The Portland daily press., 1878-01-26

ask for will be copy of the working plan of
the Architect of the Universe"
81 don't doubt itv' laughed James, rue
fully; ''for my part, shall look up my friends
and get good seat at symphony con-
cert"
s'Not without me!-if 1 have to carry my
plan under my arm. But there'll be time
enough for everything then. Soberly, now
why not make plans for a day, month, or
year as well as plan of LIE? The man who
starts on the journey of life bound nowhere
in particular generally brings up there"
''Yes-and if he starts for somewhere in
particular he generally doesn't. If he takes
to the river there is a cataract halfway down.
If he sails the sea, there are head winds and
rocks and icebergs. If he treads the beaten
path, people jostle and crowd ahead, or be is
held back by the weight on his coat-tails" ---
and Mr.. Marlowe looked with an expression
of mingled fondness and disbursement at
his growing family of children. "Man pro-
poses and woman 'disposes, laughed he as
| a final conclusion-"And between us, think
they who drift get about as much enjoyment
and make just as good progress as We who
| try to navigate. Take your places as best
| you can, do the duty nearest to you, and live
| one day at time. Who ever saw to.mor-
row?"
81 should like to give you even your din
| ners on that plan, or no plan, for one week
| onlyP' said the wife, amid the laughter OF
the company, who knew quite well James
| fondness for good dinner. "For one," she
| concluded, rising and preparing to put Into
| execution her plan for getting home, II
hold that it is our duty to plan everything to
| the best of our ability and do our utmost to
| carry it out and leave the stars in their
| courses or other people and things in theirs,
| to thwart us if it be so ordered. Let those
| 'go it blind who have no eyes to see; and let
| people drift who are either too unskilled to
sail or too lazy to wp'-and with this scat
tering shot she marshaled the forlorn picnic
ers to the station, and busted herself on the
| way home in arranging a children's birthday
| party, round OF calls, charity concert, and
| the family meals for the coming week.
| OF course she came out strong on holidays
| and spe cial occasions. A thanksgiving din
| ner was her delight. Every dish, of course,
and the people who were to eat it-where
| each one was to set, and what games they
were to play to settle their dinner-were all
clear to her mind two months beforehand.
The Christmas holidays were only occasions
| for the performance of parts already mentally
| rehearsed. Anything that interfered with
her plans, and came in the way of surprise,
was accorded grudging welcome. Things
that happened" she had no great opinion of
| as she grew older, and her habits became
GOOD things of life come to Ms in the wav Of
what her husband called Hhapnenstances. -
her phiosonhv had many severe tests. 10
| plan for pleasure only to reap disapp0int-
ment, and then to meet happiness quite un-
| expectedly on the road, had tendency, she
declared, to belittle ones estimate of intel
| lect
Sometimes it was the unsystematic James
| who was tired-as when her plans failed 10
| dove.tail on his calculations. or she stcarried
the thing too far" as he expressed if. On
| one occasion thew were to move: and az she
| had planned to direct the whole work of
| packing up, of course-such is life l-she was
| taken sick. But her will knew no illness.
and from her bed she dictated the contents Of
eyery box and barrel, until a terrible head
ache compelled her to leave to the rest the
| care of the odds and ends AS she Law moan
ing inyoluntarily, with hot compresses on her
head and the house was hushed to stiffness
her husband saw SLIGHT melton of her hands
and heard her parched lips whisper his name
Bending down tenderly to catch her words.
and ceasing his tanning for a moment he
heard her saw:
"T-was thinkino-how we cou]d carry the
fiat irons. Coudn,t vou-u
This was too mnch' James rusbed from
| tba room and sonobt tba oman dir whara he
| indnloed bimseIt in familiar refarencas to va-
rious heathen Gods and dead military heroes
| :ncldng .sgreat Caesars ghost." with a varie,
ty of empRases and gestures. Do not indge
him harshIy. He was only man. ~
| Mrs Mariowa,s o;rI was a hov-tba fourth
of The series new hut not imnroved edition
| When he was nine wears old and her eldest
| son was twentv-two she sant a carefnIIv
made but very veIlow and old-fashionnd
assortment of little cirl's clothing down to
the Children's Home with q siei Init No
tears.
The first son under the strass ofnnimna;red
energy of management. went to college. pnlIed
tbronoh after . fashion and ;mmedist -, .aol-
his know1eJne Of Creek rats ad olass;o 'tor GtoA
ATTIRE into coal s.rd where ha ,saa
in a manna- that nroyed his nossassion ,f Of ths
insticcf far accnmnlat;on and ~ than used his his
0ains in a fashion that refIacted No oreJit IN
| 3is cnltnra oi'N'' Va
The second how imnatient Of stndv. went
from the biob school % into a newsnaner office MH
and turned his mothers anxious forebodlnes
| into a ras;onat;on that was az near to ;ov 90
she ever ean,a 1uban NJ rIon ~ r,;Sc.rr;SJ hv "1
making brilliant sTIccess in the nrofassion.
The third SON. whom She had consecrated
tn the ministry durng q revival that occnred
about the time he was born. bousbt a sheer.-
| ranch in Texas. and the ease with which he
mastered the dialect of that region affords lit-
tie room TO exnect that, he will come anv near.
er fulfilling his mothers homes than is in
| yolved in heino a Iast;no sphiect for home
missionary work. ' -'0
Jimmy. the Youngest son. was intended for
the law. but he is inst now driving a street
car. His bent toward horses was stronger
than his mothers ambition in the direction
of the bar. ,''0-
Mrs. MarIowe came near to the end of life
without making anv plan for diving. Consid-
ering that death is tha most faarff3llv-certain
thing in the world. how few peopIe DE- give
| any thouebt to til But when The inevitable
| change drew near her rnlng nassion game to
the front.
",James. dearn she said. evou have been a
good husband to me. and erieve to Leave
You. and take the last iourneV alone. Rnt If
wednesday. shall nrobahlv die tc-morrow
Bury me- on Sunday. from the house /. no mar.
ade. no flower show. no mourning store orsnn-