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, At'lnst hili 1I1111d W/III fully made up to
tqlk , with , her upon the BubJect , wht'.n
.n Ul\llXp cted arrlvnl bll\lIted hili hO)11'1I )
Ilt' nce , nnd dllrkelled the glln\w \ ! rln. ;
IImlJ'ght wWch wnll dawllluir U(1on ( his
' \OI'bon. It was a dark rainy nlht , to.
'tlr ? 'the InBt ot : A prll tbl\t .nt with
th Inuilly in tOO plel1lBllt little Blttln
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r 't i AB UIIUaJ , Mr. Th.lat1eld ! wns with
tis , ) ' : nnd thlll eVf'nlllg he811 rondlng
lol1d lrow LODgtellow'1I wondl'rtul ) IOUIII.
, . Ile was just In the mldllt ot Illn wntha'lI
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woolll" when a hel\v ' treAd upon 11.0
Jllnzzn nnl ! a loud rlnrlng of the IHII
, .tnrtled uP , for It WII. not often thllt We
\ : ere lnvoroo with vlBltors on such n
rllkM na , this. ZillAh , the colorC'd girl ,
hn9tened to the door , where she fJuur1 II
.trthger , who , .tellllng iii to the hall , nRk.
u1 ' ' 'If MIas ! teen Lee IInd ther . "
" * nrUng tram m ) ' chair , I tnrd very
whllo , for 1 reeogulzed the voice of Dr.
Gln'ton , , , .ho the next monH'ut stooll before -
fore lIIe. 1 forgot the pAlt-lorgot thnt
1)'hnd ' be 'n tny lover , forgot thnt JUch-
nrDelafel \ ' . I''el wore upon me , fOl'Kot
over'thlng except tlnt ! he hn come from
tJ''nr ( New l uldnnd , halt hrenthed the nlr
i ny ! nntlvo hills , hnd heard the IIOU'I' ]
of''tlly mother's , .olcc , n/1I1 hnd hrouht ;
\ the : undonhtedly tidings of thnt tIIoth' ' r's
.I' 1 wefqre. ) Springing forwnrd with n l'ry
t' " citQ JO ) ' , 1 took his rCIC'llded hAnll , 1I0r
, . : I , ' tirrllilt nwny when , with' I1I1WOl1lCli ten-
' . erneIf8 , he Rtoopnrl to kll'lR 111) ' Ih18 , whls.
f ; , jll'rlnJ ; low nR ho did so , "Denr HOB A. "
jI. , I 1 (11111n ( ! , IndeC'd , 1 hlullhed , for I luun\ '
I Ni )1'Id ) ; no rlcbt : to call me tl11111 ; but the
, , > II i lIext moment It " ' 08 forJotten , alul with
, ; ' i ,0Ulethlng of llrhio In m ) ' mnnner , 1 lIre.
1 I\jM \ 1l him tolr8. : . I.nnlling nntl , Ir.
f' ' I Delnl1e1 < l. the Intter of whom greeted him
' rather coldly , nnd nfter A few wortls of
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lommon courtesy , hnde us gool1.nhht , hut
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: I pot , until he hUll learned what until thnt
. ( Ihomeht WIIB news to me , , 'Iz" thAt Dell
\ Cluyton had been < leud nenrl ) ' six monthR.
I . " ' ! " hp PUIISI' me au blsVn ) ' ollt , he lIald
' 0 loW thut no one ollie C01l111 heur him.
. " ' , ' ' ' 1'nre ! thee well , oh , LnughlngVnter , "
; f < ! ferrlng to the line he hnd Illst rend.
I here WfiS a deep IIcowl upon hhl llatrk
( nce , nnd all 1lnzed / 11110n' him , 1 cO\lld \
oot 'hbl11 wOliderlllg If It 'were ' thu8 the
old mllll lookell w.hon from hlB 1011(11) '
wlg"nm dqnr ho wntched the del'U'tIlg : :
, oHi teIS of hili dnughter.
, . , " " me nr-nln to-morrow , Uncle Dick , "
! "UIl' .J/tHe / Mssle , follo"lnl htm Int6 the
I a\1 \ ; but , he ntudo her no nnBWel' snve
: bls acculltomcti goodbye IdIlR , IInd 1 I\oon
henrd hili heuy trend ns he strode down
(1m' winding walk and out Into the open
l1elll. \
I'XPB , Mr. Delftl1eld was jealous , terl'l-
b1fj l eIIlous of Dr. Clnyton , the uuture
of 'whose buslnesB he rendll ) ' dlvln d ,
though 1 did not , anti nothln wnll furth.
