The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-10-17

the cook and latindress and let me get
dinner and rather the ruffles, l might
reconsider, but dancing all night and
dawdling all day is not my vocation.
nor that of any woman who has a
healthy body. a sound mind and an i'm
mortal soul.''
And so. n true estimate of life. with
is magnificent possibilities, backed by
a strong will, brought down the scale.
as it always will. when opposed to
worldliness and friyolity. and Helen
Rutherford packed medium sized
trunk and started for Mapleton.
After Helen's departure. the really
affectionate. but too fashionable. mother
devoted herself to the faithful discharge
Of her social dnties. and she was a verv
busy woman.
A true consecration In tbe service of
fashion demands the bast energies of
its votaries: time and talents must often
he nortraped to eaoura tho highest
honors. and if is we'll if a sudden fore
closure does not nreclnde the possible
ity of REDEMPTION.
ualap Rutberford bonnoped IN on to
Manlnton in tbis wav On their wav
hove frnp, Niaaa,.o he nrevions snm-
n,nr M Rnfborford hunted mn n
no,si,, ,,,ho bad ,,,a,.r;od oorIv in life
ond sattiod ~ nart If ia country
uat ,vas tban oImost a wilderness
ittlo La+tor now thonrht Mrs Rntber.
ford wban after two daws snent in
toif,i,,a. 80, Ill +;,,,o ILL no frond
nf hor7 oirIbood Sbo Lonon to fool rest
less and lonely The owls in the trees.
and the froos at niobtfall. made only
dismal music to her uncultivated ear;
the rag carpet was so "dreadfully
countrified," and the oil lamps, she
told Helen, had, she feared, given her
nose a permanent upward tendency.
This was not the effect produced
upon Helen by her short visit to that
primitive little home among the hills.
Her sfoot was on its native heath, -
and her soul claimed kindred with the
birds, the brook and the grand old
trees.
The simplicity of daily life in her
cousins household was in pleasing
contrast to the artificial, surface like
existence of very fashionable society,
and particularly soothing after her
| summer s campaign. SnG lO0Qeu 10
be there again, and when she received
q letter from her cousin. who men
toned the marriage and removal of
their school teacher, and the difficulty
there would be to fill her place, she at
once applied for the position, an
nounced her intentions to her mother,
and carried her point, as we have seen,
| against all opposition.
CHAPTER IL,
Az Helen Rutherford stepped from
1.-THE cars mon the platform of the
Mapleton station, she gave her travel
ing dress a little shake, and drew a
long breath, as if she would thus shake
off the bonds of conventional life and
take in the sweet influence of nature.
Her cousin, Ruth Kendall, met hel
at the station, and for Helen, that
walk home, through the woods. in the
deepening twilight, was a pleasant en-
trance upon her life in Mapleton.
She had a Joyous, uplifting faith il
God, which enabled her to utilize al
the events of her life, and that evening
she was very happy. With pleasan
surroundings, sympathetic companion
| sup anu COnRCnldl HOlh why
she not be happyp
In Ruth Kendall Helen had fount
that which is as rare as ID is valuable
true friend.
One of our own writers has said
Gan friendship is likely to end in van
ity that is not founded in mutual re
spect." The friendship of these TIVE
women had its foundation in mutua
respect, and was to be built up, ant
completed, in similarity of taste anC
perfect confidence.
There is no veneer about Ruth Ken
daIl-her ladyhood was innate: the out
ward EXPRESSION of inwapd refinement
Her educational ADVANTAGES had beer
few in youth. and her intelligence wa.
mainly the result of observation anC
reflection; she brought the powers of {
naturally good mind to bear upon al
she saw and heard.
Some people, by their superficial at
tainments, make one think that some
time in their lives they strayed into al
educational institution and stood there
while a limited number of facts il
mathematics, history, philosophy, etc.
with few Latin and French decora
tions. were thrown at them, some o.
which happened to stick fast. 1t otter
happens that many of these are tori