, 1869-12-25

i oF1Js ltN tQ6 f8!etf.rR!fc OF ClvniHa1ou.
"oh, aane.' though: 5oa knew! Such llf
to look forward toI"ehe sobbsd ous Il
"A good rights rest i the thing sor you Il
look iorH ard to now, ,"ead /, teoderly, IN spite
Myself, for Meant to be 1arage enough to keel
her c1ytuQ anblc.
"Re,tl With such a fate hanging over me.
ane whispered reproachtuty.
"Let II haogr' fetotted E1augfy, placing my
Eclf 60 as TO hide the portrait from her.
She locked up at me- with more spirit tna0
thought she possessed.
slime PARKS, I beiseve you've no heartt I've
treated Jou ~ friend, and you promAcd 70 he11
ne fhtough- II ever needed q friend do now
hu1"- abe brake down again, and wepe convul
! Rtve1y for many mlnutea ~ have given him up.
taought xaa resigned, bot when it comcz tu
tetst Such harrdl Heaven pity mai I've No
other ws5. He Will at least feed my cosdrec-
| and a. for ue-lite u ahortr
| At t1eng.a.
lam sotrg to rarU Nj. P1dgcr.' she repeated.
| b,cketly, Ike child.
''Don't Jou want 70 ~ asked
"That's rot the question. Too 1now, Js1e
Ra1ft, the NE have lived for swp Yeara Yen
STOW shat my health - goue, and that can'e nea
tbs lie much longer. The question - between
this ard tho nanahousc+ bet Rcen this a1d my Gift
olco stafsf5g N the sfreel, OF wofse. Ton know
all that as well a do
THIS ptesentaston OF The case It was nos easy to
E6fEsay, and tn,tead Of continuing the argument
tcoa her IN my arms AID hall raased her up the
atatts, where, with no Unnecessary deIay, de-
posted her ia bed bes side tho waFn. rouad ngate
Of eusie. then sat down aEd began to stroEe
her head. I had formerly been credited with some
EaesEer.c power, and thought the faculty mlgat
he in POINT 1uss then. II didn't work. Ny subject
lay still enough, but her eyes were too vide ncd
nf!En& md her ffHtDreS IN fare fr-Y S,nt
particularly successful
"Jaue, " she began suddenly, a5ou'se heard Of
people making compact with Sa,an."
"Yes In old ttmee- Such thugs dou'e happen
u these ds5R. Don't you SNOW DR., Pou2u,ex;
says the age Of miracles is past"
IL know better" the continued, "kuch things
dohappen every day, only people nov have otae.
laHea Tor them. As for mifacles-dont talk to
mel Didn't that old mummy Of Poundsext,
htt1sel, with his parchment face and his slippery
WY, marty lovely girl Of twenty oulY rnree
moths .go: and the next Sunday xcur into tie
pulpit nld grayels announced iha. tho ago Of
miracles vas past!"
laoghal In gnite OF myself.
Vita certainly no worse to uatty chcuop
than Wig, she ezc.ainett bursing her head in
tic pillows, aud soop:ug again,
"FEJ's sake. an. body ou;d thluk Won had to
MARY him." said L
"H he on'y wasn't 50 decent should kaow
what 70 do! really wish he wasn't so respect
abie! But sncha horrtd, little, pompous creature
forever paEadlng his up.ightness and his suc-
cess IN ones FACE. 1dare say it;s all true. s.ch
men always pride themselves On themselves So"
Lew. b nitcit hts daily bossI md pill"
qQ6tzl from we'll Known sarlIe.
"4es, that's it exactly. Vulgar ease and shoddy
tpehdoe On the oIe haud, and on the other, atar-
ta;ton: Tha:'s uy alternative, for can't wosk
SO much laEger. III could only forget tue doc
tor! c2nth Wantet1 10. Every time 1 think
cr P1dger he seems to atep between us-sud oh.
aach diEt7rn-e,~
"HlloE Salisbury" said !, ''Laten 10 me.
You've become highly over this thing. You are
c:earheaded enough 10 see It n its tine light only
you're too mortal nervous. Look ut II now a. II
1t Was somebody else. Up to certain point self
sAcfdce is noble. Its duty. Beyond that point
It becomes irrational, and a weakness, Do you
kuppose God has forgotten the world :"
She turned her face away from me and lar pet-
fecIlT still for long time, 80 long that hoped
snc was asleep. Al last she aat up IN bed, the
rigid lines gone from her featurea aud her eyes
shining still, bu: With q Soft csltn latiance.
"Jane4 said she, q It's no use. I can't DO It.