r from my mind thnn the thoulht tlld
110 .Intendell honoring me with a chauce
{ I f becomlug Mrs. Clnyton second. And
Tet It was this alone which hnd brought
blm to Oeorgla , he taking the prccnl\tIm
, to.e d on In advance a letter , In. which
i 'h , , .made known his wlhes , and asked -
ed tOf a 're urn ot the affection which ,
( "r' Jive 10Dif rell1 , he uJd , hd neer
IUiQ.'h : 010 ! ) noment ! 1f abatement , "en
t1I UJtQ a 'othlr liad plelt ) upon his bOsom
, II-wtft : : Dut she wu ! fane , nnd In
her. p1nce , ho. would BOil blooming , ho
nd ; th I on he had loved'so long. Ow-
Ihg to 1I0mi detention tllis letter had
( allt'd 'to reach hence
tIW , I waS wl1oll ) '
nprepare for the Beene which fell w-
: 'th ! It' ' Ilist 'e ' ! .ete , Joft.alone. . 1
" 'all' tnlklng tD him of AnnR , and from
'lI , ! dng 'of her and poor Herbdrt's
I del .tb. . : tt ' ,1Ya8 nn easy trllnsltlon to Dell ,
. . .ofhom ' lie BPO"-c " kindly , nay , e"en af-
: 1c UoratolY , liS ho told me o ( hm : Inst
I 4n8 ; , how much she Buffered , allll how
I , gcn e , ' 11lI ! b ame , never chidIng hlll1 In
h " 1 a'l t . 'a ' thing ubildllfully .lone . ,
but lI m 115 : Batlsfied with ovcr'thll\ ,
nd Q 'Inli hJm nt 1aat with' n 10'e'hlch ,
1i d It ' en earlier born , woulll have tlhed
11 IJllneBI over , his compnrntlvely Ch er-
I ej ( IUt' . Then he told mo of the Uttlo
clittd , tiot yet t. reo yenrs old , whom ho
' \.d \ . l\lIed/HMa \ l.ee , " and , gently 11Ush-
, Ihi ! lid t 'uiy clrrls , and gazing down , nto
fny tMe 'he , lIIlld , "It Is" faMY'Qf mini' ,
perhapB , but 1 l ve to thInk he , looks
1i . . , .QU , who hould hl"'o been hel'
\ il1othl'r. "
Vtth ; n1 ' ft1) ' , tulldlty ) , I unler teed
, 11m thm , and blushing crimson , 1 mO'1 ll
' way 'to the end of the l fa , whllu he
'o tlli el1 "What did '
, ) 'OU think of nlY
\ Mtu3. YOll relo.1v d 1t.I lupt10se'j"
' < .1 : , z : ' 9Jv no lot , nnd S1 said ;
1 - \Yher 1pon 'he ' pro e ded t tell nlO its
eonteutt ! , a )1art ) dtwhkh the render ai-
ruady\tr..nQ \ ! . ' . . U t C9nfoUlJdQd \ una
; , , "ntb r'nV0 "f sAt I"
PI1p " \ , < iJ\btiolii' \ lIs ,
I " \ ! ( 0 with his arm ro\lnd me , ho went
\ yo the past , recalling to 1117 mlud the
I , m.wllen . fint ho had found tne woeiling
, 1 e fIOmlQr old sqh , ol room , awn ) ' to'
horfhward ; tllO night whon. with the
I qit 'lIIool1 ' ( 'lmB falh around , UI , we pat
, rtU1C llenth thQ I tl111 oak tr e , 'VIIIII ! ,
X 1til11 hc i' rm mr chlldlih griefs ; aud , '
IMtJy , 1h ni1nyIeasant hours " 0 hnll
i 't1J. ' < ! < 1 n"'II ) ' , tqlt thor , IIstonlng to th
fiound of ihe brook
I runnlnfj , whleh ran
P't ! ' the twining rap vine , \ \ ' ese broutl
I ves hatI rustlell bove our honds.
"On thtse occlIsloll , ROBa , " In II ! he ,
' d 110thJ.ng ever tell 10U how much , "au
' t belo\'cd 1" ,
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1 ; "Yt . " I nusvered , bltterlr" myYom -
an:1I : nllture roullng up aD I reme l I'ed
tlle : IImu to whl h he referred. 'Yes ,
rind whut di\1 It Avail me , liven though I
1 ' waB beloved ? Ambition provtd the ,
BJlo7iJ1rt : ttl' 1ctlon , of , thg , twb , J "nd 3'OU'
weddrd ahotker. You , who , now \lint
otb r was gone- would talk ngaln to me
0 ( . ' 10\8-1 ut UO./1 Lee w no longer n
child to b dtICelr-ed , an4 you mlstalfo h r
IItrl1ngel ' If ) ' 015 tltncy rOil can CRllt ber
I off , and take her up nia at , , .m. "
And then a alll be told me bow much
I hnd been J nd ; Jiow : . he had Btrinn In
vul)1 ) tp enst nle tram ht. heart , when It
w 1l mnihlt.'l1 nnd IIln to kee-p mo thlrel
nnd' . .0"1 wlltn hihorfl'On had bl'Cn
dnr l'oIIt , with want and clre , there wns I
stlill fn' .be e11st/lnco n , ray of luull.lIt ! ,
the'rVI i mbrIl ( ' of me , wblc11 had kept' '
hW lIoU1.t , bCt tau ! lng. And n 'fI" that It
" 'j1I. rhi , tqr. him , ti' s flt W me f IOT\ ! , -
, \'bUI11 l' not -lilt n nnd 1:1\0 him nn op-
JliNlu\llt ) ' 'to'I.fOIl 'fol' the wrong hehnd' - I
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Rnld , nnd 1 lelt his bronth Ullon my
cheek , his lips upon my brow.
Not thuB could I sit nnd tell him whnt
dut ) ' bid tile lIay. So 1 mo\'od away , ( lnd
"tnndlng up before him , 1 snld , .lo..ly
/lnd dlltllu. > . tly , "Dr. Cln'ton , 1 10vec1 ) 'OU
once , hut the time hall gene by , tlle love
hili dIed out , nnd 1 woulI ( not at.'nken It
It 1 could. " ,
There was II firmness In my mnnner , '
a deciBlon In the tonel of my "olce , I
\\"hlch stnrtled him moro thnll what 1
saId. And then , with the firelljJht tIIck-
erlng over his ( Jale tacc , he ) Jlondld ! with
1110 "to tblult ngnln , to re"olte whnt 1
hnll Bltld , nlld IIot Relld him nWRY utterl ) '
hOlleless nnd wretched. The love 1 had
fct ! lor him once , Ulough chilled anll dor ,
! Unnt now , would bloom ngaln , for he
c < 1ulll bring It back to life , and I mulrt
bt' hili ; ho could not live without me. 1
nred not decIde then , thnt nIght , " ho
lIld , "he would gIve mo tlmo , " and again
he pressed tor m ) ' answer , which was
the anDlO ns belore ; for , much ns 1 llitied
him , there WItB betweell us 1\ dark shadow -
ow , nnd the substance of tllllt shadow
bore the fornl nnd fentures of Rlchllrd
Delnfibld.
