Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-04

| Well tudt lOlS euBaBeuleut Ou hucn bet-
ter terms was offered to her, and she rerus-
cd It,
The Sbeltons were unremitting In their
attention TO poor Mrs. Wilson. Miss Shell
ton came every day Mr.. Shelton some
times came, but of course his lime was
much occupied, and Mrs. Wilson was not
even ole OF his congregation. One day a
tall, handsome, lady-like young woman
came with Miss Shelton, and was kind and
friendly in her manner, showing an al
most a1ectionato interest in Georgina and
her mother.
When they we're about leaving, Miss
Shelton took George aside.and asked,
How do you like Miss WillisH
"Oh, like her very much. What a weei 4,
winning expression she hasl 1 am sure
she is very good"
"Yes, she is indeed. l have something
10 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"
| George stammered out something about
hoping they would be happy-knowing
| they would be happy-she could hardly
tel what, and she felt as If she woul6like
TO die.
Never in her widest dream had she had
the faintest idea that the great preacher
could care for her, aud yet it was like
death wound when she thus learned that
he loved and was about TO be married.
That night, when performing at the the
atre, she had to dart across bridge of
planks in some burlesque or other, wnere
she was a moc1 Rolla or some such hero,
and had to flourish a sword and make a
desperate escape. Her mind was all dis
traught, and when she sprang on the bridge
the light swan before her, her eyes grew
dizzy, she staggered, and fell down on the
stage. She was taken senseless from the
ground, and it was feared that, although no
bones had been broken, she had yet suf-
fercd some severe injuries internally. So
she was carried to one of the hospitals and
lay there for weeks.
While she lay there helpless her mother
died. The news could not even be broken
to George for many days. At last she
learned the truth, and bore il. 81 shall
see her soon," she said.
"You will soon be strong enough 10 be
removed, Georgie," Miss Shelton said to
her, one day, land then you are coming to
live with me, for a while at least. shall
want SOMEONE TO live with me when my
brother is married, and should like no
one SO well as you"
"Wheu is the marriage to be, Miss Shell
ton ?"
THE day afler to- morrow, dear"
"Did your brother say be would come to
see me to- day or to- morrow ?"
"Yes, be said he would, and know he
will to-day, think"
He did come that day, and sat for long
time at Georges bedside, and talked with
her earnestly. What she told him he never
told 10 any one else, but he never forgot it.
1t was, indeed, the parting revelation of
pure simple heart, which no man could
hear without emotion-no good man could
hear without a heightened respect for hu-
man nature. without feeling better and sad
der.
When he was leaving, George said, tim
idly, "You must forgive me for all this,
Mr.. Shelton"
"Forgive you, my childi 1 must ask
you 10 forgive me. i meant to do only
good, and have saddened and marred one
life."
"Oh, do not say sol You have redeem
ed me ; you have given me a soIl. al
ways feel SOL do, indeed. My poor moth
er gave me life ; you have given me a soul.
am happy-oh, so happy Now, good
by"
The great preacher kissed her on the pale
forehead-a true brothers kiss of peace
aud purity and love-and left her, with his
heart swelling and his eyes wet.
Miss Shelton had promised Georgina
that she would soon come to her after the
marriage, and tell her all about it. That
morning. George seemed rather weak and
tremulous, but was otherwise patient and
placid as ever. She lay awake from an
| early hour until noon, without speaking.
About noon, one of the nurses came near,
and George asked what o'clock it was.
The nurse told her it was a few minutes af-
ter II. Then the nurse heard her say,
"God bless them p and wondered whether
she was not wandering in her mind. But
George spoke again, and said in 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 George
was still sleeping. But she went over TO
the bedside and bent down, then anxious
ly touched the face, then started up and
called the nurse. Poor Georgie's soul,
which the minister had called into con-
scious being, had now been called into
higher being still by greater Minister
Justin NJ Cdrthy IN Hdrper's Weekly.