The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-10

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Mannerings could convert you 20 my
way Of thinking in half hour But
there are mamma and Thee; they would
make drawn battle Of it. Neither,
suppose, would papa and Madeline APP
prove. Perhaps could even carry the
point against them all, but at such a cost
of unhappiness to them and to myself
that shall not attempt the struggle.
And, after all, what does 1t matter?
Only few rays of brightness lost from
my life. 1 have bat to make the most
of the light remaining, in order not to
miss that which has been snuffed out. !"
Beatrice, you are woman not only
to be admired, but honored."
"Merci But methinks like the adj
miration better. fancy it may be rather
fatiguing to pluck bright Honor from
the pale faced moon'--at least for any
body but Hotspur."
We had now come to the end of our
walk, and of our conversation as well.
Beatrice tossed me little bow, accom-
panied by smile tlatwas half arch and
half defiant, seeming to say, Don't
think me lovelorn maiden because of
what you have heard today" and ran off
to her room, leaving me to go to the par
lor alone.
OF course held what had passed at
our interview as sacred confidence.
But it had given me a wish to know more
of Caleb Armstrong. The thought of my
favorite niece putting away SO resolutely
what she believed would secure the hap
piness of her life gave me an uncom-
Portable feeling. and had mind to
discover what there was about the fell
low to inspire her with such sentiment.
Accordingly, on leaving the manor, /
made my way to the Armstrong farm
house. 1t was tidy looking cottage,
painted grayish drab, with rude
piazza at one end. Here. on wooden
bench, two young men were sitting, one
of whom / Immediately recognized as
the person / was seeking. He started
up i'll some confusion on seeing me, but
his face soon cleared. 1t was good,
honest face, and had, moreover, fair
share of manly beauty.
81 come to invite you to sail with
me this afternoon. But perhaps you
are otherwise engaged" said, with a
glance toward the second young man.
"Mr. Stephenson-Mr. Mannering,"
said young Armstrong, thus concisely
introducing his companion.
81 am glad to know Mr.. Stephenson,
l said, with heartiness which was thor
oughly sincere. Somehow, too, felt an
increasing respect for the young farmer,
owing, / suppose, to the company in
which found him. "Are you both at
liberty to try some boating?" inquired.
81 think Armstrong is" said Mr.. Ste
penson. 81 have to meet friend, and
must therefore decline"
After few courteous words he went
away, having laughingly admonished us
not to try any sub-aquatic explorations
in emulation of Schiller's diver. When
he had reached the street noticed that
he was joined by julius Stone, who was
walking in the same direction Stephen
son had taken.
''An eagle and vulture," said, or
rather thought aloud-a way of thinking
to which am sometimes addicted.
"By the nobler bird suppose you
mean Julius Stone" said Armstrong sar
donically.
emo Such was not my meaning"
"Take carei 1t is the fashion with
the Mannerings to prefer him to Allan
Stephenson.
"With whom of the Mannerings?"
MADELINE, for instance"
"What reason have you for saying
that?"
sit is well known in Mannerington
that Allan was formerly her lover, and
that he was discarded for Stone"
"That isworse than Here stopped
abruptly, for I had again detected my
self in thinking aloud.
"Worse than Beatrice and Caleb Arm
strong, you were on the point Of saying,
perhaps" said the young man.
''Yes," admitted. ''But it does not
follow that either is to be tolerated"
perhaps not, from your point of
view. 1t Is undoubtedly true that do
not derive my birth from Ioins en-
throned, nor rulers of the earth, but T
have brain. and q will to use it. / be-
lieve, too, that shall win my way to
success"
II suppose scarcely young man has
ever started in life who did not promise
. himself some grand success as the result
of his individual efforts. But how many
of these have redeemed that promise?
How many in comparison with the
whole, mean"
perhaps one in hundred; / don't
know the ratio. But, if you please, we
will assume that it is that, provided /
may also assume that the last ninety mine
have failed. and that am to be the hun
dredth.
WELL" I returned, pleased in spite of
myself with his hopeful spirit, II sim
cerely hope you may be. More than that,
if can help you In any way shall be
glad to do So"
He grasped my hand in fervor of
gratitude. Of course, set down suffi-
cient amount of his emotion to the ac-
count of my niece, but did not Like linn
the less for the grateful temper he evinc-
ed. In course of the afternoon he told
me something of his plans, and when we
returned from the pond he showed me
the model Of an invention which struck