Sinking Into n chair , be IRld his hMd
Ullon the tahle , while , bur'ln m ) ' face
In the cURhlons of the sofu , 1 wept bit-
t\rly , stenllng oCcl1slollnl glancl./I / tOWIln }
the bowed form which . , In Its despair ,
gn"e uo sign ot IIfo. ' 1'here wns no nct-
Ing there , for It WIIS the grief of strong
mnn which 1 Baw. 1 cried. l11entl1l1y ,
"Ought 1 thus to deal with hll11 ? I loved
him once , pl.'rhnps 1 could cia BO again. I
would nt lenst try. " And , rlRlng 'up , 1
glided nolBeleRsly to his side. 1 laid my
hnnd Ullon hili shoulder. 1 whispered In
his enr : "Look'up , 1 hnve 1'I0mething ' tD
tell ) ' 011 , " lIe rnlRed his head , I1laclos-
Ing to my vlow n face over which ) 'enrs
seemed to h n ve pnsRcd slnco Inst I hnd
looked upon it.
"I will tr ) ' , " 1 IInld , "but glTo me one
dny fur refioctlon , and to-morrow night
you shall lInvl' ' ! 'your Ilnawer. "
I bndo him good'nlght and sought the
Ro\ltudo \ of my room , where my resolution
almost IUlltnntly gnvo wny , for the shadow -
ow WIlS tJwrt' , nnd In Its prORr.uc ( ' 1 felt
1 would rnther die thnn w d a mnn 1 did
not lovo. 1 lell Into n disturbed aleep ,
from , vhlch 1 did not wnke until the boll
" 'ns rIngIng lor brenltfnRt. I met him
nt the tnblo , IInd m ) ' henrt beat Rllt
when 1 snw how anxlousl ) ' he'l\canud
my haggllrd face.
"You IIro sIck this mornlni , " lie sliM ,
when nt las1 ; we were nloue.
Taking my hnnd , he felt my lJulckenl'd
nulse , and continued , " ' 1'hls must not be.
Calm youndf down , for 1 would not
wlRh you to answer mo under all this
uxcltement. "
800n after this he left , me , aolni clown
to the hotel where ho had first stoPP9d
on his arrlvnl. All soon RI' ho wal 10DO
1 Bought nn Interrlew with MrB. I.nn-
slnir , to whom 1 confided the whole Itury
of lilY' former love for Dr. OIayton , IInd
of my teellngs DOW , IIIIklng her to tell
me as a friend what 1 should do. I did'
not I 1re look her In' the fnce while 1 waa
talklni , nl ll when I had finished I waited -
ed with downClIst eyes for her nlUwer ,
wbleh was charactcrlstlc of the woman
who had never known what love Willi ,
maTO IS she tolt' it for her children.
"Dol 'Vhy , marry him , of cOUne , I
should uot helltnto a moment , for 'Uti
not every girl In your clrcuulltanCCti 1'I'ho '
has an olrer like th'at. Ho leema to be
: \ pertect gentlemnn-Is certainly very
lIne looklug" Is refined , polished , hlfhly
ollucllted , . nnd hll8 D good profostllon.
Whnt moro cnn you dc.elre ? "
"I..ove : . for Im , ' " 1 replied j nnd , he
continued : Pshawl hnt , will on\e "OOIl
enough , dOlend upon It. 'l'llero are mnny
hnPII ' luarrlnges where onll of the PUtl"l
hlill nt first no nrtlculnr affection for
he other , ns l' myself , tun testily. 1
lCspected ! Mr. I.nntllng when I ma.rrled
hll11 , but 1 did not love blm , and OIir
union , vns , 1 am confident , fltr hallllnr
thnn three-fourths at those where love
II thrullug 1110tlve , for In nIne C811es , ( : ut
of ten the ) ' Ilrow Dick at 'each ' ether na
fnults nnd pecuflnrlUel1 nrc broulht to
lIuht , of wh.ose existence the ) ' had IIever
d.rentlled , 'Xa . ! 1 your own CMO f an
I1xnln I , Bupp s't ! rou had marrJed Dr.
Clnyton when yuu fn 1' lelllalm .0 much ,
) 'OU wouid ndoubtedly have beel } Ill" , .
u sted with him ! ! ythls _ _ time , wl1eNas"
now thnt you know he. Is fallible , YOII
can safely lIuk yoU'1" destiny wIth hili ,
feellllg SUN thnt 11\ good time the 10'-0
) 'ou once hnll for hhi\ will return. "
l' knew there wne tIIome truth In thlll
at"g\uii \ nt , ' but 1t lailleil to' C n"lnoo ij. , '
I\nd 1 remnllell.sll nt qtll ) Irs. LanB\nlJ \ .
starUo.d lJe ! 'ylth'Yolt do nQ of COUNO ,
levo nnotllar ' "
1 was tnken h ) ' Rnrprlse , and wlthont
IJ thought of the reslllt , 1 ans otd , ' : " 1
do. "
" nd hat oUi ; ? " . . lIbe contl'd . , fix ,
Ing her , ) : es UP\lI'II1Q \ , ! , " '
I know not " ' ! lilt p lsed me , but , 11' ,
Ilower' l' ' foWd , iot realst ' ( IIJclIcd me to
IHlswer"Is \ ) 'our brother. "
She dtd not sOlid me front ber p s.
ne'o with Bcorn , nnll lOR thin& Its I
thought IIh wonl1l. NaY' , she dfd' not
, oven Bpoak , but for ,1\ time stood I11l1t
with oBtol1ls1ulIOJLt. As I tlllnk at thllt
s l1e , 1 unllerstooll her bitter , Ifml I
know that tlie truth , jnst nil It WIIS ,
dlwntd : U110n her rqlndlnd suggelltld
the falsehooll which she uttered.
