The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-10-18

1t will be a job Of vast dimensions,
and my back will often cry out
against it,"
"You need not spade 1t all. Faith
er's will requires you to raise a crop
of corn, and does not indicate the
size of the field, but leaves that
wholly with you. Now, IL three
acres prove too many for you, accept
the inevitable and try two or one.
| think it likely that one acre with
our garden would be enough; at
least, it will be all you can do, and
We must learn to be content to do
what we can do"
SO the third time he stepped into
his field, and choosing that part
which seemed freest from stumps he
fell to work with his spade. He had
begun to use some moderation in
working, and when night came he
felt much encouraged.
But it was Sarah's time now to be
in trouble. He noticed that she
seemed and timid, ready to
start at any unusual sound.
"What has happened?" he asked,
as they sat before the fire of light
wood knots in his room. "You
don't seem like yourself this even
ing.n
~ am almost ashamed to tell you,"
she replied; ''but the truth is, l have
been hearing strange voices in the
house to-day, and l cannot find out
what utters them or whence they
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"Where did you hear them?"
SIN this very room. was stand
ing on the hearth when | first heard
them, but afterwards I heard them
in all parts of the ROOM"
"What did they sound like?"
~ can hardly say. They seei..ed
to be the voices of two persons, APP
parently in distress, but could not
distinguish clearly the words"
"What did you do when you heard
them?'
81 looked around to find whence
they came. | have searched every
where, but could iud no sign of
anybody. But. listen, there it is
againH" They both rose to their
feet, and bent their heads to listen.
They could distinguish plainly the
sound of a human voice. 1t seemed
to come out of the closet alongside
of the fireplace. Philip opened the
door and crossed in, but there was
nobody in there. o him in the
closet the sound seemed to come
from the o He put his ear
against the wall, palmer, but there
was no opening whatever in the
wall.
May be it is the wind blowing
down the chimney" he said.
mo, it is not the wind" answered
the now thoroughly young
lady. "The wind can't make a noise
like that. Oh! listen!" For now
come the tones deep and distinct,
and they caught the words, "H-lp
me, help me, Lord, help me-" Then
another voice answered, ''It's no
use, its no use.n
so brother, who a it be?"
"Don't be alarmed, sister," he
said. 1T certainly is a mystery, but
we can clear it up by trying. FL
CALI And he cried aloud, "Who
are you?n But no answer anne.
Little did either of them sleep that
night.
The next morning Philip renewed
his efforts to discover the source of
the mysterious vo &c, but was entirely
bailcd. They di3 not hear it any
more that day, though they listened
constantly for it. The next day
likewise passed without their hearing
it, and the next; and so on for a
week, and they began to think they
would hear it no more. But as
Philip was sitting in his room alone
II day he was startled by the
plainly uttered words: "It's no use,
it's no use,n certainly coming from
the closet. He was now determined
to know what it meant. 1t was clear
to him that the words came from a
human throat, and he was confident
they proceeded from the closet; but
search as he may, not a trace could
be found of any person in the closet,
or indeed on the entire premises.
lie stood by the mantlepiece and
listened. Again the voice came
loud, deep and plain, and he dis
tinctly heard the words: "Help me,
help me, Lord help me; it's no use,
it's no use"
"Where are you?n he shouted.
"What is it?" cried his sister
running in.
Nothing" he said, 81 was only
answering that strange voice. 1t
sounds quite loud to day. Listen"
"It's no use, it's no use," they heard
in the same slow, deep tones,
'Who are YOU" he shouted again,
No nswer came, and they heard the
voice no more that day.
That afternoon two old ladies,
Mrs. Snoddy and Mrs. Barnes, called
to see Sarah. ami Philip went ont tC