Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-14

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Carew entered, greeted her visitor
with stately courtesy, and said that
her son would like to see him if he did
not mind coming up stairs. By the
way, she told him that the doctor said
it would be a long time before his
patient got well again, that he had
lost his situation, and was In low splr-
its.
Cecil was shocked to find him look
ing years older than he had done be-
fore. He was too weak to bear long
visit, though he seemed pleased to see
Cecil, who, after chatting pleasantly
to him for ten minutes, took his leave
promising to call again soon.
1t was not long before he paid a
second visit, and finding himself
made welcome, he went whenever his
time permitted him. Little by little
he.learned something of the Carew's
story.
Geotfrey's father had inherited fine
old property, which had belonged to
his family for many generations, but
owing to his youthful extravagancies
had been obliged to mortgage the land
heavily. He had never been fond of
business, and finding his involved
affairs too difficult to manage, had
gradually entrusted them to an agent,
on whom he relied completely; then
disappeared from the scene, leaving
the old man to his fate.
Not until the crash came, and the
mortgages were foreclosed, had GeOf-
frey, who was then at Oxford, the
falntest idea that anything was amiss.
He FASTENED home, and three days
after old Mr.. Carew died suddenly.
When his affairs were settled, his
widow and children found that all
the land must go except one small
farm, that brought IN rent of $500
a year Godfrey obtained a clerks
situation, and his salary added fl00 a
year to their income. They had man
aged to pass the first year of their
poverty without getting into debt.
Now, however, Cecil saw that they
were growing anxious. Godfrey could
not work, and the doctor would have
to be paid
The invalid gained little physical
strength perhaps, but now that he was
laid up, and had nothing to divert his
mind from his troubles, grief at the
privations which his mother and two
sisters had to suffer, prayed upon him,
and the bitterness of his wrath against
the man who had ruined his father
grew ever more fierce and deep, until
sometimes it almost amounted to mad
ness.
On these days nobody had power
to soothe him excepting his sister
LORNA Gor that was the name of
Cecils "Una'O the touch of her hand,
the sound of her voice, Gained him
in the midst of his rawlings, and
cheered him in his worst fits of des-
pondency. She, too, it was, who kept
up the spirits of her mother and
younger 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 tried to devise
some means of helping them; but
they well knew it would be delicate
matter to avoid hurting the sensitive
pride that Shrank from receiving as
sistance.
At last one day, when Cecil was
leaving Geoifrey's room, LORNA ask
ed him to come into the dining room,
and without further preamble said, Il
am going to give music lessons.
Can you tell me how to get some pu
pils2"
Delighted with the chance of intro
ducing his ewn good genius upon the
scene, Cecil promised to consult a
lady friend, and went off to Lady
Eleanor, who called on Mrs. Carew
the next day, and bronched the sub
iect of the musis lessons. She said
that she happened to want a lady to
teach her own girls music, and would
very much like Miss Carew to under
take the charge. AS the walk would
be rather 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 JON
in the children's French lessons it
would really be a great thing for
them, as they needed more competi-
ton to make them work better.
Mrs. Carew colored and WINGED even
at Lady Eleanor's gentle touch, but
she was too true a lady not to appre
clate 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
-, SNnapa
When Godfrey heard of it he ragged
and stormed, and declared that some
thing dreadful would happen TO his
beloved LORNA if she went all the way
without his protection; and when he
found that he could not prevent it, he
into a settled melancholy very
srievous to see, from which he was
seldom reused.
He is devoted to music, is he noti'
said Lady Eleanor. Take him TO
that church near you where they have
such sweet devotional music. think
his cure may come through his favor
tie art"
The next time that the invalid was
taking a turn with his sister on the
sunny side of the street, she persuaded
him to rest in the church porch, just
when the afternoon service was begin
ming. He would not go inside, but
sat there for full half an hour listen
ing to the music. 1t did not seem to
rouse him; he said nothing about it,
but when they rose to go LORNA
thought that his expression was
shade less dejscted than before.
And again and again they sat
in the church porch on those fair
spring afternoons, and as Geoffrey's
step grew stronger his eyes grew
bright too. At length, con an April
Sunday morning, he let his sister lead
him inside the church. and they
sat down on one of the back bench
eS.
THE words of the anthem are tax
en- from the fourth chapter of St.
Paul's epistle to the Ephesians, the
thirty-6rst and thirty second verses,
announced one of the officiating
clergymen. Let the bitterness and
wrath and anger be put away from
you, with all malice; and be We kind
20 one another, tender-hearted, forgiv
ing 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, heart and soul,