Conllng closely to me , sl snld , "I clln.
not Bee wl1) It Is that , nil my 100vern lIIeB
hnve f llel1 .In. love , WlUl1l1) ' brother ; ) et
Bitch Is the cnse. IHtld think , MlslloIlee , '
that ) ' 011 wer - IIn ec c 'lftluu , but I tin I ! ,
I tUlI II1lstnk 'n , which . surprises m
1(1'ently , Innsll1uch ns he hns never pRIU
) ' 011 the slljthtest uttentlon , ! WId even If
he hnd , 1 110 not understand I w YOll
could think him n l'lIrnest. Fur ) 'ears
the wolll hlls , 1 ( ) koll1llbn his unlol'l with
. \ (11s lIure , mId tllOl1h for certnln ! 'C1k-
1\0ftS I hl\\'e , tlol11etfm ( > 1 oppollod Ii' , I alu
nnxlnns for 1t now , lIud It J8 well thst'l
a 111 , lor 1 Sl1pP O It Is a settled thin" . "
1 hell1 my brenth for fear 1 .huuld
1080 n sltlgle worll of'hat she shlI1ld
' next. P'rllllps 8ho
1111) WU uQused to
f lsebonlis. ' Be thnt all It lI\ay her v'lce
trell1bl"d sl1jhdr , anll.l1ho slloko hurrlol- ,
I ) ' \.18 \ Jihe ! Iil1ld ( rrl ) r. J'e ; igaled , I nd
they will prubnbl ) ' bo lI1arrl < 'd p xt 00'
, tlUlut. hl'nco . 'Ols g tb8t the love ) 0\1 \
-haN' r's hlf'li ' ; e,1 ( ! lor him would : bcJ J
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ullelelJB , even were 70n his equal. I
trUllt thnt wllat I have told ) 'OU wJII ho
kept 8ecrot , for IUchnrd does not wlth !
to hIVe the matter dlJcu..cd , "
I nodded allent , an. the next momeut
1 WI\8 aloue "ith my larrow , which \Vna
tar ell ler to bear now O,1't nncertalnt ) '
WRS made sure. So lonl a. there reDl/tln. /
ed a IIDgerlll1 : hope that my love for rr.
DelnJ1eJd might 110sllibly be rcclprocllt.ll ,
I Bhrunk In horror from mnrr'll1g nn.
other. But now thnt hope \Vns IIW' llt
uwnr-for I neycr thou/ht / ot douutlnf
Mrs. I.nnllllll's words-nud n kind of h'r.
10r crept o"l.'r mo , lIu811ending for a time
boOI my judgment nud my will.
"I will marry Dr. Clnyton , " 1 I\nld j
nnd with thnt decision cnmd a feell:1g f
grlltlfi d pride ns 1 thought 1 sholtld
tllus prove to ItIchard how little 1 cnred
fOl' him I
Ahl 1 Imew not theu that the henrt 1
covetl/d onshrlned no tmnge sn\'o thnt
cJf Hosa IA'e , fbr whUIII nlchnrd Deln-
field would nlmost have laid down his
life , FO grentVa8 the love ho bore her.
IIe luul rendlly lllvined the object
of the Btrllnger'a visit , and the
thought thnt It might be 8UCCClll' !
1'ul wns terrible. All the night long
he , too , hlld been sleeple.s , pacinI { the
length aDd hrl'ndth of his B1IneloUli hnlls
" 'lid murmurlnl { occaslonnlly us , l1ecrlut ;
out Into the darkness , he S8 w the jlIm- I
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morlng light from thl. ' windows' Ced : ! : i
Orove. "Oh , Hoan , nOSI\ , how I nn 1
glvo you up I"
With the comlllg ot morn Mr. D.ln.
field grow cnm , tor he hnd resolved upon -
on an IntervIew with HORn Lol' , who. If
It were not too lat ! ! , should know how
much he loved her , and perhapll-hls
henrt thrilled willi joy ns ho thought It
-perhaplI she might yet bo won from
that taucy of her childhood. But first
he would , If Ilossible , lenrn fro 111 hlB
Rister how far mntters hnd pt'ogressed.
She \vas sented I\t her work In her
own room when ho entered , nud with a
feeling of alArm at hili lillie , hnggnrd
fnce , she stnrted up , nskln" If he were
111. Motioning her tiS Ide , he snld , nb-
ruptlYI "It's no use , Angeline , to deculvo
) 'OU longer. 1 love Rosn Lee , aud If It
wuo not for this accuraed doctor , 1
should tell her so lit once. Do ) 'ou know
nught of his attentions ? Hns he com'J
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t/ ) seek h r for his wife ? "
Mrs. 'I.nnslng hnd now a double part to
portorm . , " .rhe fnlsehood she hnd told to
Rosll.mndo It necellsnry thnt she ahould
tell , an tller , to her brother , wlii'ch , ho
did marc rendlly , 'for her proud nnturo
revolted nt the thought of receiving her
governells ns her slster-ln.Jnw. So , thinkIng -
Ing nny menns excusnble which would
prevent so dlsgrnceful It clltastrophe , sL.e
Mswered with well-feigned snrprlsp. , "I
nm nstonlshed at you , brother-nstonhlh-
ed thnt n Delafield should stoop so low
liS tD think of wedding a gll'l like ROi13
Lee. You cnnnot , 1 think , be In earn'lIt ;
but if you are , I nm rejoiced that 1 hnve
It In m ) ' power to tell 'ou t.her. Is no
hope. 1 have jUllt left I1as Lee , who
hils mndo 1110 her confidant , nsklng If 1
thought It would be contrnr ) to nil rules
of propriety lor her to marry Dr. Clny-
ton BO soon after . the denth of his wlfc.
H .eems he hns nlwn's preferred her ;
nnd could you hnve henrd her tell how
much she loved him , 1 alii sure you would
have no hope of winning her , oven were
she your eQual. "
Not ainln thnt dny wal Cl-dnr Grove
iladdened by his presence ; and whnn
next morning he came nB wns his wont , I
1 WIt8 the betrothed of Dr. Clnyton , who , :
with joy beaming In every look , snt by i
tu ) , tde , tlllking to me at the 111ensure
we Ihould experIence In our projected
European tour , tor 11'0 were tD visit the
old wQrld , tlnd he wished our marriage te
be con.tummlltod tit once , 50 we could Ball
the 1ut ot June. 111 a measure 1 hnd
dealt candidly with him , lrankly ac-
kJuwledxnr thnt Ule 10TC I hftd telt for
hlm In childhood wns gone , but saying ,
n.'aD true , that 1 rcllp cted hIDl-y R ,
1 Ilk" " him , and tt he was satisfied with
that , I would be unto him a talthtul
wlte , hoping tllat tbe nffectlon of forlner
) 'el1l'11 'might ' ere long awnke ngaln In my
heart.
