The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-11-12

Iuuen :; IOf tnere was another store
Mis- Pcltiah sold nothing but an oc
casional piag Of tobacco, which wa
intended to revive the dropping spir
} its of some unbelieving and outward
" scofFing, but inwardly npprehen
sive soul.
Thedressmaker had hailed between
two opinions until the precediD,
night, VIXEN she was thoroughly con
verted TO the Millerite faith by rnys
terlous occurrence. This event wa
nothing less than the unacc0untabl,
abstraction Of all her hair pins from
beneath her pillow. The same ex
traordinary phenomenon mad ON pre-
vious occasions presaged wonderful
happenings, which were regarded b,
the dressmaker as visitations from
aer diseased husband. Coming A
such time she regarded this one a
conclusive evidence Of the truth o
the MiIlerite prophesy, and she i'm.
mediaiciy Abandoned eli worldly oc.
cupadons, leaving Mis- PePtiah San.
ders' new dress, which she expected
to wear on Sunday, uncompleted, &c
the worthy woman's great wrath
which wrath was only partially ap-
peased by the reflection that, as the
milliner was also Millerite she could
not have her new bonnet to wear. II
1t had bOen finished. The pasto rs Of
the two churches preached earnestly
against the MilIeriie doctrine as un-
scriptural and unedifying, but In spite
OF their efforts the heresy crept in
among their fiocks, and many, like
Mis- Deacon Spettlgue, felt that 1t
would be wisdoms part not 10 clean
house or buy their summer bonnets
until they were sure that the worl.I
was going TO last
The night was spcn. by most of the
Millerites upon their IIousc-tops.
Some were in state OF exaItation,
few women We're hystericaI, but
most OF them viewed the matter in
an astonishingly practical light, and
seemed 10 take great satisfaction in
the prospect Of their getting the bet
fer OF their neighbors.
They sasg and prayed all through
the night, and with greater ferve ncy
as the last watch drew near.
The cracked old bell IN the church
steeple struck the hour.
A brOathless hush followed. For
an hour there lasted a silence that
could be felt.
But instead Of the sound of the last
trumpet came the cheerful crow Of
the cocks from the barn-yards. A
rosy flush crept into the eastern sky.
Some sleepy robbins aroused them
selves and poured forth n iubiiant
song. The dawn came on fresh and
dewey and sweet, and the busy old
world moved on, with its burdens and
sorrows as II il was full of youth and
freshness, and nobody had ever
dreamed OF its end.
In the flush of the early morn IN
diih Sinclair and her lover walked
across the fields to Upper Saltwater.
where they were 10 he married.
Enus Sinclair had retired to his
own house, and barred the door
against all intruders. There were
rumors atloat that he was hopelessIy
crazed. Some OF the Millerites be-
lieved that this disappointment was
only trial of their faith, but it wa
apparent that dGneas Slnclair's faith
was gone.
To Judith anu her lover 1t seemed
that the old world, with its doubts
and breads, had come to an end, anC
a new Eden had dawned.
| Rut the blissful Illusion was shock
ingly dispelled. From the shadow
of clump of trees, beside the way
the insane old man, Juduh's father
suddenly rushed upon them. IL
heaped imprecations upon his daugll
ter's head, but his fury seemed to b
chiefly directed towards the younI
man. With the strength and quick
ness which madness gives he raise
) his heavy gun, and aimed a heav
4 how Mt his head. But 1t fell not o
} Frank Pritchard's head but that ,
I the little hunchback, DIR. Peleg, VIII
: threw himself before him. Then az
D parently terrified at what he had don
! the maniac fled.
Frank Prttchard raised DIR. Peleg
5 head from the ground.
< ellie saved my life," he said, s'b,
J, he has given his own"
n The hunchback opened his eye
Y with an effort and looked wistfully U
into Judith's face as IL for some sig
Y of gratitude.
i .'Irsno more than heought to ha,
It done He told father-he set hil
on ! lie must have-there was /
Y one else!' she cried excited.
:. "You don't think that of me, j
o dith You can't think that, he moaI
y ed. 81 was afraid he'd do it, and
e have ben watching him, SOS to pr
1t vent 1t. Slmetimes the Devil to
> me to keep out of the way it war
10 none of my business but I didn
9 and the Lord let me save him
1t you, and Pm thankful. Pm rea,
5, to go, now, ready to go And, me
t. be, Judith-in the New Jerusalem
IN ."-Sophie Siceet ia Good Co
ID pany.
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