Show ORIGIN AND DESTINY A among iri lri 0 n ho those se who aspired lo 10 the halid haild of rau laura 1 woodville Woody ille was a young man named percival whose fathel father a poor day laborer had by self sif de f mal mai throng through i many years succeeded in in giving him an education p du cation catlon beyond what was usually aci acl ac i r quiren air el at ahat hat lime time by those in th the lower walks of life when sixteen years an attorney y biome of some eminence who perceived in ibe the lad more than ordinary ability took him into his office arld arid raised him to the profession of the law aw at the time lime vf abich we write percival who 0 five years old had already gained some reputation at the bar having conducted to issue issue several v very important caps cases mr woodville lo 10 the t he hand lia iia 7 of whose daughter bahas as has hag just been said percival aspired was a merchant chant in rather ather reduced circumstances but connected with certain families more distinguished for aris abic pride than virtue this connection was the he more value in con consequence sequence of the loss of weal wealth ili til through disasters in I 1 rade trade and the lil iti inability ability to keep up those external appearances which dazzle the multitude and extort a homage that is grateful to weak minds lauraa baura laura a beautiful and highly accomplished girl was a favorite in all circles and there were many amoia among the wealthy and fashionable who for personal onal attractions alone were ready to approach and add offer the homage cf sincere affection lection ai Among there these was a young man named allisen Allis whose family had in the eyes of mr air woodville everything to render redder a marriage desirable but laura never encouraged his bis advances in the flip least for she felt for him a strong internal repulsion he was wealth wealthy accomplished attractive in person and connected both on his fathers and mothers side with some of the hie oldest and so called best families in the state these how ever were not in her eyes attractions sum suf sufficiently I 1 strong to induce her to over overlook loo r qualities of geheart Ze t ih heart eheart already in her contact with the world had bad she been made to feel its hollowness liol lowness and selfish crue cruelty ltv for so something methin 11 more than mere fashionable blandishments blandish ments had bad her heart begun to yearn yeath she felt that a true and virtuous frieida was a treasure betone all price I 1 while this state of mind was in progress laura met henry percival A mutual regard was wag soon developed which wilch increased until it became a deep deer and incese affection irk in the meantime allison confident from his position became boli hol bol ol 01 i dei der in his advances and as a step gave woodville vilIe an at intimation of liis his views the old merchant heard him gladly and yielded antill a full prosecution of his suit suil bat but perceiving what was in the mind of ibe the young xoung man laura chrum thrum from him and detoll met all his advin advances es with a chillin challin chilling reserve that was not for an instant to 0 o be misunderstood in the meantime percival daily gained new favor in her eyes and was at sit length emboldened to declare what was in his heart with ill concealed pleasure laura referred the young man to her father As to of she reference she had bad well grounded fears the day that followed this declaration was one of anxious suspense to laura she was alone late in the afternoon when her father came into the room where she was sitting dittin she saw instantly what was in his mind there was a cloud on his face and she knew that he had repulsed her lover laura said he be gravely as he be sat down hy by her side 11 was exceedingly surprised and pained today to day dav to receive from a young upstart attorney attorn V of whose deose family no one has ever heard an off offer er for your hand band made as was affirmed with your your ci consent inset surely this affirmation was not true tru A deep crimson flushed the face of laura her eyes fell to the floor and she exhibited igns ians of strong agitation you lyou magnot may not be aware mr woodville 1 thatA that Mr lr allison has to maith mith a t milar ullar il ar application I 1 C 5 S I 1 i 1 rhe theeres The h eydi eyes of laura r raised isel quickly ulc I 1 y mom rom tom ace the floor and her marine e irbite ile lle repugnance bance she felt 11 J trez irez yr i J lf look upon A III ili orr orf a mor ore than thaw afkend friend she said ca calmly I 1 Y laura has it indeed ed come coin 10 lo to thi ibi ahil 2 gaid said laid mr air Wood woodville rille really di disturbed will wil I 1 you disgrace yourself arid and family by a union with a start from the lower ranks when an alliance so distinguished as this is 13 offered ofle ofie who is percival vala IV hern hero i be m shat what whaja is vis jus rigina 1 11 I regald rather his destiny than his big orin origin or 0 in replied the daughter for that concerns me roe far more dearly than the other I 1 shall shail llave to tread the tray ivay ir way iray ay my husband noes goes and not the way he has hay hascom comes comet tiie the tire past babist is bv past bist in the he future lies bes mv han hav happiness or mi misery