tall, broad-shoul'ered young mon
passed them as they walked sl-uly
along.
~ hither away, Baritone An arnfgI
Of books as usual, said Henry Gold 4.
"Do you never rest ?"
"Never before / ara weary" rerl'~d
tn young man, bowing respectfully 70
Mss Mary. Il hops 10 graduate is
term"
a splendid young man., said II nry
Go!dins 10 his sist when 9.r. Bar n
IN passed ont Of hearing. "Ie WI
make his marx in the Worl 1"
bgt iury's heart was too full 10 heed
her brother words
ne studious young man hal shown
her marked attrnr oas, but her heart
hai ben pre- occupied AMI she scarculy
knew him.
Clrence Morton WAS greatly aston
ish q wnen, at lis next VISIT to is ie-
tr thed vile, she glvo him back his rn-,
saying:
'All is ended between US. saw you
last even NJ At the hotel"
e knew too vel that remonstrarcc
or cntreaty WIS useless, and lcit. grow
ing At 1t WIS "delcrd rd ii "A youil,s
fellow coulin have bit OF iuu "
Tue "niT OF iun' lasted through CIR
ence Morol's worfhl 81 life, AMI he dol
unlamen ell ami scarcely known, whIe
the pennies youns student as been .or
ars one o. the leading citizens OF tran
COMA
Mary Golding hss for moro than q
s ore Of years been the happy wifi of
juige Barton, and has never ceased 10
be CRATE ul for The success OF her LrOtLs - 2
strAtagem.