The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-27

her beautiful surprise-the hoarys old
steeple, that gave in solemn glory to
Dolfy's garden that which was given to
her room in radiance by the stained win
dow. 1t is a great thing to come into
possession of bits of church if you have
medieval tastes. Dolly had; she never
ceased to rejoice that nobody attempted
to pull down the steeple. There it rose
over her garden, up, up, grand and cool,
like the shadow of great rock. How
she loved it'll She knew how it looked,
soft and gray, against the pink clouds at
daybreak. How cool and massive in hot
noon-times when gay breezes Scaane be-
hind it to dance with her saucy sweet
pea vines, And often at midnight, when
pains kept her awake (for old Dolly was
not welD she watchedit, huge and black,
among the stars, the moon stealing from
clouds over it. Perhaps Jacob enjoyed
the steeple as much as Dolly, for one-half
his life was in contrast to elevate things
was spent down below, among the rag
men, fish-markets and people fighting for
sixpence, but it was not his way to talk
much. Tonight, after supper, they
went out, and Dolly planted the tea-rose,
with enthusiastic little shifts at the per
fume and great deal of expressed rap
ture generally. Folks had called Dolly,
years ago when young, "a little fool"
because she had fashion of looking for
sweetness everywhere-and finding it,
too, as honey bees can among the com
monest flowers. She had white hairs
now, but was not wiser than then.
Jacob brought her the box and dirt and
water, watching while the rose was
planted. Then, walking across the
fower-bordered space, his foot fell upon
something soft. He stopped to pick up
what he thought ball of Dolly's yarn
it proved to be a child's red shoe-a lit
tie, worn one, wrinkled with use. He
held it for an instant, turned toward
Dolly, and, as she covered down trem-
bling, asked sternly:
Has she been here again?" '++
II made her stay just little while
She feared | was sick. Oh Jacob! Jacob
can't you remember she was our own lit
tie janet a.E ss-..s - 4.
"Was. Yes, was said Jacob, between
"a growl and groan. "And she
brought that here-that-that-"
Something in DoHy's white face made
him mutter a word: then his voice grew
louder again: Didn't | forbid her ever
to set foot in the home again? and twice
she has done it"
He raised his hand and flung the wee
shoe far out and off into the street below,
as he would have thrown a live thing
with cruel wish to KILL then turning
he shut the door behind him harshly
She dared not go in, and he did not wish
face in his hands, enraged at fate
Dolly had loved her pretty daughter
Jacob had idolized her She belonged
to prosperous days when he had been a
gardener in the country. Yes, this little
Jane that "was" seemed to belong en-.
tirely there, among simple, sweet scenes
fitted by her life and gayety to 90 along
with birds, butterflies and spring bios.
SONS. Was she dead? Oh, worse to
him!-she was lost to him, in anger, not
in sorrow. Down somewhere, this hot
night, in the surging life of the grea,
city was woman and child; all color
gone from the cheeks and the life of the
one-the other shamebranded by its
birth. She was not in actual want; !
pittance had been left her; but she had
sinned-she had fallen, and so he sale
she was no child of his. The Christ who
had compassion on one like her might a,
we'll never have lived, for any plea OF
like pity in Jacobs heart for his little
Jane that was.
Outside, Dolly watched the stars com.
ing out one by one; could not let herself
do anything else for awhile as she pressed
both hands over her heart To think
or to pray made it sometimes
leap, tiutter and then seem tC
stop beating, so that Jacob and
Jane and the little baby all faded
faded from like phantoms. Dolly had a
heart disease, and many time was aware
of the Death Angel passing
"swiftly by
With the gladness OF one who goeth
Ia the light OF God most high"
and any time she knew that he might
stay for her. When she had been alone
a half hour Jacob opened the door to saw
she would catch cold 1t was quite dim
but away to one side the lights on the
water twinkled like fire flies. The all
was heavy with the perfume of Dolly's
lilies-she herself unseen; but her voice
fell on his ears painfully:
80 Lord, in much patience must my
peace be; SO held me not to think all is
lost when thing falls out against me.
Let me abide in Thee and the darkness
cannot tread me down. Let Jacob know
how God loves him and think if he de-
serves it. Have us live in faith, walk in
love and be taught by the Spirit how to
have our corner of earth a little like
heaven. Oh, wash her poor soul white
and give the baby an angel to watch over
it. Put evil far from us, for Christ
sake"
Dolly was still then a few moments
before Jacob said:
Come in now; you'll get over tired"
and when she came in he made unusual
efforts to be gentle. Dolly might have
done good deal more with Jacob if she
had known her power As it was, she
made master stroke that night by ex-
claiming, before she fell asleep: -
How fearsome lonely ye'd be, Jacob.
with nobody to be good to. Ye'vea will
OF rock, but We remind me often of the
stone tower-a shelter to the puny things
under it; always similar to strong
father in storm to the roses and the
lilies"
"a father--a father.' Jacob rolled
and tossed all night in troubled thought.
Only once he slept and then dreamed he
saw the little red shoe in the mud of the
street, torn and trampled by horses feet.
Now things fancied at midnight are so
vivid that all at once Jacob realized how
hard and cruel he had grown-how bit
terness and revenge had possessed his
soul. But toward morning God did not
let Jacob think how he loved him, and
after that he fell into deep sleep.
The next day was Sunday day the
old couple always enjoyed. Jacob could
be at home all day and they planned to
have some little treat, for during the
week Jacob acted as janiter in the build
ing. lt-was, in this way he earned his
rent and a trifie besides. They had, in
the past, known more prosperity, but
had not yet came to dire poverty. Dolly
never expected to. Every sparrow UNI
der the old church roof aehaod 70 barA