The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-15
TWO BROTHERS..

his face wore n dark and troubled ex-
preston.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Read that" said Ambrose, hand
ing her the paper, with his thumb
upon the item.
She took the paper and read as fol-
lows:
"Our old-time friend aud former
fellow-townsmnn, Thomas Leroy was
one of the passengers on the wrecked
ship Diomed. As many of our readers
are aware, he had been spending sew
eral months in Cuba, and, as we under
stand, was on his wny to remain with
us. His worldly effects are, unfcrtu-
nately at the bottom of the sea; but
we have sufficient cause of gratitude
that his life has been spared; and we
doubt not that he will be welcomed
home in his poverty fully ms warmly
as he could have been had he come
back TO us with overlowing Golfers"
"Poor Toni" said the wife, when
she had read.
"Poor onough!" echoed her hus-
band. "He must not think he can lie
down on me. He may have lost some
thing by the wreck, but / doubt if it
was much. 1t isn't in him and never
was and he must not think he can turn
this misfortune OF wreck into for
tune of hanging upon me"
The wife made no reply. She may
have thought that her husband was
unnecessarily harsh, but she cared not
to contradict him. He had great bu-
siness cares, and was impatient of re-
proof.
In another part of the came town,
on this self-male morning, Benjamin
LEROY sat at his breakfast, and he also
had his mornings paper.
Let me say here that Ambrose and
Benjamin were brothers, and that the
Thomas, of whom mention has been
made, was their cousin, being the son
of that Captain Tom Leroy who had
lost his life years before on the coast
in trying to save the crew of wrecked
brig Ambrose Leroy was merchant,
ana held up his head in society. Ben
jamin Leroy was carpenter, and he
worked at building houses. When Am
brose was forced to speak of his broth
er's calling he spoke of him as "Mas-
ter Builder"
"Hallo!" cried Ben with start.
"Bless mel Why Cousin Tom was
aboard the Diomed!"
"Cousin Tom?" echoed his wife.
eyes Here 1t is-"Thomas Leroy
'our former fellow-townsman.' You
know he wrote that he should proba-
ly come home this summer. Poor Tom
Hard Luck seems to follow him where
ever he goesl"
''But," anxiously urged the wife
she is unharmed?"
"Thank Godl Yes. Dear old fellow
1t is hard, His years of toll in that
West India climate all throw away.
Everything he had is at the bottom of
the ocean"
"Can't you find something for him
to do Benny?"
"We'll find him home, never fear,
Molly; and if he can drive nail, or
shove plane. I'll find him work. /
know he has been thriftless dog
but its been more his misfortune than
his sin. His heart is in the right place,
and I don't believe he ever willingly
wronged human being. "We'll find
him nest somehow, won't we?"
''Of course we WILL"
And they nnished their breakfast
with relish.
Just at the close of that day a man
rang the bell at the door OF Ambrose
Leroy. He was hard looking way
farer-his garments soiled and ragged,
and his step wearied. A servant an
swered the summons and the applicant
was peremtorily sent around to the
back door, where. after time, the
master of the house waited upon him.
"Well, Ambrose here I am, under
a cloud"
"Thomas
"Tbis is all that the storm and wrecl
have left OF me. l look rough, dom
Ir
Ambrose Leroy was shocked. Blu