Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-15

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short shrift for human weaknesses.
.'She has great gifts. mourrfully con-
coded the old man. He went up the
steps with the STIFF accuracy Of q pair Of
compassee aud entered the house.
A tall. slight young woman was CON-
nx down she ball Her very shadow
on she yellow floor had look Of severity.
She was young. with pale. beautiful
face. The thin hines OF her lips held
something that was in harmony with the
cold glance Of her dark eyes. and she
walked with n certain determined gait.
~ II each step were set TO an exact
raeasureniers shs advanced to tho door
and looked out on the quiet garden. the
fading sky. the rising stars and the
slouching old figure on the steps. Sis
ter huldah." she sid
Huldah's shoulders twitchec. She
bersd hastily to her feet.
81 wa jesr laying of 10 como In, she
advanced in . csncilisring tone as she
stood. broad and awkward. fumbling st
her cap strings. Look like kind Of
lost myself s-sstting here listening at
the frawFs heller. Down In Lincoln
county. where / was raised. the frawgs
they used TO start in Of q night
.Huliah." unmarked the elderess cold
". "thsre are cherry stains on your
h lsds. and voar skirt has zigzag rent
n the side breadth. Your hair is in a
sal state. II is painful 70 me to keep
speaking to you about your careless hab-
its. You are very renise. The youth
II this house do net find you . good ex-
ample Nothing that you do is well
done She paused and then sdded. "I
fear that il will h-s INV duty, unless you
mend your ways. 10 repximsnd ron pub
bcly before the assembled family"
Huldah looked amiahly rernorseful.
81 know sin't worthy ~ my high calm
rs follower 81 Ann. Vie said.
mo. HuldAh, you are not. agreed the
other. littls nettled at This easy eontri-
ton. Ordinary reproof does not reach
You. But II IL n necessary shall resort
70 other ncsns.- She regarded with level
eyes the figure before her. II shall send
you away abe said II shall send you
permanently to northern community"
There wzs no particular menace in Lu-
Gas voice. She stood with her hands
folded. looirng far away toward tho
darkening horizon. IT shall feel il my
duty abe resumed, and then very sud-
denly chs stopped
A look u vague horror had flashed
into old HuldAh's eyes. She stared
blankly az the slight. stern figure in the
doorway. You'd might A. well kill
me" she painted. stretching out . shak-
Ing hand I'D As lief die - 20 out'n
Ksnsucky. / WA born aud raised here.
I run barefoot through its grae and
waded in its creeks and climbed around
its hills. IL couldn't dror breath no
other place. Ny folks is molitring on
der Kentocky sod. and my own bonesd
never lay still with any other silc atop
Of EN-. Oh. sidsressi You-you amt
No human nature In youl You're hard
a. the aints In them hills yonder.-
Lucia drew herself up. She was lit
tl@ amazed a. Huldah's heat sf utter
ence. for in tss elasr-se' three months
q ninssirstiea In West House the old
sister had never before exhibited any
thing like 80 much fesling. Lucia. after
her first sense % surprise. was conscious
Of beng rather rlsss>d 10 have struck
thus BY chsncs upon inesns Of holding
hsr thriftlcs~ sister In chsck.
II have the welfare % the family 1t
h-ars.' she sail Unless | So some
ohsngs in ron. Hsldah. 1 shall send you
nett week - Ohio with Deacon Henry
when he returns ~ his village"
Hnldah gave n strangs little laugh.
''Chsngs~ she cried out KIN them
critters ~ hes aoofs larn 20 Hyf Id qui,
being lazy ard trisin II knowed how.
Bat came q easy soin roek. Eos
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r,sher dss In Ksntacky than live IN
osso.- She lunber~i heavily up the
steps. ard th@ young eiierr.- watched
her p.-s The houee
Lucia hsd f~slfag ~ uncertainty
She bad cou.s 10 This village from vel
ersisr~d seftI-m~rt IN snotser r-re-.
snd ~ cherishsd prsiseworfhy design
of hf..ns ths KsntuckY community . a
1871 nth fsors @asssrsly coaaactei s<t-
t.~naenf. Her predecessor. Eld~r--~
Jsas. had s--r~r.d issace viii saor.
mercy than iaeia bsi.sY-d vel. aud an.
der hrr rule Wet Ho.~s nd wors .
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