Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-22

r. .e which had taught him mucl
wrong doing b. was ill-pre-
serious lapse Of his own. He
e-lr1ced the ordinary temptations
iliiy -iightened, perhaps, but
1905 less numerous u priest. For
k % food for self-accusal he hal
mt % magnify his derelictiOns.
$50 q CONFUSION as now tOrmented
ain wholly without his magma
s future. The priestly life which
3 man in 50 many ways has in
led parishes ine mOuOtOny
.. lF very well induce a belief in
.aneuce and an incredulity touch
larger temptations. SIR. KeatOr
0f these things To himself. He
plead bis lack Of preparation TO his
.-e. He aid not excuse himself
raus This hideous temptation had worn
a. seeming oi gradual approach,
ar hs OH fact only shown its strength
lr-t time on her return. He mad
l-sal himself tried before. and alas!
r~l tfLeie1 himself almost cOnqueror.
esHF tris0n. while she was still Sc
t.ir remote, his burden had scarcely de-
De name In these days OF acute
az rl- % bear her name spoken was To
rr-u-d by the pursuing wish, 10 pass
da. ling, as he was Obliged TO do
aslE tImes daily, was TO be harassed by
fo-Ity wiki which be might gain the
saHrlrrss for which every fibre Of his
spirit l0nged. He never forgot 10
rs-e - himself tina penalties; but that
-rrr- and % his resolution was the mo-
rtarF need Of lis trial. Afterward the
s.r.r strength always came. The iguO-
any a. the temptation had, nevertheless,
t-sl Hel its Will upon him.
man otherwise placed might have
.sFrH fle towards refuge in retreat. But
eF-y reason that was impossible 10
Ar hrltor. II he could have brought
t.n-.f Cd such pOltrDonery he could
sarait have left his work. Vacations
Err NOS frequent with the MOraviau NJ n
.s-rY, ami hc had recently been granted
asa n respite. But the consideration
which held him back when occasionally
Ia te- peratiou ne sought a. y way out Of
rhis form ui daily torture was his sense
- what bee owed 10 Con stances generOst-
o.. har had given him this period Of pro-
ba-ion, and at whatever cost Of pain 70
ainsef he must refuse 10 cheat il Of its
e8sscF. His fnai conquest would BY so
much fle more have attained the object
foT which she had munifcently given her
sromise.
His personal difficulties did not cause
ais ie faller In his church work. On the
eoHtrary, be plunged more fervently into
every task which he could pretend an OBJ
lsatisa % do. The irresistible craving
20 busy his brain about concerns quite
renewed from his own pressed upon him;
&c felt sometimes as il he must flee from
ais tAuu-nts, and on these occasions often
SAWED Z Ise BY IS rashness. The gen
sine winter was with them now. In the
street single deep rut served tor "A road,
md D. fore the houses the snow was mon
sLrousiT massed by the brethren's con
Hoishti0us shOvels. Within. the frost
tapestries Swallowed the tiny window
1anes, and the huge logs that painted
-antasies in rose color on them il the twi-
isht again made the hearth the central
H2i1t 90 the brethTeu's homes. It was il
weather like this that Rose InUnd it need
- and right 10 beg her brother not 70 at
temPt the drive to Little Slab Hollow.
laia Was village fifteen miles from
Iudaa, where a man who had formerly
heea enc Of MS fSck lay seriously i'll. He
had LETT 5udea three years before on the
w0rld's business, as the brethren called
o. IL had, At all events, not been Mora
f1Rh business and his name had been sOr-
rOWfully erased from their books. Now,
N bis failure and distress, Mr.. KeatOr
knew tbat he would not venture TO send
fOr hin. When, therefore, word came to
aim OF bis Illness be did not hesitate be-
ore tAe opportunity which he saw TO res
aHe = soul. 1t Is true that when he was
secure against Roses opportunities, Slip
ping quickly out OF Judea in a sleigh, ne
aWaec, grieVing, 10 himself that his mo-
i've lad not been perfectly single one.
as was impossible TO deny that he was
ElaS 70 escape iron the brOO1ing refec-
ioaa which this evening had cost him
sore tEan the ordinary pain.
Constance, who ha0 intimated at her
arrival that her stay would be brief, had
determined To remain q week longer than
she lad intended that she might at least
see the hospital outlined. The ground
Whea she came had been less firmly fro
.eE thaa is usual in early January, and
HeT ca Eerness 20 see the work begun
while she could remain would have con-
auered a more important obstacle. The
-eceHt snow had given pause TO the build
NJ, however, and the young foundations
we've buried where only the January thaW
a9uld search them out lie was for this
somewhat mythical occurrence that Con-
stance had decided to wait, and her de-
,isiua Was giving Mr.. keatOr a kind of
sweet anguish. He was glad that she
Eas 70 stay longer. How should he not
bei The future after her departure was
black void in his account. He hesitated
- iesk into n and il was hard 10 imagine
timasf in the endurance OF 1t. But IL
va NOT toward this that his quick fear
weat out when she told him OF her inten-
msG. He Instantly found cause TO say TO
ai2sen that he would willingly face the
resuit II she would but 20 away-imme-
aiately, without an b iur's delay. AS his
niRd leaped forward in Imagination to
Eia added week he was for the first time
aiRly fearful Of himself. He began to
a1abt ever 50 family mis- ultimate victO-
=. he had been sOrely tempted-the per
peTlal love Of her presence bad been
e-He! tantaliEati0n. He had felt himself
always at the edge of a precipice, he had
Known that ne was in danger; at times
perhaps he had been nearer yielding than
ae knew. But uncOnsciOusly, ObscuTely,
reH what source be knew not, he had
seea sueyed by the faith that utter defeat
Eaa impossible. In her presence it had
seemed % him as each moment succeeded
ae last that be must surely TALL, and Yet
Zach moment passed and the next found
hin As pure as before. It Is not easy to
cay heW It vast may have been due 10
ne hiAmeless life behind that would not
- ~ belied as perhaps merely to has OBJ
t-iaate hope-but through IL ali some
1hiaE hsd given him intang ible assurance
nat tempted as he might be, such I'M
Glukalle ruin could not befall MIN, such
- aHudlling Of all his work, such a de
Aial 81 tie faith by which he had livel,
leaEeE would not permit 10 OTertake him.
Sat a. be looked forward to another such
Heek Of close association as those bitter
y eNeNe " Gas just pdsecU us COuuucuCC
Fas shaken; he reckOned with his remain
lRE strength and feared for it.
Vita these thoughts burdening his
sEAs IS was blessed relief to feel the mo-
SOB Of the sleigh under him, TO take the
Eeea air beating against his cheeks, even
% aad an occupation In being thoroughly
cold.
he nan at Little Slab Hollow was very
sU vita his fever, hut his heavy eyes
lad still the intelligence Of his shame as
NJ. keatOr bent over him.
You we're pardOned long ago, Dinkel,"
sata the minister, taking his hand before
a. could begin TO excuse himself. "We
sever cherished any ill-will against you
We we're emily grieved that you were led
% Dc IT,"
tLedr' exclaimed the man, hOarseIy.
wiling 70 accept the charitable cOnstruc-
son. That Is a kind wUrd-led. But it's
'ae truth. / Won dn't have gone for 10 do
hHyref Il was q man / met in the
world outside" ne grOaned. Il suppose
vas s good subject. l was sort OF rest
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