The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-05-11

than TO doubt one soul in which / should have
confded Cheatedsi of course I get cheated. Who
doesn't |? But God knows it is hard enough for
a Door sinner TO trust himself without all his fel-
low sinners piIing their mistrust across his way.
Never was Christian laborer worse cheated, in the
worlds eyes than our Lord himself, in Judas.
You might well put on gloves at a cotton
loom, as to be afraid of being cheated in the
work of saving souls." - ~-- --r--
The two womenieven made trusted friend Of
the ontcast. This may have been doing as the
Man did who eat with publcans and sinners, and
gave of His richest grace to the woman in the
city which was sinner, but it is not the way
adopted in Christian society. 40 him first last
and only, the sin OF woman was not eternal
The poor girl was .aken in, one dark, stormy
bed
Christina sat by the fire again, now that Nixy
had gone to bed Mrs. Purcell was walking very
nervously up and down and across the room
Christina come herelT Christina came. Her
mother drew her into the light, and held up the
girls bright face in her two hands. = 1t was a
lovely, face, all dimpes and color, very healthy,
very happy, not very wise, with lips too merry to
be moulded. they had never been still long
enough, aud eyes as Milky thought ike white
star. Christina Margaret AYERS, has her dead
fathers eyes. Itswas face for any mother to be
proud of and careful; for which to thank Hea.
ven's mercy, and to pray Heavens protection a
face to trust, and face to watch. 2 .gTrs, "
.. Bnt snow is no whiterr said Margaret, as
if speaking to an unseen hearer. Her hand fell,
MS she dropped the upurned face on her daugh
ter's head, and lay there for a moment, gently.
why do you bless me, Mother? asked
Christina, winking brskly. 1t always made her
cry to feel her mothers hand upon her head, and
she disapproved of crying for nothing. Go to
bed and say your prayers said Margaret, bluntly
mo, on the whole, stop a moment. don't know
what to do with that poor girl upstairs +"
christina liked to be consulted as she otter
was, upon family affairs Margaret, upon prin
ciple, took her daughter into confidence when
ever she could"
Christina knew only that the stranger wa:
homeless, and Margaret meant her to dream o
nothing worse. The mother finally decided fO
herself q. Why not go about the Lords bust
ness, and trust Christina to him !? But what was
the Lords business, if not the soft sh Gliding o
Christmas eyes from the stains of the eYi
world ?" q
Nixy hardly felt the sacrifice at first, saying
Perhaps I'd ought TO thank you" This wa
royal tribute, for something finer than phian
thropy. a. win put it, said Margaret, will
bowed head, on usury for her. a-- ~
After few years, under, Margaret's care
Nixy, now called by her full name, Eunice, j
thus seen ..- --4.--- .-.,7.4--,
She was beginning of late to feel that sh
had coming years of her own to live for, to bea
peace in, 10 take real, solid, human comfort in
the common comfort of common people; perhap
Just such content in living for LIES own sake
such consciousness of right to live and worth il
living. as if she were but one ofsother people
after all as it. indeed, the pretty poetry wer,
but prose We always may be what we nigh
have BEEN
These extracts give faint idea of the charm
ing characters and delicate shades Of thought, O.
Of the unusual Iepose and elegance OF the style
The same pen may produce more elaborate work
but none of iruer outlines or finer tone. -
eAA- IN lrss>s =. --AAA z. = - >
Hitherto: a Story Of Yesterday. By Mrs. A
d. I. WHITNEY.
The homo uaius ibrTi' was undoubtedly {
great bore, who exhausted his hearer as vel
as subject, and wearied the tympanum Will
repetitions of the same old story. Nor is il
often that the writer of single book does hi;
best. In Hitherto, the author of Faith Godfrey:
Girlhood, The Gayworthys5 &c, has probably
done her best, by producing work which, il
spite of defects, may stand in the department o.
novels second on Lord Bacen's list: I" Some
books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed
and some few to be chewed and digested; that
is, some books are to be read only in parts
others to be read but not curiOusly-attentively-
and some few to be read wholly, and with dill
gence and attention. 1t is good deal to say
of novel, as may be said of this, that it should
be read.
The description Of New England country and
social life is fine, and the characters are strongly
drawn; buttbe influence of German novelsts is
evident, especially of Auerback whose "0n the
Heights" has had such ali immense run. There
is rather an excess Of terrible thunder storms and
critical moments, in which the important prob
lems in the hook find their solution We object
on principle, to woman being brought by ar
electric shock to address her rejected and long
suffering lover thus Richard. there will never
be anybody like you" q thought only of bis
strong, beautiful and sure love. | must have il
about me in my life,7 Richard Hathaway, &
remarkably good and commonplace young man
accepts the situation and marries Austiss Dol
bear. For some strange reasons, he fails to make
his wife appreciate his love for her, even then
but after seven years of married life. Just living
alongside" the doubts of the wife concerning hel
own love are ended. TSfc-e Is1
'Austiss Hathaway had her husband to wiz
over again. Not his love; that never changed
But she bad to persuade bim-silently: by living
not by words-that her love, wholly and truly
might yet be his that their beautiful perfect
moment was yet to come. There are many mar