The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-04-16

the swallows themselves, Though
she was eighteen, there was in her
full child-lke cheeks. in her confa-
gious laugh--a laugh most uupro-
voked, coming of itself--in her
playful way of performing even her
duties, a something that SO contrasted
with and relieved the habitual auster.
ity of Hikes temper, and that so fell
in with his presen, lassitude and hap
py carelessness, that he allowed his
head, resting weakly upon pillow.
to turn from side to side, that his
eyes might follow her. So diverting
were her merry replies, that he soon
came to talk with her for the sake Of
hearing them. He was not forgetful
of the solemn injunctions Mr.. Wesley
had left for the prudent behavior OF
young ministers in the presence of
women. With Miss Jane he was
very careful lest he should in any
way compromise himself, or awaken
| her affections. Jane was the kind of
girl he would want to marry, if he
were TO marry But Net,ie was
child-a cheerful butterfly-as re-
freshing to his weary mind as drink
of cold water to a patient
When she was ont of the room, like
was impatient; when she returned
he was glad. When she sewed, he
drew the large chair in which he
rested in front of her. and talked i'll
his grave fash on. while she, in turn,
amused with hundred faneics.-
She seemed 10 shine all about him
like sunlight. Poor kike could not
refuse to enjoy fellowship so dess
lightful, and Nettie Morgans rever-
ence for yonng Iumsdcn's saln,liness,
and pity for his sickness. grew apaee
into love for him.
Long before like discovered or
Nettie suspected this, the doctor had
peetrated it. kike's whole hearted
4 devotion to his work had charmed
! the ex-m mister, who had moved
| about in his alert fashion, talking
with eager rapidity, anticipating
kike's grave sentences before he was
half through-seeing and hearing ev-
erything while he seemed to note
nothing. He was not averse to this
attachment between the two. pro-
vided always that klkc should give
up travelling. 1t was all but impossi-
bic, indeed. for man to be a Meth
edist in that day and lead about
wife" A very few managed to com
bine the ministry with marriage, but
in most cases marriage rendered 80
cation or seculariza,ion imperative.
kikc sat one day talking in the
half listless way that is charactis ic
of convalesence, watching Nettie
Morgan rs she scwed and laughed,
when DR.. Morgan came in, and put
his pill-bags upon the high bnrean,
glanced quickly at the two, and said:
"Ncttie ! think you'd better help
your mother The double an twist
ing is hard work.
Nettie laid her sewing down. like
watched hor unt,l she had disappear
through the door; then he listened
until the more vigorous spinning in
dicated to him that younger hands
hands had taken the. wheel. His
heart sank ttlc--it might be hours
before Nettir could return.
DIR. Morgan busted hinimselt, or
pretended to busy himself, with his
medicines but he was observing how
the young preachers eyes followed
his daughter. how his countcnance
relapsed into It's hab'ual melancholy
when she was gone. He thought he
could not be mistaken in his diogno-
sis.
MIR Lumsdc,,' he said, kindly,
Il don't know what we shall do when
you get well. cant bear to have
you soaway.
"Nou have been too good, doctor.
am afraid you have spoiled me-"
The thought Of going 10 Pot,owatto-
mie Creek was growing more and
more painful to kikc. He had put
all thoughts Of the sort out of his
mind, because the doctor wished him
to keep his mind quiet. Now, for
some reason, Dr. Morgan seemed to
force the disagrecable future upon
him. Why was it unpleasant? Why
had he lost his relish for his work?
Had he indeed hackslidden:
While the doctor fumblcd over his
bottles, and for the fourth time held
up large phial, marked .Surph. de
Quin., up to the light as though lie
were counting the grains, the young
preacher was instituting an inquiry
INTO his own religious state. Why
did he shrink from Pottowattomie
Creek circuit: He had hraved much
harder tol and greater danger. On
Pottawoltomie Creek he would have
a senior colleague upon whom all al
ministratiyc responsibilities would
dcvolve, and the year promised to be
an easy one in comparison with the
preceding. On inquirlng of himself
he found that there was no circuit
that would be attractive to him in
his present state of mind, except the
one that lay all around DR.. Morgan S
house. At first like Lumsden, play
ing hide land seek with his own mo-
tives, as o,hcr men do under like
circumstances, gave himself much
credit for his grateful attachment to
the family. Surely gratitude IS gen
erous quality, and had not DIR. Nor
gan, though of another denomination,
taken HIM under his roof and given
him professional attention free OF
charge: And Mrs. Morgan, and
Nettie, had they not cared him as
though he were brother? What
could more commendable than that
he should find himself 10th to leave
people who were SO good?
But like had not been in the habit
of cheating himself. He had always
dealt hardly with kikeLumsden. He
could not rest now in this subterfuge
he would not give himself credit that
he did not deserve. So while the
doctor walked to the window and
senselessly examined the contents o
one of his bottles marked Xydr0rg
like took another and closer look al
: his own mind, and saw that the one