The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-07-23


3 {ashioh4 IS when ~
|ss I5la That sss I.6t bemo hs
I|as is5sa|'g \ l1lse, and turned
sqffQNf1lly ly.awsy. Bit on lhe way
home .Asd he leaf6sd tom Unclc
Jsllsn talk Ihlsl ] haa been at home,
.E as for q time pnfzled to under
sland;what was As much ola novelty
20 hin as tho salleF.piecer Of the
dancing party had hden 70 me.
VIII saw through il in lime, howey,
|ersShd that, too without kicking a
'ehpnk, d;deternlined thal I should
..be At home WHOM he called again,
It isnot necessary TO nieke q long
story out Of a short ono; 50 / win ten
yQus forthwith that Cousin lgilI
went To- college chose tbe .lnifiEtly.
'as llis profession 4al Foesd hinsaIf
SO satisfactory in The work that be
had q call, at an enormous, salary,
for a preacher, to achurch a in an
Eastern city where l was visiting at
the time. You smile; well, Cousin
Will and the Rt. Rev. w. H. Trafton
are one and the same person.
] did not see him for a long time,
as his church was. not the one my
uncle's family attended, but finally
he exchanged pulpits with our pas
tor for day, without knowing, you
may be sure, that / was to be a part
Of his congregation, for he did not
even know that / was in the city
His sermon was half through before
he saw me; but at last our eyes met,
as | was listening spell.bound to the
eloquence that poured from his lips.
He faltered, and almost failed for a
moment, then rising far above me he
went on, and / was humiliated to
know that Iwas for the time passed
over.
When the services were over he
whispered to the usher, who imme-
diately came forward as though to
open our pew door, and begged us
to wait a moment. Soon Cousin
Will emerged from the vestry-room
with countenance somewhat flushed
and extendedhand. My uncle's fam
lily, who were related to me from a
different side Of the house from Aunt
Traftons were delighted toknow that
they were SO almost Of kin TO the elo-
quent young preacher, and cordially
pressed him to come and see me
while ! remained at their house.
aBst what says gousinsSadie2n she
asked, itlf'a d wfdKle IN his eye,
'sshe was not at home the last time i
Called .4.s
Willl'lI exclaimed. .(somehow
#
Ibid not feel like calling him cous-
in,) ~ was nothing but a thoughtless
girl them s
3Well, ] suppose that means / may
call now" he said, raising his hat as
we parted at the door.
And sure enough he did call the
very next evening; and added to that
call another and another till he was
our most frequent visitor; but he
took care not to "presume" again,
and my heart ached till my cheek
blanched as l though he never more
would offer me the love once slight
ed. little knew him, for his deep
eyes had been studying me all the
time, that he might be sure second
offer would not be presumption; so
one evening, when We were sitting
together in my favorite nook, the
baS-window Of the breakfast parlor,
quite apart from the gay party in
the drawing-room beyond, he said:
"Sadie, | firmly believe the doc
trine ! preach, that forgiveness is a
divine virtue; therefore 1 would for
give you even if / did not know that
! had nothing to forgive. You look
bewildered; well, let me explain
By your pride you saved me from ig-
norance and a wasted life, for l new
er forgot what you said about the
'contented BOBBY and it proved a
most ualawakening. Andnow,
by my humility, l Intend to save you
from broken heart, for you love me,
Sadie; you dare not deny it,"