Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-14

H/N into 80 esul!i.ion Of
temper, might impair
'NM her husbands useful
nees, and would prob.
" ably compel him to
.aNS@ &Nt2 seek another pastor
EY@ 9O11 ste, handicapped oy the
sMpAN~SJc. stigma Of "somethiDe
wrong in his last
field"-wfought upon
the somewhat fragile
frame until she WAS prostrated by nerV-
GUS headache and fever.
Anna Marcy was q sts6 CT strength IL
these sorFowiul days St tie parsonage.
- Helpful, sapguipe and sympathetic she
vas the parents counsellor, the chill.
ktren's plsyfelIow and custodian, ana
Hellls' confdante. Sslome complained
that she cav 30 much less Of her than she
bad anticipated, and had she been less
compassionate for the persecusea, ols-
treueht household, would have rebeiled
! openly against Annals inceesan. preoc'
cupstion. AS her friend could Lot come
often to her. the girl, with the dangerous
rartisanshp of youth went caly ana
openly to the L es. Flowers, fruit,
books, carriage and horses were at the
service OF her neY acq usintsnce. fne
children fell in love with her, and che
lady assisted Anna In relieving the
lertaxed mother OF their society and de-
knds, whenever che could beguile them
Nay from Ter.
That Mrs Fitchett made cspitel OF all
this had not occurred to either OF the
friends as possibility, until the reiict
stopped them one morning as they were
ee.ting into the wide, low pt@.on with
the two elder babies. Lanch Baskets
were slowed under the seat, and their
destination was q pleasant picnic ground
O couple Of miles out Of town.
$50 you two Cninsmess twins Is CT
together sgaini" said the widow, with
wicked glggle. Folks is e-telkin' con-
sid'rable about how the elegant Miss
Phelps takes Mrs. Lees nurse girl out
A-ridin' every day. They 'spose, maybe,
I It's on account Of her being too corpu-
kliens TOR = walk fur"
III nms story percolsted through in.
/numsrsble strata of gossip TO Mr.. Lees
ears, sad he forbade fdSure sirings for
the little ones. Stout hearted Anna cared
not rush for ridicule and malice when
she Was the only target. She had cast
out divers anchors to windwsrd in the
shade OF letters 10 friends who had eccle-
siast!caI influence, besides privately ar
ranging with her In other for an asylum In
their home for z hel and the babies,
ebopld Rufus be driven again to candi-
-dstiag.
On this particular night she fed, bstbed
and pus the children to bed, took the
doctor's orders and executed them for
thu relief OF the sick woman, and hsd
the ,mtort Of seeing her sink into pro-
found glumber about IL O'Clock.
A baskst Of mending had been neg
lected during the house motDer's illness,
and this her deputy aostr.cted and car
ried down to the back pSrlor, the living
room OF the frugsl b usenold. She was
surprised TO Il I'd MIR. Lee there. He3
wore shabby dressing gown; his hair
WAS IMPLIED by the restless fingers he
had ploughed 1t With, while trying to
study; sn open book WAS in his hand, but
! he wss not reading.
"Come int" he said, rising to place 8
i$5sS her by the center table and
'.mp. 81 ~ tt nv study half On hout ago,
. Snd came d 5wn to E:hers room, but see
80 10 YOU outy with her. would not disturb
AnS cab neither read nor write nor
ssS,nk to.riEht. There was g pint meet |
~ a, stsn5tng and par 81 committees in |
W. this evening, to which WAS not |
n1th suppose my fate WAS decided j
C1DclavP, and hail
Fl could not ask lt-thst some |
would call in to tell ms waat WAS |
1 bsgiu-heaven help mel to fear |
unpopular pastor has no friends |
e OF his own home. l hsYe lsbored |
tlv smoug this peopte; have stood |
bedside of their lex and dying; |
led their dead aud bsptised their |
NJ csl truly ssv that sin sll |
r Tod ND
psrtaker in all their ,ys. Loved them and |
believed that they loved me. Yet in one
short fortnight all Is changed, snd through |
no fault or saorscoming of mine. Now
1nnne so poor IS to show me reverence
Every mans hand is against me; every |
foot lifted to lend me kick down
hill. Tnss is the way of the world,
Ant, Il would seem, CT the church"
"In this God forssken hsmlet-per-
haps!" rejoined Anus, shipping 6. the
frsyed edges OF Bessie's flannel skirt
switch is, no oever. tiny scrap OF the
world, o mere shred Of the fringe on the
garment of hum nifty. lam thankful thst
something is likely TO remcve you to 8
better place, even IL 1t takes the form of
q social e.rthqu Ike. Things always pull
Straight after awhile. Wehsve Scripture
warrant for that" &
HIt 1t were not for my wife and bsbes!"
unused the poor man Of God. He had
enough of the pastoral cant to say
and "lambsn "But for them I
should have no sol,citude; would ask to-
morrow for dismission from the care OF
q ccurca that has requited my labore SO
oasely. There are always feds open for
the occupancy Of single men,"
iEthel few at me like en- iufuristed
sucking dove yesterday, when said thst {
all clergymen should be vowed to CELL
bscy,' remarked AIMS, demurely, the g.,
needle relieving the scissors. III told s
her that St. Paul implied as much in wish
inn to have his Disciples without care /
tuluess,' and that he commended is own q
example to other apostles. II you had
been nainistering in the sanctuary. Instead
Of being hidden with your wife to serve .
Mr., Fischets's tes-table, this row would 7
not have come about. E.hei-sweet, IN
,f,end;ng s.,atl is the disturbing element 6
mot ven She snd the babies are the s
logs thai hinder you from shaking the e
lust of Freehold from your feet to-mor- b
ow. And your heterogeneous Chris '
ians that they are! are aware OF your
lilemms. The Roman Catholic clergy are
n the right on this point" q
81 am sstounded to hear such senti- g
nents from the mouth Of q Protestant n
vomsn!" broke forth the divine, and e
Willy ADrs,s end Was gained. G
BE lost rgument better than the meat b