Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-11-12
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tic sermos; bot sid ska soAid 10. $ ous
among the people yst, and they m1st III
have patience withhsF Aslittls, loAgss.
| "Of Soufae ~ ,uill haykI pAtie1ee. With
you Hattie; au1 ouIy sorry for nv broth
or; he is going away, and 81 viii lake the
impression with him that yon dnliks. him,
and therefore AVOID "a come anong =. =
HaikqA 1bess - hsuaisgss1, nd assss-
ing il, she faltered: III 81 % Iasf
How could / dislike him, Via he has
been 90 good to me / would give nv lit
tie life . serve him, but I cannot sea him.
Don't ask me Why; but tell him ia. forget
me. ! am not worthy that be should caro-
for me-" .Ess; TFa
l'-'r You are child, and sick one II ffst;
do rs you choose. But was going Is ";
if you want to hear the sermon today with
out goiag to church, you can 20 into tho
little summer-house, there, at tho end Of
that walk; II you open the lattice windows
you can hear every word that isspoken Ia
the chancel when the church windows ars
open.'"s:w ,4d - 5ses saisys1 ,srisasyaa
When the church bells rang, the lone
mourner at the window, behind the cur
tains, watched all the amily-the children
in front-pass through the garden down to
the little gate that communicated with The
church-yard. Stephen, walking beside his
mother, looked pale, and held his face
downward, . deep sadness on his features,
that made Hattie's eyes run over with
tears. When they were out Of sight, che
took heart and stepped into the garden.
Like one risen from . bed of sickness she
fingered near the fragrant flowers, inhaline
their perfume with an intensely approciat.:
ing gratefulness. W
The Sabbath morning was 90 ovverpow::
eringly luminous, that she stopped and
closed her eyes at every other step; dassled
by the light. She seemed almost to lose
her breath, and she sat down tremblingly
when she reached the summer house, where
she devoutly folded her hands and listened
to the last reverberating sound Of the bell,
and the frst deep, full notes Of the organ.
Grandly they swept BY her, on the breexei
laden With the perfume Of the sweet brier,
and stirring the soh shadows Of the vines
and branches thst played u her feet She
felt like wanderers, who for many days has
suffered burning heat, and bitter frost, on
rough, jagged roads, and foot sore and
weary, has found place to rest and wash
away all traces Of dust and fatigue, in the
sunny, green shade, and the waves Of swell
ing music. ~ es rAssg
A heavy load seemed lifting from her
heart, % she listened to the words Of the
minister, who preached from the text, that
oil things are for the best, to those Who
love God. He went on to show that even
the epidemic which was wasting the land,,
had brought out the love, the power Of
elfsacrifce, the warm human sympathy in
hearts that would otherwise have grown
callous, and Indifferent TO their fellow-crca-
tures' suhering-7heir poorer neighbsrs'
very existence. Al an earthquake, that
destroyed the houses, but brought to the
light Of day healing springs, from which the
whole land derived benefit, 20 the b1essinks
which this affection had bfopghk weaA
reach down to generations to come, in some ~
its consequences. when the sermon had been
closed with prayer, che clefsymsn eommaaf-
cated to his attentive congregation, that this
time Of great tribulation had brought together
two hearts that had formed their dc f0flift iii
the face of -illustrating again that tstp
those rho loved the Lord, all things are fOrths
best" s
Hattie held her breath; how like her Own
story that might have been.a Win mightsh
be-too happy loved one--who had found her
lover I'm the face Of death. !" ~ s. -
e A giddinsm came Over her suddenly, When
she heard her owa name spoken on the chAncsl,
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