The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-08-05
which she is not tired"

which she Is not tire1,"1 il i,s.s i
How could be say it! She sal
down almost where 1 had doce, and
Enrol followed me a. I walked silently
away. As We camo in sight of. the
party on the archery ground We were
turning away from the steep, rocky
declivity on our left; then I stopped.
=. "Err D." I said, drawing off my glove,
and trying not to let my voice or my
hand tremble. "Before you 20 back !
"iIl make it easier still. There, it il
no sin now. You will receive her an
swer euiltless." Idr-w the false and
glitterine diamonds from the finger on
which he had put them: and threw
them down among the stones and
bramblcs, hundred feet below rs. He
never spoke OF moved no agony, no
trouble in bis face; only a passing
cloud and before I was ont Of sight he
had turned to rjoin her. Ihad gooe
with the Lcslies, 80 could rot leave
until they cid. Shell l be called upon
to spend many such weary times as
that? Many perhaps now. o for
strength to do it bravely!. Two lines
tn at I have some shere read arc strange
ly haunting me tonight: "God has
established the thing ; no complaining
will unes tablish it," Then is it best !?
If He has established it,: it must be
best. Some have more to bcsr tnan
this. 1t can be done, and it shall.
"For tue lost dream the heart may ache
The heart may ache but may not burst;
He will not leave thee nor f6ssake" .:.
., if I were like Nat-s'content with
Him." -: IA
That reminds me, he and Lettie have
quite decided that am 10 go to Ireland
to Aunt Rcssie. He is to take mo on
Wednesday, and I will try that it shall
do me good, as Lettie says but in
more ways than she can mean. -.
2*esdoy, September 11M.-!To-mor-
row We start on our journey, aud I am
glad now that I am gong. Sometimes
the air here seems to stiae me, and l
feel as if I c,uld not breathe until l
climb. the mountains around us. I
have said goodbye to all but those at
home-that is the worst part of all. |
dou't know how shall say it to Lettie
and Ben tomorrow. Poor Ben, he is
not SO studious, even yet, as he might
be. Nat grew rather stern with him
after he got we'll, and insisted on his
getting up early in the mornings to
study. So I went to call him and wait
at the door until I heard him up
knowing so we'll his weakness on that
point; but, to my great surprise, he
never even then appeared when I ex-
pected him, yet had everything ready
for his lessons So I pressed to know
how this could be, and at last he own
ed it to me contidentially. "Well, Miss
nay, 1 do generally first get into bed
for minute to-warm my feet" The
idea was SO novel 1 could only laugh =;
but I had to think Of another expedi-
ent, and now I wait at his door until he
assures me that he has thoroughly un-
.nade his bed.
Lettie aud I had days shopping
yesterdays thing I do dislike beyond
all things. We went through the usu-
al process Of marching, with a business.
like expression on our faces, up an ay-
enue of men in clerical costume
good deal more glossy than poor Mats
all SO painfully devoted to our inter.
est, that look upon it as a duty to
purchase what they condescend: to &C.
lect, even if I am unfortunate, enough
to have been previously led away BY
something else. ...:
did not buy another gay hat though
To my great surprise, Lettie tried ia
persuade me to and I don't remember
ever having chosen before dark brown
dress.