Richland beacon., 1888-12-01

gence gives s, one, ASH took occasion 10
call at the tavern and store on his way
! Up ana make the ost of his information.
SO mat by the time the bell ranr fUf ser
vice the news might he sa d TO he every
"here. The minisic 8 general Gust m
on Thanksgiving day was t. Get OF a
] po it!cal sermon rev,e ing the state OF
! New rcland the United States Of
America and 'rro,e Asia and Africa;
I but 1t may be doubted if all the affairs OF
all te'e ntincnis pro uced as mu h
sensa ion among the girls IN the singers
seat that day As did the news that Jane
lltkin had gone TO sea on four ears
voyage. Curious eyes w9re cast on Diana
P,tkin, and many wcrr the whiS = . and
specu ations as To tho art : might have
had in VIC Mose an Ger ainly he 10 ked
paler and aver than usual, aud soma
though; they could dc:ec trace, of tears
on her cheeks. Some noticed in the tones
oi her voice that day, aS they rlSc in the
soprano. treEor and ra'ho' never re.
marked beio e-;hc unConsrio IS utter
rance os a new sense Of sorrow. awaken Il
IN soLl that up TO this tine had never
known grief,
The letter had fallen on the heads oi
he iikn h Dusrhold like than lcrholt,
Mrs, iihip, "a nG that James had hand-
ed him that last night, ION his way over
20 take the III dnight stage TO Salem.
where he wa. going 10 sail on the Eastern
S;nr 10 day-no dolbt he, OF. 20 sea by
this time. A con used sound 0f e,cla-
nations welt ur a.ouni the ;ablc. while
MIA iitkin pal AMI calm rea tie let
ter and then passed it 10 her husband
wit on! word. Tho bright, fixed color
in Dianas :cc had mcanwhil' been slow
'r cuj ng away. till wi h cheeks and lips
palea ashes, she hastily rose ami left the
table and went to her room. A range
new terrible pain-a sensation ike being
choAed or ~mph2rel--a = rash Il mixed
en, 'iOns--a fearful sense of some mex
o:ablr. unalterable crisis having core o.
her girlsh folly -Orerwhe med her.
Again she rene berel the deep tones OF
his good b and low sh had only moe =
ci AT hi, cmoi on, lie sat down and
leaned her head on her hands in tear
les. con used sortcw;
Dpa On pitkin was at first more shock
cd and overwhelmed than his wife His
Yesterdays ak W tn James hal had n
such serio s purpoe. 1t had been only
tn escape ave for his hypoch(
drac fOreboding Of the iuture
and not NJ was farthcr from
his thoughts than having il bear
1rui; IN any ch decisive move ncnt on
ihe part of his son. In fact. he setre ~
was pIou of his talents an his s"hol
arsh p. and ha, set his hear on his go ng
through college, and had no more serious
purpose in what he said ths day bctoe
than the general ore ot making h $ son
fee the straits and ifficaltieS e wa put
to for him. Eoung men were tempted a
G. llege tn be too expensive. lie thought
and 10 forget VIA It cost their pa ~ent, at
h ne. n short the whole hing had been
merely he passing of of q raro ysn of
hypochOndria, and he Ia alrtadv 10 yun
TO lie sa s'ed that lie should raise the in.
ieIest ney tha ear without material
difficult The letter slowed him toe
keenl the depth of the suffering he had
in let 4 on his son, and when he hal
read lie cast q sort of Helpless, quest IL
Ing Ok on his wife AMI sail, after an
interval of sl .nce
We'll IN ;har."
There WAS o netting quite pathetic in
the pealing look and voice.
We'll father, she answered in sub
dued tones; all We can do now is tc
leave it.
Lave 1T,
Those were words often in That woman:
mouth. and they expressed that habt ( Of
her lie which made her victorious oyel
all troubles that ab t Il trust in the In
finite will. { al actually could and did
lea every accomplished e eiit II IL,
hand, with ut murmur and without con.
i let.
IL there was any one thing in her uni
formly self den ed lie that had tcen &
personal ambition and personal desire
II had been that her son sho ld h ave a
c0lle-e eIucaiiOD. Ii was he center of
her ca thly w:sh's, hopes and efforts
/ hat wis hal Deen cut OF in moment
that hope had sunk un CT her feet and
now only remained to her he task of CON
f0rtina the undiScipinei soul whose i'm
guided utte: anccs had wr,ur ht the mis-
chief. jt W $ not the first me that, |
wounded by loving hand in this DARK !
struggle OF life. she had suppressed the !
PAIN OF her own hurt that he that had |
wounded her might the better forgive him |
self.
'Dear father ; she said to him when |
over ani o er he b amel himself for hi, |
Yesterday harsh worIs to bis SOP, don I !
Woffy ab ut it now; y01 didn't mean il. |
ia es is gOoi boy, and he II see it righ, |
at last: a d he is in obs hands. ana Ae
must leave him there. He ovcrrules all. /
When Mrs. Piikin turned from her
h:sband she sought Diana in her room.
= cousin cousin said the grl /
throwing her>e!f into her ar rs. 5
this true? Is James gone? Can't VIC dc
anything Can't We ct him back I've
been thinking over. Oh, if he ship
wouldn't all and d 90 to al IN and
heg him TO come back. on my knees. h.
II l had only known yesterday, Oh.
cousn cousin he wanted talk with
Inc, and co Id have persua cd him oat
of 1t. Oh why didn know
There. there, dear child We must ac-
cept 1t uSt as il is, now that it is DON.
On t feel so We must try TO look a. tn,
go d."
TO BE CONTINUED.