The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-06-28

VI ihc tdihsCilt VI tulPtdlt HltCfmaLh
and brown stubble on either side of the
| way, AS they came To- the Old stile, which
had been more than a mere stepping
stone over the wall Che past summer
| Harry had not crossed il since that
memorial morning in June without a
sensation of pain. When they came to
the sti!e this evening, he paused and
| looked heip.essly 90 Mihcent, This is
the boundary, ug said finally,
Yes, she replied puzzled not little to
catch ms meaning; the boundary be-
tween our homes,
More than that, be exclaimed desper.
atcly, an unpleasant sloical ring in his
voice; boundary to more than ands.
she looked at the sad expressive face,
| rendered more pensive by the moonlight.
How muO Older looking he had grown.
how much wiser hc seemed, how much
farther away he was getting from-all
of them, siuce--Jh yes that is what he
meant-she boundary she had thrown
across his way thaJ morning.
Oh! ! understand, Harry. Perhaps |
| did wrong instead Of right, in opposing
your plans Won't you forgive me for
cloudng your morning Of promise;
She puy out her hand and touched his
arm timld!y, for there was that about
him tonight that awed and frightened
her Viii you forgive me Harry?
Was it the s0f,ness Of the moonlight,
| or was it the glow of the soul within,
that broke through the dark cloud Of his
ccuntenance, melting the stOiCism into
gentle resignation
He took her hand firmly and kindly in
his own toll worn palm, and met her
gaze OF troubled inquiry with one that
made her heart thrOb faster, but not
with fear,
On one condition, Mile, he said / can
live without Andover, but Can only
exist without you. was selfish enough
TO crave the blessing Of both with my
whole soul; but the one has slipped
through my poverty stricken fingers, and
the Other-wIil the other evade the love
OF my lie at last, and leave me but
reed all broken ana playthIng for des,
tiny?
Mo- the last mentioned blessing will
not evadeyour affection, but reCiproCate;
but you should not depend on me 50
much. We should be valiant enough TO
discharge our duties for dulys sake,
Harry.
Oh, yes, he replied YEARLY, that is
fine theory, but DO you not know that
ptactiClng is much more difficult than
preachiDSg | have tho sas11rsnca oF vour
love. ana lb,L IS opII,e,L In nerve mo on
The CLERGYMAN srIntohad forth bis
hand that evening" ana reiterated his
text with Great n5rrestnees ne that 10
faithful nm that uhlcb ia least ia also
faithful in lnuch. and he that 10 upiust
in that which il lpo-f ia uriust alen in
much
MGicert Relburn turned and looked
at her lover significantly and he undar-
stood. Faithful in that which ia least.
faithful IN The ipst interests IF a I,rIe
home in Aber,here--faithful fo rid il of
a dent for instance. vhisnered his bc,Tt
so and .Irv tn binl lbaf ;nr an i. SIAM he
,n4g;1nd' some ono n,i,,It ~, ~ Lis
,yat.,tr Of fha -umreT
Ie,ei.,lI no,r no said os tho, ,,.,Il,
ed hon,fvn.F IN The no,,,ij,,lt S,,,rno
tIgai ! was so .e.fish and Tnirst EnI
fine summer has Ip-r surT ~ rrosgic
rg,r,n t,@I / had aIt,.gstbs, cor,,o ,.,'
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my tio o.,'S 1 G'' ,!' Oh Ii9 -, mfiI'Tmas
sullt'ieI'I''' ny h'a sue uiY thAiP west
s'l'oN ''.~ "'' LAY p't.' ana !isl-h!ig 10
Iue .'..na o., ms h'isnp9Eg' lAfo"AT 10
G ~ entity IN VP'h'o! O! ms own MIS-
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vi 'no popl'ia s.".Ii'' ana hu''eEed
or 800 Th. ola nor,1 a,.u S'' lucy.
Itd Isif he banign mo,herII, faro aTS
tho ncirhhora said tbay hsiiarai nan'
tLs, lie cottaga S,as rrse From, AZ, n ,Io
y,Gro sI,s iii T,,o -. s,a b.Ia Ia
400
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i'm main oarsLnf ~ ,Ls ,,icsg bolnu, sat
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tho iSlfgn's ,ymrdGinn lraiiis pnJ ~.
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in GaI s.syo last f,.I' Srnc, Eai In,
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eyaIyt..l,, t1 ny,, ,,n Elrnj LoIrard 10 |
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dnycr tbnt cnlI.d,'t eInan :, uarty I
knew fbsl II lhe,a VS. npn.Iar sncl,
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fal,arpd ig,n 1ileuca
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,ba ban4 hnId,no tho non foI,o,,.d ,I.,
son,c,ji,,,, oS,o,. tJo r,sLion 81 ~ -,
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ri, Observation-Disclosures,
~ il'v 'iH' ~ Dys"i dg'H''
l,, t.'a va h',a'loo' "e.', mother
49,, H. -,,,, -; w. ~ - t"lp'el sI',
WLy. rhoupbt we never cnnld ba
eno,lGh when our Inv gave m
his school IN helm ma 'TUas n tcrribIe
sacrifice far hin, thnugh bur ba stood
il bravelv. and nov we are ant Of dSht
| think III maracc il sornphow that he
rau rnturn ia Audover
And If il lad NOT brcn f,r 1r,Iirant
whisurred The writer of the Ietter
I,nnv, not what sorr,,,.s mini ba,,o ca
loved FaiiLful in tLe Irasi and tGis
laost was going to ba the rrSotg,t '"'
thank thee, Palmer. and n c,ai conient
settled over The h4ndsone conntenanca
for the Iassrr rnntoinnd /, liz ,r,.;y,
poor old father lint Il hisg
,iuIv n MANAGE T., srnd mo bani, Il, t I'o
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sslr I Iava,.t had tho e,'na.;"t,,. '''5
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