The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-04-15
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stages Of emotion. When the blissful mo-
ment reached pain. they lifted the half fillct
basket aud began slowly descending the hill
as near as possible to each others side, and
casting longing glances INTO each other,
faces, not unmixed with tho most honest ad
miration. As they descended the slope their
thoughts moro and moro found words and
being practical young people, even in the
midst Of their youths richest poetry these
words referred mainly to practical subjects
in the practical life before them. How they
should overcome tho hitherto waived, bu,
now from the very sincerity Of their affection
plainly recognized, animosity OF their two
sets Of parents toward each .other-whether
1t would be better to commence laying siegc
for their consent, or to marry ut once with.
out that consent, as very properly they did
not doubt tho right, since they loved, though
thcy felt the painful inexpedicncy OF doing
80, till patience failed. Whether, If they
had to do tho latter. they should take Widow
Rundell's farm. which Lish inhis agony had
been painting ten minutes before Us the CON-
Portable headquarters Of such inveterate
bachelorhood (; or whether they should SO
across the Sound to Connecticut, where Lish
had plenty Of maternal uncles who could
easily get him tho lease Of farm on moder-
ate terms, and would bo glad to SEQ him we'll
started anyhow.
Such were the questions which occupied
tho ingenuity Of thess practical young peo-
plc (; and not, am sorry to say, just for tho
present ut least, the consideration whether
roses or wood.bines should climb to their cot
tage caves, or the song OF larks or the coo OF
turtles from the thatch awake them at early
dawn from their welded slumbcr, rs is most
dramatically appropriate for persons in their
situation. But by way ofapology 1t is to be
remembered Quoting from Mr.. Peavey and
the Gaseiierr) that the natural products OF
Muskeogue are certain excellent salt Goldfish
and Puritan Congrcgationalists OF
whieh are popularity supposed to have bear.
ing toward the practical. so .1-
Nevertheless, while tho lovers went down
the slope, and edged through Daddy Pringlcs
straight and narrow way into the road, their
thoughts upon these prosaic difficulties were
not utterly unlighted by strong commons
sense perception Of their ability to work out
of them, and u luminous presence Of that
stanch old Connecticut trust in the best spir-
it, who has been known to effect junction
between two sets Of conflicting parents even
when one of each set was Deacon of 10th
er meetin'. a' 'i'.
Lish left Becky at her fathers gate, each
looking tho kiss which coincident Muskeoguc
and daylight forbade. The cool gray eyes
were still In tho soft gingerbread when Becky
entered tho keepins.room, much to the re.
lief Of her auttering heart, and 80 had not
missed her. D..
But that evening, when tho two eat down
to their Deaconloss supper, the younger wo.
man gently put the gold watch and chain in-
to tho hands Of the elder, and anticipating
the question which lurked in tho cool gray
eyes, aid quietly, -.'..
"For YOU know, mother, IL might get
harmed II happened not to 80 to Brooklyn
after all"
' DO CHAPTER vi.
DIFFERENT DEACoSs HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS
If you have ever been ut little party
where two amateur tenors were introduced
to one another, each of whom sang as well
ms Brignoli (pon the authority OF the first
musical critics, assure you, Sir D-if you
have ever seen couple of cats upon single
house top-if you weie ever present at sup
pcr of Mrs. Blummerie's, when that excel.
lent woman had invited Miss Flnmmerie un.
beknown to Miss Glummerie, and Miss Glum.
merle unbeknown to Miss Fummerie-both
of them her second cousins, and third cousins
to each other, and both Of them mutually
hostile to degree that had precuded nll in
tercourse since the last remark that Miss +.
made with reference to Miss G. upon the in
consistency Of short sleeves and n certain age;
and the excellent woman, Mrs. b., had now
brought them together with the laudablc dc.
sire for reconciliation OF tho conflicting f..
and G. interests, and both Of them expert
cnced strong resentment ut Mrs. B. for tho
amiable ruse, ut themselves for being invited
unbeknown, and ut each other TOR being in.
yited at all-then you can n,easurably under
stand tho mental attitude OF the two Dea.
cons on board the Esmerdidd.
At first Deacon Townsend, steering violent
ly away into the widening sea, entertained
suspicious that this interview with Deacon
Allen was the result OF somc long preconcert.
cd arrangement between lukcwarni profess
ors of the Old and New School Meetings.
who wished to merge doctrinal in social dis
tinctions. and by this forced contact bring
about reconciliation which should confuse
III, stern boundary Of faith and error. At
tho same time Deacon Allen became aware
of similar misgivings blending with tho col
umn on tho "Duties OF Professors" rs he
sat grimly reading against the mast. Sim
ul,aneousy these two good men resolved that
t;o, ,,f ,;r,up,stancas hnwavor
dclusive, should bring about that triumph ot
tho weaker human feelings over tho imlnu-
table moral principles-that they scverally
would not commune, beyond absolute ncces-
sity, with man who held to Predcstination
and n man who didn't. Bat hardly had this
resolution been formed before the absurdity
of tho hypothesis on which it was based no
came evident to their strong common sense.
That anybody, however sanguine, should
hayo conceived the possibility OF outwitting
them in such q way was too ridiculous still
more ridiculous that Mr. Peavey, and the
two other young men in pantaloons like Mr..
Peavey's. should be the cmissarics selected
for such purposes. aI1Na, ...
Instantaneously new resolution supplant
cd the first in the minds Of both tho Dcacons.
They would be civil to one another, us they
always had been, In tho way of business, but
would entirely avoid NIL subjects that might
bring them into bclliserent contact. There
was the Esmerdlda to be talked about, ifthey
had to talk at all-thc probable value Of
snch craft on tho sea or in the market |;
her sailing qualities, tho strength Of her
spsrs, the model Of her hull. the cut OF her
canvas. There was no need of their making
It disagrceable aboard; they would not reIer