Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-15
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ltoderick hesitated. perhaps my faith.
er might, only"
They were both silent.
Think, dearest" she continued: SIT ia
a question not merely for to-day or to-
morrow. but for all our lives"
God Forbid"
Inc nasty mutter. the gloomy look
II went to his wife's heart, and he
could See they did; but still she never
shrunk.
81. too, say God forbid" for I know
even better than you do how hard pov-
erty is. oh, my Roderick! when l think
of what l have cost you"-her voice fall
tered-"of all you have lost through me!"
"I-ost-and gained"
"1es, 1 will not lightly value myself.
nor undcrrate the woman YOU chose, who
you thought would make you happy. And
i will make you happy, even if we are
not rich"
"'I'he 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 bye: for l am getting rather confused,
and'-looking Mt his watch-'I must be
off to my work. Oh, what IL comfort
work is! Don't you perceive that l have
been twice as happy, and therefore twice
as good, since l was at the mill:"
She saw through the little loving rusc
to save her pain; it made her feel doubly
the pain she was siving-was obliged to
give.
"You are always good'-taking his
hand and kissing it-'and ineXprcssibly
| good To me, no matter how great n burden
l am"
"Thc heaviest burden l ever had to
carry, and the sweetest. But that is
| neither here nor there'--with a sudden
| change to seriousness, the serious, almost
| sad look that sometimes came Owe him,
showing how the youth had changed into
n man. the man into a ~husband-truly n
Observation-Disclosures, the stay and sup
port OF the house. Dear, VIC have chos-
! en- our lot; we cannot alter it; we would
not if we could. 1t is not all bright; l
| know that; hut we must not make it
darker than it is. We nus not look
back"
NO"
".tnd for the future"
Then her strength seemed to come into
hcr-strcngth born of 81 Notwithstanding
hope than even lie could take in.
~ is VI tIlitL ltlluIc 4 lIlllN. NV Sull
"NVc may be poor, as l said. all our lives.
l hope not; but we may. Are VIC. and
more than we, to make life one long
struggle md deceit. by keeping up APP
| ~pcaranccs,' or are we to face the worst.
to appear exactly what we are, and trust
the world to accept it as such! l no.
lieve it wouldn't least the good half of
it. For the others, why need we carc?"
Gently as she spoke, it was with Il cor
tain rcsolutcncss. and the hand which
| clrspcd her husbands felt firm as steel.
''E'or 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, / believe they really want meme
myself, and not my clothes or my car
riagc. And when they comc and sec me.
l tlattcr myself it is really to visit me.
And if L liked them. and felt them truly
my friends, 1 would go and see them.
and wish my husband to do the same.
whether they were poor prolessors-lii;e
ours at Neuchatcl or your English dukes
and duchcsses."
''lEvcn il they said to us. as ] have seen
condcsccndingly affixed to church doors.
! Come in your working ciothes:' for l am
not even a professor; l am Il working
man"
"Ccrtainly; but something else as we'll.
Look i'll the glass: you don't do it too Of
ten! could anybody mistake You for any
thing but a gcntlcman:'
Roderick laughed. coloring n little.
My dove. you are growing Il vcritablc
serpent. Mistress Eve, you tempt your
Adam on mans weakest p~oint-vanity."
mo. you are proud. not vain. Do not
he afraid; l see all your faults clear as
light"
THANK YOU"
".As you mine. 1 hope; because then we
can try and curc both. Dear, we are like
two little children sent to school together.
We may have many n hard lesson to
learn: but we will learn thcm-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 blcd for
him. us people call it-that cruel bleed
ing inside" which natures like hers so
mise or yield one inch even to him. and
he knew l.cr we'll enough by this time to
he quite certain she never would.
\ weak man might have resented this,
have taken refuge in that foolish II have
said it, and Ill stick to it, or keep up
i that obstinate assertion of mnSterdom
which usually springs from an inward
terror of slavery: but Roderick WAS prone
to neither of these al,surditics. He had
that trucst strength which never fears to
yield. if there is Il rational need for
yielding.
My wife," he said. at last. taking her
hand and looking up with some gravity,
but not n shadow of anger. what do YOU
wish me 20 dog"
"'Do riclt and fcar nocht.' as Your
motto-our motto--snys. That is ALL"
what is the right!"
1.-The simple truth. Say it and act it,"
"HowT'
Let us tell our ncighbors that we arc
not rich enough for what is called so
cicty,' 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
a walk; and when they visit us"-she
smilcd-"I hope 1 shall be able to give
them n little hospitality. without need of
n Caleb Balderstone."
..ATy darlinrt"