The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-08-17


meant so much that he did not sleep very
well that night after It was spoken, and
his mind kept running on it for days.
Mrs. Blake took the remark quietly and
kindly, and it pleased Byrns TO see how
after that she always carried home with
her the little boquets. 1t was just as he
had said. She took them as if her son had
laid them there for her. 1t was fulfilling
his wish even more literally than he could
have asked, for she never seemed to be think
ing Of the real giyer. But, notwiths tand-
ing his misgiying,a most friendly feeling was
in fact established between Mrs. Blake
and Nathan Byrns.
Later in the spring, attendance On the
meetings fell off rapidly. People went into
the country, and no longer to church, in
crowds, and, to those who remained in
town, the hour from FIVE to six was as i'm
portant as any other of the working twelve
In consideration of these facts, it was final
! ly announced that the daily service would
!
it would be TO the sections relief. And
yet he had been dreading the announce
ment, and had been watching the slim at
tendance with jealous eyes, as the days
! heightened and the heat increased. When
one Of the officers Of the church said to him,
referring 10 the arrangement, You will
4 Iay- I.
swered, quite certain that Mrs. Blake would
hear him, as well as the v,ctryman,
" There's nobody will feel sorrier about
their stopping than me, sir.
! The daily service has been blest to all
Of rs, | trust, the vestryman said, and he
went out.
Mrs. Blake also went out with the hand
ful Of people. Il was seldom that the sex
ton found opportunity to exchange a word
with her; but it had always seemed to him
that, when she spoke about her son that
LAY Of the notable storm, she had some
thing on her mind which she wished to tell
him about Bertie,
iie ia' S"io 'AiS u iiii'iseh 80 many
times, that he now entirely believed it and he
thought it dangerous for him to delay ask
ing her the question, which he sGw he
must ask, If he would ever gain the infor-
nation. Nobody could tell what might
become Of this little woman during the
long summer; people have such an unac-
countabIc way Of dropping out of sight and
never returning again. In this connection
Nathan recalled a sermon which had made
a great impression on him, preached from
the test, and while thy servant was busy
here and there, the man was gone; and
he resolved to act on the warning.
50 II was very fortunate chance, h.
thought t,lat l.L him to his shop door one
afternoon. just as Mrs. Blake was going
by. Tie was as much surprised as if he
had not been IooLin. fer her every day.
Tie stepped out on the walk with beam
ing face and offered his hand, and hal the
great pleasure of shaking hers, just as if
they We're standing together on the door
step Of the Church of GOODWILL.
There Is gong t. be great Dan thiS
evening, said he, after moment, &" and l
have almost ton of flowers IN my shop
for the supper table and the ladies'; won
you step IN and look at them
Thank You, said Mrs. Blake; and she
stepned in. She would have been exceed
incly surprised could she have known what
a relief Nathan experienced when she did
50. His kindness, in inviting her. she
would have SAID was nothing more than
anybody might, at any moment, have re-
ceiyel from him. She did not notice that
/ Nathan's face was flushed a little from
embarrassment and pleasure,
He understood her better; for when she
looked around after she had stepped into
the shop, he said to himself, She sees
Bertle here after the flowers, and, walking
toward one Of the tables, he said to her,
Here S where l serve my young custom
ers. have been thinking great deal about
the little boy since you told me he was your
son--he knew what flowers were worth.
! lie loved every beautiful thing she
answered; ana 1t was evident 'ha1 Nathan
could not have introduced SUBJECT so IN
terestng to her as this. 1T was his great
ambition to have shop like yours, and
give ms orders as you 90. :,
-.
! sePh' III ''i" '0''i e''iii9 'iio ol'iN' 9o'
may 60 down 10 hr' cr'ii.laii lof 'le
'oA's' anu III nave 'i'e iio"ei' ie''y
ior .he supper 'y 'ne 'ii'ie 20" get 0a'A'
! ne young man was Oh III an instant
WIN hes' Sii' "n'' 'i'eii y ANA" - i'''
was n"ppS'
M.