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and foolish, iIucv. You are poor Georges
child, onl as like him as you can be. | must
not get vexcI with you. know it's a great
shock feel it so myself; but we must be
brave and put up with trouble we can't help"
1t was with swelling heart. and oftentimes
gushcs of bitter tears that Lucy trod the floor
! of her room all that long afternoon, while her
mother received, in the parlor below, visits Of
coincidence from friends and acquantances,
who came, some because custom required it,
and others because they had suffered and sor-
wed, and knew how welcome kindly sym
pathy had been their aliliction. The children,
Grace and Willie, sat reading together with
their arms about each other until the twilight
came, and they began to wonder what made
sister stay away SO long, and finally deputed
George to 20 "very softly" and see if she
would not come down TO tea, Gas Doctor How
ard was still talking to mamma, and they were
very lonely"
! "Come in," said Iucy, as she recognized
her brothers voice: and then she made him sit
down beside her, and led mm to talk of their
! future life and what he had intended to accom-
plish. 1t had been in the boys mind all day,
and he spoke very earnestly. lie would be 50
industrious after this, and study so hard, and
be great lawyer like Uncle Thomas, and then
mamma should come and live with him, when
Lucy was married and the children grown up
! All! how could she damp such fond antlcipa-
tons and throw the shadow of care over that
bright young face, from which she had parted
back the clustering locks that she might look
stcadiastly into those clear, eloquent eyes! so
she gave up her first resolve of telling him all
the truth, but said
"Dear brother. what if it should be ncccssa-
rv for ms to ,novn into - srnollor house and for
Won TO pvc up study and 90 into business for
n few wears until we ret rich apain. and Will
lie is larre cnouoh TO help himself a little :"
The shadow came. nfter nil. and the bov's
face lost its earcr. hopeful look.
~ knew it would be hard. and that YOU do
not like business: but we ali have to bear tri-
ais. Think of poor mlmma; for her sake.
.Georrc And because it would be rirht." she
added. after a moment. but we will talk
la5out this some other dav; oulv think of if.
, brother. and be brave. Ask strength from
Heaven TO do rirh,lv," and she pointed TO her
dres,inr-tablc. where an opcn Bible Law. STAIN
, ed with tears.
I All. how mam schemes she reyolvnd in her
mind that nirht. when she could not sleep. and
cnycd the calm rcpose of Grace. who shar-
ed her ROOM and was lvinr so quietly beside
r her.
} And then she rose and turned to her Bible
, orain rs shc hfd ncvrr sourht if before nltho
$ it had always been dear to her; TO. she was o,
n those who had remembered her Creator in the
k d,vs Of thcir 1outh." One sentence caurht
D her attention; ro doubt she had read if n lnn.
2 drod times bcf;re but she had never known if,
f meaninr until now:
"Lo al Hy tcls,g nctnoy,edre HIM, and lie
! riN ;yccf HLJ pnths.n
How fuIl of hope and assurance il was and
| something like smile quivered about her lips
, as she knqlt and laid her heart open to The Fa-
+ tber of the fatbarless.
BIT several dqvs PASSED before nnythinr like
n feasible plan SUGGESTED itself Mrs. Burton
r was ready TO doanytbinr Lucv thourht best
but her mind seemed to he n,ralvzed bv tho
, succession Of ujsr5rt,mcs. Vet stiU onotbcr
, trial remained for The devoted Girl, and harder
, TO bear. that il came SO uueypec,edly."
, II cannot do as YOU WISH" she said to her
, lovor who, bnr resolution WINS fr,l1, t,1on =
God only knows how hard the strugrle has
5 been, and still is. But should despse nv.
self if turned from one duty TO take IN anoth.
or. How could expect Il blcssiur upon if
We are both Young: am but nineteen. Won
twcnty-three. Five years from now we shall
still have a long life before us: and tn We
shall be all the houpicr for This self denial |,
it asking too much of YOU too great sacr.
fec. James ;"
II cannot understand Won. Incy. don't sneak
enipmas"
- y, ell. then. have not oyDlained if cloor
iv:-that nv labor is necessary t, nv mo,bc
and NIL of them. un,ii ,hn vounrnr cbildrnn arc
, old ououph 10 act for themselves. and even f.
ne vour Wife. Great happiness as il wonld he +,
me- cannot desert ,bnmo
You are a noble pirI. Lucy.n he said. n,
Won wouId admire any thinr that was hooutirn
IN picture or n statue And vet she SCENE,
to l,nov, tb,. no ala mot fool w;,b bon ..o,nl,
, not understand her" as she had said
A." And do Won NOT thinl, I nm r;rbt ~
81 can't say that | do-that is, exactly.
can't 500 That you oro bornd ,o waste f,o ':o,r
the best wears Of life when the tam;,y can h,
otherwise ,-ovidad for Won CIV, ,.1,;. ,',,alo ~
have offered 70 do ALI that ;s ,.',,
i mother would always he woIcon1o NV.
! Ibouso," 80 -
hrJ To,,,os Ala, >,
ord LnI dana 90 Co.. 'Iuor n.'l''cl
al of y;rtuon, sof Ian;aI - :; p.,,e1t li'o''
s,I and :. ooino o., ',;.t, - ,e PioPo
wolaIy friends now ody;sod HIM onar.t o'lrt ,,,'
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