The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-05-30

him. I've been reading Macaulay's
History of England and Gibbons
Rome of evenings, and loved him,
never came to tell me good-by. | sup
pose / oughn't to tell you this. but /
cannot help it,
Friend Mary moved uneasily in her
seat. Her heart warmed toward the
impulsive young girl She began TO
think that per haps she had been too
precipitate in her decision Suddenly
Eveline started. So did Friend Mary.
There is some one coming up the
steps," said she; several people. Dry
thy eyes, my child"
1t was two of the factory girls, eager
and GREATNESS They could scarcely
find time to salute FRI Mary Min
ton before they addresses cline Cal
verify:
'.Evyi Evyi your ticket has won
prize. No. S00SI A hundred dollarsI
They read out the list tonight Oh,
aren't you lucky girl. thought We
only wish it was us. y
Eveline's glance involuntarily sought
the door, where lay the two torn pieces
of the ticket Jane Chertsey made
grasp at them.
why, what has happened?" ex-
claimed she. "But the number is all
right. We can paste it together
again.
Eveline looked at Friend Mary Min
ton.
Give me the pieces, Jane, > said she,
and in another second they were blaz-
ing in the FIRE. 81 viii have nothing to
do with the lottery, good or bad, she
added II am sorry ever bought the
ticket"
But Evy, you've burnt up one hum
bred dollarsr' screamed Lucy Jane.
I've burned up temptationP cried
the girl do you think would sell
my soul for one hundred dollarsp''
And once more she burst out crying.
Friend Mary sat late that night by
the kitchen fire. She was thinking.
Early the next morning she arose and
dressed herself and trotted down to the
railway station in time for the seven
o'clock train
81 was never on the cars before"
sire murmured, 'sand it's just like rid
ing behind a flying dragon; but for
Ezra's sake must risk 1t. He won't
leave Edgefeld before night must
see him first"
Great was Ezra Minton's amazement
that afternoon when the quiet Quaker
sss, in her dove-colored gown and poke
bonnet, came into the house of her sis
ter. Friend Ruhamah Simmons where
he was stopping while he made sundry
preparations for his journey.
Mother, what has happened?' he
cried.
Nothing has happened. Ezra, F" said
Friend Mary, her cheeks very pink,
her blue eyes sparkling. 81 have trav-
eled on the railway train. The Lord
has been very good to me, and have
not been dashed to destruction. and I
think, Ezra, that thee had better
change thy plans.
Change my plans, mother2"
''Eveline has been with me, Ezra.
She loves thee, l think, and / am far
on the way to loving her There is
good mettle in the child. Thee must
come back home with me, Ezra"
do you mean it, mother. that she
loves me2"
Come and put the question to her
myself, Ezra. cooed Friend Mary. II
feel that / have done her some inius-
tice. Thee must set that right. Oh,
my boyl my boyl I always felt that
should be jealous of thy wife. be she
whom she might But, Ezra, / don't
feel SO any more"
She stopped and kissed his forehead.
Thee must make haste, Ezra. The
flying dragon goes back at seven. lido
not know that Eveline expects thee,
but"
Ezra Minton went back with Friend
Mary. And though she had lost her
one hundred dollars, poor, lovely, little
Eveline had gained double recon-
pense-a loving husband and mother
in-law, who helped her in all weak
places and fully appreciated her strong
points
For, > softly spoke Friend Mary, 81
am always ready to confess when I
have been altogether in tho wrong.n--
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