In\'Oluntarlly I shrank from him , lor
1 knew 1 wns undeserving of such devotion -
tion , nnd my conscience Bmote me for
withholding from him the knowlldle ( If
mr love tor RIchard Delnfield. But thnt
WIlS a 5C ! ret I could not revel , 80 1
leept It to m8Ctt , ud with n kind of
1I11athetic Indifference IIltened while he
depicted in arlowing 'coJors the jo , " lUs
t tl\rll which ho NW before him when' 1 I I
Ilhould Indeed be his witI. ' . Ho was ' ; 0- .
IUIt lo Now Orlellt1& ) on lmsln.cBl , which
woq\d \ detal l fQt. : thre "or fOUfweekB , } ,
nud on. his r\Jturn he IlBked that the cere-
won ) ' n lgl f.be performe 1 ; and Ii , o
wIth him to 'Sunuy Bank B hll bJIW.e.
"N 1 n ! .P oEt" . . X lalmed. "Lenyo
n nl ) 1rt. donl 11 IIttlo longerj" but he
otlly IImlled' het " , , ' '
u 'nlyed ,11-11lde over )
o jo < : tlott ! lpd won fr m , tUO a proml"e
th f't \ Mr. . . I.1nslng weri ; willing , we
would' " be 'm rrlcti'\hc.re as"sEion 1\8 be
il10uJd ret rn.
Etther b1 doslgn or accident , hlr . Lnn' .
; .I r t ) 'A RWm lIt , e ter.d _ . HI ! 1O JU1.
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She -lllqfu1\y \ reml1rkea Ulon the hUPll ) '
expreulon of hili fllCt' , lIaylng Bhe should
judge t ' Inlf 'YI I ! ill'oir ; Slllng , aud I\dd-
l I : ' : that hehad - her .go d.l'\\'l hes forthis
SUCCCI8. ! ElIo1boldencd bll er fuw\lIu'itr \ ;
Dr. Clayton nt , on.ce prefq re4' ' , { Q hdll
" ' ,1 ! ! " qllgb t be tttode I1 unl1cr
UU ! Ihado , , , t hCi' roof we'-\yould' make
no trouble , he said , ns wo " 'Idlcd ; f rno ; ,
dlBpl Y , limply II Quiet ceromony' ' 'nt
whleh no ( ) uhouid be 1 > rlnt \ ! lave , hor-
lelf , her children , md h r btQthllr. : 'I
At the men'Uon of him 1 Btnrted. 811 'If
Bmltten b ) ' n heaYy'hlow , nnd r'Mlled II
the 'ar umt4lb of which 1 wns nllstrJ.ss
to tu u e Dr. Cln'ton to defer our ! llar-
rJoage until ' \T hmched Sunny Bank. nut
to tll18 ntl1hcr be nor Mr8. Lansing
woulls'n. \ . Gll\d thllt 1 WU8 tiiull fJ\lt ,
Of her WII1' , die Il\ttl'r secmed unusuaUy
kJnd , . 'otrerina to glTe ffi n Lrldul lw.rty
a.aa - "teatlnlon1 at her nHlpect. " 'rti U9
WftS I Illenced , while the , . nrrltuged tbQ
11'ttcr &I \-.e , preI1 ! ! ; : lt b1,1I \ ; fil } lIy'
docld d' that' the , \"Mdln w to ta ( ,
place Imtt'dlatt'11 fitter the doctor' . ,
turn , he had firllt ollo dj
It ownl , quite , Darer l tbat 1 lIbould
In the morrilul : meet Dr. Clayton with
1U0re corl1lality of mftUUI\r than 1 hac !
) 'et erluccd towll'rd Mm. Q1 1okl.r p < , r.
. , IDr : UII ! bauQ , he saldas 'he klsied
my Wow , "My , . 110u Is 1 l1rulng to 'Iove
lUe , t lee. " -
And Y r a brief'moment' ' ' I , too. fatrCl t/d
that he W88 'rlrht-tha'ti 1 .hould loyo
1clm ay , that 1 was boglnnllll : ' to lo , ' "
him , when luddeuly In 'the doorway np.
P lIred tite orm of "ne , Lbe ver1 l j { t of
"hnnl curdlet1 r hlood f r atf Inlt ! Jlt
Illd ; I.'ut it bOulHllnJ : : throwlh my vo .
It ' ; rr.u ! tfr.IIXIJ,6uh1. , . lIe hall ncr'tAd
'hluuMf to see Ine , to IItand tace to fece
YiltJJl11l' : rival , nnd 'braTl ; did 'IU _ ! t
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'ton ' and Bmillng klndl7 down upon me. I
1 gllluced at hlll1 once and BaW that hi ,
eyt's were rlvetcd' ; upon the ) lInin bnnd
I of Itold whIch encircled my' fourth ( Inger ,
, couf\tllI1lhg \ the truth of what he hl1l jWlt
heard lronl his sliter. At Inst , ns It he
would te8t hla strengtJI to the utt est , he
Illnced my hllnd In thnt tr Dr. Clnyton
/l.11d s"d : "As a brother cummlts n l1ear
sister to the cnre of nnother , so coulll1lt
1 to ) 'our cure my Northern Ho t : ! , char -
IlIg ) .ou tu'ntch tnderl ) ' o"er h.'r . , for
'tis not e"er ) ' aile who wlnneth such n
trensure. "
'l'hls wnll nil he llld ; the nl'xt moment -
ment hI ! was goue , nnd when Dr. Ca- )
tall , drawlnlr me to hlf ! sldc , tolll lIIe how
ho would trenRure Ul till. ! wor s f 111) '
friend. I luvolulI'tnrll ) ' shrnnk awny , for
thn shlldow was ngnln nround ! tie. nnd
turn whleh way 1 would It whlllJlerell to
ttll' of au other love , nnother heart. which
1 fnlu would hnve cnJlell my OWII.
( 1'0 bo conthlul'd.1
LAZY "MR. HOPPERGHASS. "
IDlhtdrlou 1\11/111 Ant Hcbllffcl 111m
whou lie Aeltcd CJr } ruod.
