St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26

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pay Your minister. Be indebted for
nothing but love. and even that he
sure to pay in kind. and that your pay
ments are frequent; we especially COM
mend this advice to old bachelors.
The Victory,
THROUGH THE FAITH WHICH OVER
COMETH.
When Ellen Shepard WAS married to
George Hardness. there Wis no happier
couple III the world: 50 ihought the
sweet, ioNtul bride. and 81 thought the
proud bridegroom. as III the triumph of
perfect health and worldly success.
tempered 10y lea! Christian cousecrition.
he carried his darling wife to his elc-
gaut hun.c. -! GrN"I thus chi ! could
be SO happy" they said to each other,
over and over. strnliug through THEN
beautiful grounds. or walking up and
down the ample rooms of their new
home; Il never thought ii WIS possible
tpr anybody ro he 81 happy.
Mrs. Hardness had Il cousin. an old
maid they called her. though she was
uuly twcutN-ci@ht. She had lost her
love when she WIS Young. huuyamt.
enthusiastic "irl. aud >tr"ug in soul. She
had stepped from the earthly love /"
he heavenly. Cousin Clara Wd>. there
after. available ton c,rrl body III need.
In the larg, circle Of hry friends and
relatives >h,. WI constantly busy. help
ing. guiding. >oolhiu". teaching. If
there WAS " family quarrel, %: family
lr>~. oI Il long. painful sickness. Clara
Vas the one nr~r thuugiiG of. first sent
ioI ln i"y she MAS desired. - we'll ~
il giicf. for her quick. spiritual >ympa-
thy reflected the happiness If those
around hcI. aud nal, it seem dnuh!N
ilc>>rd.
80 it happened. that when Ellen
darkness was established in hrr new
home. she very soon >cut tor cousin
Lara To spend Il few weeks with her.
aud help hen apPIrciajc hrr good
fortune.
''l"u are Il puzzle IL me. CIaIa. She
said one day III >h"uld lose Gr"ryc.
| could not live: KNOW could not:
live i'll him: from the time he leaves me
IN the morning. till he comes 1T night.
Nait for him: | have no separate life
how did You live after Henry died ,!
He is n"t dead" said Clara. in Il tone
- assured and earnest. that Mis-. Hark-
hess started with surprise.
..But L,. l. What We call dead he
ijed and Vas buried"
His hnd> luu mean"
..Of course: ,on ,aU him no more A:
Won have lived ;iu,c since then"
NO. Ellen. have never been oi.r
moment alone. Nou ask me how |
lived I will tell vou: | did not rehcl.
but believed that God loved NV da.ln..
and could taxi, r;,le nf him in one place.
IL we'll a. another. There was great
and J.ful fear. and dread. while an
rj..iuutrd the >..paratiou; huf when thr
...r,i of my love WIS free. God enabled
mn. f., feel tigt He had only taken His
child into another room. | seemed to
hear my darling say: Wait patient. .
ill vou can come: all worlds belong to
uur Father. and His love aud care rl-
tend over all in Christ our souls can
meet: ana white We serve lIiu. /.
one place. YOU in another. We shall
never hc >rpalatrd
"lu that moment of heavenly COM
muuiou. | dedicated my life to feeding
/ Christ. lambs; all the needy. the EN-
/ inc. the sfrayir.. the >orrnwiur: aud
/ in proportion As have kept ucar Christ.
/ | nave felt the spiritual presence of my
J love"
Was it Providence. this converse
/ tinu In less Ihau week thereafter
Ellen Hardness was a widow. Absence
Oh hu>inc~<-.i railroad accidental tel
egram horrible homecoming OF
/ th,. SouIlc~s hod\ the burial-thr de-
0lttinu-that Wa> tine story. 50 comnu.
tu the great public. - terrible To the
stricken
\ mcrritul illness kcpI Ellen trou
realizing all al once her los. and i,
that illness Clara was mini>tcring an,
gcl indeed The sick room was a Nct,
heaven of consolation. aud the inva|,
missed no tenderness no care that lov,
could give. 1t last >hr slowly rallied
and was able 10y and hy to he iiti.,
from her bed To the cosy chair. it. III,
cosy little -itiInu-rnorn ddioimiu. he
chamhrr. y -h,. made. tLi- first move
nrnt towards thr lit.. awaiting her. Tia,
pI>t Threatened ro n,rrwhrlm hrr will
it, lost ioy>. and the future held up h,.
fore her endless procession of emit,
miserable d1ys. 20. cannot live,
she exclaimed: "vhy did not die. an,
90 to Won. my darling q. the dreadful
dreadful futrlre,'
,In,-,.s fears were fre,I, miruI..J ,,irl
.tL,sr nt' he, dr.u,iril,o friend. and Ii,
Isr,red nor sweet c.,rcssc.. and tL,t ln,.
iin humau contact which 80 comt,,I,
the snrrowin-. After Ellen had ~rou,
calm. she opened the Bible and re-.
portions of the fifteenth chaptcr Il
First Corinthians. As she read tina
triumph-lrttcr of the Apostle. EiIrr.
attention WAS ilrroiStahly attracted am