The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-02-09


shake OF those idle fancies aud accompany me-
here let me assist you since you have dismissed
Susie. and don't entreat you, tell ne any more
OF your experience. Go to the ball aud I'll en-
gage these foolish vagares will cut your acquain.
tante, and you will laugh at them yourself.'
At last Clara pleaded so earnestly. for the
sisters were knit together in tha bonds Of the
strongest affection, and their tastes aud symps.
thies had always been alike until now, she suf- |
fercd herself TO be pursuaded as many Others had
done before, to attend the brilliant assembly.
"What lovely creatures" was the whispered
exclamation, as Kate aud Clara were announced.
They were indeed lovely. the one with her rich
auburn curls, hazel eyes and queenlke step COM
manded admiration and homage: the other, with
dark eagle eye, before which sin turned away re.
buked. Her coun'enunoe tonight wore shade
of deep melancholy, lily beftting the Joyous oc.
cusion, where all around was happy aud gay, il
gayety can be considered happiness, which do
not believe.
Clara was in her highest spirits. surrounded
by ardent admirers. She cared for none save
one who seemed to regard her with indifference,
the only one who could resist her rare uttrac-
tious,
AT length, seeing her sisters animated coun-
tenance, she left the gay circle and approached
her. She was conversing with several ladies' and
gentlemen, who were striving to make her forget
as they thought, some unpleasant occurrence.
Clara. do inform us what has produced such
change in your sisters sentiments. She used
to be our leading spirit ut convivial ussemb les,
but she is 50 changed-she speaks in language
which We cannot understand
"But which highly approve" said gentle.
man who had gIaduuted with Edgar. "Sae
speaks like her brother now. When he first en-
tered college he was the leader in ell our college
pranks, but after he had been there sometime,
about the time we entered the Sophomore class,
there came such change over him, Instead of
nSigating us to commit what We then thought
deeds OF glory, he would always reprove us Tor
it, but in such way that instead OF being often.
ded, it only endeared him to US, and he not only
rebuked us for our folies, but he woul | talk to
us about the salvation of oar souls in such
manner that many were awakened to II sense of
duty which all The preaching in the world could
4 not have accomplished"
"My sister is in low spirits tonight, which
Q accounts for her altered manner" said Clara un-
h willing that the true use should be known
The gentleman who had spoken OF her brother
h now came forward und offered Kate his arm for
r a prom:nada which to Caras infinite pleasure
she accepted, thus putt ting an end to the conyer.
! ;cIt 1. F,.I
e Well, the ball passed away as all balls will,
Y and pleasantly enough TO all concerned excep,
Kate, and not really unpleasant to her, f)r il
e confirmed her in her purpose TO give up the
pleasures Of The world for the humble cross. The
i new love she experienced amply compensated
: for all she had lost, and before many days had
. passed, even her sister, although she lrettcd and
/ fumed at the change in her, could not but a C
knowledge that il was for the better. She was
e more gentle, more mild and more attentive to
the comforts Of all than she had ever been before
e She found III her brother. a friend and adv
j, ser and his love SO precious before, was doubly
: So now.
| When the time came to pubcly "renounce
the world, the flesh, and the devil, there were
I many in that crowded congregation, who won
dered TO see t!e beautiful aud hitherto proud Kate
Lee, so meek and humble All! they little knew
| what Christ had accomplished in her heart. -
There was one in that vasl audience whose pulse
beat in entire sympathy with hers Lewis
Warkham, he of whom we have spoken MS being
a chum Of Edgar's. The evening of the ball hud
witnessed their betrothel and they were soon TO
be married
Who can tell what a silent influence she *
ertcd on many, as kneeling there lowly before
her Maker, the rite of baptism was administered
TO her, consecrating her TO The service Of the
Lord? Eternity eau only show!
Who snail dare say, after witnessing the many,
many conversions that followed her coniirna-
I on that it is all folly to become members
of the visible church? we can be good chris
tians without? Woe unto him that hideth his
! light under busbel. or he that ha tn talents to
exert them, not in his masters service.
| 1t was not long after, that the same minister
Joined in the bonds Of holy union Mr.. Mark.
ham and Kate Lee, in whore dwelling now, is
daily heard, Prayer and praise 10 Jacobs God.'
Ia their devoions they are ined by Clara, who
who has became consistent christian. She
too. has found that there Is pleasure to be found
elsewhere than in the gay party, or in compa
ny with the light-hearted and frivolous.
Whether she succeeded in m king conquest
OF Mr. RoSsiter or not-noa posSit audire.
WooDvILLE.
Il q IL
were not five thousand white inhabitants be-
tween Like Michigan and the Pacifc Orean-