The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-03-18
DO AS YOU'RE BID.

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splendid acorn; but an unseen auditor
round the corner of the piazza only
smiled and yet he was man.
But, Doll, you will have TO mind
your husband" responded gentle,
drawing, exaspemring voice.
"Shall II" returned the clear and
spirited notes of the first speaker. He
has not appeared on the stage yet, Grace.
When he does, il seems to me, it will be
time enough to contemplate submis
sOn.' . ...3.t
The gentleman ON the piazza smiled
again, but he rose qu city and walked
away; he did not like to be II listener
however involuntarily, forhc was gen
tlcmaD, lie did not altogether escape
that presence, however, by his own ab-
sence. lie carried with him Il vivid
picture Of the tall, slight figure, grace
ful asa deer; the dark, tender eyes,
that could DO full OF lightning; the
proud, delicate, sensitive face; the
abundant brown hair, shot with red
rays, like ripe chestnut skin. He had
studied this portrait many days, Tor he
had known Dorothea Schenck M n
child aud though fer years they had
not met, this summer they were together
at n quiet little tavern in the hills OF
Vermont, Mr.. Horton for rest from q
year of hard work in a city parish, Dora
to he with her invalid m.thcr, who
could not bear her usual round Of New
port and Saratoga
Dorolhca Schenck was aspoiled child.
The idea of obedience wasas distastc-
full to her az bit and bride TO wild
horse. Her outbreak this morning was
excited by some careless gossip of Grace
Hamilt0n's-a girl of her own age who
had come with them 70 Adds, partly be
cause Dora had coaxed her, partly be-
cause il was cheap and Grace was not too
rich.
The subject of their discourse ha |
been the suerings, publicly paraded.
of II certain little lady known TO this
party, who had been vcry--and, indeed,
absurdly-extravagant and brought
her husband to the brink Of failure; so
near that he had been compelled to nc
cept sudden and severe retrcnchment
Grace's aunt, vino was also staying at
the Saltash House, had blamed Mrs.
Blake severely, and Dora had not oh
jectcd till Grace affirmed that she did
not %. all sympathize with Mrs Blake,
as her husband had cen very open with
her in regard to his business affairs, and
had long since told her she must give
up certain habits of lavish expense, or
expect him to fail--a fact which the
natural leyity and folly Of the woman's
q. nature led her to treat MS n threat and
10 tho end came.
And I'm not sorry for her; she
ought TO have mindcdp Grace said.
"a woman's natural duty is obedience;
she ought to have known that it is our
destiny to yield to eur supcriors,"
whined Miss Hamilton; and this, which
seemed to Dora speculative cant, had
brought out her .harp exclamation.
She herself was utterly undisciplined;
blind indulgence had set her adrift in
life without an idea Of duty, and she
had yet to learn any law but her own
will, or any restraint but her own ca
prices. Poor child life is the sterncst
OF teachers, eyen with al! the prepara-
tons that ca1Pbe made for its encounter,
anu lnerclIess peuagogue 10 the WI l'ul
and ignorant. Mr.. Horton was be
witched with Dora against his judg.
ment, and her very insurgent way OF
action and speech, captiy ted him he
knew with painful clearness that she
was unfit for ministers wife az u woman
could be, but he knew also that with
out her his life would lose its SAVIOR, and
become routine of the dullest order, per.
haps misery, though conscience warned
him not to be so weak as this, while his
work remained yet to be done.
The next. day. there was. to. be that
resort OF country boarders in lack of
All other Amusement, picnic to Glen
Falls, . wild ravine 10 the heart of the
hills through which rapid brook tore
iS way,plungiDg from one precipice to
another, at no one spot 10 be seen in
fu)l beauty, but reserving its Coy sur. !