The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-02-16

tho mousse, ana Q l00k OF oot0ntehment
spread over his sallow, haggard face The
daughter shrunk back an instant, then
stood proud and erect before him holding
10 Richards hand. What hne picture they
madei
"lfr. Hartmann said the young man, re-
spectfully, ''your daughter has honored me
with her love. It gives me great happiness.
VIII YOU not permit her to take mine in re-
turn, untroubledi-the best gift haver'
The old mans hands began to shake and
his eyes filled. II seed it Q comm, I seed
II comm from the first i''he said. "ButPve
liked ye, an believed in ye, an know yo'r
worthy Of Ter, but It's q great trial. It amt
eccordin' to our religion, an It's hard to
Civ 'er up, It's hard TO Civ Ter upr' For .
moment he seemed unable to 60 on, then he
faltered: "ButT won't trouble ye, won't
come atwixt ye, for she's the best child
God ever Civ me, an has never had no one
to love but me, an now when amt got
much longer to stay I can't take her away
from one. like yo'; on'y leave 'er q little
while here; shan't be long in the way'
The two happy young hearts were touched;
tender dew sprang into the bright eyes,
and the old man reached out his trembling
hands and took in each a moist, warm palm
and stood Q moment, crying silently. It
seemed type Of life; sorrow and happiness
hand in hand, age waiting for death, and
youth eager to take the path thqt leads to
sge.
After long pressure Of the warm hands
that lay in his, the gray and broken man
released them and turned away He seemed
to totter as he went in, and something of the
real gravity Of love and existence seemed to
descend upon the two whose young eyes
followed him.
0<auSsrr ,,pSo~ <S,~ 1,,1o,-nS~r ,.su a. hrS~
lips met reverently, even SO soon had duty
breathed upon their passion, making it Q
thing more rational and holy.
"You will stay with hisi, darling, till
thsn3''
Eyes, can't leave him now. never
had any one else to love until-you came,
but him; he's good, and weak, and feeble,
and needs me even more than-you."
eyes, but shall not be far awayw and
he smiled into her sober eyes and kissed
her, and they went in.
The girls father was standing near the
farther door with his eyes fixed upon the
floor. Elchard laid hand gently upon his
arm. "Don't feel badly about this, SIR" he
said, cheeringly; ~ am quite sure it will
prove blessing to US all. You will find
me good son, am almost certain. You
have been very kind to mo, and shall try
70, it amt that, SIR" he cried, hoarsely.
II know yo'r good, an like We, but my dar-
ter's lost in dom this! she's lost for turnin'
sgin counsel and revelntioni You kent save
Ter. Yo'r too fine an proud to be bad, but
yo'r Of this poor worl, an in the end she
must go whar yo' do! o, sir, one wanted 'er
that could a. lifted Ter up hereafteri could
a. exalted Ter an made 'er one Of his queens
IN the eternal worp but now she's losti
she's sinnin' away the Holy Ghost, an kent
never be pardined but by the sheddin' Of 'er
own pore bloodp'
Elchard stood aghast; what doctrinal
abomination was thisi The daughter
seemed to reel and droop under it. Sud-
denly she rose to her full height, her
Grecian outline seemed to become firm and
instinct with power. TITS lie!'' she cried,
with white face and blazing eyes. ''1t's
shame put on women for shame's sakel A
thousand times I've implored God on my
knees to tell me II I must become vile
thing-the mistress of priest-to gain q
home among the pure have begged Him
to strike me dead il it were true and let me
20 into the darkness where nothing is ever
known. But He never told me until He sent
love into my heart. Herei" she cried,
striking her bosom quiveringly, "here 10
His messenger that never did an unclean
thing, and for days through every moment
It has shouted: 'NoP in every dream it has
whispered that 1t was not true o, father,
don't believe it any longer! A bad thing on
earth can't be good thing in Heaven; an
| evil can never save US! A thing that has
no reason within or without can never be
truei Love has told me this, and love Is the
voice Of Godr'
Elchard could have knott and worshiped
her. She seemed lifted out Of her former
self, out of her wonted use Of words, out OF
all hopelessness. Her father fell back be-
| fore her and stared in wonder.
'sTrean!" I" he gasped, ''Treanl"
''It amt worth while to warn me, father "
she painted. ':Love 10 greater than belief
| and love tells me that one man alone shall
be mine and alone shall be his. Love
can't be divided, and he who practices that
1t can, but plays the beast I put their false
hoods behind me, their pretended revelar
tions are but filth Love is my revelation,
love Is my guide; that know is sweet, and
wiser and beautiful, and comes from God p'
'sTreani TreanIl You've siassd a,oay ths
Holy 0hostr 'and tho bent figure wavered
toward her and sank down at her feet and
lay still.
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