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ed nope, anu ioughI uSo"'' "'
and Christian terrors; it was the last DUN"
day before our marriage. and we were 10
take the sacrament together. He had
agreed with so mncn seeming pleasure that
we should do so. that hailed it as hap>
py omen; and on the memorable oaooa'"
morning entered bower whose roses anu .
Jasmine had been twined by HIS hands
which made them dOubly dear 10 me. IL
was bright and balmy day--the sprays
were bending beneath tie dewdEops, and
he air was heavy with perfume; everything
was hushed and sient--even the song OF
the bird was tempered lin its sweetness;
and prayed NV feivently prayed,
that mic ht--thu, G nigh. together lind
the way, the a aud the l'fe.'
81 had escaped from the tumuit Of COM
pany to commune with my own heart, and
lie, to 'whom al! hearts are OPEN knows,
that prayed more for him than FOR myself.
Suddenly, the church-bell sounded in my
ear, and rose to attend its Blessed sum-
mons. was pushing back the the silver
stars of clustering jasmine that curta'ned
the atbor's entrance, when | saw the OBJ
iect of my prayer coming towards me; per-
haps would not have drawn back had he
been alone, but an intimate friend, who was
to have been his grooms man, was with
1, 1 hopoo,h .ho cho do Aa
they approached, they laughed and talked
together and so loudly that heard what
one Of them would have gwen worlds
never had heard.
The sacrament will take up so much
! time, that cannot meet you as intended
This sentence attracted my attention;
, though when indeed did he speak that
, was not attentive' Oh. how shuddered
at what followed!
d Then why DO you co. Why submit to
c what you despise? would not do it for any
t woman upon earth!'
a " 4 would do more than that for Rach.
d Aael; but when once away from this, she will
: get rid OF her early prejudlces, and become
If one of the world; her mind is compreaen>
r sive. and her love for me will tend to teach
i her the superiority of rational over formal
!. religion
"''To have preaching wife, to be obI-
, ged 10 sing psalms Oh Sundays, and take
-, the sacrement once a month--a pretty
prospect Of domestic felicity!
- "Psha--you do not suppose that my
present life is type of what is to come:
No, no; do not ii end to be canonized
under the denomination of Scint Alfred;
-, but it peases her, and believe me she ia
not half So tai as she was. remember
when she would not read newspaper on
Sunday"
- lis 1t possIble!'
- "Fact--upon my honor. Now she is
- getting better and better: must tolerate
= the mummery till we are married, and
~ them
ne Kate Kate, heard no more. A tor.
IS rent Of bitterness overwhelmed me. The
re blessed slcremeut TO be termed 'mumme
n ry'--the man for whom lived and prayed
to to exult that my religion was defining
to to plan its destruction. | do not ask yo,
lily to pity me now, because my transgresslonl
OF have been pardoned- my race--ruu--m,
ne sorrows ceased their troubllng--my spiri
ny found It's resr!--but then, or rather wher
W restored to perfect Consciousness, you hay,
NC pited me.
m. For weeks could not leave my bed
,e. the derium of brain fever for a time spar
gu ed me worse agonies, but the temp, alto,
lie was with me still. knew Alfred's atten
,e, ton had been unrem,t,ing--,hat he ha
oh watched over me they said he had praye
es, for me. Oh! to whom was he to pray' hi
he people were not my people, his God nc
nd my God. And vet loved him--loved hi
,or in my heart Of hearts--prayed for hin
~. Kate, pray for him stlll--at morn, at mic
rs. night by the wayside, and in secret; h
he name is on my lips! My mother, thong
rs, she knew by bitter experience that two ca
use never be as one, except in the Lord-st
,ed almost wishes me to perform my contra
inn she feared that, though the spirit was wi
md llng, the flesh was weak land she talked
the the believing wife saving the unbelievr
al. husband. 1t might be so; and had MARI
,r, ed, believing that he believed, | would ha,
min born my cross; but The elm had been gr
40 ciously removed from mine eyes-he was
mi. acknowledged 'nfdeI, regarding the no
on. ordinances OF religion as mummerie
Could look up to, select such one as n
uulde through life? Nv father spurned n