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dear LADY Of you. Da, where il the work :
4 mus, work aud talk both Evas eounts.
nance lighted up. Thsse is . kisd Of grasa
delight in my hesrt already, at the though !,
OF 'toiling, rejoicing. ssrrowing, With yos
who have made sasrifecs for ms all M iif-
Since | have known Mr Cochraue, ani
since hayo wondered vbetksr be loved
ns, the fair girl lowered her eyes arr
spoke with a sutiusd csdones, Iii, AAs
seemed 40 muck HeTs sesy 70 Tesisu tla
world, the slender aad tue style VI ths
NeTI4, K nSAa t-ets ia gs zgasS piaasare
IA my coming 70 ySu, Martha, because
thiak thai he wall approve il when he kuows
IL Eva stroye With sseat oafu,stpss. IN
conceal from Martha the gtea; trial wLiaA
n was 10 her TO give up the epjeymett.
which had become kabitu., TO her no, the
least Of these was the adala,icu which Lad
followed her since her entrance into society
she was beloved by very many gifted aud 40.
eompiished friends, for whose eonpa aiou-
rhip she wsu,d have no time now. even
should they e,savs TO her in poverty. A.
Eva talked, she locked ever MartkA's worS
basket
There 10 nothing TO do there said her
sister Eva, my darling, I believe Gsd
sent Jou 10 me in my la,t extremity. 1
have net worked for weeks I cannot see 70
sew every day have hoped I oeuia do q
little, bat few stitches give m. = distract
ING pain rough my eyes, that 1 am obliged
to ht with folded hands have had such
dreAry, hopeless thoughts. could see I'd
way open before me, except 10 hire out as n
servant that 1 dreaded, not for the hard
work, but am afraid Of people-afraid Of
unkind words-and thea my pride rsysl,ed
will own IL, fer think our Lord never
gave me tbs spirit CT : ssrvsni, With all my
timidity.'
And 1 never knew that you bad come to
this pitiful pass, said Eva MY heart re-
proaehss me that l did not come to you be-
fore. don't deserve your forgiveness,
Martha, dear
Ny forgiveness what an expression,
when ysu know that l have always most
strsnuously' opposed ysur leaving Mrs
Vale conssut now, my poor child, for
l feel as hthsre is clear Providence in il
When l rose this morning, PRAYED for
hours i wrestled for submission 10 nv
fate. bcsought the Lord thai lie wsuld
guide me in plain path TO day--I vas ge-
ing cut TO see what fortune / eeuld meet
with When looked up aud saw you staad.
ing on the threshold, With that new, kaly
light on your cOuntonanee, l thoaght an As.
gel had appeared to me, TO sOussle me il
lifted the burden from my heart 10 lock up
on Jour face. D, Eva / hoS l thsuk you r
But Eva's generous heart vas hanilia,ed
that she had net striVen before to aaelis-
rate Aartba's let 10 secured ts her sud
denly that she might have embroidered a.
Martha did, aud fer her benefit, while she
vas living in her old hSns Thss il ever
happens that COED resolves reveal past err
rOrs, when they are reduced to practice
A long slow year passed away to Eva /;
il was svift, happy year 10 Martha, for the
younger sister tried 10 bury in her own
srsast the many sore trials that CALLED her
pride often she rsjoIoed in bright spifi,a.
al gleFy, aud she realized that h.vsa grew
nigh to her bat more frsquSatly her shols
delicate nature was hArAsssd by the cares
that sprnbg thOTn-liks meath her fact Rv.
cry day sQI85 spaN AnP0y sEec ts Fhieh she
VAS unaSeustomed bssst her way her sweet
lips smiled, aud bapofal Wsrds TOse upsn
them, while gnAWiag discomfort ptsysS
upon her she bAttlsd With the temptinS.
irritating spirits that assaulted her hour by
hsur When she lsekod iBto her heart she
vas dismayed ~ the ceilings which Der ucv
experiences had called forth bat aGgJ,s %
ioicsi 10 ths eaulkAt AL Eai.el 10 sToEa
her yiclor hir. Yale nsver igtgsv. her
iugTaiitude, aud Hr Vale did jas, ss hi-
vile did Tue year bad gone tas hsar for
Gilbert CocbTauUs Tsturn bad esnie ta. a
frail girl stiil locked cut FROM the g4rrst
widow, With wildly bsat.Bg heart the
vessel ia which Le vas to ogsss ths sca sa(
arrived, aud the usmsn,s svellsd 10 an ster.
nal length as they travelled on. The iisslo
room looked far mere brighi aud ehssrfal
than Of y0re, Tor Eva's talent a. a teacher
had met with some reward, aud she s,Tove
70 boaulify Il little, for GiibSrts return.
Hts exquisite tasts left its inpress where
shs dusIi For days ber whole .beug had
been -adiaat With joy amid other doPrsss.
ing thoughts she had ofsen feared for the
safe return Of her lover anxistiss collect
feed from ell sources bat ell cares had late
iy bees hHePt away. Whsh The expected
boar vent by, aim shadows bsgaa - fall
ever ihs suu lighted heart % EVs
Aa uncertain step sosaaed Ia the pas
sags--thsa an abrupt, strSsg rap EVa
I tuFasd teuards ths 1osr, thea sask in 3
shAR Martha opened Il vide, ssw she
Strangers iook as it fell upon her yoeng
I sister thea aith hsr qaisi tact shs glidoa
| iaio the hall, and ssagat q bsishbof's foom
I ~ pass an boar h.
Eva lay weeping su Der levers breast
! Dassisnatsly usspisg, while kia lsw hushs 4
I words roashsa her sar--his kisa hard
I slrsksd her hair. she ha5 faaad ihs hsvsn
/ of Asps A. last she soald listsH,ts ths sifrn
souR of iors--sbe eosid ssiy sPos = slfgos
I arm sud hsart, and tho s1iYerfe e11i3 dgs
T 60 heF 10 msro richly Bsu
What ohahas ~ geo, ~ iva WIZ
aid Tou nsi tsll ne Il this--tlis pogtfy
/ where = tbs sistsr ysa havo tsld ne oi
+ My bsastifal pea we're . Psfrl'ss Eemas in
t's sli Aahaf5no asns ysa are = tsrsgl
h.;s uoI bltss ysu, that you sss's Fsy,r p
~ stJ is.i, fsf daiy's sake, iaihef tsaa ih'
! plsasarss fiifs fsF season but yos buv,
gfsua thin sha pale. my dsfl'ng ysi lev
ths spiritual lock that liagsfi abgat yo'
nsw setter thsn ihs 6la tsillisass ysu haV,
ths laek that saesls Nssr'
'Rhsli 1 ssil Marihaf stked Eta sHiiiaf
Lee - Il ,il yos ts-asihisg trss. fsyiis
| Mf CaakA Ass. dsiziaing hsF pia -
sever iAihk y Fifsnga that I "a asi ~
ysd sksi as W .ssss1 q kaglsHd vasf
n Fapf5lsa Is as rs1es rsssq iaa bas
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