, 1874-07-25
and tho editorial catno to an end. :" Religion, I
suppose" thought YAlcria, supplying tho ,niss-

Ahh'lBs nor 1hto 70 1901 roelEucd; tho only
ing-snood was tho Communication, Service" Of
tito Church Of England. But there was
nothing hero to exotic Aer wrath, her cares
wero loft bohind, there woto no f1no
ladlds 10 guoro her out OF existence Will their
unaeeiug, acornful o1os aho md Queen Nature
might worship together undiaturbcl. sho went
upto tho llttlo church. Tho tur'attte SWING
slowly ae II atiff with ago, tito pathway waa ever
lll,,tomp|e Was carefully fastened, aud t4e glass
or lth ]ittlo hiGh-,lp Windows whole. Noltlor
man nor storm had dcseosatod tho consooratod
walls thus loft unguarlntl. :1erhBpa tho COM
any Of ssyss 5 esn e nF Es sgSsF a'r o 5
rough head-stonos bore no nansa, hoTcvor.--
the llttio baud, wloeyor they Noro, lay ,nuto
under tho sod.
A stuntcd troe grew noar tho hido Of tho
church; valorla climbed uptnto It's oratch, opan-
od Que Of tho Windows, propped 1t with branolt
and. creeping through, droppol down TO tho t0or
insitlo. Tho littlo Bauctsary was unadornod a,td
barron; It Ind y rndo stone font, an 'altar.tab!e
ind pulpit, whore the depart ted pastor had STOOD
whom addressing hls look bcnohcB woro fixed
to tho floor alid rogs to tho wnll, but nothing
movable ro,,nfnoG. Vnloria
WENT ur lETO THE PULPIT,
aud imagined flerIclf ntldroBHing conEreEation
composed OF Observation-Disclosures and ine
Indies with HoornfnL, ignoring cyoB. My toxt
liz" uhe began.. but Hlto could mot think ofn
toxt, aud paisol to consider. Tho only vorae
tllnt E4tlD W HOE IuItlll HFt5t
keep silonco In tho Churches, for It ID not pcr.
mttcd unto them 10 apoak: and II they will
!earn anything, lot them ask their husbands as
homo"
this subject, when. huddonlJ % shadow
tnrlsouod tho open window. 80 utterly alone
had she hoan since carly morning TINT hor
heart acolnod to stop boating. when, looking
bo? sho stood sill In tho pulpit. raralyzol with
fear. City courago in Mt a lona in the lonely
country II knowa not what to DO;
"vasoria," said voice" valerlnl
My nn1ilo," slso thought, vaguely.
t'Don't you know moi" continued tho voice,
while the man to whom it belonged climbed
through tho window; tllon ho took OF bis straw
Int, mud. laughing. caue toward the pulpit.
"You look yory picturesque Up thero with your
s'load NoTT!"
c1elnimea Valeria. u.,.,,
"Tho aanlo, at your sorvicc, Miss Va1ois."
"1Iov did you got lloro7 2"
"On tho wings oftle wind"
"JIow did YOU know that was heroS"
"bragnotio attraction
"What did you como for ?"
" Especially to hear your mormon, royoronl
Indy" replied John, taking seat OH one Of the
benches.
'Vory woll," said Vnlona. "A1y text ia-"
but hero she remembered tie verso that lad sug-
gested itsclf and ita subsequent train Of thought
and tho color r0so in her checks.
"lIsynt f9rgS.en it, hepo ?" said John .d, ;,,
do, she thought, and reaa it aloud. "hly toxt
is as follows: 'L!fo Is pretty much wl,at
we make It., and wc Gun rest asasutoa TINT.
il wo afo miserable, ia a, nino eaaes H. out nut
follorn that he o't havo his day, and tho tro,t.
