Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-04-23

eso..l..,..s t!...... s.Ht t,..i6 u Mr.
lobart naa nis triei.,L. were lined,
anthony Eames was admOnished
md Governor Winthrop acquitted OF
III attempts to exceed his authority.
The stern old pastor was not satis
iud He refused to pay the exacted
line. protested against the right of
government and finally was arrested
for insubordination He insisted on
being tried by jury, and itonly re-
suited in a second fine being imposed
upon him. To which he was obliged
to submit.
He had had his say. but TO what
purpoael He summed up the advan.
tages and disadvantages Of his stub
born will and indiscretion. He had
indirectly injured an innocent man
he bad opposed the laws of the col
ony had rendered his niece unhap-
py and had subjected himself to
stinging modification in being after
ward advised. when accompanying
the elders to give advice upon public
affairs, to retire from the court, the
governor giving as a reason that Mr..
Hobart was apt to oppose public
authority
The pastor returned home with
this rebuke sounding drearily in his
ears. To crown his vexation, An
thony Eames was in his home and
Dorothea was evidently preparing to
go out with him. The girl had alb
stained from all reproach, either by
word or behavior. to trouble the
humbled minister. She went about
cheerfully, performing all the Offices
that she had hitherto undertaken
with unabated good will.
But it vexed him that she grew
pale. and that her beautifully fitting
dresses had grown all too wide for
her shi7,nken figure. Dorothea was
evidently failing, and he could not
conceal it from himself, although he
tried hard to do so, that he was the
means of it. Even to her aunt-a
meek, timid woman. who had always
been overborne by the strong current
of her husbands unbroken will
even to her Dorothea never named
the name of her lover When her
uncle left the house she received his
visits or went wherever he asked her
to go with him, their most frequent
visits being made at his mothers
house.
But the greatest trial of the minis
ter was to come in the shape of q
visit TO Boston. One of his friends,
who had upheld him in opposing the
government, was to be married at
Boston, and was anxlolls to have Mr..
Hobart perform the ceremony. VIII.
ing to change the scene to one where
he would not be continually remind
ed of the late occurrences, he went
there with more apparent cheerful
ness than he had felt for long time.
He forgot for a time his annoy
ances, and was again the pleasant
and almost mirth loving minister.
He was to stay over the Sabbath, and
his self respect seemed entirely re-
stored when Boston clergyman in
vited him to preach for him on that
day. The world did not seem against
him after all. The Rev. Peter Ho-
bart was yet something more than q
mere cipher. He looked out his two
best sermons of which he had
brought perhaps u dozen or two, al
though not expecting an invitation
had gone to the extent of having his
hair cut by Boston barber and had
put on his new coat
Alasl how worse than vain are
worldly honors. So thought the
minister of bingham when he re-
ceived a hint that amounted to q
command from the magistrates de
string him to forbear preaching IN
Boston, for this, among other rea
sons--that his spirit had been discov
cred to be adverse to our ecclesias
teal and civil government, and he
was bold man and would speak his
mind |"
Such repulse from such a source
almost broke the minister's heart
Like Wolsey's, his high blown pride
at length broke under him" The
minister, as may be believed, went
home far more humble than he ha6
left it. Subdued to greater tender
ness than ever before he lost no time
in seeking Anthony Eames and re
pairing his error toward him.
And Dorothea now felt the full
happiness of having refrained from
veXing that spirit which her uncle
had unwisely manifested, She knew
that although erring, the minister
was a noble nature still, and wheI
his excuse was pleaded by so lovely
an ntercessor, Anthony Games wa
not slow to forgive.
When the spring came it smile(
upon as happy pair as ever won hap
piness through previous sorrow.-
True Flag.