The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-06-03


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se desoisie
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tone that made me forget myself and
my sorrow, ard look and there she
was, a. she hadn't been lor SIX mouths,
bali useu FROM thc bed, one hand up,
and beer whole lace white aud shining
with confident faith Well, when |
see an that sncu trust has buoyed
mother over | wish TO goodness ] bad
e. take mote sitter Martha Bun
never mind, do well here and you u
so we'll uerc, say !. Perhaps YOU
think II wasn't much. tlt quiet and
the few texts brealhcd through t.
bur sometimes when ones souls at a
white beat, it may be moulded ike
wax with iinger As for me, may
BE God hardened Pharaol's hoart,--
though how thai was Pharaohs fault
| never could see. But Dan,--he felt
what il was 10 have refuge % trouble,
TO have a great love alwaJ extending
ever him like a wing, he longsd for
IL; he couldn't believe il was his now,
&c was SO suddenly convicted Of all
sin and wickcdne>s and something
sprang up in his heart, Kind Of holy
passion that he felt to be possible for
this great and tender Divine Being ;
and he came and fell on his knees by
the side of the bed, crying out for
mother to show him the way and
mother, she put her hand on his bead
and prayed, d,-praycd, oh, 50 beautiful
", that it makes The water stand in
my eyes now to remember wha, she
said. But | didn't feel so then, my
my heart and my soul were rebellious,
and love lor Dan alone kept me uu-
der, not love for God. And in fact,
II ever I'd got to heaven then, love for
Dand have been my only saving
grace for | was mighty high-spirited
as a girl. Well, Dan he never made
an open profession; but when he left
the house, he went aud asked Faith
to marry him.
Now Faith didn't care any thing
about Dan,--exccpt the quiet attach
ment lllat she couldn't help, from lig-
ing in the house with him, and he had
always petted and made much Of her,
and dressed her like a doll, he wasn't
the kind Of man to take her fancy ::
she'd have maybe liked some slen.
der, smooth-faced chap; but Dam
was black, shaggy fellow, with shoul-
ders like the cross-tree, and length
of limb like Sauls, and eyes set deep,
like lamps in caverns. And he had a
great, powerful heart,-and, oh, how
1t waslost for she might have won il,
she might have made him love her,
since | would have stood wide away
and aside for the sake Of seeing him
happy. But Faith was one of those
lhal, If they cant get what they want,
haven't any idea Of putting up with
what they have, God forgive me, if
I'm hard on the child And she could
not give Dan an answer right OIL, but
was oath to think of it, and went flirt-
ing about among the oiher boys and
Dan, when he saw she wasn't so eas-
ly gotten, perhaps set mare value on
her. For Faith, she grew prettier ey-
cry day; her great brown eyes were
20 oil aud clear, and had a wide sor-
rowiul way Of looking at you; and
her cheeks, that were usually pale,
blossoued to roses when you spoke to
her, her hair dropping over them dark
and silky; and though she was slack
and uutidy aud at loose ends about
Eer dress, she som chow seemed ike
princess in disguise and wien she
had on anything new, "a sprigged cal
leo, and her little straw bonnet with
the pink ribbons, and Mrs. DeVereux's
black scarf, for instance, you'd have
allowed that She might have been
daughter to the Queen Of Sheba. /
don't know, but ! rather think Dan
wculdn't have said any more 70 Faith,
from various motives, you see, rot
withstanding the neighbors were still
demonstrating with him, ii ii hadn't
been for Miss Brown,--sbe that lived
round he corner there the town 5
well quit Of her now, poor thing -
went 10 saying the same stuff to Faith,
and telling her all that other folks said.
And Faith went home IN a passions
some Of your timid kind nothing ever
abashcs, and nobody gets TO the wind
ward OF them,--and, being perfectly
furious, fell to accusing Dan Of hav-
ing brought her 70 this, 50 that Dan
actually believed he had, aud was cut
TO the quick witn contrition, ard told
her that all the reparation he could
make he was waiting aud wishing TO
make, and then there came a food Of
tears. Some women seem 10 have set
out with the idea that LIES a desert
for them 10 cross, and they've laid in
supply Of wafer bags accordingly
but its the meauest weapon Aud
then again, there's men that are iron,
and MOTTO be bent under calamities. that
these tears can twist round your little
finger. Well, suppose Faith eoncla-
ded il was no use to 60 hungry because
her bread wasn't buttered on both
sides, but she always acted as II she'd
condescended ninety degrees 10 mar
rying Dan, and Dan alsays seemed
10 feel that he done her great inJu-
rv; and there il was.