The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-09-12
A GLIrTERIsC TEMPTATION,

IuE tleb mao, Tot . bts slslfs AFPe'
at The present tine be IL 90 The hros
road to future ~,aIlE II o.! arose irot
the isct thsl be took time by the for
tocE, the ouly ssy poor mortsIs bsre
ever seuiog even st,h hin of the scyib
and hour glass.
Bot il is this very thing sh,oh is csn
iug hin such lot oi meatsl anguis
uos, msklbg be nights sleepless Snt
threatening to undermine bis dcmesii
peso.
mattel IlropF bad 90 claims to socis
distinction Wuen I.esudtr met ber tirst q
somt enteitainmeht here she rendered
selections Of classic music 10 sueh a ma
ttfly manner that be, being lover o
music, vas INSTANTLY attracted to her sid,
and stayed there during the evening"
For the rect, she wore glasses, ben.
nesrsighted. and, having been graduated
from al eastern college was rather stiff
und pedannc 10 her mspuer ersteiu
change from the ordinary trsky youoe
creatures with whom Leauder bad beer
associated.
II takes oil klnis Of people to make q
world mores the pity aud love goes
where It is sent. Mabel had expected to
| become one Of that noble army OF mar
tyrs teachers, but when Lesnder propos
ed she considered the matter and thought
she heard tue voice OF duty bidding her
snsw er Yes, aud without more ado she
accepted him,
Now, Msbel Thrope did not expect her
hero to swim the Hellespcut Of life with
all bis armor on, but she did demand
from him as she had right to do a
high moral standard. for she bad no,
married him until she had seen, ss she
believed, bis whole past life laid open be
fore her Us book. There is time when
a man is as weekly sentimental and as re
ligious ss when he Is trying to live up 10
the standard OF q pure young girls idea,
and Lesnder became almost an angel.
There are very few OF us capable OF
making human angels os ourselves. Good
sud evil are IS pefsisteDtly present in
our moral nature rs light and darkness
! n our atmosphere, and one serves ss a
Implement Of the other To Danish
night we use the hight Of science; to coun
tersct wrong We use divine help; but so
largely Is our worldly nature in excess OF
our spiritual power that we are constantly
in danger of erring TO be forgiven; 10 9th
er words, shining and repenting.
Mabel Thorpe believed in an inheIible
brightness. The command to do evil
that good may come was to her pervert
ed text. She was not aware that there are
sius OF omission as well as OF commission,
aud that her righteous condemnation OF
sinners and her severe Judgments were in
themselves Of isrcicsl nature. The self
righteous are often harder to live with
than the sinner,
Leander CLARK had been good son, and |
he had intended to be a good husband.
He WAS both proud aud fond Of his
wife, but certainly regretted that he could
not give her all the Injuries that she
could appreciate, not even the grand piano
that her musical talent deserved. But be
vent TO work with q will to make her hap
py, and ped IN few years to be able to
add all other neediul things.
Among the wedding presents OF the
,oung couple was one that far outshone
III the rest-s superb set OF diamonds
,eut by sn uncle of Lesnders who was
lear to death, and who gave the residue
If large estate in this e1trsvsgsnt pres
tt Lesnder himself was genuinely sor
y that auch sn undesirable gift had been
d sde, but argued that his wife was a sensi
lie woman and would turn them into some
hing more suitable for their condition OF
lie "a piano, for instance, which was
ecessity, rather than luxury. What
las his surprise when bis bride said:
| ntver was 80 pleased IN my life. Dia
londs represent TO me the capitalization
# everything beautiful iD art and nature. ,
never dreamed that | should possess q
lch magnlhcence. =
But these have no associations, said her q
usbsnd; they are not heirlooms.
They will be; all diamonds we're new at 4,
ONE time. And are they not associated 4,
itb the dear old msn who gave them?
The dear old man had been a terror IN
ie family. and had only given the diam
nds to Lesnders wife because he hated b
lat nephew little less than The others, ,
hon be hoped to make horribly jealous
I'D sDgry and bad succeeded. +
When Lesnder asked his wife to keep -,
er diamonds 10 the bsnk Sue promptly
eolined. T.
Bot you surely viii not wear them dearf h
e suggested. .
Why rot? she asked. q,
It would lnlnre our prospects. and not h
e consistent with onr position. :.
They we're gift to me surely have
le night TO do as | please with my own. =,
The II 5ht-yes; but | thought my wife !
"a more discretion. | did not know you
red for eesgsgs. Mabel
Sc the fir cloud came on the horizon
their love but Lesnder vas good, TEN :,
red and Mabel satisfied. and i, jissp
cared. The truth wss that Lesnder had
peeted hsndscme suu Of money from v
.ls very uncle. VII sss bachelor and "
~ old Bot age hal not mellosed su y
sly disposition to thuArt bic relsuves. -
ID alter rs Ihs tue youns ans hopes
} took msIieious pleasure 10 dis,ppoiut 81
q them. D
The Vouug couple began life 10 Iret