"You sees. honey , " Bald : \ll1ul1y to
her little plcanJnn ) ' , "dnt one col' win-
tah day Mlstah HOl1pergrasfl get hungry -
gry an' ho rememlllJr him 0' do plln-
try 0' do Ant fambl ) ' , an' 011 he go
to Miss Ant. Au' when Mlstnh Hop ,
pergrnss come to l1ss Ant'ts doah he
, knock , and den he say to IISB Ant :
'Pleas . Miss Ant , won't ye glbme
some'ln' to cat ? '
"Now , hone ) ' , dat bliss Ant was a
mighty particular , wor : n' ant , an' she
was wash In' up de cabin Just seruInI-
tloUII like , for Miss Ant was gain' to
hn vo a qulltln' bee dat nfternoon118s
Ant was , Iln' when MIstah Hopper-
gruss knock , up sbe get trom de 110ah
by the bucket , 0" suds an' she say :
'Who's da ? 'Pears like dat's you , : \118'
tah Hoppergrn.ss. Now , what you
wllnt ? '
" 'Please , Mist : ! Ant , ' say 1\1lstah
Hopprgrass , mllkln' bls speakln' kind
0' thin , ' 1\1lss Ant , won't ye glb me
some'ln' to rot ? '
" 'Go way , now , ' called Miss Ant ,
just open In' do doah a trl11e to see
whL'llder Mlstl1h Hopporgrass' cont's
as thin as his spenltln' . ' 00 way bod-
derln' roun' heah , 1\lIstah Hoppergrass.
What was you doln' all summab long ?
'Wbat was ; ruu do In' , eh ? ' say MIss I I
Ant. I
" 'Oh , I'se slngln' , ' say Mlstah Hop-
pOt'grllss , kind 0' hoppln' IIko nnd
wlnkln' one eye at Miss Ant : 'I'so
slnlln' . '
" 'Yes. you'se slngIn' . Slttln' on fI.
hIgh stalk 0' grass bondln' In de wind ,
splttln' tobacco juice an' p111yln' jews-
harp all summer long-dat's what
) 'ou'se doln' , ' say MIss Ant. ' 00 'Jong
110W , l\Ilstah lIoppergrass ; go 'long .
now. I'se not' 'workln' all sumn h
long , workln' nil day all summnh long ,
to lay up vlct als tor such lazy hoppers -
pers ns ) 'ou. Jess you 'keep on playln' ,
Mistah Hopporgrass , jess you k p on
playln' you' harp till Bummnh tlmo' ;
comes Ilgtlln. ' I
"So den , honey. " con'tlnued Mandy ,
according to he 'Now York Times ,
"MlslI Ant shut'do dORh 0' her cabin
and go on get tin' ready toah de Qull-
tin' bee dat afternoon , and lazy MIs-
tAh Hoppergrass he go bery hungry ,
II.tld he cuddle hlmselt In do big gum
tree in your papa's swamp till sum-
mah ttme come again. But ho couldn't
1 > lay his harp , MIstah Hopper rass
c uldn't. tor de plln dat was under his
apron. "
Iler Pride 'Vt\8 Cl'Ullhcd.
A little girl about rslx ) 'ears old stood
pL't h'eJy In trent ot her home on N .
street the other afternoon , loolting up
Ulld down the street. Aft a while
she saw II group .or tl1ree or four of
her playmates advancing toward her.
When the ) ' were stm torty teet uwat :
trom her ahe ) 'o11ed to them :
"Don't come near mel"
The ) 'oung ones stopped suddenly and
gl1l'led ' at the slc-year-old with aston-
Ishmc.ut. Then one ot thilD toum\ her
\'olce.
"Why not ? " she InQu11'ed.
" 'Cuuse , " replied the slx-year-old.
with a distinct 'a11' of pri e , "I've got
the chlcltbn-pox. "
li ot tbetots , except one scampered
torr In the dlr&ctlon wbence they had
come. ' 1'ho little girl wbo was not
stampeded wnlked up to the sJx-7ear-
old-tib was about the same age her-
sait-and sa d :
1ilw , 1 on't care , I hnd chickenpox'
yent'S ago. ' ' ' ' , . . ' - : : ' . " ' . , _
Wh'freupon Ute little gIrl who haJ1
announced her allnmt with the air
ot pride looked properly crusbed.
Hoetern Eetuoatlon.
The old.ta8hloned uncle wns holding
thol on his knee and n.stdng about het'
kindergarten.
"j\nd I suppose , " said 110 , with the
intereat ot ono who had "opeUed down"
mo.ny a Une ot competttors , "th t ydu
stUl\Y your spe1l1ng-boolc faltbtu1ly ? "
"I hnvo no apelling-book , " saJd Ethel ,
10t.tl 7. "We're taught by the patlwUc
system. "
"PhonetIc , " corr ted mamma. .
But when uncle got Ethel's nrlt Uttie
lot r , he decided that 8110 Wtl.1 near& '
right than ma nma.
Tbcyl1nvo.tbo ott6l" 'Vn7 _
The Japenese back their horses h to
their stalls , and the door , to which a
cotn'cnlently constructed grain and
hay rack Is fixed , closes at the belld.
No one needs to go In besldQ or lJa k
ot the animal. Thurn Is no danger or
being kl koo. 110 retuse matter hi via ,
Ible and it MOms n. IiCnslblo W .7 to
nrra\lge \ a place tor any horse.
EnJlIll' . Afrloan PoaaelSlotlll.
Excluding Eg'pt Rod the SouClaD ,
Orrot 13rltnln ownl2,1)85,000 ) IIqUlltli
miles otltrfrlca , an area equal to mora
than fitty England l , and hthnbitetl b7
al.Jout ' 15,000,000 Ileoille.
Growth or the I1ntr.
The hair ot tl e .11ead grOWl tMlter In
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summer than In winter. .
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n , . , Mired A/rrilIr. LL. D.
"And It cluno to pass , when the evil
[ 1plrlt from Gud was upon , 8:1ul , that
Dayld toolt nn hal'll , ulld pln 'el1 with
his hl1ud ; so Suul wus refreshed , nnd
wns well , and the vil s111rlt departl' < 1
trom hlm.-1. Sum\wl x\'I. , 23.
