Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1890-11-07

10, yes" quickly cmphatical. 1,
would be a severe indisposition indeed
that would keep him out OF the pulpit
Both his parents suffered intensely
from nervous and sick headaches, SO he
served that people who are subject to
constitutional attacks of this kind, arc
seldom III In any other way, particular
ly IL r.ic headaches are hereditary. How
do yod account for this. Judge Gilchrist:
Or. perhaps. you doubt the statement
itself"
March did not trouble his brains with
his fathers reply. The volubility OF
one whose discourse was generally dis
,inctively refined and moderate in tone
and terms would OF itself have chal-
lenged attention. But what was her
object in saying that she had not in
quired at what hour her husband left his
study last night? Since she and her
sister were in occupation Of the room
from midnight-probably before that
hour-until two in the morning. she GER
almost as surely where he was and how
engaged during those hours Where
was the need of duplicity in the circum-
stances? Was she committed TO uphold
the professional fiction. which her hus-
band circulated vauntingly, that his
best pulpit preparation must be done
when honest people are asleep in their
rod hat hn haa nf hp Pm.
airy must flow through lamp-wick OF
gas-burners? What end was subserved
by supererogatory diplomacy and sub
terfuge?
"How are the two Hesters to-day, Mrs.
Wayt?" asked May. from the side Of her
puzzled brother.
"Hester is rather languid. The heat
ngain!" She looked over her shoulder
to say it, and they could see how entire
ly the freshness had gone from eyes and
complexion. Hcr very hair looked
bleached and dry. "The weather will
excuse every mishap and misdemeanor
until the dog-days are over Hetty
stayed at home to watch over her. 1t Is
source Of regret to Mr.. Wayt and my
self'-comprehensiv to the four Gill
christs-'that my sister is SO often de-
barred the privileges Of the sanctuary in
consequence OF Hester's dependence up
on her."
~ have remarked that she Is fire.
quently absent from church." Mrs Gil
christ answered.
Her dry tone annoyed her son. Yet
how could she, bred in lux ury and living
in affluence, enter into the exigencies
of a position which combined the Offices
Of nurse, companion, housewife, seam
stress, mother and bread-winner?
Mrs Wayt took alarm.
"Poor child! she hardly calls herself
a church-goer at all But it Is not hel
fault. She thinks, and with reason,
that it is more important for me to at
tend service regularly-for the sake Of
the example, you understand-and We
can not leave our dear, helpless child
with the children or servants. She get:
no Sabbath except as my sister gives II
Of the case should be understood by the
church people. Hetty would grieve t.
think that her enforced absences are
stumbling-block."
Her solicitude was genuine and OBJ
! vious. Judge Gilchrist offered an as
suasive:
1--WE must have telephone wire rur
from the pulpit to Miss Hester's room
/ have known of such things"
/ II don't believe that Hester woult
care to keep her room Sunday morning.
thenr whispered Perry, renfant terri1l
of the Wayt family. "She says family
prayers are all she can stand"
March. the recipient of the sauc,
'aside," cast warning look at the tell
tale. Inwardly he was amused by tn,
unlucky revelation. Src.,ed child n