Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-09

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AsI had told Edmund what nos.od Ia
tween Richard and me. / tbouobt II onlv
right TO tell Richard Of tho inioryiew I h,d
had with Edmund. He was.loss generous
than Edmund for he said.
Edmund Is sr better Than am Morv
but he can never lovo Won half so vol /,
is not in his nature 10 love az do Rn,T
see - he added looking Al mv s,royv bonro,
which happeped To have an a, Tho time
" that YOU have alroadv conc Ca ,owarJ,
making decision. AZ vou wear r;bhon ~
| his choosing rather than mine -
# had taken olT lbe cav r;Lbon and ro
placed il with strings Of wbito lu,ostrins
THAT sicniies nothingn - renliod % az.
cent that in snirituol matters I consi1or
| Edmunds iudgment betler tban voursn
have tried 10 oive Won somo liz, or
the thoughts that toiled ibrougb NV mind
day after dav. but | know I have Filled
We realize tho workin,s or our own cor.
sciences but we cam, deseribe them 70
Others. Nv mind was more absorbed in
this subject than II oyer could have hcco In
cav ribbons or riding narties. could No,
! read nv B;ble wi,b ein,loness ~ boo-,
Thoughts of Edmund or Richard intru.
ded into nv nrivatc nravcre. and as r,r
The season Of refreshmont in tbc sabbatb
services and pravor.meetinos. whom mv sopl
used TO glow as I noured ont NV rlosdincs
that all miobt he led or Kent in nerfeees
peaee. thew we're pone utterly was ac.
counted 10 have a oift in nraver and oven
AZ this time I never rrf,sed who, op.
preaeber chilled on me IN lead in nr,vcr
but would feel afterwards that orcbt to
have refused. for my heart was not in h
We were nj war with Englsnd n, that
time--in 1SI3-but didn't know uuch
that was going on. | was 40 oeeunied with
my own warfare and none Of tbe Meth.
oii.t young men Of Trepo had gono into
the army then. though some did Afterwards
A MALIGNANT fever broke ont In Luther.
villc and made short work with the drpnt.
en- men and noorly fed women and children
of that place. There were not enouoh we'll
people TO take care Of tbo sick and nurse,
conid net be got 10 90 there. Treeo got
frightened. and no communication wasallew.
cd betwoen the two nlaees This. beino so
near home. did rouse mo n little ont Of nv.
self but still I ala moi c;ye much ,bongbt
TO Il
This was the middle Of .Julv. and ,he
weather was very hot One afternoon on.
pressed with the heat and nv burden Of
nerplexities. I threw aside NV sewing and
nutting ON NV sun.bonnet. lef, NV work.
room and took walk along the hank of
thinking that in some wav I muste end ,bo
strife in NV mind oven Il il should ba bv
giving nm both Edmpnd and Richard tho
Ia,tor canaan With mo hav;n,, sco,, mo ,,ss
his store and followed me out Of tho town
Asifhe had OWNED nv thoughts and was
answering them. he urged me 10 decide one
wav or the other. assuring me that he could
Give me nm 10 Edmund II fell that 7 Low.
ed him bestnnd would he hanpiest with him
This was the first time he had ever hint
cd otthc noss;bilitv ofmv morrving Edmund
and | boran 10 think that prehaps his would
nt he 10 him tho terrible blow I had fear.
ed and that il mioht helm mo towards see.
ing Tho rigbt woy Bnt when 7 said ~
lnow EJmnna conld mo, r,;l % m,ke mo
bnnnv bul ,bat il not--u he iptorrunted
me- and contradicted himself bv declaring
in tho most nosi,;vc manner ,tat I wonI5
novor be honnv with Edmund far 7 nnlv
felt drawn towards him from n sense ofdn.
tv and tbat ho could no, ,ive mo nm at ali
I knew il vas not trre thot lovea Ed-
mnnd from n sense of dntv. but then camo
mv momont orgroot ,vo,tness Ibove toIJ
rcr H., ,,loo I ,nos ,r;,h p;.L.rJ I c.l,I
ioved Edmund bcst and rber ,yos Win
Edmund tbat Richard was dearest 10 mo.
bnt now nv heart went ont towards the one
who was near me. just then he seemed to
mo oc vory ,,roo, nrioo and ,yhon lootcd
into his desr eves soH md shining With
love I was 10 yield andsay u Richard tako
me" when il was as If some,hipo whisper.
ed n mo. g Wait n momentlr
Uc never tnow what nassed tbrou,b nv
mind in that moment lie stood silent OK.
pectant Eyeythipr wasstilI. Them lift
ed nm NV heart and nreved To God
that He would helm mennd teocb me in this
thing flor that | had often prayed).-but
that He wonla then voucb,aft me n SIGN bv
which uis will shonld he made cleor tome
This nraver finished | found Edmund NJ
INV s;de ns II be had dronnod from heaven
lie smiled n little sadiv | tbougbt nj
NV startled look and saii 81 have seen
Won two forsome time Int vou were not look.
inc the wav came and voY were 80 absorbed
in each other Won did no, hear nv loo.stens
/ have come. Marv 10 bid Won Good bve"
Was | about to lose Edmund? Nv
beart sopk "Where arc Won going ~ /
asked.
nTo Lnthe,villev
nOb. Edmund ~ Richard cried out
- don't 90 tbere II is ike tho Valley Of
Death g
THAT is the very reason | am going"
said Edmund "Think of the moor crsa.
tnros ,cri,binc for want of tho nursinc
can Give tbcm and Of the nrccions sonls
nerisbino for lack of the bread of liien IS
q And we cannot hear from von.u said
Richard deenIv moved or know whether
Won oro dead or alive -
" No." said Edmupd solemnlv "wo
,h,eo viii NOT meet AGAIN for manv wocts
~nerbans-not Iron ,
R;chard ,nrrod 10 mo. mM,r, bo,,
ma 70 nersuade E1mund not 10 20 :
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