The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-24
eyes, John Duane :" said tho sister,

e1eo, JOnn Dudne satu THO sisteT
with meaning smile.
Patience colorsd slightly, and made q
movement towards the door. "Come.'
she said hastily. "Aunt Phebo and mother
urc half way to meeting"
So they were, and talking gruvely Of Pa
tience. 'r ... .
s~'She Is a great burden on my mind,
said Aunt Phebe. "The pomps and vani
ties Of the world are tempting her, and she
10 unsettled" ' hw
A shadow passed over the mothers Ma
donna face. "Patience il young, thee
knows" was her mild answer. The moth
faction In her daughters mind, and the 70.
bellion in her lie but self.extenuation is
not more natural than the mothers oxtenu.
a,ion for her child's error. "Pntience is
young" she repeated, seeing that her Sis
ter made no reply.
ATS 4 pity Patience wouldn't take to
Eli Gardner, said Aunt Phebe after min
uts's pause. ahe Is good young man, and
consistent Friend, and il would he a good
thing for Patience to be settled in lie. Eli
would make steady woman Of her."
81 don't know" answered the mother
gravely. IL have my doubts about
"About what 2" asked the elder sister,
somewhat sharply. "1'hee surely hasn't
any doubts about Ell Gardner? lie is one
Of the salt Of the earth"
mo, don't doubt Eli, hut ] doubt his
power to make Patience love him. replied
the mother.
"Now, Jane thee don't inean TO say
that thee intends to uphold Patience IN any
Of her whiIns and notions" exclaimed the
elder sister. rebukingly. 1T is Thy duty rs
a brand plicked from the burning, to save
tby child" F - '.' .tr
.r,. ZOO, ,..,,o, ro,,,..d ,,,o .;l.rcc
p,sh. Mo,,nn = words b,J r;yen lane IV;l
son fool Gnr ,Lou,b, and sbe walked along
iii, G,.o ,,"c,,nd,v ,noJ;,,,;vc.
at, !. the MI, :, PSshc Woryan said IN
hs,,s,c "S;s,s, lane win nrcacb ,o day."
80, -,
INTO inc i'!t'e meeung'house su"eg'e"
anenee anu HeoeecA "spn' c',i.
sncc nNe 'na. VI he s,a,o ,'a' ""'." III
the 'itt'e group assembled say s"ags'.u'
BECAUSE tha' was tue e,'" u,cs y! "1".
Morgan when' rom ,he n,gn Seas "as
oser'ooked .no neeung' sn' sa" .o
he,ees co'ne W. ra"croo was s.oa' u,a' .S
10 her ih ,hose days' E"c" u,c way "o
entered the meeting mouse o'iehnea ner'
ihere was io'tness hoIu' ncr oa.',aso
that vexed her a!' inc more pecause wa was
30 natural to ratience ~ tnose aays. Que
did mol IKE Inc LOOK 'n fauences eyes e''
ther, as 'ney wandered ,aoou' ne snhPo,
low ceiled meeting'ho,ise, taxing ih tue
hard, bare walls. the cold, white woodwork,
Tho uncarpetc'' noor' the meek women am
grave men; the look was '',, o' "ho'sgus
Ell d'sparngemen,, aneh rauehco ssa.eu
Was no ne"er. Snc n"seuu I !" n.. p'a.u
.no l'a"eu .o.,T"s a, I 80 ,..s
.aPpcu NulPs..E S' ".' ,..,"s., ." ~ s.h
use "o' ."' "S"'o' "' ""'"''
w, v. "a ., s,,r A fab o,u of
".I .o. p.';s" Iv;,.a, .;,,;n" in
ma%nu .,;". ""s a.'s" ,.;,,, I"n ,Ln,,Sb,s
u'e ll''s n'eI'l'S no"so WV" n.. s ns q,
away OH 90 .no m.,I go%,o h',d ,@ ,"or.,,;n,sr.
'onn T"e'S GU ""V1' pS ' 49,, =. mo IT,. Inn,
asseIho'eu' onc ha' henIr IT, oIen , .''.S W., "
w'co' ou' shc hncw az Wy "oa', aS
ISIS Know p'cts.c W.. "'.Sn ..;.,.; s ~. -, h..
r 'u .o! ..,;,,. -, ,','.,,i" n,;n,,
. en ;,, nSw .nV cI "", ~ Ill. ,hn T,,.d ,,;nsn,
o .u "y .'.''Iya ac II .,,i go, .nd Nina and
"nIa nmd ,hs c,,ns,sJ n;sles and cushioned
SS, 49,. "" A. Isrc,h rho nervous moyemen,s
r.,so,, .nJ po,;enco Wilson sat cnlm and
,son.t,inI She h,J G,rco,,en where sbe
,y.s md In ;m,yin,i;on the mellow light
from ,b. s,,;ned yindows tell upon her,
"nd She was a worsb;pper a, ST. Johns.
The % orr orr,n mr. ns,,el C,r,h rs glorious notes of
harmony. nnd Patience Wilson, as twice
before. bowed her head with il, burden Of
praise, and wept to hear the loud ascrip-
tion-G Glora hbi Domino! She was not
forgctiul Of him who sat before The organ,
and woke the slumberins music from Its
pipes and heys. John Duane, organist, was
the speciality at St. Johns in whom Rebec-
ca Wilson had said shrsw,lly that Patience
believe,l. There was another nj ST. Joint
whom she did NOT f5rret-Ka,ie Hunter
with the rose. .b,,l .pripkIed dress, the lace,
,nd coIJ md carne,s The bright ribbons and
scarlet flowers. Katie Hunter sang alto tn
John Duane's = playing, and Patience Wilson
did not like her. Suddenly Patience VIII
son came out Of her rcycrie with guilty
stnrt.
"A brand plucked from the burning"
werc the wor,is that fell on her ears from
Inns tbut had cooed lovingly over her in in.
Gncy. and blessed her ai her life. Every.
body listened at,cn,iyo,y, for Jane Wilson
xn. pre,cbinv. and she was one of the few
f,;,bf,l ones in her Society a woman who
in her M,Ionnn fnee wore the ornament Of
. ,ns.L and ou;s, su;ri,-n woman who
cl"n. ,.nac;o,slv IN thc iai,h delivered TO
H.. s.,L"r, .,,j ,yo, In oiI ,b;ng. n nillnr
"nJ osnauo,, To ,o ber acct,
'"u .'""'"." . , " "o ~ e -. .,.,;,. >"
"a olanu p'eekea ., ,1o'' c'- uo os ~ ,ho syo.
lou guessed rom uno 'e.'': ;"..u, y. we wv Wv"
man manner, anu rom an ,.S'e"' ""':
Character that derived aohe IRON, espe.''
ence' uhat th,s WOMAN was spc"Nns ,Gu'
expenmen'ai know'edge. iou euessea ln'
m'nveIy ina, ths woman eal.m na" come
aI'er grea, s.or,n, ,ha' ,ns sp,r.I;a. ,,.; "e,sns
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