Year: 1867

liDe estate, and an interesting fam
: ily, oiwbich the eldest is q beau
} tiiul young lady. her fathers prid
) and hope. Last year, while hi
elegant mansion was building.
, young carpenter who had Just fin


lsbed his trade, and whose sol
properly consisted in a pair O
large hands, stout, good heart
ana habits of industry and sober
ness, came TO work upon the prem


,ses. Very naturally the younl
knight Of the broad axe soon fel


IN love with the young lady; anc


not strange to say the young lad,


was equally well pleased with him


She spent considerable time ever,


day in watching the progress Of


work, particularly that performed


by the young mechanic, and hc


iouhd has greatest incentive anc


joy in working uudcr the watch 0.


her loving eyes.


The secret, however, soon became


an open one, and finally was bro


ken TO the young lady's father. Hc


heard the sad news without appa,


rent concern, but in few minute.


set OIL for the village where he


made diligent inquiry respecting
the young carpenter, who, be
learned, was the only son and sup.
port oil poor widow. but was an
intelligent, capable and promising
young man. The father returned
home, and calling his daughter to


hls room, asked her how the mat.
ter stood, between herself and the
young carpenter 1t was a crili.
Cal momont'to her, and for mo.
ment her fears triumphed over her
feelings, and she burst into tears.
The tears were followed by CON
IlessIon OF IN attachment which had
grown stronger every day, even
with the fear that it was doomed 80
a cruel disappointment; for the OBJ
Ject OF 1t was nothing but o poor
mechanic. But l love him with
all my might, and would give my
lie Tor him. said the honest girl.


Does he reciprocate your affcc,
ton, asked the father.


That he does. replied the daugh-
ter, but he knows that you would
never consent TO his paying his ad.
dresses to me, and he has been
very reserved about il. He talks
about going away because he can
not live here without seeing me,
and thinks you would be unwilling
to have him visit the house"


The father sent for the young
carpenter who came to tho room
with The. greatest trepidation. He
suspected what was in the wind,
and, anticipating an immediate
dismissal, his heart was in his
throat when the father said to him:
Young man how is that you have
dared TO carry on u Irritation with
my daughter without my consent?"


That Is false, sir, utterly false,
sir, the young man replied; "your
daughter camo to the house where
we were at work and 1 saw her
and loved her. | could not keep
my eyes from looking at her. She
returned my look and interest, and
asked mo questions. Almost eve-
ry day she has been to the house,
and her coming makes it seem a
heaven to me sir. But | knew |
was only a poor mechanic, with
mother on my hands, and that you
would not consent to my Offering
her any particular attention. so
l have kept away. I'm going off
sir, soon as the job is done, for |
cannot live without seeing her, and
| would not do anything dishonor.
able, or that her father would dis
approve"


Tho young man turned his face
toward the window to hide a few
stray tears which came into his
eyes. The father looked steadily
into his secretary, as if it contain.
cd something OF unusual interest
After q not unwelcome silence he
turned 20 the young man and said:
"You have acted honorably in this
matter. You shall see my daugh.
ter all you please. l hear that you
are a worthy, industrious young
man, and | prefer such an one for
q son TO amy dissolute snob. | am
sorry your education has been SO
much neglected. But it is not too
late TO remedy shat matter. will
pay your wages regularly to your
mother, and send yor to u school
Tor II year or two. After you get
good foundation laid l will take
you into my buslness;and if you bear
yourselfin u worthy manner, one
OF these days my daughter shall be
your wife. Yeu may quit work at
once"


Our readers can imagine the
sceneand the joy that followed this
speech of wise and kind father,
far better than wo can describe
them. The young man has just
finished years course at school,
where he has made wonderful pro.
gress. The father seems to be as
proud of him as be we'll can be;
and he has found that life In his
new mansion on the banks of the
Hudson, with an accomplished
daughter who cannot sufficiently
express her gratitude for his kind
ness, and the occasional visits Of a
noble miRded young man who is
working his way up in the world,
is only yas sweet tore.aste Of ofelysium.
1t other rich fathers would follow
his example there would bo fewer
clopemems and far less misery
than at present, and great many
honnX, hnnr(a and hanniar hnmas