Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-17
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age, was Lnntoker bred and born. W it'll
a goo deal of aptitude For literary work.
he had succeeded in rning sun cient
money by reporting for one of the daily
papers o maintain himself an contribute
sonnet .ing towards the support of his sis
ter and his widowed mother.
Naturally Of an citable and magma
{ Va turn of 81 d. he had n he course Of
his work many OPP lrtunties of uIying
the laws OF the land an their in uences
over the rich and the poor, aud by degrees
he had become warm parti an # social
istic doctrines and constant attendant
at what, In many cases. we're neither
more nor less than seditious meetings.
Mrs. Delaney, TO whom he was all
respects good, kind son, was much s.
dressed at what she termed "John mix
ing him elf up with all that rabDle."
The mornin after his visit to the At
woods Mrs Delanet, whilst reading some
account from the morning paper of the
riotous conduct of mob in Piccadilly. let
TALL some such remark. This was Instant
H. the signal for an outburst from her son.
They may be rabble. mother, as you
say, he remarked holly, "but who has
ma them hat they are And, unles q
great social reform soon takes place, what
will their children be! The rich drones
who do nothing to earn their bread look
down upon them and laugh. The -"
"Ihere, there, John, interposed his
sister, ''for goodness Ike go on with your
br aktast We have read ali his kind Of
talk thousand times in he speeches of
the agitatOrs. VIII shouting out Town
with everybody to an ignorant mob make
matters any different? We must take tn ngs
as they are, and be thankful that we, at
any rate, can live in modest comfort"
'The time Is fast approaching, Mary"
exclaimed her brother when we shall
see change. The people are becoming
daily more and more enligAted, and they
Will no longer bear the burdens with
which the rich have so long Oppressed
them. 4"
III sincercl trust that you will not get
you self inlo trouble my dear boy. said
his mother, Through airing these wild
revolutionary notions of yours. on
must bear in mind that we could n af-
ford to live in this nice lit lie house with
out your help, AMI it would break my
heart If anything we to happen to you.
Dear old mother, he cried affection
atcly, as he got up and threw his arms
around the old la Iys neck and k ssed
her, you need not be armed about me.
] know well how to take care of myself.
This is free country, at present anyhow,
30 far as speech is con erned. and every
man has right 20 his own opinions.
You should not excite me on the subject
darling. You know how hot am about
it'll"
"You are foolish boy to stop out so
late at night with that dreadful cough Of
yours, " said Mary.
'Vh, my CO gh is ever so much better!
1t hardly tro IDes me at all Bes DIES the
doctor said that the more outdoor exer-
else take the better. By-the-bye,
dropped in to see the Atwoods last night"
Ibid you? AMI how is dear Mrs. At.
wood "asked his m Ither.
''ohe seemed very CHEEKY and WE'LL "
replied JACK. She said that she intended
to call upon you to-day"
'Polr Mrs Atwood sighed Mary II
don t think she can be very happy"
why not asked Jack.
- h, L don't know | am sure that
should not be If | were married to such
purposeless sort of man as Mr.. A wood"
IVA till you are married, Miss WISE
acre. Then you will lie. able to tell us
more about Mr.. Atwood is anything but
a purposeless sort of man. lie has writ
ten some very clever books. y
'Have you read any of them, JaclI?"
a. es. | read the one he published
some time ago. and found 1t very anus
ing. | ha also looked through the
manuscript of novel he has W itten. 1t
is not his fault that he has rot become a
great author, lie has not been lucky
since his first venture
''Well, dear, | like to hear you stand up
for your friends, though 1 must say am
rather of Mary's opinion, " remarked Mrs.
Delaney. II DO not like Mr.. Atwood,
but, apart from that, l do not think he
has su cient perseverance in him to en-
able him ever to do great work | am
afraid they are In constant difficulties
about money"
80 are most people, mother NINE"
replied Jack THAT is an everlasting
epidemic among all my acquantances.
AS for Mrs. Atwood she is perfection.
They have both been gord friends to me,
and | vow that there Is nothing in this
world hat would not do 10 serve her"
lerha John clancy did no. qui to
mean that he would actually forfeit his
life, honor, or good name, or dream that
he would ever be called upon to make any
sacrl &C at all for M $. A wood. But his
was nature full of deep passion and feel