St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05

for full half an hour listening to the
music. 1t did not seem TO rouse him,
he said not word about it, but when
they rose to go Lorina thought that his
expression was a shade less detected
than before.
Again and again they sat in the
church porch on those fair spring after
moons, and as Geoffrey's step grew
stronger his eye grew brighter, too. At
length, on an April Sunday morning.
he let his sister lead him inside the
church, and they sat down on one Of
the back benches.
1.-The words Of the anthem are taken
from the fourth chapter of St. Paul S
Epistle to the Ephesians, the thirty first
and thirty~second verses" announced
one of the officiating clergymen: "Let
| all bitterness and wrath and anger be
put away from you, with all malice;
and be We kind one to another, tender
hearted, forgiVing one another, even as
God for Christ's sake hath forgiven
you," sang the choir.
Godfrey shook and trembled as the
musical words went through him
through his brain and soul and heart,
stirring and awakening him. and con-
yicting him of the sinfulness, of the pas
sionate hatred which he had been nurs-
| ing in his bosom against the man who
had wronged him. The voice of God
through the sound of the music had
spoken to his Utmost being, and when
with a ferVent ''Good Lord, deliver me, :"
echoed the petition for preservation
from pride, hatred, malice, and all I'M
| charitableness. And LORNA knew as
she walked home with him that her
brother was different man.
He did not attempt to get another
clerkship, but found situation as or
ganist where his services were required
frequently. Here. in the enjoyment of
his glorious art, his mind entirely re-
covered its tone-here, with the won
derful sounds of his organ, he softened
and soothed and strengthed the hard,
the weary, and the heavy-laden Not
in vain for the world had Godfrey Ca
rev been through the furnace of trouble.
Cecil Anstruther rejoiced at the
change which he saw had come over
his friend, and rejoiced too at Lorina's
happiness, It was astonishing how
much time he had spent at the Carews',
considering that he had told them he
was busy finishing picture for the
Royal Academy, but he always declared
that visit to them helped him very
much in his work.
The picture was accepted, and with
great interest they looked for the first
newsDaper critiuIIe.
In the very opening column stood the
name: "'Una and the Lion'-Cecil
Anstruther," described as 1.-The most
beautiful and striking picture in the
whole exhibition, and one that would
raise to the rank of frst-rate figure
painter the young artist who had earned
some fame already as a painter of ami
mails. The lion," continued the critic,
che doubtless met in his recent travels
in the East, but the lady Una is good
and true and lovely English maiden"
''Come and be congratulated by me
and my family wrote Godfrey; and
Cecil obeyed The summons.
''You must take us yourself to see
your PICTURE said LORNA.
would you like me to do sop
''Then come with Godfrey on Tuesday
at nine o'clock, before the rooms are
crowded, and | will meet you there
So they went, and at the door met
the young artist He led them on until
they came to his room, as they called it,
and-''There it isl" he said.
LORNA looked. and before her saw a
perfect portrait of herself, with her
golden-brown hair rolling away over
her shoulders. standing in white
robed purity, with her hand on the
lions head.
She knew that he had painted her be-
cause he loved her, and in her mingled
joy and trouble put cut her hand to
steady herself by her brothers arm, but
some how Cecil was there instead.
He held her hand tightly, and bent
down, and ':My fair Una," he said,
''may ] be your Red Crosse Knight for
ever?"
The suddenness of it all had made
her dumb, and he got no answer then
from his lady's lips, but he read it in
her eyes Notwithstanding, and it made
him very happy. CGsseIrs Magazine.