Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-06-26

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sweet, old face smiled sadly at cher
boy" lie remembered her dreams
Tor him; he realized for the first time
how far lie had fallen from her ideals.
Now he fully understood what She
lad once said 10 him: "Expcricncc is
sorrow. Oaly is life happy as we
live it for others"
The face was a mans now; hand
some still, but an eager look had come
INTO the eyes, and the mouth was
more firmly set. lie was starting out
INTO tho wOrl'l anxious for knowledge
OF 1t; determined TO fight and con-
qucr Clearly the night he left home
came back TO him. She of tho laugh
ing eyes was with him, but they
laughed 10 longer. Tears were brim.
ming over and the little lips too trem-
uIous for words. lie held her hand
and mighty struggle went on within
him. lie knew what the tears meant
and lc longcd to take her in his arms;
but pride and caution whispered:
"Wait! You lave the world before
you
Aud SO he spoke no word, but left
her.
lie had never really meant to give
her up. He iutcHdcd in the near
future to 90 back for her; but, first,
he was too poor to take the time, and
aficrward the business world claimed
him as its slavc-its slave when most
he felt himsclfit lis master.
SO the days passed by and lie never
went back.
Then he heard that another had
won her, and for moment j. Wee,
don bradshaw admitted to himself
that he hal possibly made mistake
IN life after all.
In course of time hc married his
partners daughter. lie paid her bills,
treated her with, respectful considcra-
ton, and when sic died regretted the
unfortunate circumstance. But her
face had no place on the window. The
youth of the past was crying to the
man of to-day for rcparation and
would not be silcnced.
''Why did you treat ms SOP he
cried. "Why did you stno my love,
teaching me this terrible absolute ill.,
difference TO everything good or bad?
Why did you train me to think that
money and what money could buy
was the best in life and nothing else
i1attcrcd? What have you given me in
fcturn for youth, love, aud libcrty?"
And Weldon Bradshaw bowed his
head in silence. Dead Sea fruit.
Clearly he saw now, as in the light
of noonuay, the life ho had missed.
The life of love and higher aspiration,
the abncgation of self that leads 10
the "largcr heart, the kindlicr hand"
All this he saw, and groancd in
spirit.
On through the night rushed the
express; but side by side with it kept
the phantom train filed with the
ghosts of Weldon Bradshaw's past.
The Young bride had gone TO sleep
with her head on her husbands shoul-
der and the other passengers were in
various stages of unconsc:ousucss.
Suddenly violent, shuddering jerk
throughout the train-a mighty crash
and hcaving, and then silence more
terrible. ;, My.r ~....-.--..-.~-~-...>
Silence f5r moments space only,
however; thon cries, questions, excla-
nations wild confusion of tongues.
The engine had jumped the track on
a down grade and half dragged the
baggage car with it; but the passen-
ger coaches were only badly shaken.
1t would have been terrible disaster
but for the qu!ckncss a"d nerve of the
enginc%--hc stopped the train in its
own length, but bis life was the price.
The crowd grew silent as they stood
about the wreck and that motionless
object now stretched upon the road
side.
They pecrcd into each others pale
faces, scarcely visible by the flickering
light of a few lanterns carried in
nervous hands.
Thank God! they were all safe
but one man had given ur his life for
them.
''lIe did his duty nobly," they said,
and then began TO think how they
could continue their journey.
1t was no; that they were unfeelng
only "practicap; there was moth
ing to be done and they were in a
hurry.
Only Bradshaw remained standing
by the body-he felt shaken, un-
ncrvcd, strangely Old. Those silent
lips seemed bidding him stay. A
v6feo was speaking 10 him ihro0gls
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