The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-01-06

to fill? Is 1t any wonder that Ben has
grown skeptical concerning the religion
of such an unfaithful Daughter OF the
King? If he only knew it, his own evil
course has something to do with the
gray hairs in mothers head, but he
does not profess to serve my King, and
| have not lived 30 as to reflect Jesus
in my daily life. 1t will be hard to give
M ali my cherished plans, to tear self
from the citadel in my heart, but 1t
must be done," she said, as she locked
the door of her room, and sat down to
review the mistakes of her lifetime.
1t was hours before she came out OF
that room agatha hard battle had been
fought, but she had not been vanquished
in the fray; instead she had come OUT
victorious, with garments clean and
white, and with her enemy, selfishness,
utterly routed. Before she veniured
down stairs her trunk was unpacked,
and letter written to Minnie Quay,
telling her that she had given up the
trip to Chautauqua and was going to
study the art of cooking in her mothers
kitchen at home.
After tea she had long talk with her
mother, and when they separated, as
! the evening shadows deepened into
night, they understood each other bet
ter than ever before.
Ben was surprised the next day to
find the princess in the kitchen, deep
in the mysteries of making, in
stead of waving a farewell from the
car-window as she hurried away on a
round of pleasure. The other members
of the family were surprised too, but
as day by day went by, and Eleanor
worked while the tired mother rested g,
they concluded that they had all mis-
Judged her, that they never knew be-
fore what treasure they possessed in
in one everyway worthy to be prin-
cess.
Ben had no longer an excuse 10 seek
companions out of the home circle, tor
Eleanor proved capital band at enter
tanning the young people when she
threw her whole soul into the work.
Part of that prize money was spent for
interesting books, few dollars went
for new music and entertaining games,
and after little the tired, over-worked
mother was rugged out in a new outfit,
and sent off for visit to the home OF
her childhood-the dear old place that
her eyes had not looked upon for nearly
score of years. The prematurely old
father had pleasant trip to the city
out of that hundred dollars too, and
we'll Eleanor expended very little of il
on herself, but she got ten-fold more
pleasure out of it than if she had spent
the whole six weeks feasting her eyes
and brain upon the good things to be
seen and enjoyed at Chautauqua. Kit
tie and the younger boys agreed that
there never was such a darling sister as
their own Eleanor, and months after
wards, when Ben had found that friend
who sticketh closer than brother, he
acknowledged to Stephen Laurence thai
this sister of his was loyal subject OF
the best of Masters, and that as {
Daughter of the King, she had learned
to lend hand wherever and whenever
human help was needed.
Eleanor's heart was very glad ii
those days, but though her brothers
often wondered why she treated then
with more courtesy, if possible, thar
other girls brothers, no one but he
mother held the secret that had trans
, formed her from a selfish, exacting cir
into genuine princess-a daughter
of the King of heaven. - Belle y
Chisho I'm, in the Presbyterian.