Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-01-14

your own father the impression that you
rather enjoy it. but do not want to 60
away, my little dish-wnshsr, and think
it's hurting you. ! want you TO take
comfort in doing it lovingly. think God
would like to see you wash this pretty
china with heart full of love TO Him,
who spares the life in all these bodies you
arc feeding, and gives you strength to do
30 much.n
$50 muchm said Hallie, "why. al
! ways had a vague idea ths, whom Gods
little girls were washing dishes, lie was
looking the other way. and answering
other folks prayers!'
He smiled. and answered: "Our wor.
ship OF Him is not all praying, you know.
Tho most of il is tho glorilying; and
wont it help you in the drudgery work
here. Miss Halle, to think that this is
your part of the glorifying just for little
while. aud wont the love make the labor
light?"
At the end of that hour these two were
very good friends. sha'n't tell how
Halle hid the grcascst dishes under the
ink, out OF his sight, the .nme to be
washed to morrow morning, nor how two
little teacups lay all scattered, because
his big mans hands couldn't manage the
wee. slippery things; for this talk had
done them world of good. The weary
sickness and bitterness against the vanity
and irivolity OF the world, went out OF
Irving Trclcthen's heart, Ms he stood by
the side OF thissapphire.eysd maiden in
brown calico, wiping the dishes which
she washed; and she was all aglow with
the cnrnestness OF the thought which he
was making clear, and with another
thought. by which she was almost
irightcncd-that this brown.eyed man
was gradually assuming the look. and
speaking the words OF the ideal nero
whom she had worshippad all her lite, as
some girls do worship their ideal heroes.
And it is q good thing for them, too. Sir
Doubtful. for this high-hsro. worship
sometimes carries them through their ro-
mantle girlhood without any of this i'm
aginary falling in love with what Timothy
Tlcomb calls "poss with caps stuck on
their heads"
As General Trelethen was going away
that night, Mrs. Darton and Halle shut
their eyes to what they would otherwise
have thought absolutely necessary to do,
and went upstairs to dress, together. II
was 4 pleasure 10 watch them. They
made such pretty work of identifying
each other" a. they called it.
They braided each others hair. and
liallio "wished hers was brown" and
h.r sister mother Thought golden much
prettier;" and they pinned each others
bows, and tied each others sashos. and
looped each Others skirts, and then
came down. stairs. with their arms around
each other. ready Tor twilight stroll
with the gentlemen.
They Nil stopped OIL the west balcony,
to look at the sunset. Halle spoke soft
ly. in voice that seemed hushed with
admiration; "Oh wont somebody make
poem of its That shimmery green
border. just billowing into those crimson
heaps, and purple and gold above it all ?"
The General looked down at her. Her
dress WAS white, with rose-colored
streamers. II pale. pink, gauzy thing
floalcd over her shoulders, and little
white hat, rosebud wreathed, was tucked
down the ripples Of her hair. which
shonc like spurn gold.
you look rs it you were pink cloud
yourself, Miss Halle, and belonged to
the sunset, Who did ii '"he sad as he
touched lightly the floating gauze.
Ilallio smiled brightly. ''Motber is
my di essing. maid, and am hers" she
said, simply, without taking her eyes
away from the west.
MIR. and Mrs. Darton had started down
The street. and called 10 them to come.
YES" Halle said, and fingered 10
catch the fading glory. Meanwhile her
father and mother turned the corner,
and were out Of sight.
Just then Dodc came running from be.
hind the house, followed by the three lit
tie ones, crying dismaliy. They were
covered with mud, and dripping.
You will have to go with father and
mother. Mr.. Trefethen. and excuse me.
These children have been in the bog, and
| must stay and change all their clothes! !"
She said the last words YEARLY, aud
the lip quivered, with which she tried to
smile, and she graspsd Dodo's arm, to
lead her into the house. little harder
than she meant. Honest Dode ierked
back Indignantly.
"Ikncw you'd scold and cry. because
you always do, Halle Darton, when
we fall into anything. but didn't s'pose
you'd pinch me fore that man, when
you've been dressing all up and ming.
glecting us. on purpose for him !"
Poor Halle was scarlet. but she acted
on sudden impulse, and stood the
children all up in row, and said, hurri.
edly "Psase look, sir; they are dis
gusting! Dodc said the truth-these
things happen every day, and am
naughty and angiy with them. | thank