Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-12-16
THE YOUNG MAN FROM
WYOMING
AT EAGLES MERE.
A SULLIVAN COUNTY NOVELE.
BY THOMAS J. INGHAM.

''My time was now more completely my than it
had been before and the at disposal me an
opportunity seek pleasure almost all the channels IN
which it supposed be found My training, however, had
been the school of advers and prosperity did not
upset my make any change in purposes still
devoted four hours day to systematic study had eight
for Sleep and twelve hours left for business and
My business rarely took than four hours day.
y dinner table always set for company and sell
dom dned alone Professors from the college, with their
students and clerks and other agreeable acquantances
my guests My dinners always informal, and my
guests seemed to enjoy them as we'll as did
'N1ore than before sought reasonable social inter
and rational amusemen for it necessary to keep
my mind young we'll as my body
"In few years | substantially closed my real estate
business having ceased purchase and having sold nearly
all had At that time found had five hundred thousand
dollars invested government state and city bonds yielding
income of thirty thousand dollars determined to
make all of investments in bonds of this character they
perfectly safe and the least troublesome of kind of
property ilbera in my expenditures, but
have always found large surplus of income to invest at
the end of each year. and further reference to will
add that my fortune now amounts to several millions
CHAPTER TWENTY-sEVEN.
81 was worth Million perhaps when saw in Phla-
depha newspaper notice of the death of Mr. Osbourne-
Matties husband must say tell the TRUTH that the
luton had formed to triumph him with feet upon
his grave had changed The time had at last
Philadelphia, and walked alone the cemetery,
fecng passed along the streets upon the injuries which
the deceased and Matte had inflicted upon
When reached the cemetery requested the sexton TO
show to Mr.. Osbournes grave. AS approached it,
old lady, dressed in deep mourning the grave
thought perhaps Mr. Osbounes mother, and, did
wish disturb her. turned aside to examine
by. While stood thus, the lady gave startled
camaon, and came towards AS she she said
&c Elicettr Lessngham! Is it possible
81 answered, That is my name, and then percevng it
Matte, added Mrs. Osbourne, l believe
g YES, she replied, I'VE know each other still. How
little have changed Alas what the have done
for me!'
Il did see, clearly, the marks OF and sorrow
which had erased trace of her beauty could
only
g Matte, hear you have met with sad loss
81 have indeed she replied, and alone my
mother first then my two children and last of all my
poor husband
'She sobbed if her heart would break l did feel
much like setting my feet in triumph Mr. Osbournes
then sought in vain for words to comfort her When
she could command her voice she said
g Il am glad we have met and met here have felt all
my life that acted very wrong you God knows how bit
tery have felt it. dared not hope have your forgive
ness but now, here, ask it need it
81 think she would have fallen my feet if had not
prevented her Every trace of my long cherished bitterness
out of my heart.
God knows I forgive you, Matte I exclaimed, and
hope there is brighter future in store for you
g L grateful, very grateful she replied, 'ior this
and will venture to ask thing Can you
will you, also forgive him?'
"That morning would have said Never but my feel
ngs had changed 1t long before answered that
could in her pitiul face fear that would say
said a last:
''Mae have waited to search my heart, and find
all bitterness toward you and your husband has
also is freely forgiven
''She clasped her hands and turning eyes upwards
reverenty exclaimed
g 4 thank Thee my Heavenly Father for this forgive
of an earthly friend, and pray Thine
forgiveness that last days be days of peace and
''We were both silent.
'Then said Matte you must me if I am too
nquisitive but will you tell you fnancay?'
L will you frankly said she; 4 have almost
nothing. My husband-I should say through with
his fortune almost before knew and for strug
ged with poverty
i asked you the question: explained, mot for
curiosity | able o To dO