The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-07-25

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attacks altogether"
Il am sorry that you should think it
an insult. can hardly see how n man
could give yoI better proof of his re-
spcct than 10 ask you to become his wife.
And as for yaur calling making You sa-
cred, we don't believe in the celibacy Of
the clergy, You kpow." In spite Of his
evident modification and distress, there
was sly twinkle in Mr.. Ericson's eye
us he said that.
"But II am n woman said Miss
Barton, sitting down again, and covering
her face with her hands.
"The more reason why you should be
married." said Mr.. Ericsson, calmly.
"You need a protector.
81 am perfectly sufficient for myself.
And ] shall never care for anybody
anything-but my work"
Mr.. Ericsson arose. 81 am sorry to
have troubled YOU" he said gently. 81
love you, and / have never known wha
it was TO love woman before; that is
all my excuse
Miss Barton watched him as he went
down the rond, with the yellow leaves
falling upon him. She observed, as she
never Ind done before, how finely hi
head was set upon his broad shoulders,
what n manly grace thero was about his
strong, well-knit figure.
"But he has no business to love me-"
she sud, driving her brows into tight
frOwn.
Then suddenly she remembered Ly.
sanders stocking, aud went down in the
grass to look for it. II had blown over
the fence into the field. She stretched
her arm 'otwnnn 'ho ,lata and drew II
she saw his figure in silhouette against
the sky. He started to come toward the
house, and she waited for him-waited
until II sudden thought sent flame Of
color over her face.
at can't be" she said, half aloud,
inquiringly. 81 will keep that out Of
my life. won't bc n failure | won't
beW And she rushed up to her room
and locked herself in.
She came down ns calm and grave MS
ever when the tea-bell rang, and after
ten she and Lysandcr rcnd their dnily
quantity of Greek, for Lysandor wHs
pursuing his studies with renewed
nvidity since he had companion to help
him, and had not yet given up his long
cherished hope of studying for the
ministry, though there seemed no
prospect Of his being able to leave the
back. As she did so she caught sight of
Lysmdcr. Ilo was gathering squashes
and pumpkins on the little south hill ;
When she was not writing her sermons,
she was visiting the sick and the poor,
and making, or suggesting and inducing
others TO make, improvements, sanitary
and moral as well ms religious.
"She was as practical and efficient as
if she was not woman, many people
snid; and old Jeremy Grimes, who In,
wished to tell her when she came tina
, farm.
After thnt dny Miss Bart on devote,
herself more 2ealously than ever to he
, work. She dancd no moro stockings
.hcv didn't want woman preacher, said
They couldn't have had such womel
in 81. Paul's time, or he never wou!'
have written what he did
But Mrs. Hewitt had grievance
Miss Barton didn't seem to make her
self one of the family rs she used to
She was shut up IN her own room
y almost nll the time now, and she AM
\ lNsundcr didn't seem to get along tc
$ gcthcr ms they used to. She never cam
o into the kitchen and wanted to hcl
: make cake now, or sat with them aroun
a the fire in the evening while Lysand'
% read aloud. She "didn't seem to hay
anything against them, but she wash
u free and soclable any more"
: Lysnnder was teaching school TIN
8 winter, and attending 10 tho farm wol
: IN his leisure time. HIS habit of stud,
g ing with Miss Barton had gradually die
II out. To his mothers persistent que'
. tioniugs Lysmldcr replied that neithe
o of thcn had any time for it now.
r Mrs. Hewitt could not make it on
"pa," who pridcd himself upon bein
It long-headed, limited that he could, bu
7 he would not say outright what h
N Thought. and his wife regarded hint
s with lofty scon.
it One afternoon, after school-hours, Ly
h sander went down to the woods back {
Is the house to supcrintcnd the operation
y of some men who were cutting tlmbe
Just at dusG Miss Barton, coming hon
l. from visit to Il sick parishloncr, encoui
ls tered four men carrying on an mpr
vised strctcher LyBmders apparent
y Gfeless body. He was lying white al
H. rigid, and there were scarlet spots up
the snow all the way that he had con
Oh Down on her knees iu the snow fell M
R,rton. and threw heI arms arou
If "Oh, my lovol my love! have J
5g zone SO far away that you cannot h
We me say | do love you?" she cried.
ed was cold and hard because thought
i. l. was my duty, but if you could only CO
III back"
i er And then they had to raise Miss /
ny ton, and carry her into the house,
she had tainted.
ou CHATS Just what could have
,n' you a good while ago If | had ha
uy mind to-" said "Pa. as he rehearsed
III scene to his wife, an hour afterwf
M "She's terrible sight like woman
m she is minister Apd Lysander--w
OIL 7 calculate he won't complain OF hay
MT his foot cut. if it does lay him up, 10
gg while. / can't say whether she'll let
iui do the preaching, or whether 'he
,o. both do it, hut you'll see them mar
in before summer" ~,
.ha h., 81 don't want anybody to think
'''' because I'm woman, sald MISS m D''i
i. rather inconsequently, when iYsal
,n m,, led her, blushing and fearful, TO
'"y mothers arms. "But l didn't 9
49, able to help it. And Lysander SAY
ulo .aolp,I oriua I'M NV work.