The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-04-12
Had HIS Renard.


JUS: suited to dark dscd. Tho
howlin: OF tho wiLd, az it tore around
the house, etIcc,nally drowned the
slight noise made by James Barklcy
IN attempting to gain the roof of the
porilco iu the iont VI widow Roses
cuttugc.
Tho shed on which Jim stood lol
into tho bcd-shambco of Mabo Rose,
said to b. tho prct,ic,t in the wi.
IaS'. She was prttcd by all the
Children, the blessing OF oil | age, and
decidedly the youns meas centre Of
attraction. No one euyiei h,r lot,
for they well know how richly she
deserved it.
The picture which met J IN Blrk-
Icy : eyes, a. he gal'd through the
hai-drdwn curtains, clu,cl him to
stand sull ia amnZ'mrut There be-
fore her b,l, Lcr tiny hands oa.ped,
AMI het eyes raise | to heaven, kuclt
Mabel. Eer uuJrailoi hair sorveI
almost aS n covering for tbs bare
shoulders, and her eyes were flied
with tears as she offered her evening
prayer.
What were the words which fc.l in
clear child.liEc tones from the rosy
iipsy What mado James Bl,k cy
turn a1l softly co.cend tho pillar OF
the p rch, aud sHuk away in the
darkness :
"F0rsivo us orr troSrls,ei. Gs wo
forgive th)~c yho tro-pnss against "a,
lead a' not into temptation, but d.,
liver ~ FROM evil. -
This was all
We will now lclrn for what reason
Jim BH kloy had tried to gun insrcs-
to tho widows cottage Tnot very
morning hs htl poured Into her ear
, story Of bis Ioyc. Teudorly, but
lirmiy, had Mabel said
Il can never TO your wf'.'
do you love me : ho asked.
NJ answer.
You shall tell me ?" hc his.cd
through his set teeth, aud he gruspcl
her arm as la vice. 'YDu sEul tell
mo
Mr., Bnrklcy, you forget yourself !!
Release my arm
Saying this, sho swept ont of the
room, her face glowing with excite
ment.
'Shc shall mover hayo u charc, to
marry another man = .ho ml,tcrcd.
as halt determined plan ran throu
his mind.
This was why he sought the cot
tago at niSht--iuteriing to murder
Mabel and stab himself, thus ending
tho life OF both, guiltlcss ani guilty.
Lead Us not into temptation, but de-
liver US from evil These wero the
words which reached the now alb
sorbcd senses of James Blrkley. Dy
this next evening he hal ielt tn, VII
Iagc, gouo 10 one knew where,
Three years passed, and n fine.
looking stranger, llttlc worse for sun.
burn, troi the path leading to the lit
lie cottage. Mabel stood, with throb
bling heart aud quckeued palsc,
watching him. She was scarcely the
Mabel Of old, and yet tho more de-
velop,d form aud digniied carriage
showed that the change OF three years
only made her more lovable. The
gentleman entered the parlor Ma
bel bowed distantly, at first, but soon
recSnized tho stranger.
Mr.. Barkloy !!
Mabel, l have again como to Offer
YOU my heart, which has been yours
these three years surely you have
tried me long enough"
Mr. Bakely, | did not reject you
IN order to try your love. | knew
that you were dissipa.ed, and was |
not willing to trust my happinos,
with a
Don't, Mabel Don't say It'll
havo not touched drop OF liquor for
three years. L have not uttered a
Drofane word or done mean action;
md it is all for your sake darling. |
Have | no reward 2
With child-like and simple trust
she leaned her pretty golden heal |
IN his arm, and-we know the rest.
But cannot some of our readers
AXE lesson from this and thus,
perhaps redeem some wanderer.