Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-05-02

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He saw cottage door where he had
played; when woman. with a face that
wa> pleasant to see, had called him her
"wec baby" and there were prayers that a
loving sister had sent ahead OF him on
lifc'S journey and fragments OF letters
anon. his treasures now, to tell him that
She prayed still He saw long bright
track, untroddcn by steps OF his. where
They had hoped to see him climb. He saw
the royal inheritance of his genius sQuan-
dcrcd. and his birthright bartered for pot
tagc. But why should these thoughts rush
upon him now. when every sense is pros
tratcd by weakness. aud hi- heart scorch-
"a hy The hot blood that pours through the
laboring valves: Now when the smoke Of
his torment arises, Why should they weave
themselves in tn thickcn the fumes and
>utiocatc his soul? He reached out help
around. above or beneath him strong
enough to hold Everything broke and
left him falling, drifting in voicelcss
chaos Even the innate force within him
the indomitablc spirit of power which
made him prince of the ballroom and VIC
tor At the gambling table, lay pulsele,s
a. the breast Of the dead made ncrvele>s
hs the memory of effort made in earlier
hour, Of rcmor~e. which now lay along his
path Ike broken idols round a shrine
But that night awakened thoughts in
Philip Burkmorc's heart that were never
Ia Sleep again He arose and saw that
another day was new, and pondcrcd to see
humanity take heart and begin again.
Day after day which followed found
him more unhappy. often he combcd
rhallas beautiful manc with eyes that
could not see for tears. But how could
he leave 1t all: Where should he be-
gin: Where were the steps that should
lead % the heights eyond hImt Where
could he turn from those hc had msdc His
friends when he had no others; How
wrench himself from carc~,.-- his lips had
sought now that tiey left a sting in hi,
heart.
But there j. order beneath the seeming
Confusion and it wa, not fate that put Il
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him that he had found happiness in lov-
ing wife aud a little country home. Not
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want 10 look into YOUR honest eve, again.
There was something about the letter that
caused Philip to put it very tendcrly in hi.
breast rocket. and brush something that
might have been honest tears from his
eve.
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t.r,r,iu, steamer a,d ,va,rbad The ritv
rac..i. a. ~. ,,rj,u,d criminal ,yonId
look pnon tb. prisou walls from his world
of fr,..,lo,n WIN, an mir Of n.ace of
cl.ar,ss and ~ n,ri,v phiI;n s,a,n..d in.
HI. fri..,d c,lI.d homo I, wasnow r,,a
j., ~, ,,,,,r,rv /, - rev., Ipra in ,h,
,.f,, ord ,ba, r,gh, ,s no drex a.id. IN.
curtains Of the little room they had given
ephndj.d snirit shall dnd when il thinks
~ s,,.p o,,t into the darkness. a world All
.iIy,r,.d win snf, liyht all radiant Win
dewy sweetness. Who that has laid his
broken neart next to Nature neve, felt il
healed nv IN, contact.
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