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Brotherly Love.
tion , proving that , notwithstanding his mental aberration , natural feeling still existed in his breast . Then he thought of the exalted position he was to occupy in the world , surrounded by all the luxuries that wealth could procure , and meeting that deference ivhich is accorded to rank . Only one thing was wanting to complete his happiness—the love of Ida . Would she be induced to share his prosperity ? She might be
dazzled by his position and accept him for a husband , but would her heart accompany her hand ? The past answered in the negative , and it is withering to know that there are things which cannot be purchased , that the affection which you prize is not a vendible commodity , and that though you may be surrounded by all that the materialist can desire , there is still a void in the craving of your nature , without which , your happiness is incomplete , namely , a pure urisordid love felt for yourself alone . But the nature of Simon was in a state' of transition . He mourned
over the blight- which his affections had sustained in their tenderest point , but not ivith the hopelessness of future happiness , with which it had at first fallen on his spirit . Intercourse with his fellow men , and active life , had shown him that there are various sources of felicity open to the human being , and that existence is a chequered scene , in which joy and sorrow are blended together . The chivalrous act of his unknown
benefactor , who had rescued him from death , at the cost , probably , of his own life , awakened a dormant sentiment of gratitude to the whole human race , which was perishing from his nature by the want of development , not supplied by the incidents of his antecedent life . It gave him an insight into human nature which he had not previously and he perceived that there was struggling through much ' that was possessed ,
selfish and base , an element in the breast of man that was noble and God-like . Had his feelings been consulted at that time , he would have freely given up his newly acquired wealth , to ascertain the name of the party to whom he was indebted for the preservation of a life , which a short time previously , he had deemed a worthless possession . He was roused from his reverie by the groans of a manat a short
dis-, tance from where he stood . He proceeded in the direction from which the voice proceeded , and he heard the sufferer exclaim in a tone that was familiar to him , . "Eorthe love of God , for the sake of your soul , give me a drink owater , and don ' t let me perish here . " " What 1 Andre Buffon 1 " said Simon .
" The same—and you ? " "A friend that will not allow you to die without assistance , undeserving as you are . " " I think I know your voice , and if ever I wronged you—but I can scarcely speak , nor can I raise myself . Oh , that I was with my poor mother , " and the imbecile creature sobbed like a child .
" Rouse yourself , man , " said Simon , in a stern . tone , for disgust was overcoming his feelings of humanity , while he held a flask to Andre ' s lips . The wounded man drained the contents , and said , in a whining voice , " Are you Simon le Trouve ? "
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Brotherly Love.
tion , proving that , notwithstanding his mental aberration , natural feeling still existed in his breast . Then he thought of the exalted position he was to occupy in the world , surrounded by all the luxuries that wealth could procure , and meeting that deference ivhich is accorded to rank . Only one thing was wanting to complete his happiness—the love of Ida . Would she be induced to share his prosperity ? She might be
dazzled by his position and accept him for a husband , but would her heart accompany her hand ? The past answered in the negative , and it is withering to know that there are things which cannot be purchased , that the affection which you prize is not a vendible commodity , and that though you may be surrounded by all that the materialist can desire , there is still a void in the craving of your nature , without which , your happiness is incomplete , namely , a pure urisordid love felt for yourself alone . But the nature of Simon was in a state' of transition . He mourned
over the blight- which his affections had sustained in their tenderest point , but not ivith the hopelessness of future happiness , with which it had at first fallen on his spirit . Intercourse with his fellow men , and active life , had shown him that there are various sources of felicity open to the human being , and that existence is a chequered scene , in which joy and sorrow are blended together . The chivalrous act of his unknown
benefactor , who had rescued him from death , at the cost , probably , of his own life , awakened a dormant sentiment of gratitude to the whole human race , which was perishing from his nature by the want of development , not supplied by the incidents of his antecedent life . It gave him an insight into human nature which he had not previously and he perceived that there was struggling through much ' that was possessed ,
selfish and base , an element in the breast of man that was noble and God-like . Had his feelings been consulted at that time , he would have freely given up his newly acquired wealth , to ascertain the name of the party to whom he was indebted for the preservation of a life , which a short time previously , he had deemed a worthless possession . He was roused from his reverie by the groans of a manat a short
dis-, tance from where he stood . He proceeded in the direction from which the voice proceeded , and he heard the sufferer exclaim in a tone that was familiar to him , . "Eorthe love of God , for the sake of your soul , give me a drink owater , and don ' t let me perish here . " " What 1 Andre Buffon 1 " said Simon .
" The same—and you ? " "A friend that will not allow you to die without assistance , undeserving as you are . " " I think I know your voice , and if ever I wronged you—but I can scarcely speak , nor can I raise myself . Oh , that I was with my poor mother , " and the imbecile creature sobbed like a child .
" Rouse yourself , man , " said Simon , in a stern . tone , for disgust was overcoming his feelings of humanity , while he held a flask to Andre ' s lips . The wounded man drained the contents , and said , in a whining voice , " Are you Simon le Trouve ? "