The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-21

uncle died and bequeathed his fortune
TO him upon the condition that he give
up art altogether He accepted the
terms far more for his wlfe's sake than
his own, but the loss Of his life work
and the abandonment of his ambitions
broke his heart"
There is another instance OF young
man who, few years ago, bade fair
TO make quite name for himself upon
the stage. He secretly won the af.
fectlons of the daughter Of Il rich mag.
nate well known In this country. The
lovers were discovered and ruthlessly
separated. The young woman, how
ever, took this 50 much to heart that
she was really thought TO be IN danger
Of dying. Whereupon, the stern parent
was compelled TO capltulate, which he
did rpOn his own terms. His sOn-ln-
law was to abandon the stage utterly
and never allude to his connection with
it, and in return was to be permitted
TO marry the girl and receive a yearly
allowance. Although he would have
infinitely preferred TO fight his own
way, the young man was conquered
by love and feminine tears. His ef-
forts are spent in trying TO write pldSs,
but so far the efforts of a desultory
life have not resulted either in great
success along this line or in an over
abundance Of happiness.
Two brothers living in n small town
inherited alike small fortune from
their father One, who was conven-
tiOnally respectable, used his money
and his efforts to get into society better
than that to which he had been ac-
customed The o,her spent his money,
drfted away from his birthplace, and
finally went from one shiftless occupa-
lion TO another until he was reduced
TO keeping soul and body together by
ETY. in the lower vaudeville houses.
Appeals to his brother availed little
until one day the latter was put up as
a candidate for Congress from his dis
trlct The young man, who was not
without n sense of humor, saw his op-
pOrtunity. He acquired the sales rights
TO certain proprietary medicine and
appeared at the public square on the
evenings when outdoor political meet
ings We're held. In the lulls between
political speeches and "music by the
band" the young man began to hawk
the qualities of the medicine, which he
emphasized by executing his song and
dance, from as elevated position as
possible. The result was that he was
speedily established in a legitimate
business by his elder brother. who was
quick enough to save himself and even
increase his own popularity by the act.
"I would never have thought of the
dodge if it hadn't been for the ridicu-
lous senstiveness that he had about
my letting anybody know what was
doing, and the fact that whenever
touched him for loan he only re-
sponded in the most stingy manner
possible" said the youna man, who
was not without a sense of humor.
"The patent medicine scheme, however,
worked even better than expected"
There is one other and entirely differ
ent case, where one of the least pleas
ant traits in human nature resulted III
the gaining of competence. 1t also,
resulted in the giving up
of career. A girl who was making
a reputation as concert singer was
to receive a notice from
firm of lawyers that n comparatively
large annual income would be at her
If she would retire into private
life. After consideration she came to
the conclusion that moderate cer-
tainty was better than the alluring but
precariOus promise of what she her.
self could earn, and she accepted the
terms and the money. She never knew
until long afterward that it came from
n relative with whom she had not been
On the best Of terms and who, jealous
of career which she herself had
longed for, but which she had not the
talent or beauty enough to fill, had |
taken this method of preventing her
young relative from shining in it.-New
York Sun.