The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1886-03-05

all. GLOW can Ne know why
+ borrO~ so sore trouble as this I
! Wait till The good Lord brings il to
! ye Himself, and eases the weight
ot it by lending His own blessed
hand to the burden. What should
start We beforehand to fear it
"Oh! don't yen seer Annie
moaned. "DOn't you sre 1t is be-
cause | am SO happy that dread
it. am TOO happy. l have never
bad sorrow III all my life. Not
Que. | have everything | want. |
haven't wish lett to wish. Ny
life is as brigh; az The year is long,
and the happiness has got TO stop
sometime. Aren't we always being
told we must expect sorrowe That
every one has to sufferY 1t isn't
natural 10 be- so happy as | am.
Sorrow has got to come TO me, too /;
and | know it is coming now-in
this way-this most terrible way of
all. / am TO lose my very dearest.
! am to lose Fled forever. And we
were so happy together-oh, so
happy l Lowell him so! ., Nurse,
Nurse | cau't bear itp
"Whist, whist, my bairnie Don't
We go to think the Lord begrudges
We your happiness IN the blessings
Himself has give ye to enjoy. Don't
ye 90 to misjudge Him So"
ooh! If He has taken Fred from
me-if He has-I shall hate Him,
| shall hate him" !" cried Annie,
wildly, clenching her slender hands.
Oh, il God is so cruel, so pitiless
asthat, will never love Him, never
pray to Him again, never, while |
live!"
"Annie, Annic! God help ye, We
don't know what ye are saying W
exclaimed the pooe old woman, with
tears dropping over her wlthered
checks, "HOw dare We call him
cruel. If He bids ye let 20 your
hearts dearest, what right have ye
even SO to set your will against
Him as made ye, aud as works all
things together tor your goodG
My Jem says there's reason in all
the Lords doings; it's only our
eyes as Is weak and don't always
see plain. It's wicked OF We to talk
so, Annie, and couldn't a.bear 1t,
only Jem says lie is sure the Lord
don't listen when we speak that we
don't mean; and ye don't mean
what ye are saying now. Why,
we've Just said there's no blessing
in the world as has been denied ye
your life long, aud yet now ye
couldn't take one sOrrOw from Him
even if He sent it YEP
"Only not this one z" sObbed An
ME, her face hidden in the old wo-
mans dress. "Only not this! /
could bear anything else but only
not thisr
"Oh, Annie it's not for us TO say
what shall he of the Lords send
ing. What He sends, good or bad,
that must We take aud it's no for
us 10 choose the what or when. 1t
one poor soul lies dead yOndc?, then
there's sorrow come into the world
by reason of it. It's so
that some one must bear the grief
ye say he cannot, nor will uOt, bear.
Is others stronger than ye, then,
that We should be spared, aud your
pain put on themf What right
have ye, Annie, to claim to be spar
ed, and yOnr pain put on them
WRATH light have We, Annie, to claim
to be spared, and take no part in
the worlds trouble The very
trees has storms sent them, and
stands up against them whilst they |
can. To them that God sends this
sorrow 10 the day, whoever they
chance to he, must e'en submit their
Wills TO it, aud, as my Jem wOnld
say, may the gracious Lord tighten
t to the heart he fixes it upon.'
The old woman bowed her head
'everently as she spoke, and AHnie
oOked up at her, half awed, though
With cheeks still wet with rebellious
ears. Aud just there, some one
stopped over them and lifted the
'Oung girl to her feet, softly saying
Ter name. All! what voice of all
living could so say il save Onef IL
vas as if her lover had been given
back to her from the very regions
# the dead, and, after an almost
glance AT him, Annie
hrew herself upon his breast, with
~ inartlculate cry of relief and
apture. Perhaps when souls first
meet ia Heaven they feel somewhat
is she felt in that moment.
But the young man gently un-
.lasped her clinging arms, and,
lOlding her hands in Que Of his,
vent nearer tue old Nurse, and stood
OOking down at her without speak
ng.
"Oh, Mr. Fred n the old woman
iriesl, catching bis baud, while a
OOk of such nnselfsh deligh irradt
tied her wrinked face as absolute.
: trahs6gured il. SThe LOr,l be
banked that il is not sc who have
Deen taken !"
aNo, not l." Fred said slowly,
Ehile she, in the relief that seemed
o set oil her senses free again,
learl The cricket chirp, aud saw
lOg The golden needle Of light had
Tipped away from her Jap, aud felt
{ where il lay bright and warm
cross her foot. isNot ] be said,
'bat another.@ Aud there ne
lausci again, fnding speech din.
ulf. and laid bis hand 81 her shoul.