God hus ngnln and again In his mer-
c.flhown . us by bitter oXllel'lnce thllt
the BI lIt und stud ) ' of the beuutlful Js
of no 11\'nll nSlllnst the lusldlous workIngs -
Ings 01' the un'onvertcd heal't. 'l'ho
rmotlon that wlllwlIS us up from 0\11'
lothllrg ) , that fOl' the Ume being sUl\s \
in u , , : the troubled Wl1ters , o'f huml111
strife , nnd the m\dlHlIs ! : of 111 Jjovern-
ed passl n , Is but for the moment , It It
Is not 8ustailled h } ' IlIsph'lItIo1 from a
more pe1'lUl1nent nnd abiding source. of
good.Vo Iwd nWl1lwlllng , ; we need
the sUllins ot the WI1 tors , we ; ne d the
hlRplratIon of the moment. t w j l ed
afterwl1rds to live lJy tht : ! . regullifh'e
vlrtuo of a 1'111th that stay o ' .from
day to dll ) ' . \ , - : : , .
Yes , we ure not to neglect , . /Stm , less
despise. , the stimulus ot the moment.
We need' it nllite In our moods o'turb- :
ulence nnd 'In our'noodil of : ir.thrlrgy.
We nocd It to calm and nls J1i8ilre ,
OUT error and 0111' dnngC'r lie : in'imug-
Inlng thl1t we Cl111 trust ulone t these
moments thnt they will do for us what
the ) ' ware nen > r mennt to do , Theil'
phice In OUl' cdllcntlofl Is thnt of wit.
nesses nnd reminders rathClj thnn that
of perml1nent forces nm1 guide ; . ' The
.hl1rp of Da vld brou ht nil h1\'en ' "be-
fore the e 'es" of Saul , but when the
music pnssed Into silence the e\11 spirit
came huck. Yet he ( Snul ) , wo are sure , .
\\111:1 : responslbie for these' moments.
tor he she ld have been the better for
them.
'Ye , too , re responsible for such D1Q-
ments , for they are witnessed to n
, , "orld of beauty , goodnessl.and hal'-
man ) ' lying above and around' us : so
neill' , did we but know It , to eYer ) ' one
of us. But , 0 , so easily lost s ght of ,
so el1slly forotten , : ! Such awalcenlngs ,
such pleadlng-s , I1S those \vhlch the
young Dnvld brought to tb . shlbborn
and malignant king , al'e vou.chsafed to
us through a million channels of God's
unl\&se. "
Beauty of nature , lJeauty of nrt ,
beauty ot pl1thos In hum1n character
and vicissItudes ot human lif are all
witnesses and roret tes ot the things
which Oed has prepared for tHese who
love him. We dare not trust to them.
0011 Is a Jealous God , and for the IQve i
of us wUl not broolt that his , , itn 8ses
are a pted ns his equivalents. It we
trust to them for that which' the ) ' cannot -
not achieve we shall reap only dlsap ,
polntment and disillusIon , it not ship-
wreck. .
Such is the mornl ot the story , :
whether a5 applied to the Indlvldul1l
life or that of the community. Let us I
thnnk God nhva 's tor the times and' '
s sons , vhen some specIal vIsitation
ot his mercy , or some special reall1.l1- ;
tlon ot our brotherhood , has lUted us ,
If but tor a senson , above our common
level ot IndIfference. But let us also. .
remember thnt we dare not trust to the
thing lasting. for besides that reaction
is Inevitable , there can be no pe.rma- :
nent healing but 'In ' the Spirit of God , I
and In the daily bread ot his grnce , In I
the gradual strengthening of tchamc-
tel' , and the l1aily repentance of the
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daily tnilure. ,
The tumult and tllO shouting 'die ! ! ,
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The captnlns nnd tl1C klngs'UbPartj ;
StiJJ : stnndl ! thino anclont ooci ; , .
An humble and a co , , rit h6tlrt } " , , : , ,
There Is one thought that . vill .be
constantl ) ' arising In tho' mlh .lof the
true lover of musl < : , and it wl l reso1ve
I self Into , th question ! Wq t can 1
do'hat can 1 give to lessep ; lho. discord -
cord ot the worh1 and so mnk'ofh man
hie' mor D1u-slcnl ? And pray belle\'e I
me thnt t le enl ) ' way In whlc i th ! ! ! . . CAn
be brought about Is by cach pf1rJ1Yln
:
unselfilhl ' , Ih'lng a real nmi llle sed
IIfo of self-denial. At nil times glye
generously , and constantly . guard
agnlnst the perilous resourCQ of f'ex _
( 'use. " Take fresh cournge I1nd make
a new eIYort on behnlf ot thos ! ! whose
necdlJ are 80 sore , and ) -OU wl\1 \ know
ot a truth tlmt " { uslc , when swecl
yolces die ; vibrates In the memory , "
and whl8p s most bla.'Ised Incentives
to new conquests over self In the days
that mil ; ) ' lie beto e ! ou. '
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"lUAN TEnPTliJD'IN EDEN. "
Dr Rev. O. R. Jenks.
The tlrat picture the Bible gives of
man 1s' 'whoro' he Is'Innocent In paradise -
diso and at peace wIth Ood. , The next
I picture Is where 'ht5. Is ( lri'en out of
Belen nnd is a sinner aUll n wanderer
on 'llrth. 'I'he other day 1 snw : 11
hulllllng with the chlmno ) ' knoclcl.'d
down. the wIndows broken nnd the
sllies nnd th root smashed In. 1 knew
without being told that somot1llng 'had
haplI nl'd to that lJutldlng.
Look nt mnn. In paradise ) 'OU s e
him mnde In the Imngo and likeness ot
God. I.ook at him now , \vlth his In-
tmnperanco , licentiousness and , crueH ) ' .
'I'hort : ! nte whole dlstrlots steeped In
hlood und wholesale massacres until
In 1I11U1) Illacl\S eartll Is no longer. n
p\radlso , but a kingdom of the dovll.
Look at t'he sensualist with his swln.
lsil look , the puppet with his llowdered
II.nd palnhxl fucl' , the drunkurd with
I1lr lIeedy clothing Dnd bloodshot 'i'Oil ,
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1M-
the III 1l'dercl. ' , who hus cOI1\-vrtod him.
selt Into a monatur of IniquIty , and nc
one need tell 'ou that something har
hnlllJI'Hell to man.
