The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-05-06

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t'cniar mode Of applying its benefits.
She sat in deep thought some mo
ncnts, then remarked:
"How comforting 1t is that He VII,
aiono seeth the heart aod knoweth al
the circumstances Of its surrounding es
will be its final Judgc!"
eyes; aud 1 cannot help thipkin.
that those who earnestly strive 70,
light, and to walk in that light, will e
nally arrive at the goal Of happiues
which all DESIRE"
CHAPTER XXxvI.
AN ELoPEMENr.
Weeks grew into months, and Mar
garet immersed in her studies, saw lit
tie Of the outer world. Once she wen,
to The Home, but her presence was ev
identity a restraint, even the children
lookei frightened as she greeted them
The mild, middling, conservative pco
pie who had succeeded to the manage.
ment, thought and spoke of her as one
might Of whirlwind, or thunderstorm
which, while clearing the atmosphere
had nearly Frustrated their Institution
That it had survived the exposure, and
was now more prosperous than ever be
fore, they believed was entirely owing
to their prudence in putting good tacc
on it. They regarded her as some.
thing to be feared and conciliated and
their politeness and evident desire to
show everything in a favorable light, was
both painful and amusing. She do.
clined all invitations to examine beds,
pantry aud closets. She looked at the
children, the older ones rushing into
NOISY games as they escaped from the
school room, the younger tumbling aud
toddlin over the grass, aud on the sun.
ny front porch, amid the vines where
an old woman sat knitting and watch
ing them; aud the soiled or torn slips
and tangled hair which set the matron
to apologlziug, were matters of no mo-
ment. There were dimples and fat
content, or roguish laug hter on tn :
young faces, and no cases of sickness
or death to be explained. The means
by which this end had been reached
she concluded, must have boen appro-
pirate, and came away satisfied that all
was we'll.
The last rose of summer had gone to
sleep with its companions, wheE Judge
hendon was to 60 to neighboring
county to hold Court Margaret tried
to have Mrs. Kendon accompany him a.
she had be IN long compressed by atorebod-
ing of coming evil to that lady, sud te;t
that her best safety was in the society
OF her husband; but when she suy-
gested the trip and rendered her ser
vices as housekeeper, Mrs. K. declared
she was not going to be 'uewed up in
that horrid little town for a whole
month. If Mathew would go to such
tlresome places he could even 20,
aud she would be the gayest of all gay
grass widows"
Her husband suiled benignactly up
on her, and said he had not the slight
est intention Of taking s:such baggage" :"
So with laughter and badinage the pro-
posal was put aside.
The day of his departure came, and
he stood upon the marble steps of his
stately home, with his portmanteau IN
his hand, intending to walk to the de-
pot, while she, the ill-chosen compan.
ION OF his life, stood in the doorway in
tluttcring robes of bright hues, placed
her round white wrists banded with
jewels, on bis shoulders, gave him a
last kiss, and saucy, buoyant "good-
bye" and watched him as at the gate,
ne turned to look at the home which
would be 81 dark when next he entered
1t.
Margaret had been, and was strug-
Cling to overcome that weakness of her
sex, the want of concentration and to
bend all her faculties to the ono busi-
ness, that of learning all the laws rela-
tive to land titles, and business con-
tracts, to fit herself for the profession
she had cho sen. Her visit to Dr.. Dream
ius's church had caused her cxcommu-
nicatiou from her own, as she could not
profess repentance for the act. She
had also stated some time previous to
her pastor, her views on punishment af-
ter death. He had conscientiouslv and
patiently labored and prayed FIR her
enlightenment. Her opinions remain
ed unchanged, aud to this heresy the
addition of going on Sabbath, to hear
ooe preach who denied tho divinity of
our Lord, made 1t incumbant on those
set to guard the flock, to expcl from
the fold one who had brought in copta-
geous errors. Shut out from the COM
munion of saints, she had sought to
drown regret in more diligent appli.
cation to those studies which would e,
her the better to discharge her dutie.
to the sinners 1t was therefore much
against her will that she had lived il
an almost cons tant dread of evil t
come to Mrs. Kendon from her intima
cy with Monsieur Dc Baum. All he,
books aud manuscripts were double
Before every page addressed to the
physical vision, interposed one for tht
SOULS eye, all traced over with plans
by whch this evil ight be averted
She could not hint to husband thai
that kind of danger could romance hi:
wife. How hint to my woman he,
own danger? No mutual friend coulc
be consulted; and WHEN every plal
had been canvassed and rejected, sh,
would take refuge in the hope that be
fears were groundless; but the fear
held possession of the ground to whicl
their title was thus constantly disput
ed.
The se'ond week Of Judge Kendon'
absence, as she sat one forenoon in tn
the back Office reading, chambermai'
came saying that Mrs. Kcndon wishe'
to see her in the drawing room. Sh
went at once, and after knocking t.
give notice. turned the door handle t,