Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-02
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noun,ed a. hcr-..esI both by the Doctor and
his niece have had ti1e grace to cut NV
own threat: X Was chsrapre-sstis- Of toe
troubled ssats. II his ra5rs that M had come .
10 consider his own Interests al stake and had
quite forgotten hos :nszz Of his friend Ste@le
would BE- Affected by lis acton The deacon
and his wife had left The lell hal erased
toIlinS and aware that fe was late HaiSxy
hurried along the nov des-s~e<i roed He
bad neariv rres-tsesi the church when he over
TOOK Orient nc YES walking rapidly alone.
without q hat, bur with a shawl u China
crepe thrown c-e- her head and shoulders in
3 way til. reminded him Of the graceful
drzperies CT rils Greeks or the wells 81 east
eTn women H,ey we're bolh sarTris-i but
she recovered fsrst. -Cneie felt III after sup
per- she said and walkei over alone
Il am glad / overlook you be replied.
'.you mus let me $50 YOU home after ser
vice
1T is not far. and am not afraid but I'm
glad tina. / happened TO meet you, for have
not had an opportunity to tell you how much
have ea;sycsi your sermon When think
that you wsFe blsekssnithis apprentice. ard
then consi.isr what yoa have made Of your
self / cannot help a9Enirins your genius.
Yes, you rms LIT ne cali i ~. That il
scription which you gave Us llsS night % the
Jericho road was nothing los. Uncle said 20
as we rode home. He said il was fully equal
70 some things Of Mr.. Beecher's. and am
sure that II is q great compliment for
young man. Then what opportunities YOU
have had. was bora in Smyrna, while my
parents we're Spending . year abroad. but
they broaZht IRE l4ons a baby With oaly INV
name as a souvenir Of NV Old World birth
But | have always been Wild 10 return to
live in some one of tho=e Eastern countries
which you have vi.fte.L l hope you viii tell
Us more abotst them Tonight
Orient said Eaisey, in his desp@ra-
ton. for the first time venturirg to use
her name Il am wretch unworthy
TO speak to you. and too coxariIy 70
confess the whole truth. for if did you
would spurn me. and | colld no. bar that
They had reached the church door. Orient
could not reply, but she gave him her hand
with a look which said Il believe in you, in
spite Of yourself
Halsey hardly knew what be read: be
spoke veherllently, crushing his own heart
and taking savage delight in the idea that
be was destroying Ms PROSPECTS II was only
poor aton-L,l-Ilt but 1t was something. He
strude down the aisle after service. hardly
recognizing those who pressed forward TO
speak TO him liz informed the deacon men
daciously that there was a matter UPON
which it was necessary for him 10 speak with
the Doctor that night. and brushing hv the
elder Miss PeaFce, who was holding her Ian
tern with a meek ar Of expectation, he wait
Ell aInoag he Young men who were GROUPED
by the sts.s for the appearance OF Orient
The lanplisht WINS reflected from her silken
shawl, and il seemed to him with radiance
ike that from an angels wing. The young
men made way for her to pass and -..lsey
drew her arm within his own Il shall lear
nv condemnation from her lips he thought,
and he bracei himself mentally 10 endure it.
with the assurance that whatever her blame
il would h. less than MS desert. lie was 81
le;i and she did not speak until they had lift
all companions and turned into the lane lead
ing to the parsonage: then she said: Il un.
derstand what you said to me before church
now and honor the man who has the cour-
age to stand by his own conviction. even in
the face Of certain rejection and the ruin Il
hi worldly prospects Il was grand 10 see
YOU standing there and avOwing views whi b
could not agree nth those OF your conSr-.a-
ton You reminded me of the young con-
f,-S-prs before the Roman tribunals in the
time OF the first prosecutions And want
you to know that whatever NAV be the act n
Of the church upon the morrow. admire
Won and respect YOU with all my heart
Hals4y'S heart gave bound This
Young girl loved him: he was sure of it,
and everything else went for nothing.
What was the part he had playedt
Nothing And before be realized what
he was doing he had told her that her good
OPINION was more to him III an taet of all the
world beside; that with her love he could face
conium.,ly and scorn, bot il come from what
ever quarter. and it seemed 10 him as he
spoke that he was r.-a : MARTYR for the
truth. instead ii the (cltrton which he had
calle-i himself e. few moments before. II she
would only RS io.li "i:h ike assurance he
could MAKE a cl.an br.-l~i If everything. Bat
Orient only REPLIED r.-aszurin-ly that there
would be no contumeiv. and that even II
Ramoth Gilead did moi give him call. her
fathers opinion of him would not re le's-ened
He has great deal Of influence with the
board she added. and be has some nice
appointment in view for you. He wanted
me to come up here on purpose to hear you
preach, and he was very curious for m- 20
give him my opinion Of you. He seemed to
think that YOU were still an invalid, and he
will he glad 10 know that you are 80 strong.
| suppose it was your sea VOYAGE and foreign
travel that benefited you