The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-24


asked Mr.. Dovedale.
Nothing, said the widow, smiling;
:" that is one of my miracles. His
uncle has taken upon himself his
whole education for the srmy.-very
kind of him,-but, indeed, all Captain
Mayblossom's friends have shown
sympathy, according to what they saw
right and just, towards their own
families. was poor orphan, with
out a relative on whom L had any
claim"
And your daughters ?" asked Mr..
Dovedale.
Marion, the eldest, is going as
nursery governess to her aunt. She
is superior to the situation, but [ con-
slider it great blessing for her to go
among very young children, whom she
will find less difficulty ia training In
the right way,-a way in which she
has consistently walked for three
years past. The same sweet smile
came over Mrs. Mayblossom's face as
she spoke.
And the others?" asked Mr..
Dogedale.
The others will remain with me
till the hand of God moves them. |
| can bring them on in all that [
know myself. am not anxious about
that" aa0 sew
But your heaIth?" said Mr.. Dove
dale, looking as he spoke on her
bending figure and thin, pale face.
am stronger than | seem-not
very strong-but since / have had
more to do / think my health is bet
ter. | am not at all afraid. As my
day my strength will be. ~
6 | am afraid" said Mr.. Dovedale,
glaucing around the little room.
your circumstances must be rather
Strengthened" h
20 yes, very poor, said the widow,
but / consider that | am like people
who have money in the bank, aud
never keep much in the house; when
they want it they go to the bank, and
get it. Don't misunderstood me, !"
she added quickly, noticing Mr.. Dove
dale's look of surprise; {" | don't be-
lieve the Lord will supply any fancied
wants, only my real ones. / have a
settled income, slender, indeed, but
sufficient, unless any extraordinary
call should arise; and for any such
real call 1 know he will provide. "
Is there any such pressing on yeu
nbw?" asked Mr.. Dovedale, gently.
You may feel sure / have but one
object In asking"
Mrs. MayblOssom looked at him a
moment; her eye frightened. She
went to her desk on the table, and
took out a long blue paper, which to
any practised eye would have declared
itself bill. This came in a week
ago" she said s. | had no knowledge
of the debt; my dear husband must
have forgotten it. The death of the
man has obliged his widow to call in
all her money | have pleaded for
time that1 might be able by self-de-
NAL to save the money, unless help to
pay the demand came
You may plead the Statute Of
Limitations" said Mr.. Dovedale,
looking at the bill, which was for part
of an outfit, and came to 919 It's. Sd.
3" 1t is heavy sum, exclaimed
Mrs. Mayblossom; = but the debt is a
just one, no doubt. Oh, no, | shall
be able to pay it in time; but this IS
lust such a call as | alludeL to.
Mr. Dovedale asked for pen and
ink, and wrote a check for twenty
pounds, which he handed to her. say
ing, . Now you will call this a
miracle.
"Assuredly," said the widow, the
tears rising to her eyes. " May He
who sent you on this errand pay his
messengerl He a0in,"
Mr.. Dovedale felt that he had been
amply paid by the lesson he had been
taught. Asshe put his hand into his
pocket FOR his gloves, he felt Mrs
Wickwork's half-crown Poor crea-
turev' he inwardly calculated.
" So, he thought, as he walked
home. money, connections, com
forts, what are they all to faith
Those two widows are depending on
mere strednas-this one is at the
fountain head. They may be disap-
pointed at the drying up of their re-
sources any moment-she, never"
| Sarah was puzzled that e ening By
the abstraction of his manner, and
she thought. as he read the eleventh
chapter of Hebrews. which he chose
at prayer time, that he seemed TO be
reading it more to himself than to
her, for he stopped continually as il
rejecting on it; and so he was, for a
new light had fallen on the page, the
light of example, and he also remem-
bered the words, according to your
faith be it unto you"