Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-10-07
Unlocking q Heart.

~ '"S 49, VI 'hh - Ahsn U"ooto "ai-
ried. taking for his wife pretty Mary Gra-
hsm. lie had been waiting until be
might commence the new life fairl, and
independently. He did not hope to be
Independent of toll aud fatigue but he
had planned that he and Mary would work
together, aud perhaps. IN the coming years.
hnd competence upon which to enjoy
heal,hiul repose, Allan was a lawyer,
with fair practice and he had promised
himself that when Mary Lad become his
wife she would help him in his !abOrs ;
not that she would delve for him into the
mysteries of law. or do the drudgery Of
copying; bu. he looked for sympathy and
lOve--for love that should make his Ia
bors light. and for sympathy upon which
he could rest bis confidence.
Allan Moore had known that Mary had
her faults; but he had also known that
her heart was good and true. and In his
great love he found the ASSURANCE Of
peace and jov, But season OF disap-
pointment was t' come'
Ihey mad been married three years.
and cloud was upon the nousebo'u. hpu
whose was the fau't I Allan eIam'sa
himself very closely oae he cou'o not
discover that he had done wrong. Anu
ye Mary was re'ther HAPPY herse'i' nor
did she Try to make hun haPpy' Ills ous'
lneSs had Increased until he haI AS much
upon his hands as he could possibly at
tend 10; he labored ea'ly aud 'ae; ne
iolled without ceaslng. out the sympathy
which he had expected at home way "o'
his The result was thar nc o'te" wore
cloud upo" his brow. Expecting '''dn'ss
when be entered h's home ne came win
compressed lips; and tearing he should
6ud no sympFthy he did not seek II
Allan Moore wondered wh,,her be had
beeu mistaken in his estimate Of Mary
mad he gwen het credi, for good that sh,
did No: possess Certainly there was
little OF The good now 10 bless him; bu
evil cou;i, ually. In short, his home was
very fur frsm being happy one. ant
open ,upture "s' irequen'. Mary had
become fret.ul aud iault.finjing, aud it
stead Vi =, ,mpathtzipg with her HUSBAND
in his eug.os.lns and Of, times perpIexiu,
.bu,ine., she would not permm him t,
mention his business in the house.
Mary WAS growlug.to have sharp fea
,,r.s and .be old look of beauty wus dis
,,,.ar,uv Bus upou Allan the chang,
w.s xork;,y with deeper effect. He va
craving thin and pale, and there wer'
shout. Of paiu and mysterious throbbing
a, the heart; and the pain was growing
deeper.
Why was it? Vas the good all goue
or had the tares only come up and out
grown the good --'ares that might hav
been rooted out ioug ago, if the hand 0
prudence aud skill had been aPpliedl da'
the heart beeL locked up. and all Its goo'
hidden from tie fruc,ity,ng light ? lfso
why could uot some kind power unloc'
IN. closed heart. aud set the blessing
free
The good genius war ~ na"u'
DR.. Ralph Graham MARY un''o' ~"
seen the gathering CLOUD anu nau 'l'a'Ao'
the progress o. tue 'eepe""s s' :.
had known BON the 1uSoaui anu ~. ""
from their 'Ltancv; and ne naa 'ose'
them both; an' whe" ne saw ~ w.
uuha )py. he Wondered II 10 oou'" ~
help them. tie xhe" '"e s''a'e' ".'
was Marys; and nc Auc"' w. mo
yet had prepohoeran'e " s'o' "
heaf' ne ""e ~
heart tha koe''est OF 'y"p''"'es '"' ~
: .bles' OF impulses ) anu '"s ''D"
!. trae sai enduring love ' ~ "
:. caus'' !" the o'hrf years nc =
:. them; aud M Knew 'ha' '"e s'0' y
g h"'""" heart 'A'.'''' """' ',': :,
;. hr caosed nP; " nj, s''"S' "'' SUI ''
a"" II may 'e q u'.''' - ,,;,
su,,.r,,,,u,uhetf weight oi cvil; out "H'i