Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-06-05

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standing in response to this senu-
ment, he went on: 1--WE don't know
what is right to do, and yet we are
punished by fixed laws if we don't
do the right. That doesn't seem
Just to me-
'Oh, but it will come out straight
in the next life,' she cried, eagerly.
Il don't know whether it will or
not he responded. Il haven't
seen the next life yet, and | don't
know what it is like, don't even
know if there will be a next life;
| only know that We are hedged in
and around in this life
But surely the next life will take
away all the rough places of this
she said; lit will make us under
stand all that seems so strange
about this, and-there must be a
future life; God surely would not
put MS into this life and let us go
out of it incomplete. That seems
to me the strongest reason for q
future, and so many die with their
life.work only just begun
is that a reason or hope, with
Won ? he asked. She hesitated and
did not answer, and just then one
of the restless young men who had
been a fellow-passenger of theirs
came in and glanced casually atthe
two.
That glance made her sclf.cOn-
scious and blush dyed the deli
cate face, and she turned, in n de-
cided way, the pages of her book,
as if she were determined not to
let this stranger get possession OF
her wandering thoughts again. The
young man passed out Of the sta
ton and the elderly one rose and
walked restlessly about the room,
knitting the shaggy brows occa-
sionally at some troubled thought.
The three hours passed and one
o'clock came and a train CAME
'Can assist youY he asked gent
ly, reaching out hard, brown hand
for some Of the numerous bundles
she was carrying. She handed
some to him and followed his sturdy
footsteps to the train. They won
dered why their fellOw-passengers
of the morning were not in greater
haste, but forgot them presently in
the hustle of departure. lie Sc
cured a pleasant seat for her, and
then one for himself at some dis
tance from her. A few minutes Of
waiting, Of idle watching Of the
dark landscape, so soon to be among
remembered things, and the train
moved slowly out of the town, and
as it moved away another train
steamed in.
She looked curiously at the sec
ond train, but remembered that this
was junction and did not obey
her first nervous impulse, which
was to 90 to her whllOm protector
and ask him if he were sure they
were on the right train. She for
got the train soon and watched his
stern, set face and felt sorry for
him, aud wished he might feel ~
sure of the future as did she. Soon
the conductor came and she watch
cd him as he made his way towards
her. When he reached her prOiec.
tor, as she already called him in
her inner consciousness, that indl-
vidual gave a quick start, at some
words uttered by the conductor af-
ter examination of his ticket. a
troubled look settled upon the res.
olute face, and he cOnversed earn
estly with the conductor for few
moments, then glanced at her and
rose and came to her. Il told you,
said he, 'that we don't know what
is right and then we get punished
by unalterable laws, and here is q
speedy illustration of the fact, only
that feel now that | might have
known the right if had taken
pains to inquire. We are on the
wrong train She looked deeply
troubled, but said, after moment,
GLOW can we get back 7
1T is of no use to go back to that
junction. We might as well go on
to Chicago now and 60 from there ;
it will really take not much longer,
and, as you trusted to my leading
in the first place, will, il you will
let me, see you safe out Of this
trouble
lam used to taking care OF my
SELF she said, but her lips trembled
q little.
'Where are you goingr he ask
cd, and, upon receiving his reply
added Il am going beyond there,
so it will be no trouble to me to see
you safe. | will telegraph your
dilemma to your friends at the next
station; we shall reach Chicago in
two hours, and the conductor tells
me we can Immediately take anOth
er train back, so that really the
worst of it will be the extra -four
or five hours in the train
lie remained sitting with her
and chatted lightly fora time, til
her mind was somewhat diverted
from the unpleasantness of bel
situation. Gradually they wander
ed to deeper waters, and talked
again, as they had earlier in tho
day, of the problems of life, and