The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-10-12

| to read to-day; snall pox has broken out
! in its worst form, and fear infection for
! her. You will hasten back I am sure to
warn her, won't your
| "Of course. Dear me, how awful |
have i dread of the terrible scourge my
| self, so will turn back nuw.'
She turned hack rs she said she would,
| but instead of going by the highway and
! across the mcluuws-:l short cut--shc
took the long, pleasant path through the
| woods, and arrived at the virkrr:l.c at
lunyheon time, IH,okingvcy: hasssard and
white. Her uncle said ut sight OF her:
"Why, Lottir, What is the ,natter'
| You look as if you had met a ghost
Il have met something more danger
| Gus than that, uncle. | have met DR..
| Hastings, fresh from attending a small
| i'oN patient. That dreadful disease has
broken out in the parish. Where is VIZ
| She must not 20 to her poor people to-
| dev'
MIR. Dceriny turned pale then said:
God will guard her. She st lrted soon
after you, hoping to catch YOU up, sN,.
said 1t is too late now to prevent |,yr
paying her usu;'| visits. l will go after
her"
When Wis father met her coming
| wtarily through the meadows, she start
CO. away lFt'lll nun, SAY my:
Papa, dear, don't touch me till have
| l'athcu and changed my clothes. have
been where there is smallpox. | am
not afraid for mySclf-~I am Young and
strong but ann afraid for YOU"
\ fortnight later v. fell ill Basil was
back, and had spent pleasant week
with her. On hearing his darling was iii,
he rrs,lutrly took up his abode in the
hun;r, half hcurt-broken by his little
girls danger.
Iottie had gone back to town directly
he found her cousin was likely to take
the complaint.
Poor little vi went near to dying.
When she was past the crisis she wrote
Il line to her lover, releasing him from
| his engagement because, she said, shc
had grown so awful TO look upon, and
he for answer walked straight into nc
room she occupied and said: ."Dar.ing,
! lo You not know that my love does not
| iivr on looks' You have a beauty Of
heart and mind that can not die; that is
| Aha; feeds my love. come to tell You
t'nt | shall claim my wife dirtctiy she l.
s,"''uy enough to travel away to the
! l"a1!tful lakes to grow we'll again"
i.rtti' heard the news Of her cousins
~ d; yi,... and it seemed to bl the her.
10, she $ ,ddcnlr fell ill, and of that dis
| casa, which most OF all she dreaded.
| i!,r.r nr,ntI.5 later, she, SCARED beyond
| III '.outy, went down to the dear old
| ,,ar;r.t 10 Get StIun. again. repent
.l:: AMI almost hcart-hrokcn woman,
| i""'r, and without beauty What Was
| 'lt to make of her life.
Her uncle Welcomed her kindly, and
! '.'.:i tp make her contrnted by leading
i.r. ll..u2l.ls above herself; but as the
u!.l .l,, t>rnru So her SOrrnW incrruS-l.
:;, WAS murl'!iv sensitive about her
| Disagreement, said IT WIS IL Judgment
rir.,, her. and :,r'W 80 fragile hat i,,
| Ni'''!'' called in !lu'irui help.
DR.. Hastings heart arhed at the change
~ Ills idol, but his presence did her
| -:n"', for she unbniutl''l all the bitter
n = OF her weak heart to him, and
! .l:i"l comfort by. his grave
;,>~';i;nce of forgiveness from
Heaven; He was shocked by her
,n;vssi"u but his love grew stronger
?!"N j1r knew her need Of it, and when
| ,:r' N!Ntcr snow WIltcnru the WGrtl
| bout them he took her to him. II hum
! h'ru and a better woman than she had
! eyer been had beauty been left her II,
destroy the gcntlcr r1rtof her. & Year
l;4;"" she met her cousin at a:lluWer
| ~. !'''l 'iitttc Stt tfu'N lil lb'hH.
.,Hl "aS trni:'i'i" ,r'liilSSinn;,ts' Of :.''i-
y. ':>-. a':S.. she imagined herself Ia :,
! ar % t.!lne for her Cousins ,lisii4,,!r;:~
..1H'n. Every kind word Of hers struck
'.nlliv', :Dlli, and in u rcpc,.tant mood
So. l''l' i Of tue cruel delay on her part
| ''l:,: led - Wis i!llvSs
Il could have saved you, dear, but
III not because of my cruel jealousy;
=. Won i!)r.iVt, mop:
y can, dear, and 10 grateful to vou.
: ;'ruIS', my illness I knew that NY
! Il : i''nI's love did not live on looks.
',.u should be grateful, too, dear, tor
"l>fnriune found u true heart for YOU
here come our husbands; such love ;,:
.Etirs lives unstained by all the sears; =;
ne. That thought should be our lmpli