Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-01-29

"a tpouSht' MI Sm'Deoh, EaFe yVS
py final answer last evening""
ut is true that you said SO" he repli-
ed "But l thought You would ask
guidance from God in this most important
decision, and that you might see differ
emily whce your duty lay. and that per-
haps this morning you might say to me
the welcome words of Moabitcss Ruth:
where tbon goest, | will go Can you
say them to me, Ruth? p rleadingly and
gently.
mot to you! oh no : not to you !"
she said, vchemontly; then gently panied
/ by his evident disappointment, II wish |
could, but caunot; my heart would re-
fuse such Words
"The heart is not always to be trusted,
! Miss Ruth. If you would think how
much good you could do in the new posi-
tion wish you to assume; what help
in the parish, in the sewing society what
a blessing to me and my poor little moth
erless children p
"As ] told you last night, Mr.. Smith
son. am not 4t-l am not halt good
enough to become minister's wife"
"Will you suffer me to be the best judge
Of that, Miss Ruth q
mo, Mr. Smithson, am the best judge
myself" And Ruth spoke impstieutly,
for she was annoyed ut his pcrsistency.
I"I know wouldn't want TO be q help in
the parish. and have every body calling
upon ne IS ii they had right Besides, !
hate sewing societies; and worse yet, |
have 10 patience with children There,
Mr. Smlthsou Is not that enough q
"it does not change my mind in the
least, Miss Roth, for aIa sure that you
wrong yoarselt'
Rothie wss nearly angry now
"lou' win please take my answer last
evening ss inal, Mr. Smithson If there
we're 10 other reason, ! would mot marry
minister with large family on small
salary. have beard ao.ach,ps Of the
misery aud anxiety q minister's wife al.
ways has a1s s-.
Il am gfieged aud disappointed Miss
Ruth, that your heart should be set on
the things of this world 4 fiud that my'
words have ayailel nothing Good moru-
ing.
lie went wway, chagriued and sorrow
ial, leaving Ruth feeling, terribly small
aud mcrcenary, wondering, too, how she
could have said anything about his salary,
and sorry that she had done so; but Why,
then, did he keep pcrsisting 80?
But Ruthie was light bearted this
morning and after few minutes the
/. words again came trilIing forth:
, Merry come sadly go,
One and all who love me So"
We'll, if that's the way. there is DO
use of my trying my fate But where is
the minister. Rulhie? ] thought 1 heard
him talking. Wien is It to be q
The girls face wore variety of hues.
and in her manner was confusion, while
the gnodiooking, sunburnt youth address
cd her. She was laying down table
cloth, and she pulled it this way and
smoothed i that, as If % have i. lie with
out wrinkle was Of the first Importance.
II hope il will be while lam here, so
you can ask me TO be groomsman. !
shall only stipulate. in that case. taas
Lotto Esston shall be bridemaid"
He aaid it with gay smile--his blue
eyes meeting hers boldly.
Ruthie recovered herself and an
swered carlessly:
at rather strikes me that you are pre-
sumipg little However, will promise
you that if you nre asked to be grooms-
man. Lottie shall he bridemaid."
hank you. | suppose must be sat-
FiSiicd with dat" And he strodc on with
bis hoe in his hand. +
Ruth Ruth +! what arc you doing?"
Ruth was doing nothing just then, bpt
standing with lbe empty clothes BASKET ip
ber hand, her sosg hushel her head
bent, aud thirkiug. But at the sound Of
her mothers voice she moved slowly to-
ward the house, popdering why it was
that everything il love matters was al
ways 40 contrary aud unsatisfactory. =
There was Martha Porter loving the min
lister distactedly tho minister loving her I;
William Melvin loving Lottie Easton;
aud sbe--shc loved nobody Who should
7 she love, prS59 sfhete wasn't the man ID
the world she cared 70 marry; and up
went Kuthie's graceful head quite proud
ly, and again 'ths words burst mcrily
forth: s2s 'EM IS '" -.
"hIerrily come and sady 60 I tsPAs'i'
/ Ono and all who love me so." ssrs0t.
"Well. Ruth. what have you been doing
III this tine I? Thought you would new
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