Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-13

OF the common, At the moment of m
discovery she had looked up at hin
with the ghost of a smile, the fr>tlha,
seen on her poor face. and which ha,
been, perhaps, after all. the clue tina
had led me to the truth. Il, is the it'll,
sister | ~inwardly cried. He hai
searched for her every where; he ha.
found her at last, and he viii take hel
home. Thanks be to Cod, ltdid NO
occur to me then to wonder why, Of al
places in the world, he had brought
her to a fashionable city church, whert
she was sur to be the object Of pitying
looks and remarks, and Of something
still harder to bear, for | had noticed
that the other occupants Of the pew
they sat in had gradually slipped away,
leaving them alone, though so much
space could lily be spared, As the
church was filled to OVERLOOKING. and
many We're staining for want Of seats,
Had he hoped mat the service of that
particular morning might touch some
lost eh3rd in that poor heart that
would have tie power to set the horri-
Die discord Of her life in tune?
Could any influence pierce that
scared and soddened exterior, | asked
myself douttfully But the heavens
are higher than the earth and the
thoughts Of God are not like our
thoughts,
Lift UP YOUR head, 0 ve gates, and
be We lift up We everlasting doors. and
the king Of glory shall come in"
chantcd the choir, the thunder Of the
organ shook the ai>les, and CHANGING
toward the little sister | saw her. quite
dropped forward now. her forehead
resting on the back of the pew in front
Of her, under the control Of some
strong emotion, for she was trembling
like an aspen leaf Who knows but
with that eNultant strain some contrite
sigh of this bruised reed might not also
have been waited up even to the foot
Of the great white throne itself, and
have there found acceptance? The
remainder Of the service passed Ike a
dream, There wa a mist before my
eyes through which | seemed only to
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SISTER were going home, After the
noonIa .~tonrinr ~ s,,.G ''olG .
/ loSt .icht If fbe .,ro"@.r. 'fL , o,lJ,.
a rl.mnsc ~ ,ba,n ~. ,% 49,,
irfo The ras.;bnl, L,,. Fu".g"
street tbev melted into ,ho 800 ,n5
| saw tbem M mars ''' '"' wv" anu
+, j, 1r....a
~ 'ne I"I''1 part Of Ia>' august that
wv, 20" spent 4 le" lHEs IN the
riaI a, nnIsu''s my WISH oF a hur-
tEn sr+'r,. go 'Hy cogh'tl 10 eaten
w.. 'NE.y>> iot me Gil! que Il l. at
o('"yA III 'Ae evening II was
III ny ~Iore""oH' and We were still
'ou' ".ies SFom l. When on pass
" I''ll mouse the horses became
7Ht'Iito Ill a dog mat lay IN the mid.
nie ol ine ROAD AMI >Wervet aside 50
\ ,o.yn'H In"' the carriage p@e snapped
TWO IKE q reed, the driver was
.uTUWu rom 4 seat, and 4 Dmr gf
terror and confusion followed imnns.j,
bic to describe. But further di!e.for
was ayerted by the amt .rsno. an
The scene Of r. tall man. vim .eiza5 mo
horses head. drew them with a s,ronr
oa0d back into the road, and hv s.roL-
ne them and SPEAKING in q oria, trrn
succeeded in allaviDr in ! measmrc
heir unreasoniur terror, Tho 1r;var
who was not much hpr, niogoJ Nm,
elf out Of the dnst ana wbii, H.,
tranger held the horses, belnad mo 70
from the carriaga NJ fry,
was TO thank The nan f,r b3s
imely assistance. but ipj~. of nv y,r-
rise when. on turning ~ ia 90 r,a {
my wbjlon rGio,os n; Cbr;.. (
na, morning Thefe was no mistakjnc
i'm | should have known him if | ha5
net him at the world, end. and in tho J
Xcitemen, Of the moment 7 FORGOT J
very thing bu, the subject which H. /
ne&pec,pd appearance had rryir.5 {
nth Al, II, first interest /, mn. -ccaI T
a
Il am 50 clad TO meet fl a0.ir -
aid impul,iyelv, offerinr INV hand !
rhich. Of course. he cnu7d not, ,ata
low ! the little si.t4r9' (
"She T.. yarv wi ,borL L
he onie, r.nI, TLa-a '--IA lou' wa O
( sIrnrl.e XIII. d4.r ar.n nv, a sH TI il
u[4s,ion va. r.., -. soie, iI'e t
,om one who tbor',b lily, Co.n'.g d
im,eIf. was doubtIo.. an IA tri,n1 ~ :