Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-08
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that way for the rest OF the family, and e.
gect youn make . TOOL Of yourself one Of these
, ..Tnere nigh. be tive opinions about ,hat,"
wal, You know vhsfI tank righ. ont nat
footed2 You're hanging around that girl, and l
expect You gin get weakly &ife on your hands
hiehpo half the time. SSed is shiftie~. I don't
mean that he is Lazy, but he has no calculation.
His wifs are weol- gathering half the time, and
Sheer as easV as q Old hs
round house and tend lot OF towers, no mat
ter whether there was any bread in the cup
beard OF not. H you are ever going to get ahead
In the world. yoIi Innst marry woman that can
push and pull, as I've helped your father; . reg
ular Stayer, that can Putfher shoulder to the
wheel, and not q bnnlle Of aches and pains tied
round the middle with string, who win eat you
up with doctors bills -t t.f
Here was the Durham valuation OF woman
and in plain words. - = ~.
"She may not be quite as strong AS some girls,
but feel sure she will turn out healthy woman.
I've told you before, mother, that don't mean
fer a wife to do my cooking and washing and
scrubbing. and nothing else. i want a human
companion, and III have . man to help me on
the "a ETA farm, my wife shall have girl 70 help her
as i would horse. a man gets his. eye on
girl, and he longs for her, he likes her-he can't
tell why. She is different to him from any other
without her. 1t isn't thing for a fellow 10 be
ashaIled of, neither; if he's got one spark Of
nianiinsss i'm him, and that's the way feel to-
wards SalOme." 81
"Granny," exclaimed Mrs. Dacres, bringing
her broad hand down ON the arm of the chair at
the height Of the Young fellows ar,ior. ''Do
you think your father and me is going to give
that we've just worked and dug out OF the
ground To feed that Fairman trfbe?' f..
3. 81 don't ask your money, "returned 10, rather
savagely. 81 shall take what grandfather LEFT
me, and stock hired farm, and then shall
ask SalOme to be my wife, AZ
He strobe ont of the room without eating his
dinner, and marched of TO the woods tn free
his mind Of excitement. AS he was getting over
the snake fence by the roadside, he saw Elder
Nerthrup stop under the cherry tree, in front
The elder was . little man, and his Sunday suit
seemed to tyr anniZe over him a good deal. His
coat cuffs descended over his hands tuft of
SUN s hair stood above his narrow forehead, and
Mrs. Fairman was ironing by the table when
she saw him ride up. and she put her flat-iron
back on the stove, and went out on the staNp to
meet him. - .afE
sI'm so glad you happened along to-day +, she
said, with her face drawn into its usual pu ckers
Of anxious concern: perhaps you hearl that
meb-be IL you should talk 10 him there mieh be-
an awakening. Yon don't know how L have
Trestled in prayers to bring Obed to conviction.
often think of what the Bible says about BEING
unegually yOked with an unbeliever-nott that
would have it thought that Obed amt a good,
moral man; kind TO his women folks. and "a
hard, but it's been a trial. orr 7 -
81 know 1t has, sister. These are all filthy
rags or self-righteousness," said the elder, taxi
his thin legs. The human heart is deceitful
in all things, and desperately wicked
Salome had been smoothing Obed's iron gray
hair. He loved to feel the touch Of her delicate
fingers. One big brown hand, with prominent
Joints, lay on the patched Quilt, and the mans
face, so rugged and homely, with stin dreamy
LOOK IN the eyes, was softened with an almost
chiidlike expression of peace. Mrs. Fairman
came, ushering in the elder.
''Glad to see you," said Obed to the fittls par
son, and he put out his hand with genuine
warmth. ''I'ye had little pull back, but the
two"
"Ahem - returned the parson, clearing his
throat. 1.-The Lord sends seasons OF affiiction
upon us to bring us to a sense Of SIM -,
81 don't know about that" returned he with
ms eyes Frightening. al Amt as familiar with
and as for the trouble, guess we bring most of
il on ourselves" =.
THAT amt Bible doctrine returned the e,-
der, rather dismaliy. lit may do to live BY,
but it won't serve in the hour OF DEATH,
81 don't know Why said Obed, whetting his
argumentatiye weapon. II uess,what'n stand
IN tnfs life will stand in any other" "
"The impenitent heart is the gan Of bitter
ness and the bond OF inquity )" re Piled the elder
ndSeting on his chair. .'HOw will the sinners
zee, ,e IN m the day When the goats are separated
According to my cipheripg, " said obed "God
means to take care Of the goats, too. They may
difference in folks; but guess they'll 90 for
what they are worth. At any rate, shall take
That comes without ggmbling or complaining.
ne STAY me, yet win trust him. 1 thought Of
that good many times, when I've been work.
ing alone in the teii; and guess can take
what the Lord sends; but there are some things
TO receive" = - -
The elder couldn't think of any answer to this,
50 he cleared his throat and said, az should
prayer" = = = =
cheerfuIly. "n you want to, but guess the lord
knows all you can tell him, and little more
folks take sight OF pains to give him informa-
tion- There's still. small voice spoken of that
We thought heard out in the lot sometimes
with the birds singing and everything still, and
my heart answered, and I've had . Kind Of no
ton mat that was PRAYER"
gether in the kitchen. 1--WE must try ana scrspe
the barrel, !" said the anxious housewife, $50 As
TO get white flour enough TO make gridIe-cakes
to look like one kind. You must tell Ezra to he
sure and refuse the cakes. He's dreadful fond
OF them; There's the dried-apple sauce, and
iit,le mite OF plum preserves, just enough to
help the elder twice, so guess we shall manage
to appear respectable" II
: The next day there came change in the
weather, The cold northeast wind gave way to
a south breeze, and it grew warm and close.
Big black clouds rolled up the sky ana anxious,
longing eyes watched and prayed for rain.
Inc shower was coming when Sal0me went
INTO her father room with a letter i'm her hand
why child 'said he after reading il Bunker
the man that bought the old Haynes place " ants
70 get three acres off the back end of nv land.
~ strong piece, but il goes c0rneFing into his
anu thsre some folks that can't bear to Ia We
hotSn IN iarm, and I guess he's one of them
KIM. ne oners big price, and the money will
pay on my debts TO WhitcOmb's, and leave me
something over. 1t Goes seem as though there
was providence in il. can't ever see that
the Lord bears a spite to his children, but I'm
ready to acknowledge all his mercies."
"Oh, father. it's raining cried Salome a
she rushed to the window. The bio warm drons
we're beginning TO patter down on the Leaves and
grass, and soak into the hard ground Faster
AND faster IL came roaring upon the roof while
the wind svayed the wee limbs of the trees.
THAT Is music" said Obed, with his face all
aglOw. at makes me think Of where the Bible
speaks about the fields yielding their Increase.
and the clouds dropping fatness.' There ain't
no such poetry as that any where.v
. Ihe shower lasted a long time, and soaked into
he thiisty ground and Frightened the grass and
eroas9t OUT the dandelions by the hundreds and
1enei the pink lips of the apple blossoms
win fhe Patter on the roof, and tie great peace
that had fallen on his spirit, Obed fell ssIeen,
Seiome sat beside him: Presently there CAME
a tap Al the window. She started. and there
stool 30 nacres, leaning over the low sill, !