Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-29

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flowers, and when l gave them to him from
the seat where he left them, he kept on telling
his brother which was for Moll and which for
me, and asking if they were not like.
The young gentlemen said he was no great
scholar In the lore of flowers, and had been so
long away in the New World, that the names
OF some of the sweete English flowers had
grown strange to him the Lily was very fair
but-cold, with no hidden sweetness or
strength. He thought yon double Blush Rose
with the delicate outside leaves and the deep
hidden fire at the heart, far hker Mistress
Margaret.
MIR. Sharswoode said merriIy, ~ must give
him the Rose-so fair speech deserved moth
ing less )" but Mr. Phillip said quickly, mo,
NOT as desert, the Truth needed none, but
as gift, if | were SO pleasedp
SO gave it, and, on our way to the house,
he fell behind with me, and did speak of Mr.
Winthrope and Cousin Elizabeth of whom he
saw much in the settlements, and said how
noble and good and happy they were-how
holp and patient and brave and useful their
lives"
told him was truly glad to hear it, for it
seemed to me that in leaving her home for that
Wilderness, she left all that made Life of any
worth; whereat he almost stop't in his steps,
and looking at me in kind of grave wonder,
he said
"She hath sacrificed much indeed but as in
country where trees abound, the husband
man ottentimes cutteth away the outside
branches, to let in the Sun and the air and, SO
win more abundant growth, in like manner,
from the sacrifices Of His people, the deep
Heart wounds that come from severing the
sweete ties of old Friendships and household
Affections, for His sake, God causeth more
abundant harvest of Christian graces to spring.
RlSidpS aha ehial6a1 h,y 10,
true heart, and with one who so noby defend.
ed Mistress Bostwick, the other night, this, of
certainty, must count for something's!
don't know what allied me, but while he
yet spake, the tears came and | thought too
could follow in Elizabeth's steps, fearing Meth
er absence nor disease, nor even the savage
Indians, nothing but that cruel Sea, in which
l once came SO near drowning from Door
Nurses fright. l think l said somewhat of
this, for he looked at me surprised and pleased
though know he holds me little better than
craven braggart, after all, for when he ask
ed, Did l truly so fear the Sea, l said, nothing
in the world would tempt me to cross it the
very thought made my flesh creep.
| believe | am a great coward, else why
should l care what stranger like him thinks
OF me. but | would like to have further speech
with him about Elizabeth, and think it would
have been more friendly, if he had told me, at
the first, OF his knowledge of her. But, may
hap, if | had looked on him as any thing but a
10y, he would have spoken more freely.
After breakfast, they both departed, the ell
der for the City and the younger for Neither
field, taking Chippenham and Ely by the way,
where he has business yet unfinished, hear !;
and, sitting over my tamboar work, have
been thinking over their speech and marvel
ling that one to whom l have so seldom spoken
could have such knowledge of me, for the
similitude of the blush rose with the fire at
the heart is true-much truer than that of the
lily, as l do know. They are but little alike,
these brothers, yet l could not put the differ
ence into words until little Moll made the mat
ter quite plain tonight Aunte was Gliding
her for her unseemlie behaviour to Mr.. Shars-
woode, this morning for she had persisted in
telling him, she was right sorry to have Mr..
Philip go, but would not say the like of him,
upon which the little mink said quickly, that
MIR. Sharswoode did tease her and make her
tell him untruths, but when Mr.. Philip spoke,
she dared not do otherwise than speak truly.
That is the feeling. One might trifc with
Mr.. Sharswoode, even while she loved him,
but few would be like to do that with his broth
er. Deare Hearte what would Aunte say to
such words in this Diarie am half minded
to tear them out
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