we were just like sisters to him and it was perfectly natural when he went to live in new x he should like people that had new york ways but it does seem to me strange that harry should ever fancy she has not ways of thinking or acting or feeling oh is handsome � they say the best of men are carried away with beauty not harry i am sure and besides i have heard him say � i never told you because did not want to flatter you � but i heard him say when we went to hear squire s fourth of july � the day wore that new pink satin bonnet � and somebody said squire never took his eyes from her all the time he was what did harry say harry whispered to me and said he liked your looks a thousand times better than s and sunshine did he did he � he would not say so now maybe not i shall always think if he had gone to new york that have come to pass that we expected but i believe it is very hard to keep from being worldly minded in a city when i was in new york as i have often told you the chief conversation was about dress and making money oh how i did long to hear something about something profitable you know i never was in favour of harry s going there � i never liked his going into with � he d better have sat over his the his life but forget the weakness in his breast � i do � that was a good reason for giving up his trade but not for going to new york yes but you forget what flattering prospects ke had and she added with a sigh after his parents death he had not much to keep him here and having all his portion of the estate in money he thought it would enable him to carry on business to die greatest advantage in new york he explained all this to our satisfaction then yes and when he told us about his plans and seemed to be in such a hurry to get ahead i was sure he was at sharing with you though he did not seem to think it best to speak out i thought so too but i know i was much to blame for setting my heart that way when i had no more reason and then his always writing and sending something by every opportunity � to be sure the letters were directed to you but somehow they always seemed written to me poor rich man and then be was � tm to send some present that he knew i should like better than any thing else m the world but it s now a long long time since we have heard from and yet we never suspected any thing no because we never in our lives harry could do any but the right thing it will be very hard to make up our minds to see s husband harry s husband oh it s awful to think of i but if she were only worthy of him � if she could make him happy i could be as � happy i was going to say but that would not be true � but i could be contented for myself and thankful for him both sisters were silent for a few moments said � if we can t have things right in this world we can have right feelings let us kneel down and pray together oh yes that is always a comfort the sisters knelt locked in each other s arms was the organ of both their hearts and most earnestly did she pray that they might walk together in integrity and in whatsoever path it should please the almighty to mark out for them even were it through a solitary wilderness that they might remember that their lord and master did not promise his followers their portion in this world that they might humbly and faithfully do the duty appointed them and not because they could not choose what that duty should be she poured forth an earnest petition for their h and sunshine best friend that he might be directed aright that be might be delivered from the many evils and temptations that surrounded him and that she with whom his heart was knit might have the grace as well as the gifts of god when their heart service was over said she felt as if a load were taken from her he she said to who commanded us to pray for our enemies certainly knew what was i us how differently we feel towards any one we earnestly pray for from this time there was no apparent change in the sisters except that pursued her labours with even more than usual and a remark would escape from her that showed the course of her thoughts such as i am sure of having enough to do in this world and that s a real for one can t be very unhappy while there is enough to do that prophecy was was obvious a portion of her was gone and even uncle remarked that she did not sing as she used to he wished she would he had rather hear her than a bird meanwhile watched her with a of the sister s sympathy and the mother s tenderness and daily as she saw that s resolution was carrying her serenely through the storm did she offer her humble to him who she knew was the source of her strength and peace p the poor rich man etc chapter vii love letters three weeks passed and nothing more was heard of s news save that once when in s presence was about the house of and she and her head and had all 