The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-02-14

we're Fastening silh w 'poai iiti Q iow
moments ago
fhey walked ~ si,io w ada. is'tlng
NJ msag fdang fh.ngf, unNl 'iug
fnaehad llalan's io1f, whef fhe lHfnef
and with = fright snlla aHld
" II will give mu pleasure. W. litYs
mun1. 81 sea f0u In my home f0u
will be- WelromH Whenever yOu may
come.
Thank YOU, Mlu Illroih,' he
sand 1a be- lopl her extended hand Tor
a moment lu he. "not only ~ The In
fitntion, " which ! shall avail myself a.
nm early day. bat also for one ~ The
most dellelhinl walks ! ever enjoyed.
Good evening And be- went on his
WAY a. Helen lrippcd up the steps aud
disappeared within the door. simple,
common.pnoe words and yet ihesn
two young people iolt that never had
such words sounded Ho pleasantly be-
fore.
Not many days passed before Mr..
Henry Raymonda card was presented
10 Miss IIildreih, and the pleasant even
Ing that followed was only prelude 10
many more. in which they each had
glimpsos into the Others life and char.
ncior which unoonscionsly drew them
nearer together
One evening Henry had been telling
Helen how. that day, as ho was thread
Ing his way along one u the poorer
streets of the city his attention was ar
rested by hearing q childish voice say:
"Yes. mamma, him's the one; he did
carry mo In his arms. q, ! wish my
arms was a. big aud stout ~ hlsV'
lie looked up 10 the window whence
came the voice and there sat the little
cripple whom he had helped across tho
street on that winter day. lIe told her
Of the home ho had found there; Of the
weary. working mother, and Of tho pow
orty he had tried TO relieve. AS ho
ceased speaking Helen sighed.
"Why do You sigh, Miss Hildrethp'
he asked "ls your heart so easily
touched by the suilcrings Of othcrsp"
Il fear my thoughts were more OF
myself than Of others" she answered.
with faint smile. "Somctimcs IL
seems TO me as II my life was Of so lit
tie value to those around me that i
might drop out Of existence and hardly
be MISSED and when you tell me Of the
many hearts YOU cheer long to help
others, too
What very common feeling that
H." he said. wonder II there Is a
person In the world who does not feel.
Il he were only some one else, how
much better his life would beP And
yet we all know that we are oil placed
where We are for purpose, and that
we all influence those around us, how
ever unconscious we may be of H."
"Do you remember he added after
n few minutes silence, "what Owen
Meredith says about ipilucnccp" and he
repeated the beautiful words from 'Lt-
eile.n
"No stream from its source
Flows seawRrd how lonely 10 Ger ~ course.
hut what some land is gladdcned. No star
And set without influence somewhere. who
What sar,a,noods from oarth'slowcstcrcaiurei
Can be pure in i,a purpose and strong in IL
strife,
And all he not bo purcr and stronger there
by"
GLOW beautiful that 4" said Helen.
at Is only nj times that forget that I
have little space TO ILL.," And then
she told him Of tho dark November day
when the song sung by hor sister had
come TO her heart with such comfort.
and her radiant face testified 10 tho
truth Of her words.
When sho ceased speaking Henry
took her hand In his and poured forth
the words Of love which had long been
trembling on his lips. II was tho old.
old story; why repeat Il hereP The
story that has been told through all
time. and will bc until eternity.
Henry Raymond does not 10 alone 10
visit the sick and sorrowing now. but
Is always accompanied by bright,
winning companion. Many are the
blessings that arc called down on Mrs.
Raymond head for her words and
deeds Of love; while Helen In her
thankful, happy heart feels that nothing
IL beneath her, II IL Is In tho direction
Of her life; nothing Is great or desirable
II II ls of aud away from that -Chica-
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