Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-01-01
Bid her come back. neigh Dor

her. Bid her come back. neighbor.
Lee.
Not tonight, Captain. The girl, L
surmise, is Better alone. She hath
said nay, ] think, tonight to young
Matthews avoWal, and it panied her
tosee his grief. Z .8
"Yet Matthew is well favored. 2 n
OF for her, q trOw. e
II wonder if Matthew ever felt her
soft touch, and her head resting for an
instant on his breast, though by ecci.
dent. il so, did it unman him, and
take his strength away! / willnot wait
here longer, neighbor Lee. am
strangely at unrest. / wonder if thefe-
yer is creeping in my veins. burn so
holly. Twill 60 into the cold air with
OUT
| With mighty strides the strong-limb-
ed Captain went down the highway,
for he was beset with stranger and
more peculiar excitement than he had
ever known. .sZ5 .8z.s
Hath the maid the power Of sor-
Gerry that she bewltches nee' he unused.
| "She doth unman me, and I have no
strength of mind or body under her
Fglance. and voice. Yet strange it is,
tbs pleasurable. Trulyit is. lie not
unto myself. tbs pleasurable. l
know not the mystery Of it. And
when she struggled to free herself, and
did perceive her soft touch, with so
much OF strength withal, tingled ,tru-
ly did, to my finger tips; nor was it
painful. and when in the struggle her
head did rest here on my chest for an
instant, ] knew not myself at all, but
| was unknown and plant as a vine.
! Yet / did like it. Truly I did, though
SO slight o thing is she I could have
grasped her in my big fist, thus, and
crushed-no, had l her in this hand,
trow, had she wished it, my, fingers
would have been powerless.':- =, &,1-'.
Then the strong man unused and
was perplexed with. fascinating per
plexity. Then whenthe bedtime came
he read his Bible, read the story of
Ruth again, and then repeated his
evening prayer.
Suddenly he rose from his knees,
his face aglo with excitement. 1.-The
Lord hath instructed me-! The Lord
hath instructed mel" he said. cit
shall be done tomorrow" And with
that determination he slept peaceful
ly.s::.&:
Next morning, an hour after sunrise,
while Betty Lee sat at her weav-
ing ;busily, she heard some one calling,
':BettT! Betty Lee!"
! There at the gate, in full uniform,
| with cockaded hat and sword at his
belt, and astride his horse, high-spir-
tied as himself, she saw the valiant
Capt. Marvin.
r.. "Come here, Betty. lhave a COM
munlcation to make" said he.
L She obeyed him now, going close be-
Eside the horse and looking up to that
mighty Captain with inquiring glance
f. He took. his hat from his head, and,
bending to- her, said: betty Lee, the
1 Lord hath commanded me tc marry
| yo,l.''' .;5l# -. z>., i. :: -
:; She searched his eyes an instant and
saw the. truth in them; then, the rich
color tinging her cheeks, her eyes now
tdoWncast, sshe hesitated brief mo-
| ment, and then in low but clear tones
said gently: "The Lords will be done.
Renold."
He quickly leaped to the ground,
and, putting both hands beneath her
shoulders, lifted her lightly till herlips
met his, and then, still. holding her
thus suspended, said: eve shall be
called in church the next Lords Day,
Betty, p r. :. =
>"Your will is mine hereafter" she
answered gently and then with asmile
added. "but put me on theearth again,
! Remodel >>r.' -~,.;'s :
."Your word is law to me, Betty,
obey" He set heR gently down again,
and then, smiling, said: "Now under
stand why I have been Ike reed in
the wind before your wishes. But it's
very sweet submission, Betty. Truly
it is, and will be while live"
And the tradition runs that Though
he became a man of great authority,
yet he said truly then that her maj
esty would compel sweet submission
from him while he lived;
J.. E.J.E. T..
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