Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-08-20


| Much of William Morean's power over
| men lay in his genial. atiectionate nature
| and in his gay courage. Among mis- old
classmates now his laugh rang out as
| heartily as when he was boy. This was
| during the first days of his visit; after that
| his wife noticed that he grew grave and
| thoughtful. On the night of the banquet
! he came home with "A hsggard face, and
sat down beside her without word.
| Are you not going to tell me about it,
/ WIZ" she said You have been looking
| forward to this reunion as the happiest
| day in your life. Were all your friends
| there?'
| Yes" he said, rousng himself. "Only
/ one or two were absent. 1t was very
| pleasant to hear the accounts of their lives
| The boys have been very successful as
| rule. Two or three have made brilliant
| regulations at the bar. one is an eminent
/ surgeon, and several are enormously rich.
/ like Jack Horseley. The stopped rose
4 and walked neryously to the window-'I
| with household of children am starving
! on six hundred year" he broke forth pas
| sionately.
! Mrs. Morgan did not answer at once.
| Usually her faith burned bright and clear
1 But she was human, and she had seen
| Mrs. fiorseley's butler glance at her gown
| tonight, recognizing il a. one OF hi, mis-
tresss; ana Mrs, liorseley had amused her
| by showing her her little girls Partisan
| trilettes for the coming winter. Mrs.
| Morgan turned over the dainty coufectious
smiling, thinking OF her own girls patched
| shoes.
why" she thought should this child
be wrapped in velvet and lace while mine
have not tianncls enough to keep them
from the Cold:"
The question is as old as the world 50
is the doubt that looked out of the eyes uf
wife aud husband as they faced th,ir lfc
that night.
'Do not tell me that made a mistake :"
he said. almost herccly, turning 90 her.
II chose to serve God instead of making
money. thought WAS right.
''lon were right, Will" But her tones
were dull ami cold. let Us 20 to steep
now. wish wc had not come here am
glad We going back Ia morrow"
They were at breakfast the next morn
ing the shabby little trunk had been sent
to the station. The world probably look
ed differently to them both in the healthy
morning light. Mrs. Morgan'> blue eyes
had reganed something Of their happy
! calm She was watching little Lucy
/ Iior>cles critically. and thinking that her
+ own girls bad stronger muscles and strong
er brains ~ith whicn 10 meet the wurNl.
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Il asked Tom Hare about his family. ."
1 he said 'but he cvaded the question.
/ No wonder He had son who went
/ 20 the dogs. SO did Carridous boy. The
( usual story OF American lads, born to huge
/ fortunes, launched on life without WORK or
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