The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

bat, mamma. eoaldnt yos--dont 20,
remember mamma, the gues, chamber
Wouldnt she be-"
Lydia could not get on, but mamma M
derstood. and Kissed the eager face. say
ing;
Yes. / think she would. dear. and !
you give the room | will gladly give ID,
board.
"oh, how nicel May write 10 Uncl,
Bob 10 send her =. once, Everything il
ready. Mamma. ii is an upper room fur
nished, she sdded shyly.
Meet for the Masters use. Indeed
am thankful. Run. my own Lydia, and
ask this girl TO come into your house.
Yob. mammal You've noticed 1t. too
! do want TO be found faithful
"And l think you are; but /. is daily
fight remember"
A few days later very plain almost
shabbily dressed girl rang the bell At Mrs.
Psul'a. Lydia who had been expecting
her guest. opened tho door herself, truth
TO tell, experienced . great shock. She
had expected some one 80 different! Some.
how she had made up her miud that her
guest would have liquid blue eyes
Lydis's were gray-and wavy brown hair.
Her dress, though II might be plain.
would have an air Of elegant simplicity, y
and, in fact. oil was TO be so lovely and
here stood this plain, shabby girl or~o-
man!
"Is this Mrs. Paul's?' she asked shyly.
and Lydia instead Of beaming and dim
pling rs she would have done TO "liquid,'
etc, answered shortly, "Yes, you expect.
cd, !" and showed her up stairs TO the cool,
airy room, and then went up to her own
little room, next to Bridget's, inclined to
cry or TO be cross.
| At tea the new conner WAS most awk-
ward, cumbled her bread, and answered SO
awkwardly to Mrs. Psul's kind words that
that lady considered 1t the truest polite.
ness to let hor alone. They all assembled
in the parlor, where the boys played,
Lydia sang, and only little Carrie made
friends with the guest: she took the little
girl iu corner whore they chatted togeth.
or, Mrs. Paul not liking to send the child
to bed aud so bring back Miss Liscomb's
nervous shyness, until Carrie fairly drop
ped asleep in her new friends arms.
Lydia was disgusted she resolved that
she would not again ask any stranger into
the house and bedeprived Of her lovely
room for such common person - Uncle
Bob said lady.
"And 30 she is, but nervous. shy, poor,
and i'll" said her mother, but Lydia was
incredulous, and left her guest carefully to
herself.
Miss Liscomb had been with them
week; Mrs. Paul was beginning TO find out
how much real worth and cultivation lay
beneath such an unattractive exterior,
when one day Lydia fell i'll. The doctor
was sent for and pronounced it low fever
and might turn to typhus-- all depended
on the nursing
"Mrs Paul, you can bring her down
to that lovely room have been using, that
is il Miss Lydia is wiliingl am thought to
be good nurse.
And 3 good nurse Lydia found her. She
could slng-old bsllals, and the hymns
Lydia liked 80 much; she alone seemed to
guess just how much light was pleasant in
the room, just what the sick girl would
fancy, and the plain, despised guest nurS.
ed Lydia 80 faithfully that she was soon
pronounced convalescent, and could sit up
and be talked to and amused.
One day, when Mrs. Paul Was out and |
Miss Liscomb could not think what fresh |
subject to start, Lydia suddenly broke
out: II was awful hateful when you first
came"
"You-oh mol Why, knew it was you
who asked me, and ! saw little things
about the room that made me sure this
was your room, given up for me. Then
other things about the room made me sure
you loved the same dear Lord-only you
we're shy, as WAS"
Lydia WAS crying quietly now.
"Oh, dear Lydia, l wish could tell
you how love you for bringing me here?
was 80 sick--so tired had almost made
up my mind God did not care for me when
received the kind invitation. Then these
books and pictures. everything about the
room, seemed to say These people love
The Lord; they are taking you for his sake
He will repay you see can never, never
'haEk you enough"
You have! you have! Miss Liscomb,
Vou ought TO know. II was for the Lord.
Dut then when you came was mean an1
hateful; l thought you So"
Lydia stopped in confusion; what had
he nearly said!
"You expected some one like him, dear.
aid Miss Liscomb. pointing TO the Ecce
Homo. II understand; but you did II for
,im, and it was lovely; We all learn more
md more y We grow older. think, dear
Lydia, you will be glad TO give up your
quest chamber even to . plain disciple at
imes;" and Lydis's loving. fearful kiss
Fas seal that she would. Hope Ledyard
a Christian Union.