Litchfield enquirer., 1875-03-25

professional power, and revived her inter- est in the th8&<R9 6h0 s1id teA herself: '1t can not 9 vfong Co do this DOW for the sake Of my mother. If she is taken from me-s0hen she is taken from mel will never again appear on the stage or enter theatre"
 She therefore played so spir1tedly and well that long engagement on much bet ter term was offered to her, and she re- fused it.
 The Sheltons were unremitting in their attention to poor ApA Wilson. Miss Shaldon chme every day;; MT. Sl1eldon sometimes came, but of course his time was much occupied, and Mrs. Wilson was not even one of his congregation. One day tall, handsome, lady like young wo- man came with Miss Shelton, and was kind and friendly in her manner, showing an almost affectionate interest in Georgina and her mother. .sag s, Whsa thsy were abent leaving, Miss
 'tHow do you like Miss Willis?"
 "Oh, I like her very much. What 8 sweet. winning expression she has am sure she is very good" 15H
 ''Yes, she is indeed. have something to tell you about her which you will be glad to hear.. My brother and she have long been attached to each other, and they are to be married in May"
 Georgie stammered out something about hoping they would be happy-knowing they would be happy-she could hardly tell what, and she felt as if she would like to die.
 Never in her widest dream had she had the faintest idea the great preacher could care for her, and yet it was like a death wound when she thus learned that he 1ov- cd and was about to be married.
 That night, when performing at the theatre, she had to dart across bridge of blanks in some burlesque or other, where she was mock Roila, or some such hero, and had to flourish a sword and make desperate escape. Her mind was all dis traught, and when she sprang on, the light swan before her, her eyes grew dig zy, she staggered, and fell down on the stage. She was taken senseless from the ground, and 1t was feared that, although no bones had been broken, she had yet suffered some severe injuries internally. So she was carried to one of the hospitals. and lay there for weeks. The Sheltons, of course, were kind and attentive to her. The Rev. Joseph Shelton often says that he never found in human creature so much of patience and sweetness and truly reli- gious feeling as in this poor waif of the burleqsue. ...e...s ss
 While she lay helpless her mother died. The news could not even be broken to Georgie for many days. At last she learn cd the truth, and bore it too with surpass- ing patience. "I shall see her soon," she said.
 "1ou will soon be strong enough to be removed, Georgie," Miss Shelton said to her one day, ''then you are coming to live with me, for a while at least. shall want some one to live with me when my dbroth- CT is married, and should like no one so well as you." sS sr5 A .r. #a
 When is the marriage to be, Miss Sheldon?"
 The day after tomorrow, dear"
 Did your brother say he would come to see me to-day or tomorrow
 ''Yes. he said he would, and I know he will; to-day, I think" ..-..
 "He did come that day, and he sat for a long time at Georgie's beside and talked with her earnestly. He sat for some time with his hand across his forehead and eyes. What she told him he never told to any one else, but he never forgot it. It was, indeed, the parting revelation of pure simple heart, which no man could hear without emotion-nO good man could hear without heightened respect, I hope. for human nature, without feeling better and sadder. aa Ez.a s1T sr1s
 When Ae was leaving, Georgie said, timidly,
 "You must forgive me for all this, Mir. Sheldon"
 Forgive you, my child! I must ask you to forgive me. l meant to do only good, and have saddened and marred one lifa." 4-.
 "Oh, do not say so! You have redeem ed me; you have given me @ soul. I al- ways feel sol do, indeed My poor mother gave me like: you have given me soul: am happy-oh, so happy! Now, good-by."
 The great preacher Kissed her on the pale forehead-a true brothers kiss of peace and purity and love-and left her, with his heart swelling and his eyes wet.
 When he bade her good by he merely meant that he was to see her no more for some time, because after his marriage he was to have his first holiday since his en trance on the ministry, and was to pass some months in the south of Europe. There was nothing apparently in Georgina's condition to lead him to doubt that she would be well and strong again before many weeks.
 Miss Shelton had promised Georgina that she would soon come to her after the marriage, and tell her all about it. That morning Georgie seemed rather weak and tremulous, but was otherwise patient and placid as ever. She lay awake from an early hour untilnoon, without speaking. About noon one of the nurses came near, and Georgie asked what o'clock it was. The nurse told her it was q few minutes after twelve. Then the woman heard her say, 'sGod bless themr' and wondered whether she was not wandering in her mind. But Georgie spake again, and said Tn calm and cheerful tones that she thought she could sleep now.
 So she fell asleep. Miss Shelton came in an hour or two, and was told that Geor- gie was still sleeping. But she went over to the bedside and bent down, then anx- iously touched the face, then started up and called the nurse. Poor Georgie's soul, which the minister had called into conscious being, had now been called into higher being still by greater Minister.