Anothl' Itue tlon that we meet with
Is thl'3 : "Wh" did not GOO make a mnn y
thnt could ot Kin 7" ' 1'he Almigl\
has made Ramo Cl'cnUres that cnnKoto
Rln. 'J'he dog cnnnot sin. The monltey
cnnnot sin. If a tI or gets loose and
devours ) 'our chlld you shoot the tiger ,
but rou do not bmnd him as a sInner.
lIe does not sin because he ate up
your l'hllll , fOl' he wns made thnt wny.
Ll't God make a mnn w'ho could not
sin IlUel he woulll no longer be'a man.
lIe would be but a beAst of the earth.
In order to 110 right man l11ust have
the POWel' of choice.
Let me lIIust1'l1to thIs. Suppose that
1 511) ' to m ) ' chlld : "Daughter. 1 am goIng -
Ing 11 wa ' for 11 few hours. De 11 good
little Irl ; do not go to the park , but
stn ) ' nt home nlHI help mamma. " I
stnrt to leave. but fClulng that my
chillIvlll ( lIsohe ) ' 1 return to 111e house ,
tl1ke m } ' child nnd strnp hcr to tha
11 ( > (11109t a11l1 lock her up In the bed
room. Wht'n 1 rehlrn In a few hour
1 find m ) ' chlld wl ere 1 left her anti
SO ) ' : " 1'01dl1l'lIng girl , you have been
oed , Hcre Is n new hat for YOUl' oqe
dlcnce , "
You wIll at once say to mel1n : ,
) 'OU I1re demented. Your .child wall
compeled ! to be good. She could nor
hnve done wrong had she w.1nted to , "
Thnt Is m ' nnswer to the foolish ono
who asks God to make a mnn who enn.
not Rln. When you do that YOll are
nsklng God to chain Adam to the post
ot foreordination nnd lock him up In
tile room of fatalism nnd with nl. . \
mlght ' power compel him to do. rIght
nnd Own go throu&1h & ; the fnrco ot Ire-
warding him tor his , obedience and
goodness. We rejoice thnt the Lord
110es no work In that wny. When ho
ml1de mnn he created him with th
power to do rIght. h\lt nlso with th
prIvilege ot choosin ! ; the wrong , And1
this 1) ow or of cholco Is one of thd
crowning glories ot mnn.
OnUnCllli'OL } { COWARDS.
ny Rcv. R. , t. Torrey _
Iost of the people In Ohlcngo are
cowards. ' 1 he majorJtr of persons In
this church and In every chmch In tb
city are cownrds. Wh ) ' ? Because t'hoy
I1re afrnld to confess to the world that
the ) ' belll"l"o In Jesus ChrIst.
'rhe true hero Is he who expressOJ
his beliefs wIthout fool' of the conse.
quences , he 'who declnres his faith 11\
ChrIst without stopping to thi'nl ;
whctller It will 'hurt ' him In socloty , polJ
Itlcs or the business world. Y
E\'er ) ' man and woman admires' a
here I1nd dosplses a coward. AclB ot
bravelJ' have btCl1 : applauded in nit
countrIes and In all tImes and acla at
cownrdlco hl1 ve been hissed. This ,
howevCT , nppllos to physicnl courage ,
nnd not to that high moral strengili
that makC3 a mnn do right tor right's
sl1ke , t1111 t makes , him speak the truth
at whatevcr cost.
It Is not l'I1S } ' ( or a man to stand on
the tirIng line nil day long , unflinchIngly -
Ingly facing shot I1nd shell , endurIng :
hunger and tIllrrt and the pain or
wounds , lJut It Is el1slor to do that thnn'
to stand t'be fire of public opinion and
suffer the scorn ot his fellow men In
living the life bls religion teachcs amI :
In following tbe dlctntes ot his con-
sclcnce.
: \ost of , the people In Chicago to-day
are cowards-moral cowards.Iost of
} 'OI1 In this congregntIon are In the
S:1me clnss. Doubtless In your hC1lrt ; '
'OI1 believe In Christ , but how manJi
of you have the courage to contessj
) 'our fnUh to 1'ho world ?
' 1'he Apostle Paul was the Idnd or
hero I wlsli ) 'OU to be. lIe was abused.
9Courgcd nnd stontd : , and still be wns
outspoken tor Jesus. Nothing coul
daunt his courl1 e. '
What lh1s polft c world of ta-daY :
needs Is a Paulean spirit
to offset the _ 4 J
Infiuence ot socIety's trl\'ollty , business '
schemes and political Int.rlgues-Influ-
ences thllt make cowards out of heroes ,
HU\Il\IER COOLS RELIGION.
.ny Rev. Dr. George 1' . liar' .
[ any people warm up religiously In
the wInter and eel off In the l ummer.
The grent apostle to the gentiles enc
urged the dlsclple8
to "IIold fast to
that which Is
good. " And Jesus , , "
said , "He thl1t en-
duretll to the ent ;
shnll be snved. " At
this season ot tbo
ye.\r It Is wch to"
CI1 l9 ! ! hrlstlnns
against backslid !
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I ug. I t. . seems 0. '
REV. 1m. HALL. II I strange , but
It s true , that many !
warm up l'el1 lol1sly In the wInter nnd. .
cool err In the Sl1nuner. There nre nd
hea\'enly l1romlsCfI to tlIe unfaithful.
There are four things thnt e\'ery ,
church member should do nnd to en1
able the memory to retnln them oosll )
I have otten Buggcted them
! In the tel
lowIng blunt \erle :
Hend the Bble ,
And pray ,
Go to c urcb ,
And pny.
'rhnt's the whole thing in n
Tle Bible Is to tle soul what nuten I
to the body. I shold be relld too dally.
Prayer Is the '
sl'ongest ting In the .
. Then
It
woril. takes money to keep
the thnt htlrt In tune wih the Infnie. Not
God needs
our pety gifs , but he
nces our nttion and our faithful-
nesH , nnd
whtre our
trl18UrOa go thA
'
rest goes. 1