Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-10-23

very weak, she dareS not HOOK at MN.
She closes her eyes and lays her head L
back against the chair, but she listens
she can not help that. The rider rides :
swiftly on. He has stopped now, in front
Of the house. He opens the little wick Z
ct gate. He comes up the walk-into
the door. Courage, trembling heart
Open your eyes, Elinor Trumbull. He
springs to her side-he folds her close IN
his arms, calling her his poor little sorrow-
stricken darling, his pride, his wife, his
bestowed Elinor; thanking God he can
bold her now as be had never hoped to
hold her again on earth.
Weak as Elinor was she did not faint.
There was power in that voice to rouse,
instead, every faculty into its fullest life.
Strength seemed to flow out from him
into her own exhausted being. She clung
to him in silent rapture.
When the passionate joy Of meeting
i...I gown caImer, TTaner raIrneld told .
his story. The letter, he said. came to
him in the far West. After leaving May
field be had gone there. and striven to |
absorb himself in the arduous duties of /
missionary preacher. He had worked
night and day; it was his only consola-
ton. On his return from "a three DAYS
tramp in the woods be had found the
elders letter. AT its first reading his
heart had swelled with wrath. 4 Cain
among all other men he bad felt Moses
Grant would be to him henceforth. His
soul rebelled against the sinful, worldly
pride which had sacrificed the whole life
Of two who loved one another to a sell
fish, cowardly fear Of disgrace. Then
he read It again, and the heart-broken
tone Of sincere peniience, of despairing.
self-despising humility which peryaded
II, moved him to Pity; and then all thought
OF Moses Grant was lost in the one ago
nizing fear lest he should not be in time
to see ElinOr alive. lie had travelled
night and day. He was with her now.
and she lived still-she ,could live. God
would grant her to his prayers. His love
should call her back-she should be his
own yet-his wife. Allthe world should
know her as his young wife, E.inor.
lie was no protested worker of mira
Giles, and yet. as she listened to his word.
the crimson tint stole back into the fair
cheek OF bis betrothed, and she seemed 10
feel a sense Of returning strength. a faith
IN the reality Of bis prediction. Moses
Grant met the young minister with out
ward calmness. In his letter he hat
poured forth his remorse, his sorrow. hi.
Penitence. Neither Of them ever alluded
to it atterward. Only in the hand-clasT
between thenl-full on the one side o
timId ESTABLISHMENT, on the other of pitt
forgiveness, encouragement-there was
silentreconciliation. Mary Grant sob
bed cut her welcome with murmure,
blessings, and choking 2auses. and nur
INJURED tears; and that night the fou
knelt together in peace, before the thron
Of Him who looks on human weakness
with the eyes OF heavenly ply.
Elinor's health improved rapidly. B,
fore the summer roses under the parlc
window had faded she twined from thei
wreath for her bridal, and another ga
and. which she hung in the pIeasal
August morning. daughters reve
ent far=welI-over tue low head-stor
which marked her mothers grave. 81
went there, leaning upon her husband
arm, and, Hiting to him her relying eye
she murmured,
| wonder if she knows, up in heave
how happy her daughter is this hour q
The farewell between the old Peep
and their children was full Of tend
peace and love, and the elder and /
wife stood together at the wicket ga
watching them with moist eyes as tn
rode up the hill. Moses Grant was 4
tooproud to weep now.
The next Sunday, after the serm
was over, the congregation were reque
ed TO wait, and there, before them all,
old man bowling bis grey head in shar
and sorrow, laid down bis eldership in t
Afayfield church, and bewailed the
which made him unworthy, in his o,
eyes to wear it longer. a very old DO
saith, w hose humbleth himself shall
exhaIted," and, looking down over
bastions Of the Celestial City, perchar
that seemed to angel eyes the hour m
worthy Of pride Of all Moses Graz
earthly life.
Walter Fairfield spent that winter
the South with his young vile, but che
full letters came now and then, tell
the old people Of Elinor's renewed hea
and strength, and promising TO bring