wery sery 4 lare tard are you beside yourself exclaimed he hei rather loing hig his self command before the abe rational calmness calm caim nes of his child i ino gnoj nather father 1 replied laura not beside my self in the principles that govern mr bir allison I 1 have no im confidence and arid it is a mans mahs principle that determines mim s thel tile tiie util rih he ie is to read tread in ia life on the othor other hand 1 I have the fullest confidence in these of mr percivall and know where they will lead him this isa is a matter in which I 1 ican lean can not look back to see gee frony whence the person has come conie everything depends on a knowledge as to whee whoa e he is is going 2 ado you snow know said mr woodville not giring giri i 9 the words of his child the smallest con coh consideration idera tp 0 that the tha father of this fellow percival was a day laborer in vono mono on of mr Allio nii bil manu fac i turing establishment A mere ilay day laborers 1 11 I have heard beard as much was lie he not an honest and honorable man mah I 1 aadnes Mad nes ner girl jac ejaculated jae ed mr woodville at fit this question still further losing his self seif control that hat I 1 am gaivs to se c my y child who ha lle ile lie he blood of lle ile lie the P s and ind B 13 s and IV lj 3 ill in her veins mingle it with tile the vile blo bio blood of a pi common labo cr you yon have bave been beed much in error if foi fol a moment you have bave indulged in the idie idle dream 1 po forbid allin all ail intercourse ter with this th is Per percival civa do donot not noti diss ohey obey me or the hc consequence con quence 0 to o yourself wil will be of 91 the pad dest dept kind i As her ber father fattier ceased speaking laura iros rosa weeping q and left the room A deep calm succeeded to this s sudden that bad had falle falie n from a sp inmei sky but bat it was vas indicative ofa of a heavy beavy ari an more storm t laura communicated to percivil the fact of har bar har P painful ip fu with her fati fael father and add at lt the sa same sama m e t time in gave gaye hin bin tp understand yr that no change in in ius jus levs ieva views was as to be expected arid and that bat jo 0 o seek to effect a change would only be to place himself hims bims seif self in the way of Q repulse and insult both 0 calise liese aiese the moan roan had already received receive afew A few months laer later and auly aap b her lauri laura left F of lier ller her parents and i N became the wife hot bot 0 percival A I 1 step like epig is ii never neven taken without it out ont i Som sometimes cime it is wisely but oftener unwisely taken but put niver neer without pair I 1 I 1 I 1 in bis his this case the pain on boeji bot sides was eyere evere dir nir woodville loved his bis daughter ten ien tenderly derl deri in and she felt for former lle lie r batler a mare tha than t crinnion coin coln common nion attachment tach ment but bue hewa a proud and selfish man the mairi mairl tige of laura not only disappointed I 1 and mortified but bui made him finery beyond all reason and ana self in iii the bitte bitterness orbi of liis 1119 1 feelings feeland he vowed never to look upon her nor forg jorg forgive 1 ive lve J I 1 her it wassail in vain therefore therdore thal that his his daughter 1 sought a reconciliation she inet met only a stern repulse years went by and it remained the ame same 1 many limes limea during that long period dif did dlf lania lani a approach her hen old home but only to be tie repulsed at last slie sh e was startled and afflicted with the sad news of her mothers moth erld erli death cleath in the sudden sulden anguish of bel her feeling she sha hurried li to her fathers fi house A As she he with others who had gathered ath around round gazing upon the lifeless form of her dead acad parent she became aware that the living one had bad entered the room and to all appearance unconscious of her presence pr esene was standing by bar har her side A tremor tremon went tL rough her frame she shi felt feit faint and teady to drop to lo the floor in this season of deep afflict affliction loh lob might he not forgive forg 1 ivette the pat pa t I 1 hope sprung up within her in the presence of the dead he lie could not throw her elt teft she laid her hand gently on hi bi he turned her tearful eyes were lifted in his face fate A moment of thrilling Fu pense pride and land hber conquered again without a sign of recognition he be turned away and iett leit the he chamber of death bracing herself up tip with an intense struggle laura pressed her lips to the cold brow of of her mother and than then silently liy lly retired during the he t time line I 1 ihre hit hi hie t intervened from bis his marriage ria e up tip to 0 o this period mr air percival had been gradually rising in the confidence respect and esteem of this community iid ild and rid was acquiring wealth through means of a large practice at the bar As a husband bedad he had proved crovea most mou kind and affectionate As a man lie was the very soul of bonor honor all who knew him held hela him in the highest regard after the death of his wife mr dar woodville fell intha gloomy ploomy state of mind his business which had been declining for year years mahs ras vas becoming in less and less profitable and to increase