The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-05-25
SHAS MARINER;
THE wEAvRROP PRRyRLoR.
By the Asiher Of Adan Bcde.

emy, tucked behind tho chest Of dravers
IN unss chamber On this William exhorted
ns Trend to confess, and not to hide his sin
any longer. Silas turned a look Of keen re-
Iroaoh on hin, and said, "Williau, for nius
Year, that We have gone In and out together,
have you ever known me to tell lie2 But
Sod wnl clear me"
bfothcr,' said William, ''how do I know
Shat you may have done in the secret cham.
oers d your heart, to give Satan an advantage
over you ~
Silas was still looking at his friend. Sud-
heiu! a deep nusli c,me over his tice, and he
was s'out to speak 'mpetuously, when he seem
,d che;hec again ny sons in yard shock, that
cent the flush back aud msde him tremhis.
put at Last he spoke fsebly, 'oking at vii.
liam.
irmtmber now-the kufe wasn't in my
posMl,
Nhmam Haid' know nothing Of what you
ineah. lhe OTTER persons present, however,
tcgln to inquire where Sila' meant to say that
; The knife was, but he would give no further ex-
can say nothing. God will clear mo-"
oh th,n return 70 the .estry there was
further deliberation. ANY resort to
hgd measures for sscertainins the
u tho Church: prosecution was held by them ben,
o he forbidden to Christians, even ii |, hal pcon
case in which there was no scandal to tbs COM
nunity. But they were bound to take other
measures for finding out the truth, ard they
resolved on pray ing and drawing lots. This
resolution can he ground Of surprise only
70 those who are unac luaintcd with that OBJ
seure religious life which has gone on in
me alleys oil our towas. sil,s knslt with
nls brethren, reiying on his own innocence be-
ing certiued 0y immediate divine interfercacc
but feeing that there was sorrow and m mDurn-
man had been cruelty bruised. The Lst, d. lar
"a md, Shds n",nsr wds 9"fy Hs was
eoisnny euspehaeu rom church.rnemoer'hip,
ann i '.loe up'n " 'o'iue, up .he sto,en money;
omH Gn ooinession s .ne a!n i repentanca,
S sSuiu ~, nc w Ioee'ES. onee Ipio w,thih tne ioh
'pe ."uIJn. IT. na1nel HsVehou III silence
~ ,,s muen exsrf one rnse 10 depart, ne
McnY toraIus Mhnam DIne and said,
III ..r,. vo,Ge shaken py asitation-
Ine ist .ine rehe1noer using my kniie,
Ts Nneh .ook II OUT 10 cut strap Tor you.
oon .eme'nVer putting u io my pocket
aBAh,. iou s'o'c she money, anu you nave
woven a Plot 10 ay tns SIN AZ my door. But
you may prosper, 10, al tna'! tnete Is no Just
Soa tnM governs the eatth righteousiy, but
900 o. ,ies' that bears witness against tho in
nVSn. Th
ihere was general shuduer ~ ths oiasphe-
my:
Mnham ss.a meeky Al leave our brethren
NoJuuso ho''i .hls - lhe No'ce oi SATAN
or not. can DO nothing but pray Tor you
~
,roor nin@ Seht OUT WIN ,naI desphr In
ms soolNthM snaken trust In Hod and man,
~mcn nh'''e snort oi madness 10 loving na-
ruIe.
~ ht'ie more tnAn u1,, month rom that time,
Srsn rs married 10 " hhain Dane; ana not
long ate,NaIusn was known 70 the brethren In
Lantern iIo that oiiAs aaarnsr mad departed
trom the town.
odArrLhi ii'
His sT't Sovcment after the shock had been
90 wCrk Oh his loom; and he went on with this
unreI ittingly, never asking himself why, nov
he was come to Raveloe, he worked far on into
che night to finish the tale If Mrs. Osgood's ts-
bie-Iinrn, sooner than she expected - without
contemplating beforehand the money she would
pot into bis rand for tho wo k. He seemed to
weave, like the spider, from pure impulse, with
out reflection. Every man work, pursued
steadily, ten Is in this way to become an end in
itself and so to bridge over tho iovclsss chasms
OF his life. Suass hand satisfied itself with
throwing the shuttle, and his eye with sosiny the
little squares in tho cloth complete themselves
under his effort. Then there were the calls Of
hunger and Silas, In his solitude, had TO provide
his own breakfast, dinner, and supper, TO fetch
his own water from the well, and put his own
kettle on the fire; and all these immediate
promptings helped, along with the weaving. TO
reduce his life to the unquestioning activity OF
a spinning insect. lie hated the thought of
the past, there was nothing that called out hi,
love and fellowship toward the strangers he hal
come amongst and the future was all dark, for
there was no Unseen Love that cared Tor him.
Thought was arrested by utter bcwlldsrment
now its old narrow pathway was losed, and al
lection seemed to have died under the bruiso
that had fallen on its kecncst nerves.
But at last Mrs. Osgood's table linen was fin
ished, and Silas was paid in gold. His earnings
IN his native town, where he worked Tor a whole
ssle dealer, had teen after lower rate; he hal
been paid weekly, and Of his weekly earnin q a