The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-02-11

she resided . distance Of two and q
half miles, aud the butchers shop lay
in another direction, Mrs. Void
thought Of tho inconvenience Of this
arrangement and spoke Of her scarcity
of help, to which Mrs. Mendit replied:
"Why, you have three servants, and
if none Of them can be spared Mr..
Void might call when he is in tho city.
Hc will have to take q load of hay in
tomorrow, for our funds are low and
the hay had better bc sold now. No
one appears to think how much have
to do. l keep no servants, and with
my four children, ono might think my
hands full. This morning johnny was
quite sick, and l fear he is coming down
with the measles. None Of my chill
den have had them, and besides l
have engaged to make the mourning
for Mr.. Patterson's funeral. There
are ten dresses and bonnets; for you
know" addressing Mrs Paxton. "thers
is such family! This, with our regu-
lar work hurries US so that We are quite
driven 1 assure you; and my forcvo-
man told ME this morning she did not
SEQ how We were to get through. I
could not have como here to-day, any
way in the world, bu. that l knew it
was SO important VIC should meet, and
the Institution must not be neglected,
no matter what stands!'
The two amiable sisters listened ap-
proviagly, nodded their assent to tho
closing sentence, and felt her enthusi-
asm quite rsproach to their luko.warm
Zeal.
"Quite true" said Miss Dugdale,
softly addressing Margaret, land it is
really wonderful what she does accom-
plish while:the rest Of US, with so much
leisure, can scarcely keep our engage
meats. Mrs. Void tells me she wrote
to your mother for you. ] am glad Of
this, and join with my sister in hoping
that you will try to do we'll in future.
1t Is scarcely necessary for me to speak,
for she says everything so much better"
and the sisters looked into each others
faces with beautiful confidence; "but
l want to say that Our Father is ever
ready to receive the returning wander,
er Our church differs with other
Christian churches in this. We do
not thiui He requires any atonement,
but only that We turn again and repent
aud do works mete for repentance.
Christ is our great example, aud says,
Let him who is without Gin cast tho
first stone. None Of US are witto
sin, so none may cast stones. When
society is constituted properly there
will be no excuse for continuing in sin
and in our institution here VIC are tcy-
ing to help in tho worlds great work
OF correcting the evils of society,"
Margaret's replies were communinca.
ted in an occasional slight motion Of the
head, monosyllables aud the intelligent,
appreciative changes Of her talking
face. She had been warned that she
was too weak to talk, and was to wise to
attempt it, but she could think, and
noticed how Miss Irontou .monopolized
the very three ladies' of whom she had
heard her. speak. oentemptuously 4 !
few days ;betors, She now carried
them of to examine her school, and !
was heard in the room below. Her
singularly correct aud clear pronuncia-
ton had fascination of it, own. She
had ans command Of language, from
infancy had been accustomed to hear
ing and repeating the most exalted
sentiments, .nd spoke them with the
unaffected air Of second nature, when
not thrown off hor balance by that
native swami Of conformity to tho law
Of Cod" which is the handspring Of
all actual transsression, aud the exist
snse Of which vasisnored in her theo-
~ of rcmodelins society. She seldom
therefore: failed to please when she felt
it her interest "a 50. She o1ertod
herself now. and notwithstanding that
the right was all on the side of the
matron, Miss Irentop- was. mistress Of
tho a;tn.tkso :. = - :!
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