Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-06-02
WHOLE NO 1920

clouds were In motion hurrying one
over tho other, seeming TO form three
layers, tho lower one being Of Peeu
liar brassy hue
See tho ralnbowl' cried Patience,
pointing to q faint red light In the
clouds twenty or thirty feet above
their heads.
1T may be tho reflection Of your
torch, Seth, said tho mother Just
place II behind the door,
That Is just 1t, acknowledged Seth,
after trying the experiment several
times. Now what kind OF sign do
you make Of that''
1T means that the clouds are damp,
and SO they reflect the light OF your
torch just as they do the sun when
there is q rainbow, How many Won
dcriul things we shall learn oday.'
well, III 90 back and tell The
folks there Ia one woman with clear
conscience, who isn't afraid TO live or
die said Seth, stepping into the path.
Il paid folks all owed them this
morning, and asked Eben Grey to
forgive me too so hope the Al
mighty will remember me in mercy,
For q moment they stood watching
Seth az hc walked down the road,
stopping now and then 10 gaze up at
tho reflection that was following him.
neutrality-suspicious.
now-rll-go-to- bed the great
grandfather was saying when they en-
tered tho kitchen, and as no would not
be persuaded that it was daytime
Oliver helped him to bed in one of
the small rooms of the kitchen.
Rather more carefully than usual Pa
tiencc began TO wash the dishes; Paul
fed the swallows in his fathers old
hat in the corner Of the settle the
mother stitched and pressed the seams
of Pauls coat: Keturah was induced
to make preparations tor the morrow's
baking, and Oliver brought in several
rakes to mend, saying apclogetically:
4 can always work best when folks
is around.
At three o'clock as Oliver was CO.
ing out with the mended 'akes he
called them all to the door, and there
they saw the outline of the sun, pale
and shadowy.
asArise, shine; for thy light has
comet cried Paul, jumping up and
down. 'The Bible said so! The Bl'
bic said so !
yes. the sun is going on his ap'
pointed way the mother said with
great relief, and it is not as dark as
it has been. As the moon is nearly
full tonight we shall probably see
that as usual.
But while she spoke the ghostly
sun disappeared.
Never mind continued Paul, try
ing to swallow the queer feeling in
his throat, for we know now that the
sun is going right on; and, oh, moth
er, may we sit up and see the moon''
4 think you may, promised the
mother Now come in and begin
the samplers that you have been talk
ing about so long
Delicate little Paul never thought
of beng ashamed of doing girls
work. and they were soon delightfully."-
busy in selecting the bright worsted
and beginning to mark their names'
ages, the date, with the Bible verses
they had learned that day. At sup
per time it was almost as dark as it
had been at noon, but as soon as their
bread and milk was eaten the children
stationed themselves at the window
to watch for the moon.
The moon rises at nine o'clock, an.
nounced Keturah, looking up from the
almanac.
oh ! cried both the children.
'You might say your hymns 10 me-
proposed the mother; that will make
the time pass quicker
Turning disappointedly from the
window, the children drew their stools
beside the hearth.rug; they repeated
all the hymns and bible verses they
knew, ending by kneeling together at
their mothers knee to pray the little
prayer that their great-grandmothcr
had learned in the far away English
home.
1T Is darker than ever said Paul.
running to the window. 'And oh, see
the lights!
A number of people with torches and
lanterns were passing on their way to
the Westinghouse.
i Go with them, Keturah, If you will
feel any better advised the mother.