Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-16

- should know. In the unsettled stats OF
n eRair, there were . hundred things that
- mieht wish to do, directions he would
want to lsave behind him, arrangements for
The future, and 50 On. He must be in.
formed
@Day and night said Mrs.. Leslie, this
thought was with me- how can tell that
great strong man be must diei7
Mr.. Leslie bad habit of psclng the floor
q Gen Grant does. He walked up and
down in his apartment by the hour, saying
sometimes that he had done so msuy miles
and % many laps on that day.
Finally, while thus walking the for once
be said to his wife:
This doctor is doing me no good with his
elixir Of life. My throat is slowly bit surely
closing up. What shall we dor
Il don't know that We can do anything,
she said. Then she knelt down on the floor
beside him. and told him the worst
He took the blow as q strong man should
do. He talked over their tangled affairs
with his wife. and then uttered the words
which the world knows:
Little girl, if there is any power BY
which after death can come back TO your
side, l will do it. But I want you 20 go
down to my Office. take charge of it, and lit
in my place till my debts are paid
After that there was nothing for II but to
be as comfortable as possible and wait for
the end.
The day he died to arose early in the
FRS garden. and hsr eyes fen O delight
.ully shaded arbor, she concluded to rest q
.sw minutes until she was cooler.
.My face must Be as red as a beet she
:hought, as she seated herself on one Of the
rustic chairs. Il wish to goodness I'd
brought my umberel"
She had just concluded that she was
sufficiently cooled of to present herself at
he house, when she heard voices, and peer
ing out through the vines, with which the
,rbor was well screened, she saw Mr.. Law
on, accompanied by a lady, coming down
The path.
Miss Sarah drew back, and wished very
sincerely that she had not thought Of bring
ing the Lerries, o. had stopped at home long
enough to put on a nice dress; for the lady
was stranger, and lookel so exquisitelv
neat and cool that Miss Sarah felt herself by
contrast decidedly untidy.
She had no doubt that the minister was
bout to show his companion the way to the
arbor, and her heart sank at the thou, hit II
being found ia, such a plight. But suddenly
the stranger pau ed, and bent to pick II rose
OF great beauty.
III We only could be like this rose she
said, las fair within as without"
"You forget" said Mr.. Lawton, how
often We see worms eating into the very
heart Of the most beautiful roses'
"Is nothing true, then! Are we never to
lie able to put faith in the outward seeming
Of any thing OF any one"
SThose who make the loudeSt professions
are often the most corrupt" said the minis
ter; "and rs l was saying moment ago,
there are SO many, WHO think themselves
Christians because they go regularly to
church, teach in the Sunday school. use no
profane language, and give literally to the
missions. But they do not think it nee es-
sary to guard their thoughts, to fill
their daily lives with little acts OF kindness.
Now, you are stranger here AMI
arc to leave US tomorrow, 80 l can speak t.
you as could not to one familiar with the
people who make up my congregation l
will give you a case in point have in my
church q woman of middle age. who lives
alone on farm a couple of miles from the
village She is very active in church af-
fairs, is always ready to visit the sick, go
among the poor or give to charity. She
has provided fot tho education Of several
heathens in Africa, and has taught a
class in the penitentiary, visited the jail
and made herself generally useful. But
nevertheless, she is selfish, narrow and sor-
did to pitiable degree She does nothing
without making a show about it, so as to
be well regarded among men. For years
she cherished feelings of enmity toward an
only brother, because, forsooth, he did not
marry to please her, and was told net an
hour ego that she has declared her intention
not to help that brothers sick and psnniless
widow and children. She speaks Of them
with bitterness, and even seems to rejoice
that at last they were forced to appeal to
her for aid was asked to speak to her on
tie subject but she would bs highly IN
suited, know, if l ventured to call her 70
account for her want Of charity and natural
Affection sns thinks herself Christian,
but in my opinion she is very far from being
anything of the kind She will come into
church next Thursday night and pray earn
estly for the forgiveness Of her sins,
and for help to walk in the right way. But
she prays only with her lips; her heart has
nothing TO do with it. She thinks and cares
only for the outside seeming and"
At this moment little Lulu Lawton inter-
rupted the conversation by running down
the path with the announcement that tea
was ready; and the minister said no more.
But Mis-. Sarah has heard enough. She
was pale and trembling and so greatly dis
turbed that when she hurried from the ar
Dor as soon as she could without being per-
ceived she lef: her pail Of berries behind
her
She met several of her friends on her way
home, but she did not even bow to them, 50
absorbed was sho in the recollection of what
the minister had said.
Reaching home, she sat down in the b,
rocking chair by the kitchen stove, and lean
ing her chin on her hand stared before her
with eyes from which the scales had fallen
And she was looking ihward-for the first
time in her life.
"Only the outward seeming she MUIR
INJURED over and over again under her
breath. as if the sound OF tine words fright
ened her; "and after all those years I've
only Just found out that ! haven't been a
Christian
Contrary to the expectations of Mr.. Law
ton, Miss Sarah did not appear at prayer
meeting on Thursday night; and when he
called to see her ON Friday he was mucl sur
p-isei to finl three curly heaieI chill lren
making mud pies in the front yard who in
formed him in a loud choru, that they had
-come TO live with Aunt Sarah forever
Miss Sarah greeted him very cordially,
and though she looked tired and warm after
her journey from Milford. she seemed as
happy as possible.
This is a great surprise. Mis- Jenkins. =
said the minister, As be followed her int, the
parlor and took a seat
Yes, reckon it'll be a surprise 10 moS;
folk. But / amt afraid but they'll live
through it
Il thi nk you will be well rewarded for
bringing your sister and her children here.
Your life has been very lonely one" said
Mr.. LawtouL
Yes, reckon I'll take considerable salts
faction out Of ii, and 1t does seem sort o
pleasant to have EN- round. There're we'll
hammered children. Susan's been mighty
particular about them Did you notice the
boy As you came inf Hes the very moral o
Tom"
As Mr. IAwton walked back to the VIII
lage he wondered what had walked Miss
Jenkins up to a sense of her da:y But he
never knew.
Early in the following winter Mis- Jenk-
ms invited her pastor and his wife to tea.
The table was well supplied with cake,
pickles and preserves. glass dish o. black
berry jam occupied a Position Just before
Mr.. Lawton.
4 am 50 fond d blackberry jam said
that lady. as she helped herself 10 the arti-
Gle Il put up more this year than ever
and had real good luck; bu. the hest that
made was from sone splendid terriss that
Lulu found in tn pail in the arbor. that We
always Supposed were left Cor Us b. souse one
who didn't care TO make himself known
And the paste. and his wife never dai
knew who left them