The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-01

prcclpice he does not like to think tC
much about it. John did not.
At last the little children went to be-
The old gentleman grew sleepy, and r.
tired The boys went into the sitting-rOol
and went to sleep. one on the lounge an
one on the floor Uuldah was just read
to begin her pies. She was deeply hur
but John succeeded in making he
more cheerful. He rolled up hi
sleeves and went to rolling out tn
pastry. He thought he had never see
sweeter picture than the young girl i
clean dress and apron, with her sleeve
rolled above her elbows. There was
statuesque perfection in her well-roundc
arms. The heat of the fire had flushed he
face little, ard she was laughing merrill
at Johns awkward plumbers in pie making
John was delighted, he hardly knew why
In fixing pie-crllst his fingers touches
hers, and he started as if he had touched
galvanic battery. He looked at Huldal
and saw a halfpainful expression on he
flushed face.
For the first time it occurred to him tina
Huldah Manners had excited in him
feeling thousand times deeper than any
thing he had felt towards Janet, VIII
SccUlcu 10 NC HOW III dlOtIlCI NOIl1. "
the first time he realized that he had beer
more in love with Huldah than with Jane
all the time. Why not marry her. An'
then he remembered what the Governo
had said about marrying woman's hear
and not her head
lie put on his hat and walked ut,-out
ont, into the darkness, the DRILLING rain ,anC
the slush of melting snow, fighting fierce
battle. All his pride and all his coward!
vanity were on one side, all the Irresistible
torrent of his love on the other. III
walked away into the dark wood pasture
trying to cool his brow. trying to think
and would you believe it y trying topray
for It was great struggle, and in any
great struggle true soul always find
something very like prayer in his heart
The feeling of love may exist withou
the attention of its possessor. l
had never occurred to John that he cOul,
love or marry Huldah. Thus the passion
had grown all the more powerful for no
being observed, and now the unseen fir,
had at a flash appeared IS an all consum
ing one.
Turning back, he stood without the win
dow, in the shadow, and looked through
the glass at the trim young girl at work
with her pies In the modest. restful fac'
he read the story of heart that had car
ried great burdens patiently and nobly
What a glorious picture she was of warmth
and light, framed in darkness. To hi:
heart at that moment, all the hgh
and warmth of the world Centered il
IIuldah. All the world besides was lone
illness and darkness and drizzle and slush
His fear of his sister and of his friends seem
ed base and cowardly. And the more lie
looked at this vision of the night. this rev
citation of peace and love and light, tho
more he was determined to possess it
You will call him precipitate. But whcr
all mans nobility is on one side and al
his meanness on the other, why hesitate
Besides, John Harlow had done NOR.
thinking in that half-hOur than most me
do in a month.
The vision had vanished from the wiz
dow and he went in and sat down. ShC
had, by this time, put in the last pie, and
was sitting with her head on her hand
The candle flckered and went out, and
there was only the weird and ruddy fire
light | cannot tell You what words ~ )
ed between John and the surprised Hui
dab, who had thought him already be
trothed to Miss Dunton. cannot tel
what was said in the light of that fire;
don't suppose Harlow could tell that story
himself.
Uuldah asked that he should not say any
anything about till his sister was gone. o
course John saw that she asked it for hi!
sake But his own cOwardice was glad o
the shelter
Next day brother Of Johns (whom
forgot to mention before) came home from
college. Mrs. Holmes husband arrived
Aunt Judith, with her fam
lily, came over at dinner-time, so that there
was a large and merry party. Two hearts
at least, joined in the dcacon's thanksgiv
ing before dinner with much fcrvor.
AT the table the dinner was much adj
mircd.
"lIuldah," said Janet Dunton, 81 like
your pies. wish / could hire you to 60
to Boston. Our cook never does SO well.
John saw the well-aimed shaft bidder
under this compliment, and all his man
hood rallied. AS soon as he could be sure
of himself he said:
You cannot have Huldah; she is al
ready engaged"
"How's that?" said Aunt Judith.
90! I've secured her services" sale
John.
"Whatr' said Mrs. Holmes, engaged
your-your-your help before you en-
gagged a wife,
Not at ALL" said John; engaged my
help and my wife in one. / hope tina
Huldah Manners will be Huldah Harlow
by Christmas"
The Deacon dropped his knife and forl
and dropped his lower jaw and stared
what. How! What did you say
john"
Il say, father, that thi, good girl Huldal
is to be my wife.
john gasped the old man, getting t.
his feet and reaching his hand across TIT
table, you've got plenty of sense if yo,
do wear mOustaches God bless you, m,
boy; there amt no better woman here no
in New York nor anywhere than Huldah
God bless you both. was afraid you'd talk
different road, though"
Hurrah for our Huldah and our John
said George Harlow, the college boy, AM
his brothers Joined him. Even the it'll
Holmes children hurrahcd.
Here the Judge stopped.
Well, said Irene, Il don't think it IRA
very nice in him to marry the help d'
you, father:"
Indeed, do" said the Judge, witt
emphasis.
did she ever come To understand En-
erson?" asked Anna, who dctcstcd TIN
Concord philosopher because she coul'
not understand him.
Indeed don't know" said the Judge
"you can ask Huldah herself"
"Whos what? You don't mean tina
mother is Huldah ?"
1t was cry in concert.
Mother was little red i'm the fac
behind the copy of Whittier she wa
affecting to rcad-iScri5ners Monthly.
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once visited in his studio by a little part
of ladies, all strangers to him. At las
they went away, but one of the wOme
soon returned alone GETTING the after