Barriers Burned Away

some distant part of the city, entirely away fr

ght have been his experience if Barney had tried to fulfil his threat sickened him. The rough was as strong as he, and scenes of violence were his delight and daily experience. He rather gloried in a black eye, for he always gave two in exchange, and his own bruised, swollen member paved the way gracefully for the telling of his exploits, as it awakened inquiry from the lesser lights among whom he shone. But what would Dennis ha

in his search till he dropped in the street. But as he remembered that he had less

In some cases he detected that they were accompanied by worse evils than gambling. Almost in despair, tired, and very hungry (for severe indeed must be the troubles that will affect the appetite of healthful youth on a cold winter day), he

small room and bed fo

ou don't vant as pig ped as dinner. Ve haf zwei shillen for

nis went out and made inquiries, and every one in the neighborhood spoke of it as a quiet, respectable place, though frequented only by laboring people.

ks and experts of various kinds, but more from those seeking places. But he noted down everything hopeful, and resolved that he would examine the morning papers by daylight for anything new in that line, and be the first on hand. His new quarte

e the parties, he was on the ground, but others were there as soon as himself. They had the advantage of some knowledge and experience in th

en every place is filled?" asked Dennis. "It might be weeks befor

fied themselves that he would not answer their purpose, and bade him a brief, business-like good-morning. And yet the fine

e skilled laborers were required. Dennis possessed no training for any one calling save perhaps that of teacher. He had merely the fragment of a good general education, tending toward one of the learned professions. He had fine abilities, and undou

lf more useful than the majority employed, for few had his will and motive to work. But the point

ed hands, though backed by neither heart nor brains, push them aside. Take the young men or the young women of any well-to-do town or village, and make them suddenly dependent upon their own efforts, and how many could compete in any one thing with those already engaged in supplying the market? And yet just such helpless young creat

ay was fast closing, when, worn out and dejected, he entered a first-class house, and made his usual inquiry. The proprietor looked at him for a moment, slapped him on the back, and said: "Yes, you are the man I want, I reckon. Do you drink? No! mig

han a large, elegantly arranged bar-*room, with card and lunch-tables, and easy-chairs for the guests to smoke and tipple in at their leisure. All along one side of this room, resplendent with

fill capitally the place of the chap we dismissed to-day for getting tight. You may bet your life from

Oh, that wrong were right!" Then, indignant with himself, he

, then; what'

do this ki

find plent

ing as I do. I will starve

d then coolly replied, "Starve then!"

eering laugh of those who witnessed the scene. In his morbid

to look any further. Wearily he plodded up the street, faci

o great achievements and unbounded success but a few days since-"Starve!" Every blast that swept around the corners howled in his ears, "Starve!" Eve

n to flag. His very soul seemed crushed within him. Even upon the threshold of his life, in his strong, joyous youth, the world ha

e iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation? Not but that He will save us at last, if we ask Him, but there seems some great wrong that must be sever

rding-place, and stealing in as if he had no business to be there, or anywhere else, sat down in a