Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-12-01

he restored the agitated Lucy to her
Iriends.-''Keep her aloof this evening.
Let no vain conversation or gossip arise
TO disturb the impression on her mind.
Tomorrow | will talk with her further"
Oh, Brother Parker, had YOU noticed
the hand-clasp wa, mer and more Iinger-
ing than became those VINO met merely
upon spiritual platform, exchanged
between your yOun. converts? Did
you hope to make matters quite safe for
the important conversation of the NOR
row! Oh. Brother Parker, who shall
guess or compute the moral blindness
which Cupid can throw over even good
IGan's soul?
So Mrs. Wilder kept Lucy ''alooi."
Poor Name, lowering about the family
group for the chance of word, found
nlv downcast lashes on the part of his
idol, aud discouraging looks from the
rest. Father, mother, brother Nathan,
sister-in-law Ellen, and faithful Draxy
all were determined there should be no
'philandering' that night, at least So
the flame in kane's soul, thus rcpressed,
burned more hotlv than ever; and at
''mirk midnight" he was still living, un-
able to sleep, and longing Tor the dawn,
his ewes fixed on the fair head not a
yard from him.
a slight movement showed him that
Lucy 100. slept not In a moment, pru-
dence and propriety alike forgotten, he
had gently pushed his pillow some in-
chcs nearer.
Lucy"
Such "A iiny whisper. Smohered bv
Deacon Aliens hearty ,nore. il would
scarcely have caught the attention OF
Fine Ear. but Lucy heard.
She half turned her face dyed with
scarlet blu>hcs, n she saw that bold
head ST near. "Oh, don't :" >he breath
ed somebody Will hear
They are sound as dormice," whis-
pered Kane; "thcv won't wake. Do
let me speak, Lucy. | shall die if YOU
won't listen. This afternoon when |
knclt there, YOU know, | said to God.
20 Lprd, Will be "A good man and a
church member with Thy help; but how
can be ANYTHING good unless | have
the girI | love TO 90 along with me !.
On, let me have her. Lord" and lust
thea. Lucy, your dress rustled. and YOU
came aud knclt down by me. knew it
in moment. though didn't open nv
eyes. And then felt that the Lord wa.
Il, good a. they say, and took it "a a
sign from Him that | was to have nv
heart, desire; and | prayed, Lucy-I
prayed with all ny might. ior the first
lime in my liIe. Did YOU pray too. dar-
liug:"
"Ie>, Kane
''And for me-
"le>, Kane"
"Oh, Lucy, i it real? Could YOU
really care Tor me: | have loved YOU
alway., dear-did YOU know it, But
VI Tonight | could not speak it out.
VIII YOU really bc my love and wife,
Lucy!'
''le-, Kane"
Never souned words 30 sweet as those
three ~ e-e-,' brcathcd in That fairy
whisper Kane put out his hand-iIitie
fingers met and cla,pcd it; and lust
then somebody stirred, and Deacon At
water, al the lar end OF The .ent. gave a
species OF snort, and half raised himself.
With frightened haste the locked hand,
unclosed. In half second, Kane and
Lucy, to all appearance were fast asleep
And from that time until morning, not
sound broke the stiffness of the tent.
Brother Parker was perplexed next
day at the attitude OF mind in which he
found his young disciple. She was very
sweet and gentle; bore his questioning
patiently. And when he asked, Did
she feel ~ il she loved God. She said
yes; and she hoped always to love Him
now, Tor He had made her very happy.
but when The further inquiry was pro-
Ppunded-W this feeling 50 strong
that She felt justified in becoming the
VILE OF minister OF the gospel. the an
swer was immediate. No. She could
never have married "a minister anyway
and besides she had promised Elhanill
Robbins to marry him.
But when had this promise been
made: Long and sorcly did Brother
Parker puzzle over the matter and so
dlh Mrs. " Wider. wln). in the heat Of her
astoiii>hinent at "that chid's thinkin' OF
husband. was heard to say. that for
her part, she couldn't think how they
got at each other. Lucy and Kane kept
their own council. and The affair in time
goa to be spoken of as ''happenin' at the
camp; which fact made il more than
usually Interesting to the neighborst
small and transient opposition had our
young couple to contend with. They
We're married the next year. Both are
members of the church now, and Kane
was on the Conference Committee for
the last camp meeting. When people
ask if he got religion at Cadiz. he is
wont TO answer that chats a matter be-
tween him and the Lord; but if not, he
got something most as good'-his clo-
quent glance finishing the sentence Ell
al. Al H. i. Ii -.
to the next generation in Ammonoosuc
And il he should ever lie in tabled state
and hear little silvery confabulation
break in upon the silence OF the guard.
ed tent we may be pretty sure that he
will be conveniently blind and deaf to
what is going on, remembelin ing how
sweetly once his Lucv's voice broke the
stiffness with, Eyes, Kane"