The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-06-03

between st. George and tho dragon q
proaohes 4 crisis. If the soaly monst,
y not conquered At the ballot box b
must b met by the cartridge box
i; Ballots will give place % bullets if th
power Of slavery b not broken in thl
country soon, aud no lover Of Freedor
has . right to absent Eimss]f from he
standard whom she marDhals her force
tor conflict with her mortal fos." ~.
~ have felt this, felt guilty 10 be
ing - long absent but 1 have bee,
thinking what would bs best for Mn
Kendon.. / would not fail il my dut,
there. She prefers remaining q
home, but I fsar: it will often be en-
barrassing."'
"True, but still the i right in wish
ing to remain. Mn. Grundy is ubiq
uitous. You will End her every whore
Encourage Mrs. Ksndon to le.ve he,
out Of tho calculation, 70 make he,
homo circle her world, and y she gill
this to overaoving il viii gradually ex'
tend"
"Aud you," he said, twill you in.
sist on leaving usl Mrs. Keudou and
l would greatly prefer that your moth
er would continue to rent the house
aud board Us. She would feel less iso.
| lated. and in her feeble health the care
Of the house would not BE- light. III
mistake not, 70 aud Winston: will soon
set up = separate establishment, and it
scarcely appean worth while to divide
our present family into three"
Margaret had believed herself to be
above the meanuess Of Jealousy, but
here surprised herself in the mental in
quiry:
"Must the planetary system hence
forth regulate its movements to suit
Mrs. Kendon's convenience T"
She pinchsd her arm until tho spot
was disoolored for weeks, ~ an invol-
unt.ry expression Of her sslf.eontempt.
She had intended establishing herself
IN another home, but it would be asf.-
vor to both Judge Kendon and his
wife for her mother and family to ~.
main ~ he proposed. 1t VA important
that she should be surrounded, hedged
in, BY thoughtful loving friends. Nm.
Msrlyn 20 universally commanded re-
speot and confidence that her presence
and countsnanoe would be Of lncalcu:
liable service to tho woman shrinking
before the eensare Of the world. There |
was no good reason why they should
leave the house, except that Of avoid |
ing him and the sight Of his returning |
happiness. Margaret had learned some
thing Of al the tactics Of the great bat
tie Of life, except those Of retreat and
defeat. She could do anything in the !
face Of danger but run away or surren. |
der. She sat and so1iloquized 'cThe |
Great Captain Of our Salvation bids |
me grid On the whole armor Of God,
not to fly in it from the post Of duty
where danger must assail, but to stand
fast My work il here, aud no one
will or can gil my place. Here I can
be most useful to Him, to her, to the
Of Ill classes who lift their
hands and cry to bsdsliversd, or worse
yet, lie supinelv in ignorance Of their
degradation accepting it n the inevi-
table. Here I shall stay. This is my
best vantage ground on which to pros
ecute the war against those systems Of
crime and robbery and wrong which |
make the green old earth a prison house |
Of sighs to 90 many: Thousands Of her |
children. Here I shall remain and |
work, trusting to promise which can
not fail, that q my day is 20. shall my |
strength be-
So tho family remained a. 1t had |
been for years past, except thst the |
once mistress was now = prominent |
member Of it, and that the once mas
ter made it his resting place in the |
short Intervals OF travelling aud speak |
ing. In due course of time the cleo.
ton was won, and it was arranged that |
Mrs. Kendou should accompany her |
husband to Washington, not to autter !
around the flames Of Folly's kindling,
named 'shrines Of fashion, which lure |
20 many thousands to tho darkness Of
hopeless death, but to lid his labo.s,
encourage and counsel him, to BE- his |
equal partner in the work Of life u. he !
had already made her in its rewards. !
They remained at home until New
Years to .ee Mr.. Winston and 70 -:
sumo the indissolubls bond. Amongst
tho wedding guests which thronesd the
great house, were The Graugsrs, Bax-
ters and Knoxa. Mn. Williams made
tho brides trousseau, and thought that
white satin : special triumph Of her
art, u che admired the fall Of the sleeve
while its vearer stood before the gen.
tlaman In black. pivinp avav her rioht