The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-01-19

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pleasing TO our selfish desires, and when in the
wisdom of Providence, they take contrary direc-
tion for time our disappointed feelings obscure
our affections for real good, and bring inward dis
trust and dissatisfaction. At such times how mer-
cu is the Lord to US, in not suffering this excite
ment of evil. to destroy the good that has been
formed within US; but, in providing in the interi
or of the mind place for it to retire and rest in
safety, until the evil brought out into activity is
subdued, when it again appears and rules in our
affections. How profoundly do feel, at times,
Mrs. Webster, that without Him, who is the Al
pha and the Omega, lam nothing!'
'And we are nothing said Mrs. Webster,
apart from Him. All the good that is in us is
from the Lord. Every good affection, and every
good thought that we have are from Him, and we
should never forget, that to give TO ourselves the
praise for a good act, is to take away from him
what is justly his due, and therefore indulging in
spiritual robbery. 1t is we'll to fix in our minds
true understanding of things, and call them by
their right names. By so doing we shall be less
likely to run into through ignorance, and thus
be made to feel painfully an evil before perceiving
it,
A servant coming in at the moment, interrupted
the conversation, and Mrs. Webster leaving the
room in a few minutes, Anne was left alone with
her own pleasant thoughts. Illerton had not been
long in making an impression upon her heart, and
when he asked for her hand, she yielded it, with
out hesitation, for Mrs. Webster had borne testi-
mony, from long acquaintance as to his pure prin-
ciples.
On the day succeeding that on which the con-
Versation just alluded to occurred between Mrs.
Webster and Anne, servant Knocked at the door
of Mr. Hardamer's dwelling, in Vulcan alley, or
New Church street, it is now called. He
handed in a note directed to Mrs. Anderson Ger
trude and Genevra were alone in the parlor, and
one of them received it.
s'What is that?' asked Gertrude of her sister.
sIts note for Geneveve, on gilt edged note
paper
Who's it from? Open it, and let us see what
is in it, said Gertrude promptly.
Without hesitation the note was opened, and
Genevra read Mrs. Webster's com pmen.s to
Mrs. Anderson; she will be pleased to have Mrs.
seven O'clock
Are you sure it's for her p asked Gertrude,
Certainly It's for Mrs. Anderson, replied
Genevra.
Maybe its for some other Mrs. Anderson
said Gertrude. L think we'd better not show it
to her, for if we do, she'll be sure to go, and
make fool of herself, Tn certain it can't mean
her,
ST hut ,boE boJy Jod
Genevra. 8 / wonder what's to be done there 2
Anne is to be married, suppose, sure enough.
Well, there's no accounting for tastes. Who
could have dreamed that man like Illerton would
marry such low-bred creature as Anne Ear
nest A pretty figure she'll cut I'd like to be
at the wedding just to see how she acts. Ireckon
she'll hardly know whether she's on her head or
on her heels. Humph! Amt it too bad u and
Gertrude tossed her head disdaiDfulIy.
If this is the way the thing works. remarked
Geneyra, g see DO use in trying to be something.
body might just as we'll take things fair and easy,
and trust to its coming out right. If men will pre-
fer such creatures as Anne, where's the use of try
ing to be genteel 1t makes me mad, so it does !
: don't reckon he's much, any how said Ger
trude, 'I always thought there was something low
lived about him. He wants to make slave of his
wife, | suppose, and has been attracted to Anne
because she can work. If he'd married me, I'd
have told him another story, the mean fellow p
But what shall we do with this note 2 asked
Genevra, interrupting Gertrude.
why, burn it up. I'd never let her see it, re-
piled Gertrude, good deal excited.
But, maybe she'll find it out
We'll, suppose she does? Who cares? Pm
sure don't. She's not going TO crow over me in
this way, kuow!'
Acting out their evil intention, the sisters con-
cealed the note in one of their drawers intending
to burn it the first opportunity. 1t SO happened
that Genevieye had occasion to go to this very
drawer about an hour AFTER when her eye fell upon
the crumpled rote, bearing her own address.
She took up and read it, and understood too well
why it had not reached her. Replacing it, she
determined in her own mind not TO let them know
that she had seen it, but to go to Mrs. WebSters
in accordance with the invitation. On Thursday
she told her mother that she had been invited to
see Anne married, and in the afternoon prepared
to 90. Gertrude and Genevra could not, of course,
forget that this was the evening named IN the invi-
ceive that their sister was making unusual prepar-
ations to 60 out
where are you going, Genevieve 7 asked &C.
nevra, whose curiosity exceeded her indisposition
to question her sister.
lam going 10 Anne Earnests wedding sbe re-
piled, quietly.
Mot without an invitation, certainly said Ge-
nevra, thrown off of her guard.
sOf course not, Genevra,' replied her sister,
But I never saw your invitation When did
you receive it 2 suid Genevra, with unguarded
warmth.
This declaration panied Genevieve exceedingly;
and, after few moments reflection, she replied,
in serious tone -
lam grleved, exceedingly, Genevra, that you
are so unjust to yourself to have tried to do mo
wrong, and then to say what is untrue about it,
without having been asked n question. Surely,