South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-09-05

FRIDAY. sBPTEuBsR 5. 1890
Harry Lees Temptation.

otueF Iia'. FTeuettCs RENE mOef IL II
his frst offence
Il am not sure OF that. A lai who
would s,oop 10 such dishonest act
would not hesitate to tell falsehood
TO shield himself from punishmept.
think I've treated him better than he
deserves by not. Furnishing his guilt,
thereby Shielding others from a like
deception.
But be will fui Il difficult to OBJ.
tain ano her situation without a rec.
ommenda'io from YOU
That is not my lockout. Idiscovs
cred The lad in dishonest act, COM
mit'ed WITH perfect iatrepidity and
cooluess. | had no other alter native
but to dismiss him from nv employ,
aud l am aware it was done in no
gentle language. OF course. his plea
had all u e seeming innocence and
simplicity of which his class are c,ps.
bic. though be was too much over
whelmed with surprise ami confusion
at being detected in his gu,lt-to
have many words
well, Frederic, I cannot be de.
ceived In that faoe--,hat honest. no.
ble, manly face. II You had only
gained his confidence he might have
made il pain. lie Is 40 young TO be
left to make his way alone, AMI this
very act may lie the turning point in
his lie, and you may be the means
of his ruin or salv alton. just whichever
way your decision happens TO turn.
Think, what if IL was our boy, Fred.
eric ?
Mr.. J,y looked down into the
bright, beautiful face OF his only
child, and drawing him c'ose to his
heart, held him there.
Yes, papa. forgive poor Harry for
nv sake
Il will Try him again, Mary. You
must go and set him in ths morn
ing, anil gain his confidence, il ,ou
can Perhaps have not done my
du'y.'
MIR. JOY was awakened TO a sense
Of his re.pons bity, and his next
words sen: thrill OF happiness to tue
heart of his true and faithful wife.
Mary. il il Is not too much trouble
for you, I will invite all my clerks up
to tea tomorrow evening. You must
ask your sis.ers tn happen in, an We
will try and give them a pleasant eve.
ming. Then We Gao ascertaio II they
have any religious intere-ts, and per.
haps gather them into our Bible elias,
and church. STANCE, Diary. that l
meyer felt this duty keen;y beforo. So
nany OF the lads are without Tive re-
raining influence OF homo. subject
to q multitude OF temptstiOns, and |,
who am iS a measure responsible for
their souls iust as | am for this lit.
tie CHI 4 whom G, d has given mel
have left them to .uu into all kinds
Of danger and vice, il may be. with
out friendly word OF warning or
counsel
And while the earnest resolves
we're filing the little household with
Lew peace and happiness. Harry
Lee sat by the back window of HE
attic chamber--alone and in darkness.
Mrs. Joy had sail there WAS nothing
bad In that youak face, and she
would have realIz d it all the more
cOu d she have looked into il then !;
pale, sad and despairing. the black
curls pushed away from the full, fair
forehead, tie frank, boyi,b expires
sion changed u one OF agonizing de.
spair.
There was little sleep 10 the dingy
back attic that night; hut towards
morning Harry threw him sef upon
his bed and fell into a light. uneasy
sluD'ber, the weight of his heavy pain
mingllng with redoubled forcs as he
awakened 30 the consciousness Of his
own misery 10 the light OF another
day.
lie had set himself esolutely to de.
wise some way Of obtaining employ
ment, and casting aside one place az
ter another as wor bless. when Mrs.
JOY tapped lightly upon his door.
Harry Lee. you know Mrs. Joy -
this Is little Willie come to make you
visit and bring you good news, o.
peniDg the door in answer to his fee
BILE response.
Tue lad springs to his feet. and The
hot blood leaped into bis pale cheeks,
his lips qulvered, but he could not
utter a word.
Papa says Come back to the
store pleaded the cbild's voice. lie
said / must tell YOU because 1 did
I, though ! don't know bow
Yes, Harry, Mr.. Joy has forgiven
YOU, and desires you should come
back 20 your old place. And, my
dear boy, | cannot think you really
meant TO be dishonest; now did your
going up % bin and laying her hand
upon bis. with The tenderness Of a
mother.
'Ub, no madam Indeed did not
intcn ded to replace every cent. i
did wrong, but I was not o willful
thief
win you tell me just bow II hap
poned, Harry. and how you came to
bo alone in this great city, with such
forlorn surroundings 2
Il came here SIX months ago from
WOODLAND, a pleasant little country
town where lived all my days; my
fathers health hal failed, aud With
only tho incC me OF the small farm, IL
was hard to make both ends meet. |
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