The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-29
MISS ARNOLD
Another Story Of Love that was True,
but Didn't Run Smooth.
BY THE AUTHOR OF 1.-TWO OLD MEMS
TALES" ETC.
CHAPTER X.

Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway,
And fools who came " scot, remained 10 pray.
Accordingly, Mr.. st. Ledger, his objec-
tions having been overruled by Edgar, ac-
cepted the place offered him in General
Melwyn's family.
In old times it would probably have been
called, what it literally was, that of do
nestle chaplain and the dignity of the
name, the defined office, and the authority
in the household which it applies, would
not have been without their use-but, in
spite Of the want of these advantages, Mr..
St. Ledger managed to perform the duties,
which, in his opinion, attached to the Of
flee, to the satisfaction of every one.
1t had not been without considerable diff
ficulty and hesitation that he had persuaded
himself to enter into the plan. He had
scruples as we have seen; and he had
moreover, an almost invincibe dislike to
anything approaching to family depend
ence.
The extremity of his circumstances, how
ever, made him, upon a little consideration,
feel that the indulgence OF these latter
mentioned feelings of pride and delicacy,
was not only unreasonable but almost
positively wrong. And, as for the scruples
connected with his profession, Edgar did
not find it difficult to dissipate them.
He set forth what was in the truth the
present State of the family at the Hazels,
and enlarged upon the very great need
there was for the introduction OF more re-
| ligious views than now prevailed. Accord
ing to fashion almost universally preva-
lent when General Melwyn was young, ex-
cept with those of professed religious habits,
| ,,l ybn nm .tt,r rnI
Methodists, family prayer had been utterly
neglected in his family. And, notwith-
standing the better discipline maintained
since the evil star of Randall had sunk be-
meath the horizon, not the slightest ap-
proach to regularity in this respect had
been as yet made. Mrs. Melwyn was per-
sonally pious, though in tilmd and 'un-
contiding way, her religion doing little to
support ANA strengthen her mind; but the
general, though he did not live, as many of
his generation were doing, in the open pro-
fesslon of scepticism and that contempt for
the Bible which people brought up when
Tom Paine passed for great genius, used
to reckon so clever, yet it was but too prob
able that he never approached his Creator
in the course of the twenty-four hours, in
any way; nor had he done so since he was
a child at his mothers knee.
The young captain and his lady were
blest with loving, pious, simple disposi.
tions. They loved one another-tbev de.
lighted in the dear, happy world in which
they lived, and in the sweet little creature
their own darling and most precious pos
session, and they both loved and most
gratefully served their God, who had giver
them all these good things, and loved Hin
with the full warmth of their feeling
hearts. They showed their reverence fol
Divine things by every means in theil
power; and, though they were not of those
who go about hurting the awful vengeanc,
of God upon all they may think less piou
than themselves, they were naturally anx
ious, and as advancing years brought in
crease OF serious thought, they became more
and more anxious that their parent!
should share the consultations ane
their household the moral guidance, to bt
derived from better system.
Then, as | hinted to you before, in antic
ipation OF this change, there had been
very serious neglect upon the part of tbi
family OF all those duties connected witt
the poor and ignorant. None of thos,
efforts were here made to assist in soften
ing the evils of destitution, or in forward
ing the instruction of the young whicl
almost everybody nowadays consider sucl
obvious duties.
Such were the considerations urged b,
Edgar and to such Mr.. St. Ledger yielded
The General was profuse in his offers n
regarded salary, and gave Edgar a cart
blanche upon the matter; but Mr.. 81
, Led ler would only accept of one hundred
year, and this, with the stipulation that S
soon as the state of his health would enf