Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-06-25

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and child to Margate, and placed them
n lodgings on the breezy cliff-top. On
tuesday he returned to town, for he
nod much to do to prepare for his sec
and Sunday at Upton and to fill the va
.aney at the old. deserted chapel. In
mite of his occupation he began, before
HE week was out, to feel lonely and de-
messed. for he and his wife had not sep
srated before, save for a day or two,
since the hour of their marriage. In the
solitude of his close and dingy
lodging he restlessly and morbidly
meditated on his desire to go
10 Upton and his chances of going.
Had he any right to go, with such mer-
cenarv motives as moved him? But was
The health of wife and child mercenary
motive? And had he not other motives
also-Inotives of truth and duty? If it
was wrong to seek to go to Upton for
these reasons, then God forgive him, for
he could not help longing to gol
Il was in something of that depressed
and troubled mood that he went to full
Gil his second Sunday. The congrega-
ton was larger than on the previous
Sunday morning, and the minister felt
that many must have come expressly to
hear him; and, therefore, he had less
brightness and freedom of delivery than
on the Sunday before. He felt, when
the service was over, that he had not
acquitted himself well, and he began
anew to torture himself with the
thoughts of what would become of
Mary and Jim if he should miss his
chance Of Upton.
To add discomfort to discomfort, and
eonstraint to constraint, he was intro
dueed in the vestry to Rev. Mr.. Lloyd
his rival, as he felt bound to consider
him; and to his host for the day-a
stout, loud-spoken, rather vulgar-loolx-
ing man who dropped his his.
When they reached the home of his
host twho clearly was wealthy man,
for the house was large and furnished
with substantial splendor), he discov-
cred that his rival also was to be
guest That did not serve TO put him
more at his ease, the less that he per-
eeived Tat host and rival seemed on
very friendly, if not familiar, terms.
They called one another Lloyd" and
Brown and slapped each other on
J, if.a
and Lloyd" fatty and boisterously con-
tadicted and corrected him. and then
Brown laughed loudly and seemed to
Ike it. Thus dinner wore away, while
Mr. Murray said little save to his hostess
"a pale, thin and somewhat depressed
woman, grievously overburdened, it
was clear with Jolly" husband and a
loud and healthy young family After
dinner Lloyd" romped and rolliclSed
in and out Of the house with the troop
OF noisy children, while Mr.. Murray kept
his hostess and her very youngest COM
pany, and the attention of his host was
divided between duty and inclination
the duty of sitting by his wife and
guest, and the inclination of "larlcing'
with Lloyd"
Look at him. he exclaimed once.
isn't he a jolly fellow? | do think
he's a capital fellow! oh, yes, and he
has a nice mind"
Il was all very depressing and sadden-
ing to Mr.. Murray though he appeared
only to be very quiet For he thought:
"a large congregation like this of Upton
must necessarily have more people like
these Browns than like my friends OF
last Sunday; and it must. therefore,
needs be that this Mr.. Lloyd-who has
no harm in him, daresay, but who Is
little more than a rough, noisy, pre-
snmptuous boy not long from school
it must be that he should be preferred
by the majority to me. ! may as we'll
then, give up all hope of coming here.
But what then of Mary and the boy
the boy?'
He was scarcely more satisfied vita
himself after the evening service
Though he held the attention again OF
acrowded congregationl, and he went
back to his lonely lodging with sore
and doubling heart. He wrote, how
ever, cheerfully The thought to his
wife; but next day she replied to his
letter and showed that his assumed
eheerfulness had not deceived the
watchful sense of love.
You are not in good spirits, my
dear" she wrote; don't pretend you
are. II you are not better to-day shall
come home to you. though little Jim IS
beginning to show the benefit OF the
change"
Poor little chapi'' the father thought
He is beginning to improve. They
must not come back, and must not go
down TO them. My glum face would
frighten Mary, and should have to tell
her all my fears. Besides, cannot al
ford il Oh. that it might be settled I'm
ogo to UptonlH
That was the refrain Of his thoughts
all that day. ''Oh, that might go to
UptonF" 1t was a kind of prayer, and
surely as worthy a prayer, and spring
ing from as pure and loving desire, as
any prayer that is uttered. He could
90 nJthing more, however, to attain the
desired end; he could only wait Mon
CAV passed and Tuesday and still no