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

How very tired they vcrel That fcclinI
seemed 10 crowd out all others deepe
and ssdder ones. Lydia had almost for
gotten, rs she helped her mother plal
how TO arrange the furniture in the new AM
smaller house. how changed all ,hine
were with them. To girl Of fonrteel
moving is always delightful, even thonel
IL be, as in I.ydls's case. from large hous
10 small one. The girl quite surprises
herself as well as her mother, by her quick
ness in adapting things. II was Lydia VIII
made cosy little room for the boys out o
"iorlora looking hole, ~ they reported
IL. in the carriage house or barn. IL wa
she who remembering her mothers littl'
dressing room, surprised her by arranging
almos, its counterpart, only on very lin
tied scale. by removing few shelves and
All extra door way between two rooms
Lydia was thinking Of this with no littl,
satisfaction and pleasure Of all this, and
thinking besides OF a plan which, in this
twilight resting time. she thought she
would talk over with mamma So she
came back 10 tiredness, and said with {
gentle cArress.
"Are You very tired. mamma desrS
"Not too tired 10 talk to the little daugh'
ter who has saved me so much fatigue. Ii
il some new. wonderful plan, Lydia?" said
Mrs. Paul. smiling at the unconscious
energy that seemed to start into life IN the
girls face.
"Yes. Ohio, mammal it's my room this
time. Isuppose I'm to have one connect
ing with yours2 II isn't the room exactly
4 know which it is TO be-but want TO
fix il up with grandma's old bedstead and
worked valance and curtains. ! can make
a lovely room OF it, and there is the high
chest Of drawers. and my old book case
out OF the school room, and"
"But, Lydia, which room is to be the
guests chamber"
"Oh, mammal there is no spare room.
You couldn't put guest up in that room
by the side Of Bridget's!'
mo, | couldn't unless there is really
no better room. Our guest should have
our best, think, when we remember who
it is We take i'll. +"
"Why, l never thought Is that why
we had three spare rooms, and SO many
people always in them2' Lydia spoke in
tone. She did not want to
sleep next to Bridget.
We'll, mamma" she said, after
thought, 1--WE cant have even
one spare room now; can we?" This q lit.
tie anxiously.
"Child, whenever am planning new
home always seem TO hear that message
the dear Lord sent before him when he
was on earth: Where is the guests cham.
ber? And remembering that he has said,
'Inasmuch as ye did 1t not unto one Of the
least ye did it not unto me- feel
that at my discomfort we should need it. .
II was going TO make it so pretty" said
Lydia regretfully.
"Why give it up? Are you not able to
make two pretty rooms Of your odds and
,nds? The one next to Bridget's might
DO your retiring room when the Master
ieeds the other. 1t seems to me it would
lelp my hot tempered, impulsive little
laughter to live in the guest chamber that
$ always kept ready for the Master.
There was silence for time. 1t was
lard for Lydia to answer. She was try
ng to please the dear Lord, and since pa.
"a had been called so suddenly away she
lad wished often that he had known that
lis little girl was trusting in the savior he
owed, and over and over again she had re.
olved to speak to mamma, but any girl
4 fourteen can understand how shy she
cit, how hard it was to respond to her
nothers words, and what relief it was to
ave lite Carrie aud the boys run into the
oom.
But Lydia though she said nothing.
hought again and again Of what she should
10 as to room. She began by fixing
10Th rooms, as her mother had proposed.
'ut somehow all the beautifullthings found
heir way into what she called from the
rst 'the guests chamber"
She carried her large engraving, "Ecce
Iomo." up stairs to the little room, but
hen the thought came. III this is his
Dom this should be there" And 30 it was
18th her prettiest vases, her choices
rackets; the little room on the third floor
as pretty little place, but the room on
he second floor was a quaint, bright rest
~ place, with beautiful reminders OF the
idden inner life.
No more was said rs 10 whose room this
as, and the first night that Lydia spent
the new home she went TO this room -
er own. She flung herself into an easy
hair, and even as she began 10 excuse
erseli from any Bible reading. because
10 was 70 tired. her hand fell on the large
opy Of the devised Version OF the New
testament he fathers last gift. She op-
ned il and her eye rested on these words.
A certain woman named Lydia.
nd when she was bsptised she
esought US. saying, II ye have judged
le 10 be faithful to the Lord, como unto
" house and abide there"
Lydia felt as il this was a message. .
she knelf and in simple words
Nd the Lord she would use this room as
=. II hs u>>.a~1 "A fov anv mn .ha ~ould