Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-03-27

On these days nobody had power to
soothe him excepting his sister LORNA
(fOr that was the name of Cecil
"Cna'O; the touch of her hand. the
sound of her voice, Gained him in the
midst of his rawlings. and cheered hir2
in his worst fits of dependency. She.
too, it was who kept up the spirits of
her mother and young sister by always
making the best of things, however bad
they might be.
Cecil grew more deeply in love with
her every time he saw her. He often
spoke to Lady Eleanor about The Ca
rews. and together they tried to devise
some means of helping them; but they
wei knew it would be delicate mat
ter to avoid hurting the sensitive pride
that shrank from receiving assistance.
At last one day, when Cecil was leav-
ing Geoffrey's room, LORNA asked him
to come into the dining-room. and with
out further preamble said: Iam going
to give music lessons. Can You tell
me how to get some pupils?''
Delighted with the chance of intro
ducing his own good genius upon the
scene, Cecil promised to consult lady
friend, and went off to Lady Eleanor,
who called on Mrs. Carew the next day
and preached the subject of the music
lessons. She said that she happened to
want lady to teach her own girls
music, and would very much like NJ IS
Ca~ew to undertake the charge. As the
walk would be rather a long one, it
would be pleasanter for her not to come
alone, so Lady Eleanor hoped she would
| bring her sister with her; and she added
/ that if the little girl would join in the
children French lessons it would really
be great thing for them. rs they need
ed more competition to make them
work better.
Mrs. Carew colored and WINGED even
at Lady Eleanor gentle touch, but she
was too true lady not to appreciate
the kindness of the offer made to her;
SO when LORNA came in the whole plan
was agreed to, and three times week
the sisters passed the morning in eros
venor Square. When Godfrey heard of it
he ragged and s.ormed. and declared that
something dreadful would happen to
his beloved LORNA if she went all that
way without his projections; and when
he found that he could not prevent il
he lpsed into settled melancholy
very grievous to see, from which he
was seldom reused.
His sister told Lady Eleanor of this
new trouble, and asked if she could
suggest anything that would dc him
good.
''Hc is devoted to music, is he not?'
said Lady Eleanor. take him to that
church near you, where they have such
sweet devotional music. I think his
cure may come thrt ugh his favorite
art
The next time that the invalid was
taking turn with his sister on the sum
ny size of the street she persuaded him
to rest in the church porch, just when
the afternoon service was beginning.
He would not go inside, but sat there
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 60 LORNA thought that his
expression was a shade less de ccted
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: Paurs
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-
victing him of the s;nfulness, 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, a2d when
it ceased he sunk upon his knees, and,
with fervent Good Lord, deliver me-"
echoed the petition for preservation
from pride, hatred. malice, and all un-
charitableness. And Lorina knew as
she walked home with him that her
brother was a different man.
He did not attempt to get another
clerkship, but found a situation rs Or
ganist where his services were re :uircd
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
infain for the world had Godfrey Ca
rev been through the furnace of trouble.
Cecil Anstruther re;o;ced 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 a 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
newspaper critique.
In the very opening column stood the
name: "'Una and the Lion'-Cecil
Anstruther," described as ''the most
beautiful and striking picture in the
whole exhibition, and one that would
raise to the rank of a first-rate figure
painter the young artist who had earned
some fame already as painter of ami.