Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-04-18

a question not merely for to-day or to-
morrow, but for all our lives"
God forbid"
The hasty mutter, the gloomy look
they went to his wfe's heart and he
could see they did; but still she never
shrunk.
81, too say God forbid" for | know
even better than you do how hard pow
erty is, oh, my Roderick! when think
of what have cost you"-her voice fal-
tcred-"of all you have lost through mel"
"Iost-and gained"
eyes, will not lightly value myself,
nor underrate the woman you chose, who
you thought would make you happy. And
will make you happy, even if we are
not rich"
"'The heart of her husband doth safely
trust in her." said he, fondly. "But,
come, this is nonsense, and quite beside
the question. What is the question, by
the bye2 for am getting rather confused,
and''-looking at his watch-"I must be
off to my work Oh what a comfort
work isl Don't you perceive that | have
been twice as happy, and therefore twice
as good since was at the mill?'
She saw through the little loving ruse
TO save her pain; it made her feel doubly
the pain she was giyng-was obliged to
give.
"You are always good"-taking his
hand and kissing it--"and ineXpressibly
good to me, no matter how great burden
am"
"The heaviest burden l ever had to
carry, and the sweetest. But that is
neither here nor thcre'-with sudden
change to seriousness, the serious almost
sad look that sometimes came over him,
showing how the youth had changed into
man, the man into husband-truly a
husband-housc-ba band, the stay and sup
mort of the house. Dear, we have chos-
en- our lot; we cannot alter it; we would
not il we could, 1t Is not all bright; l
know that; but we must not make it
darker than it is We must not look
back"
mo" wv = thu.
"And for the future" 49,
Then her strength seemed to come into
her-strength born of "further-ooking
hope" than even he could take in
at is of that future think she said.
eve may be poor, as | said, all our lives.
hope not; but we may. Are We and
more than we, to make life one long
struggle and deceit, by keeping up APP
pearances,' or are we to face the worst
to appear exactly what we are, and trust
the world to accept it as such! l be-
lieve it wouldn't least the good half of
it. For the others, why need we care"
Gently as she spoke it was with GER
tain resoluteness, and the hand which
casped her husbands felt firm as steel.
For me-" she went on, laying her
hand on his shoulder, and creeping close
to him, 81 am so proud, both for myself
and you, that when these people invite
me, l believe they really want meme
myself, and not my clothes or my car
riage. And when they come and see me,
flatter myself it is really to visit me.
And if l liked them, and felt them truly
my friends, l would go and see them,
and wish my husband to do the same,
whether they were poor professors-like
ours ut Neuchatel or your English dukes
and duchesses."
"Even if they said to us, as have seen
condescendingly affixed to church doors,
Come in your working clothes;' for | am
not even a professor; l am a working
man"
Certainly; but something else as well.
Look in the glass; you don't do it too Of
ten! could anybody mistake you for any
thing but gentleman"
Roderick laughed, coloring little,
my dove, you are growing veritable
serpent. Mistress Eve, you tempt your
Adam on mans weakest point-vanity."
mo, you are proud, not vain. Do not
be afraid l see all your faults clear as
light"
"Thank you"
GAS you mine, hope; because then we
can try and cure both. Dear, we are like
two little children sent to school together.
We may have many hard lesson to
learn but we will learn them-together"
He was silent. AS she had said, things
were harder for him than for her, She
recognized this fully. You could have
seen by her face that her heart bled for
him. as people call it--that cruel ''bleed-
ing inside" which natures like hers so
we'll understand; but she did not compro-
mise or yield one inch even to him, and
he knew her well enough by this time to
be quite certain she never would.
A weak man might have resented this,
have taken refuge in that foolish II have
said it, and I'll stick to it, or keep up
that obstinate assertion of masterdom
which usually springs from an inward
terror of slavery; but Roderick was prone
to neither of these absurdities. He had
that truest strength which never fears to
yield, if there is rational need for
yielding
MY wife," he said, at last, taking her
hand and looking up with some gravity,
but not shadow of anger, what do you
wish me to do?"
do RIGHT and fear nocht,' as your
motto-our motto-says. That is ALL"
"What is the right?"
"The simple truth. Say it and act it."
"HOw?
"Let us tell our neighbors that we are
not rich enough for what is called so
ciety,' but that we feel their kindness,
and will accept it, whenever we can.
Occasionally we will go and visit them
Symington, for instance, is quite within
walk; and when they visit us"-she
smiled-"I hope l shall be able to give
them little hospitality, without need of
Caleb BalderstOne.'
"My darlingv
"DO not be afraid of me"-she kissed
him with slightly quivering lip. 81 may
be young and foolish, but l know how to