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It may be a commonplace remark, but it is not at these precise moments in life that tired, depressed men in modest positions are wafted by Uncle Sam to great and desirable heights; but to Mrs. Hamilton it appeared that her husband was simply indolent, unambitious, and unlucky; not at all that he needed to be believed in, or loved, or comforted, or helped, or braced! IT MAY BE A COMMONPLACE REMARK BUT IT IS NOT THESE PRECISE MOMENTS IN LIFE THAT TIRED DEPRESSED MEN IN MODEST POSITIONS ARE WAFTED BY UNCLE SAM TO GREAT AND DESIRABLE HEIGHTS BUT TO MISSUS HAMILTON IT APPEARED THAT HER HUSBAND WAS SIMPLY INDOLENT UNAMBITIOUS AND UNLUCKY NOT AT ALL THAT HE NEEDED TO BE BELIEVED IN OR LOVED OR COMFORTED OR HELPED OR BRACED
n New York, or in visiting school friends here or there. The boys had gone far away; Jack, the elder, to Texas, where he had lost what money his father and mother had put into his first business venture; Thomas, the younger, to China, where he was woefully lonely, but doing well in business. A really good diplomatic appointment in a large and important city would have enabled Mr. Hamilton to collect some of his scattered sons and daughters and provide them with the background for which his wife had yearned without ceasing (and very audibly) for years. But Mr. Hamilton did not get the coveted appointment, and Mrs. Hamilton did not specially care for Mr. Hamilton when he failed in securing the things she wanted. This was the time when the laughing-wrinkles began to fade away from Mr. Hamilton's eyes, just for lack of daily use; and it was then that the corners of his mouth began to turn down; and his shoulders to stoop, and his eye to grow less keen and brave, and his step less vigorous. LATIVES IN NEW YORK OR IN VISITING SCHOOL FRIENDS HERE OR THERE THE BOYS HAD GONE FAR AWAY JACK THE ELDER TO TEXAS WHERE HE HAD LOST WHAT MONEY HIS FATHER AND MOTHER HAD PUT INTO HIS FIRST BUSINESS VENTURE THOMAS THE YOUNGER TO CHINA WHERE HE WAS WOEFULLY LONELY BUT DOING WELL IN BUSINESS A REALLY GOOD DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT IN A LARGE AND IMPORTANT CITY WOULD HAVE ENABLED MISTER HAMILTON TO COLLECT SOME OF HIS SCATTERED SONS AND DAUGHTERS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE BACKGROUND FOR WHICH HIS WIFE HAD YEARNED WITHOUT CEASING AND VERY AUDIBLY FOR YEARS BUT MISTER HAMILTON DID NOT GET THE COVETED APPOINTMENT AND MISSUS HAMILTON DID NOT SPECIALLY CARE FOR MISTER HAMILTON WHEN HE FAILED IN SECURING THE THINGS SHE WANTED THIS WAS THE TIME WHEN THE LAUGHING WRINKLES BEGAN TO FADE AWAY FROM MISTER HAMILTON'S EYES JUST FOR LACK OF DAILY USE AND IT WAS THEN THAT THE CORNERS OF HIS MOUTH BEGAN TO TURN DOWN AND HIS SHOULDERS TO STOOP AND HIS EYE TO GROW LESS KEEN AND BRAVE AND HIS STEP LESS VIGOROUS
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