Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20
Deacon Pitkin'SF Farm
by HARRIET BEECIIEE STOWE.
CHATTER u lCaXrINuEn.l

Upstairs In hi room james began the
work Of pui ing up the bundle with VIII ch
he was to forth to seek his fortune.
There God his books, silent and dear
witne.se OF the wor o; hope ant culture
and relued emf ment lie had been mean
Ing to Ell er. lie was 10 know them no
nOre. Their mute faces eemed to look at
him mOurnfully as parting + ienIs. lie
rapidly made his sc ection for tina night
he was TO he o in time TO reach the vessel
before she sailed ana he felt even & al 10
avoid tie Thanksg wing festivities for
which he had so lit 10 relish. lana
frOlickSomc gaiety seemed hearr-brea ing
10 u m, OH the same principle that tle poet
sings:
'How ca we chant, we lite birds,
And sac weary, fu' o. care'
To the heart struck through with | first
experiences o. real su .er.ng all nature is
full of cruelty, aud the young and light
hearted are larg part OF nature.
''She has no feeling, he said to himself.
'Well. trere Is one reas' the more for
my Cling. She won I break her heart for
me: nobody loves mo but mo her. and It's
for her sake M st 90. She mustn't work
hers IL to death for me.
And then he sat down in the window 70
N
er he had tile for lie could not tr-st
himse to tell her what ne was about TO do.
He knew that she would try TO persuade
him stay, and he felt faint-hearted when
he Il ought of her. - he would 81; up
early aud late. AMI work or me to the last
gasp he thought bu father was rig I.
1t is selfish of me 70 take II" and SO h :
sat Try ng to fashion his parting note into
q tone OF Oh erfuln, g.
MY deer uother.' he wrote, this will
come tO you when have set OF ON todr
years voyage round the world. Father
has convinc q me that It's time for me 10
be do ng something for myself; and |
co ldn't get SchO | To keep and. afte r
all. ell cation is got other ways than at
college. is har TO 60, because 1 10 -
home. and hard because you Ill miss me
thong n one else Ill. Blu ia =
may rely pom 1t will no be a bur en-
on him an thcr day. : nix or swim, /
shall never come back til have enough
TO do for mysei ami 20 too. So 20 ii
bye, dear IN TN r. | kno you will al
ways n y r me and wher We AIN
shall try IN do ust as think you would
want ne 10 d . know Your rayerS will
follow ma and shall always be your
atIectiOpate son.
Up. s. The boys may Ia thosr chest
nuts aud wa nuts In NY room and IN y
drawer here Is bit of ribbon with a
lock 6 on t was going 10 give cou' n
Diana erhaps she won't care - 1t,
thou. n; ut II she DIES, she is welcome TO
lit M y put her in m nd of Id times.
And tn is al HI said with bitterness
in his heart, as he leaned oil e wi dow
and looked out Al The reat yellow m on
that was shlninF so brigh as to show the
golden hups of the overhangng IN
boughs an | The scarlet Of an ad dining
maple.
A light ripple Of laughter came up from
below. and n clrstnnt thrown Up truck
him on tn hand aud he saw lana aud
Bi step fr ia out the adowy p rch.
TIL re q chestnut TO y u, Mr.. wi,
she ca led. gaily, ~ you i stay mGping
UP there ONE now, it's splendid
ey min won you come -
70. tina X you. shan't be missed
was the reply.
THAT lrue enough; the loss Is your
own 90 bye Mr.. Philosopher. "
Good bye Dia a.
Somrth ing Ia the tone struck stran geIy
throu h her heart. 1t was the dice If
what iaia neve: had fet et-deep
sCner ne "a ID she gave a little SILVER.
''N hat II awf lily solemn voice anes
has somcli C, she snid and then al ,ed.
with a ilu h. &" { wOuld maKe his fortune
as Me hUdi-t min -.
The ,ound the light laugh and lit e
Snatches ald ech - Of gay tald ciln
back kc heartle IS elves 10 mock JIm's
sorrow.
mac for he. f" he said, aud turuud
to 60 ahI loo for his mother.