his trouble lie he found himself progressing aing rapidly toward embarrassment if not bankruptcy the man whom of all others he had bad wished to see the husband of his daughter married a beautiful heiress and was living in a style of great elegance ganel he met the brilliant bride occasionally and always with an unpleasant feeling one dav while walking with a gentle gentie manthey passed aulson when his companion saie sale if it that mah man doe doea not hot break his wife heart within five tears years I 1 shall think she sibe has few of woman best and honest beelin feelings q dousay that ask asked sair WAIr mr evincing edinch much surprise I 1 I 1 in the first place placey replied the frield friend faiman bi td r on a in ma hoppy happy abd A nd K elbi uth thi sc second or pla pia exa man who virtue or decency in is esthe the one 6 to inaki inake life wrecked 1 1 eve fe bi bur bui if is is allison such a malvy maloy ma man loy ivy neis nels heis he is to uly certain knowledge now genew kne whim im when a boy we were schoolmates school mates ile he then eave cave me evidence of more than ordinary natural depravity and arid from the hie training lie 1 has as received that depravity has been encouraged to grow prow Sin amcie eftie b became amii amit a 1 ij tiie tife ltd lid dd ni many 3 ni oppa dp POY tuni ties of observing him closely clos elv and I 1 speak deliberately libera tely when I 1 say that I 1 hod him in ece exceedingly d low estimation F I 1 aid ald a personally impersonally id co s ant of acts that stamp him as possessing heither neither ti honor nor as I 1 said b beffre berene decency ec n an and a v ery very ione lone time will not probably p abbl elapse ap bof barone before 0 e he will betray all ill this thi to ili til the e world men 0 i en li like ilke ice him hii indulge in evil passions and selfish elfish desi desires reg res until they lose ven common prudence you astonish me roe 3 said woodville 11 1 I cannot credit bour words he belongs to one of the best families 1 so called lint judging fudging by a atrue true standard 1 I should say one of our worst families P why do you say that asked mr woodville evincing still more surprise sd the virtues of an individual makes his standard of worth the sahne sp same rne is artle true of families decayed wood covered with shining coid cold is not so valuable a as sound and tind polished oak nor is it a family raised by wealth or any external gilding into a high social position po if not possessed of vir virt r tue balt half so worthy of confide confidence rice and esteem as one of less pretensions but bat endow eddow edwith honorable principles i i the father of mr allison it is well known was a gentl gentleman ernan erdan only inthe the sensed A more man never existed and the son is like the father only more depraved mr air woodville was profoundly antonis astonished hed all mis aig he ike known from personal ob not his eyes been so dazzled with rill the external brilliancy of the tile person 0 n condemned as to disqualify them hem for look looking iners iders d deeper deepen e e per and per fhe the real character of what was beneath the brilliant gilding jie jle was astopis astonished hed though not entirely convinced it did not seem pos s i ble that any ans any one ope in iq ahe the elevated coition poi pol tion of mr air allison could rould be so base as was amm aff irined affirmed A few later laer ani and mr air woodville was surprised pt the he announcement that the wife of mr air allison had separated sepe rated herself from him himi and retti returned med qed to jen jer fer fathera fathe rj home venous causes were ass assigned gried for this thil act the most prominent of ivcic kiwas was irA lla lif infidelity delity soon aften after an application cpr divorce was laid before the fhe legislature with such proofs of ill lii treatment and shocking deprad conduct as procured an instasi instant release from the carnage marriage contract i by this time tile the proud angry father was beginning to see that he had probably committed an eitor error an emotion molion je of thankfulness that his child was was wag not the wife of oe almon allison arge arose spontaneously in his breast but but bat he lla did not permit it to coma cowa com e int into his deliberate i thoughts nor non take the form of bf an tin tittered uttered hen ten sentiment ament steadily the change in his bis outward it circumstances progressed saed ile he was growing old and the ability to do business on an equi equality lity with the younger you rier ri er and more eager eager merchants around him wn who were gradually draw drawing ingoff off his oldest and best jbf customers disappointed convict lonely one anxious and depressed in spirits the conviction ion lon that he be had bd cl committed a great mistake was daily f forcing itself more an and dmore more mone upon apon the mind of mr air woodpile Wood gile viLe e when evelin evening came kina tina he lie returned lo 10 his hi silent his big almost deserted dwelli dwelling nr h joneli nesi ness i would deepen deppen into sadness a and ild rid then like an unbidden but not no entirely unwelcome guest the image of laura would come before Ms mis imagination I 1 magina 1 I and herlow her and tender voice would sound sourd in his ears but pride hilf ahi |