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good. and it might betide evil to l.,1y IT
merely wished q. knew, Mr.. Ross, whes->r
She SIN remainsgNith youn MA
Were YOU & friend 10 Lucy R,epdalllsIl
madam r. /, i
.. | should thihk it an honor toAeaal mysft
q bn.I could Hardly claim that nanR II
She was my peiFhbor and interested mf by
Hbor correet 1epdg tment and uneom,n61TuS.
fnlrsss "a her cla parents Ross msCe no I
renlv So, funded over some gloves that /
we're On the coulter, then tied up the bundle
and laid it on tie shelf
(. aYou seem. Hr Ross. not disposal to an
swer nv inouir8 I'm afraid some secident
has happened the poor girln III
Would youslIke to know. ma'an, what
hssbnnnaned tEher2n He leaned His elbow
Certainly, n moufd y @asousast no begln 2
ell, youIknOw- when Lucy IWondall
- ~ - ~ 2 saelwas little demuth thing
s Fyv. ~ SEQ, 50 sSm9ly J and 81 Sisagy
old young. HShe was as great Il contrast
to the other giIls in the Workshop IS white
is to black. She just sat quiet in one corner,
and minded her work, and took no part in
their gabblinglE You know what aparcel of
girls are, ma aIe, dinging away from morning
till night, like forty Thousand chimney swal-
lows Lucy WAS very different she made
herself neat and tidy in the morning, and
did not lose haif an hour at noon when the
prentice boys were coming to dinner, twitch-
ing'out curl papers and furbeloyipgsher hair
/ The boys and the girls used TO Have their
jokes about her. aud call her the little par
son, but She sRly preached in hex actions,
and that is what / call practical preaching,
maam Sheskas a little master workman
at Der needle j have never had match for
her since | began business; but (Ypn know
here's always a t1a in this lifsl She gave me
great offence She crossed me who're could
least bear 70 he, crossed"
"Not Intentionally, am sure, 1Ir Boss
You shallIhe ma'am. ! Ahk9 1Jonly
son, John Rosa fne, fresh loota Nag good
natured lad + set my heart ills marry
ing his cousin Amy Bruce SIZE il tile
daughter of my youngest sister, and Had
pretty fortuna in hand, enough tn set John
up in any busffpess he fancied9 There is no
reason in the world why he should not like
Amy had Sept my wishes to myself, be-
seause ! knew that young folks ldTeis like an
unbrokelf' colt that viii not mind spur nor
bit never anistrusted that .autthiRg was
going wrong till one day heard the girls
making great wonderment about canary
bird that y,found when they went il the
morning into the work shop, in a cage hang
ing over Lueyls seat; and then llremember-
ed that John asked me for fvefdollars the
day before, and. when asked him what he
wanted it foFs he looked sheepisA and made
i no answer
l thought il prudent before matters. went
any further toItell ohm my wishes about his
cousin Any Ny & ilh hs NH q4ab i
fave saken care, for the most part
that they shodld be reasonable. II i am lit
tie wllful, own it; and Q childrauobey YOUR
parents is the law both of scripture Ana az
nature So I told John i dfd not hint
my suspicious about Lucy, but t5ld him this
marriage witt his cousin he could have no
objections to And to set about without DELAY
on peril ofmJ displeasure: He was silent
and down cast, but saw that I Twas deter.
mined, and believed he would met disobev
me A few evenings after / SAW a lirht In
the workshop after the usual tiIle 1 went
to enquire into It [; had on nv slippers.
and my steps.made little or DC. 4ouud.R The
upperparrRfshe door was Set With Glass
| saw Lucy fhishing off'a PairIiof gloves
my son was Standing by ler. II appears
they were ferihim and he insisted upon her
trying them3upon his hand Hers moor
thing seemedEto trenble Thesrlov would
not go on, but it came off and itheir hands
met without gloves, and nice ft they were
| burst in upon them / asked John8if this
was has obedfsnce to me, and Itold Lucy 10
quit my service Immediately Now the
whole matteris past,<I must do Johu the JUS
:icc to say heistood BY her Ikea man. He
had given, hisiheart aud promised his hand
to Lucy and she owned shs loved him-him
who was not worthy Of her love He said,
too, something Of my being a kind father,
and kind ilpn and he Would not believe
that the ffstsase of my doing wrong would
be to the orphan girl whom Providence had
placed under our roof AIaaIm, YOU viii
wonder thatEl hardened my heart TO all this
but you know that anger is short madness.
and soft is land besides, there is nothing
makes us soldeaf to reason dtrue feelings
as the strong sense we are wilfully doing
wrong Was harsh and John lost his tenn
per, and poor Lucy cried, and was too much
frightened tbspeak it ended bytelling Lucy
she could NOT Stay another DAWN nv house
and Johns that if he did not obey me nv
curse should be upon him
:; The next morning, they had botAseleaageell
Jus anu every Gooy luOugAb Ihey had gone
of to get4marrieH and 50 believed till night
when JOHN came in like a distracted man.
and said hehad been all day seeking Lucy.
IN yain---that the ouly friend stc had in tie
city knew noshipg of her-and when I an
swered Z 10 much the better accused me, Of
cruelty, and then followed high words, such
as never Should pass between father and son
and ii ended in turning linn from my door.
i do not w9ndsr you turn ayhy-but hear
me. Saturday night, three days after John
came homo an altered man. He was as
humble as # he only had been in the wrong.
He begged pardon, and promised to obey
me in all things but marrying ANA Bruce.
& I give up Lucy, father said be-. i but /
cannot marty any one else Iforgave him,
from the bottom of my heart forgage him
and longedsto ask him to forgive ime--but /.
have nod come to that-yet asked him
what had brought him4back 10 duty. He \
put into my hands letter he thad Received
from Lucy she had perseyered in not see
ing him but such letter, IadIiesl IF min
listers could speak so to the heart there would
be no sin ID the world She said she had
deserved to suffer for carrying matters SO
far without my knowledge She spoke Of |
me IS the kindsst Of fathers, and theTkindest
Of masters Then she spoke Of the duty . T
child owed parent-said she could never
have any peace Of mind till she heard we
were reconciled and told him it would be
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