The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-14

enough. How long IL is since I have seen
gou How did you CONT here?'
How did come here? That is pretty
question for you to ask. Didn't yo1 write
me that you would be at q country dance TO
night, and would meet me by the old house
whore we used TO PICK daisies. and that 1
could escor. you homer
1T amt Matilda, Mr. Rounsevils. II is
only Huida," said the poor girl.
H.
Place sword before a horses breast and
be will not be content till he has sheath ID
1t in bis body. Call the sword civilization,
and nation will do the same; call the
SWORD love, and wha. woman will not press
on to its hilt.
a week after Halda had bean the victim
Of mistske she was over bead and ears in
love with the now new pastor.
IL was III vain thai she proved Il her own
satisfaction how hopeless her psssioR was.
To her great surprise for che had always
thu ught herself sensible body, she found
this only served to make the disease worse.
She felt that she had better leave her cure to
nature. She did not know that the best of
all physicians was the author OF her present
trouble.
Mr.. Housewife. as he was relative of
the house. was a frequent visitor. Scarce a
day passed without Hulda's seeing him.
Her employer, Matilda. lived with her
aunt, severe antiquity. in the largest house
at the Corners. The heiress OF the richest
family for miles around, Matilda stood at the
head of society at the Corners, which, among
many subjects of debate busted itself not
the least with the PRESTON on whom she
would bestow her hand and fortune.
1t is hard for girl who has been exposed
to the skeptical influence OF our cities to un-
derstsnd the reverence and awe with which
Halda soon grew ID look upon the young
minister a man of strong beliefs, who
preached and practicea what he believed
Hulda, as she listened to aim day after day,
ar Sunday after Sunday, felt her love for
HIM becoming more and more tyrannical.
Even I strong way in which he dealt with
what ight to worldlings seem trivial ques-
tiors gpressed her modest, womauly nature.
"Do yOu know" she heard Hannah Fish
say &c Matilda, that he lectureG me so
about ly food that it put me all in trem.
Bile, AID | promised him to make a change?
And done 1T; though when you have been
used 10 eating lemon pie three times day
you kind OF miss it..
What brave man he must be, thought
Hulda, to dare attack Hannah Fish, whose
tongue is = match for any two men in town.
When Mr.. Rounseville was taking tea at
the house Hulda was usually busy about
the table. But her heart gave Jump when
be turned aud asked, as he often did, what
Cousin Hulds thought OF the question.
Often, even after debating some deep sub
ject connected with art or Church history
with Matilda, he would turn aud ask Hulda
about her 10 ~ers or music in tone that set
the girls pulses thrilling.
Win the subtle instinct OF WOmsH it was
not long before Matilda, who had herself set
Der cap tor the famous young divine. guessed
midas secret.
Praise a sword after battle, maid after
marriage, say the solids. Bat love before
marriage is itself a more suble test. a man
or woman whom loves beginning does not
make more selfish than citizen OF Cincin-
natl is nttie lower than the angels
Up 10 the time Matilda, who was old 81
than Hulda. and bound By the commands OF
Der own DEAD parents ID cherish her, hsd
been kind enough to her. Unlike many
persons, though having everything herself
she din not begradge Hulds such pleasure
as she could pick up.
But one day Hulda had scene with Mr..
housewife Hulda, il seems, was to sing
in play called Rough aud Ready" which
Was 10 be given 10 help the town library.
Ia this play was q word which, in polite
literature, is represented bog q dash The
word had however, been wholly expungsd,
snd the matter would have seemed to the
minds of trimmers to have been well gotten
over.
But Mr.. Rounsevills was as honest as he
Ies thorough A play was a unit, and 3
play Of which an oath had been part was
like bottle of ointment that had held q
dead Fly. The play must be killed.
Hulda, who was the heroine, cried over
his harsh sentence. and James effort, by
kind words. TO stay her tears, which Matilda
interrupted, seemed TO wake new spirit in
the latter.
Hulda then first learned how bitter is an
others salt. Matilda took every occasion to
hold her up TO ridicule. She herself grew
peevish about tribes, and abusive about
everything, except when MI. Rounsevills
was at the house and then honey melted
from her mouth.
Hulda bore long with Matilda's temper
She was sttached to her cousin; she loved
the old house, with its apple orchard its
roses and vsse-shsped elms. Bat when Ma
tilda tried to make Hulda appear like sim
| pieion IN the eyes or the man she loved,
| Hulda began to feel q martial ardor watch
| she had never known herself to possess.
Soon afterWard Hulda had q sec nd seri-
| Gus talk with the young minister. She had,
with possibly q touch of won anly art,
shown him letter from our old friend
Jonas He was now at work making shoes
| at BrocktOD, f)r the organ factory at the
| Corners had become bankrupt Ia his let
| ter he limited that he had laid up IN oney
| enough to buy house, and that he was
| thinking OF getting wifs to protect him,
| for satan was very fond of wits,
Mr.. Housewife returned the letter TO
| Hulda with look that frightened her.
Child he said, sternly, how can you
| be friend OF ekeptics aud scotlsrs@
What grasped Hulda. What do you
| mean, JoDas?'
DO you not see. said James. fiercsly,
that he writes Satan with q small s. as
Il ough Satan were not person as ell "
| And the young divine went on ID show her
how, by denying the personality Of the
| Prince OF Darkness. the whole framework of
BIOLOGY is endangered
He was interrupted by Halda's bars ing
| into tears.
Hulda's tears we're as potent as James
| logic.
| my dear cousin" he said tenderly and
was offering a kinder remedy that words,
when Matilda entered, and he munster en-
barrasSed AZ being found ~ SO happy posi-
tion, rose ard took his leave. with glance at
| Hulda TO hint that hs would SOON return
No sooner had he gone than Matilda broke