,blo with us ia that wo don't take our day whom II
comes. There il only one thing which maaoS life
'''rp'' '''NN ~ "1ovE,"
"Iknow nothing about that; l was going to
soy religion, f"aatd Valoria. loftily.
r,! "Wtish .,' do you know tho n'oat about, hias
"You aro right; + know nothing about either.
will ti.is1 tlio seatcnro loucstly-' there il only
one thing which nlalkos llfo happy, aud that III -
dogged endurance"
''Excelcntl Tho text discoursed Of dogs.
believe. Come down, now; you cannot improve
upon that. I will taKo my trln; ! havo long
Wanted to proach you q sermon"
hliaA vllois descended anu Erayely Eeated her.
aolf on tho bouoh whilo John Mott took Lis place
ii the pulpit. 11e WAS q oadBlouluered man,
poet which was almost heavy in its masslvo ro-
poao; Lis hair WINS dark aud :close-ctlt; uoro
was nothing graceful or poetioal about
him; and, - ho rested his large, Rtrong hands
| on tho pulpit-frolt Valoria Yaloia thought lo
looked overY inch john Mott; that is to aay. n
blunt, curt man, most appropriately engaged in
| tho hardware blaineAB.
"strange," she thought to horsclf, "that tho
| only man who ever loved mo should bo such d
| QUO rs tlisl wotltlor what he Hccs Ia mo ~
! lie saw woman who had never been bonuti-
ful oven in youth, aud who was now palo. thin,
| aud worn !; he saw woman wll0 had Bcornfully
| ropulBcd lin seven yoara boforo who had told
him to his face tint ho WINS l,ttory common
herself fur above linn.
Dut
lie LOVED HER. .
| As Il question apart, 1t may .be asked, Why
did Miss VAois hold herself nboyo John Nntt II
lie know notlingof music borond mans liking
! for a tune; En waa not up in Schiller and
Goethe; lie could not discourse 1lpon.art lie
did not onioy Rnskia ho cared litte, in short.
for tho emotions Of tho soul, ho cared moro for
| the present than tho past and moro for his
ten tines over. Therefore, ho was to her anatll-
oma mayanatha. In addition, le liked to read newa
papors, hl!dwantod to discuss tho questions oi
| tho hn,lr. Now. Valoria would have discuk sod
tic Grcolls ard 1somang;, sho might even have
coudcHcpndod AZ fur az King Charles tho Martyr
or tho inherent rights Of tho Doarbons but
tho ploboian, petty affalrs Of Ohio wors beneatl
hit With all her foics, John Mott 1orod hcr.
"For my toxt," ho began, 49, Will take yo1l
own wortis: 'Thoro ID only ono thing which
makes lifo happy. and that iH-lnvo.' Vaorla
Yalois. you aro all wrong. Seven years
| ago / asked you to bo my wifo-my
tearly-loyol wifo. You refused and With
scor1i. Huvo you boon happy7 Lot ua soc
what your lifo il. You spend your days in a
close room, wearing out your strength aud
noryes in : routine that ]illa-soouer or latos
kills tho brain. The teachers in the lover DO.
pnrtments Of tho public schools arc necessarily
automatons thcy must follow axact ruloat mi
ali individuality OF mothod IL taken from them
The more miul they lnye, tho moro doadly the
alayery tho moro spirit tho loayior tho bond
ago. No sooner havo tloy patiently toled ovo,
tic road with ono sot Of cllillron, than tEcy arc
sht baek to begin over again With q now set
Tho children vary but tho roal mover ;yarloa Il
| Ia like lreadmi!l,"
"qu1rE TnuE,"
responded , the congregation "qho picture if
It Bat Upright now, this lstoning congregation
Of one, armed ut all points With tho old aeorn.
"physica!y, tho strain Ia eyon worso Yot
we're mover honutifnl, bfias Valots; to-daY yor
aro, to ordinary ,oyea, without charm. Yor
had bloom ;itis gono. You had rounded curves
tlloy aro gouo, You Ind awillowy grace OF youl
own; it ia gone. You aro pale THU, ant
listloss your faco showa lines, yon
forehead altowa tarrowa, and your mouth
always your worst .featuro fton
3}o nxprnunjou ~ ncorr ia NOW Hf1f1ftfnn