Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-09-08

creep into their hearts, and take those by storm;
all appeals TO their reason will be fruitless.'
'Mehinble Holly, s the very person 10 60,
said Mrs Als,on, with decided look she has
nothing else 10 do, and loves Mr. Dunnng.'
'Mehiabe Is very good woman, but | had
rather she would make my shirts, that would
make me feel. do not SEQ any one who can
do them better than our Emma, as il is her
proposition, think she had better see il carried
out
mir Allston . said TO his wife with unfeign-
surprise.
why father . echoed Emma in the same
tone, but nevertheless, the Squire stood his
ground firmly, and went to his Office, insisting
that il anything was 10 be done, Emma should
undertake it. Emma education and habits of
life, had always separated her in some measure
from the other inhabitants Of the village;
pleasant word of greeting, a kind smile, call
Of sympathy in affection, and her whole social
life was told. She found so many objects Of
interest and pleasure in selfcultivation, and
home duiies,--,hst she hardly ever thought Of
the world without. She was beloved and re-
specied, though for what, it would have been
difficult for those so little acquainted with her
TO tell. In fine, with her position in the par
ish, and her gentle, winning manners, she was,
as her father had said, tho very person 10 un-
dertake the collection. How she shranked
| from the task how she brought all her chris
tian principle to combat with her feeling with
what nice unhinching selfinvestigaton she
lay bare the whole depths Of her proud heart,
and promptly asked herself, was it right or
wrong! Why should she net do what Mehit-
able Holly, uneducaied and without influence,
would fall in if she attempted. And SO the
minister in his study, and Emma alone in her
little room were both passing through life's dis
cipine, and both by the same means, to obtain
similar results Of well doing rewards. Chris
lian principle, once established, though often
apparently wavering and uncertain, is always
in the end triumphant, and her parents were not
surprised TO see Emma come in soon after
breakfast on Monday morning, ready to begin
her mission. She called il so her father
laughed and said Everything was a mission,
nowadays, but that fortunately did not niure
a good cause
We should love TO follow Emma, if the lin
its Of our story would allow, through that frs,
days calls. One old lady offered her herbs,
she had nothing else to give, and Emma went
! away with a fine bunch of cainip. Deacon
Jones, was perfectly asionished at the degen-
eracy Of the age-thai servant Of the Lord
should think il possible 10 seek rest, and recIea-
alton, when so many souls were hourly lost
no wonder that Stratford remained in such a
cold, dead state, valley of dry bones-cer-
tainly they must secure man who would be
- ] ,lt IL 4 l.. r.
His reason, and judgment, and feeling utterly
/ condemned the whole movement, and he could
only pray that no curse in consequence might
fall upon them Emma laughed il was not
very civil, but when the deacon waxed grandil-
I oquent, how could she help it. Farmer Lowe
{ was haying. What beautiful bit Of meadow
it was she could almost count dollars for eve
], ry hay-cock, SO could the farmer, but he could
y keep as well as count them. lie was shrewt
and worldly, and though he liked an inher
d tance so well here, he thought it would he com.
o Portable at least to have one bespoke hereafter
s he did not like the notion Of exchange without
] due examination Of the equivalent, SO the broaC
acres were sown, Teaped and gathered only in
n 10 his gamers. But this morning, by some ia
taity, as Emma, with her sweet happy face
: came down among the reapers, she reminded
him Of Ruth, and he looked about for his Boa;
/ among the men. Boaz was there, but he hat
gazed to often at Ruth on Sunday to see he
/, now, so he hid behind the cart-foolish, diff
n dent boy-and listened 10 Emma's pTettly prof
fered request, thinking how little he could hav,
) refused her, even 10 half Of the kingdom =
= The farmer had no purse there, how could En-
Il ma have thought he would, in those blue over