Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-02-09
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m ~ ~ % han 1 IT, nnso with sunor Tho
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th ~ 49,, conr;p"o,ior olmnst heyon 70 nod
,% ho rJ LIoJs ~ ,bo "ir Had i orlv bern
a"' .r; I' n;r ,To c,cr"y woujd no,
%oro colt i 80 crnnIIv snrb for Instance
ns nn IA JInnIrnylth Psalm PHI
nrono of RranJvI No. there WAS moth.
;ng for il Inf to lot !, hovc IFS Aino
i 1ol ~ r ""' VI "o" ;n;no hnr c,,d
donn braw far tho ff;o,h timo whom
tIo hov JioJ ou,ov into si,onro Tho
snr w rrncnodnd thnn. mot norbons
u,;rh anita tho so,onn;ty ihot 4 6ncLt to
LaTo dnno ov,;nr f., ,hG bost mart 0ftbc
concro,,ation t,n,ning their owes inward
ncrna,HalIv, in the 9ynoyta ion Tint the
Ioy mirhf br",l, emf oroin How Miss
Tnmqri1d qqt !, ont she does NOT know
u.tothis day.
,,bn had intended TO remain for the
socond service How could she now ?
How attain to fine necessary calm OF
mind ? She humbIv took her departure
oifor tbc sermon. the dreadful box hid.
dem undcn her iorGct Home she crept
fine back way Inundated to despair.
Her Green Gown had lost lis Iu,,re she
could have tlunr the bonnet into the
first POOL In truth the blow had been
very bitter; the future comfort Of her
life seemed not to be worth 4 DAYS pur
chase
"Go down to Mrs. Lcthridge's,
BRIDGET" she said Tell her shall not
be able to dine with them to-day. for I've
GOT 4 headache come on. Give her this
box and ask for nv prayer.book."
SIS it the turkey, then, that I'll be
coo7,iuo after all ? questioned Bridget.
sOh. cook ANYTHING; do what You
like" repIied her unhappy mistress.
Was if q Indictment upon her. she
kent os&ing herself. as she sat ovcr he,
lonely fro in the growing dusk Of the
afternoon, the grass Green silk put of,
and hor old bIocl; one on. How dared
Shn ro 70 churcb on Christmas morning
rant in tbc THOUGHTS of her hncrv, and
n6thino else Never AGAIN as lone as
ahe lived could she he ouilty of it: fol
tho check would serve her for life.
If Lod been lonely for her lately: nG
bor tnors dronnod hot and thick, rs tho
fact naoostnd itself th0t the future
wouId he more 90 1flor this awful
evbiL;tion in tbo church neither Of it.
ministcrs wouIJ noticn her oooin, Tbc
Rev, SANDY Mocfj,seras would not be
l;kav 70 90 mich as fake off his hat tC
hcr from tho onnosito side of fine street
And She knew She could have mad,
him co LonnvI IF that E,intlv cherished
homo ~ bdrS Ind oyor comp 70 onvtbine
sba womb b,yo worn ont her lifa for hi.
comfart Will i wos over She must
nnt ~, with Lor tr;ol. and clio bonel
Goa would forr;yo bor in 4i,no anl
Lloss how with ntro;n # noaco
Sbo could mot oof INV dinner Th,
+urlov woe oootoI 70 -, t,rn Lnt ovor,
montif,l seemed 70 choke her Brid%c
rosontfullv demanded whether the stnf
fnr wos NOT r;aht or what else was IN,
mG3ter with #
an, bood ocbos ca hod,v' wos bc
ovcnSipa anywnrIond sbc dorod No
If hor ovos loSt thn;r ro1nass sLonI,
ho eoon .yor .boIl tol,a n;cn L;t +,
that moor hodr;dJon woma, rIoso NV
Rr;ddot and minco nio"
So tho dinner wantiha IN cotar wa,
coon olooroI ou.,,, nnI 91;s, Ton,o,:n,
OF o. tb" Gno a'.n;,, TLatLon Lnantif,
JrooM, sLon1d F Gamn A'i, '' om Nh To
nothn,,. nintrr ,," s,o;IaJ doI,,n nEon hor
and che ralt in bor boart 70 wish Iho
che foo was IN heavon r. mirht n.
~ 60 yo"y lana Iirst hor Iost Lirthdo
had told thirty7two yeors Alone witt
herself and her sorrow, she could owl
to the fact
The Reverence Sandwich Macfstc
rus. announced Bridget, Ainging ope