II God neans to tase cure Of ny chIldrenlue knows
h6w TO do II, ard II He donr mean to caur con-
Eel Him to. At asst tried to thInk that sh.a Has
His piov1dence,but It Isn't-it's temptation from
yet He doesn't take care Of the sparrows and all
Euch little creatu1es and forget us who arc ios.
helpless, and have more capacity for anesrtnr.
Lie didn't give me roy seal and ocdY to sell to the
highest bidder though 1t ts vim. is done po orter
I.fe ls hard, but death would be harder II Iwera
going to meet my husband In the world beEond
with such ssaa on my sonL There, lls settled !
Nov LET'S 20 to slecp.'
We we're oil up in good season o. Christmas
Ty1nf 1fHr Nar ck,,n-
by hef nights vigil. She had not looked 70 cheer
IL! LOT nontns'
Nero u:aleu ~hte Rome WAS burntng,'' OBJ.
served MISS Quaekenoo.4, With profound appl.-
cation TO the existing state OF things that have
he'e1 oesn aoie 10 1athoM 10 tns day. Her cf0aE-
| ine' oITe"s' OF other"le, could not dampen our
cheeflaness on that day. The sun shone bright
y, tae oueA"hea1d we're excellent and FfanEie
nau tt.u"eu ,.t 'ne mansel-p'ece Will eVes3scens.
ouf '!stle gifts we're gtEeu and received, bearing
VIII mem charm which IS often wanting IN cost
Ees olellaes. susie BUSTED about singing, caop-
i4nR Inc atesafnR' mixing 1ne pudding, and car7y-
ing Eotld OF sunshinc about wherever she showed
Ae1 oeauh1A solueh aesc. MSa Saulsoury Was
nuss, s"eet ana 6treue as ever. Nobody would
nave suspected that sne had wsettIed With the god
VI Aanmon Ill n'sat. lneed nos say that when
alneet une came aae turfey was q
| success ana after 1t WIS disposed
~ ou1 en1le sat's1aci!oo. frankie,
enoA'ne WIN eooa tulness enu 9ashtaR With graft.
!uoe' pieFnsea as toast, "o7f beEefactof, Mr.
r'"ees. Aisa %aacEenbosa cast puzzled look
1oe "iao8' a1d lhai LADY smiled calmly In "a.
| uu'H
| Motnei, sa'd FRANK, did Eou fnow tha.
| oli"ee'' Tue "asatf#omaa Rtoond 10 tue alley,
hsa sprahed her ankle RestloC oat Of the horse.
cars Win oie enhdle OF Clothes :"
| why no-pool tnloe! HOW haed 1t will be
LOT nes. Mhs dlan's you tel me betore:"
IL dtdus know 1t m5se!f TIL. yesterday. She
Paw NE coming past, and ra1pel on the window,
II Cont hut Ter mich, OILY she can't walls. She
Sid stc had real lice doctor, and he thought
sLe wouldn't be laid up long,
II don't believe she's had any Christmas dtu-
Der: Jou may take her eome OF our ,u,ke7," satti
MIS-. Sau1sbury. looking With great satisfaction a.
the liberal 1ennau's Of alr. P!Jger's present. I
Lotlced, By the Way that she had not tasted q bit
'cf 1t heraelf.
| "17l Co." e8d Susie, and shs piled large nlete
With the sasor5 pieces, n.l'cd saucer o padding,
turned tn pan over the waole, and Stated or
brsEly.
| When the dishes wcrn done We aoreed that
Christmas must not be like o-her dars. TIA, wc
would have a rrc IN the s1tt,pr.roon. and dress
ourselves, and work at something nret,v fhat
aftelloon. So ne ct t;d.ed mn ana onens, ,ha
| blinds. and a broad sunbeam. T rcmembeT fe,;
across Dr.. S,u]sbpr1's face on thc van Tsen
se npt on our b,acr nix trasses. wh,ch on,r o.v
| the light on the most solemn occsston. r.hav
wc,e nhnnt nike both n 1ittta ahoogv ~ 4,o ho:
tom and somewhat scantv behind nri ,ha,~ et1rv
| ,ustte had cnown soncEnat fatnr viii tnav
] were orr only s,}e dresses. and ia Ia,nac.a,
! them accorn,Eolv. thonoh the seama 1.t nas,,
,,lra nore ,,,r1 once S,,.ta ceme q, n-,cn. e,a
nlooutng from her walk, aud prouo1need M NJ
ut1eca,t Ith opr ra,eynI,v- -dr..sot heJ- na .ot
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