The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-14
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tlr course Of a river. liner" was 'H'
snatch # in.irirm when the patlrIt WAS
impr.uouS anl titful; then CAME the Pc
rjod of blindness and silence, rs Il the
stream. sinking DOWN brtWrcI deep banks
rolled IN dark and uoi>elrsS to the sea.
Tel me- she moancd to Sister cath
crime one day. after the doctor had gone
"iS there any hope"
YES, child," She answered soothing'y'
with care you will recover
Il don't mean that" She replied. "Sla"
| be markcdE" ~.
He fears You Will. l don't wonder II
you yrieve over that pretty. sweet face
But listen, child; you have TO learn -
say. Not my will. but Thine, be done,
And You will learn to say it."
Never" cried Vanity-"nevcr. lis
ten. there is a man whom | loved. and who
loved me. We had promised ourselves 20
each other, and a woman came and stole
his heart"
"Tnrn he is hcrs-not yours.
Il mcant 10 win him back" Vanity con
tinued; Il knew he could not resist No.
But now my face is destroyed, and ali IS
over. and | want to die"
Thank God, who has given You tin
for repentance" the Sister said Srav"iy.
His ways are not our ways. He Is lead
ing YOU by paths You know not.
Two or three hours later SISTER Cath
crinc, finding her "A little easier, said 20
her:
"Would you Xix" me to tell about a
man who-oncc-wantcl TO marry me-
There was a strange trrmor in that
usually calm voice as the Sister spoke.
"Ds let me hear it," Vanity said.
1--WE met when he was twenty-five and
| twenty-one. and We both were poor. We
fel! in love. | think he really loved mo. l
know | really loved him. The story IS
commonplace cnough-at least 10 the ear.
After we had waited five years for a for
tune to enable us to marry. he secured a
good appointment. My heart was throb-
bling with bliss when l received a letter
from him. written in a style Of cold jus
ticc and formal honor. which stabbed me
to the heart. He had ceased To care FOR
ne. | wrote and released him. and when
| closed the letter | looked up. aud there
was my life around me, u d~csolatc wilder
hess. Ny strength failed. my face grew
aged with anguish. my hair turned white.
| watched the signs, and was CAD of tlrm
| had been well taught. or | might have
killed myself. We were living in che
country, and one Sunday morning | went
out for an early walk. Since my Sor-
rows | had never gone to church. All !
heard the bells ringing in the village fox
an early service. The idea struck me that
| would 20 in and see if there | could
calm my mind. As | entered the c.rrsy.
man was reading the sentence. Come unto
Me. all that travail and are heavy laden,
and Will give you rest
Nov. let ne tell you a fact. AS !
kneit there it seemed to mo that an III
visible hand was put into mine. | did
truly and actually feel as if a hand clasp
ed ME. | looked up. No one VAS near
ne. The clergyman was some way of.
Then ! seemed 80 hear a voice saying:
Are there no SORROWS beside your own
No breaking hearts but yours: ~ sick
ness: No hunger? No nakcdncss:' Then
for the first time | realized that / was
only one III "A great fellowship Of -rirt.
| was overwhelmed. but with a blessed
SORROW now. When the cup came 10 me
! could scarcely hold it,. The clergyman
saw my agitation. and kindly helped my
trembling hand, and | saw my own tears
running down into the wine | tasted. But
from lAat M there was Il new life
before ne. And | have been happy ever
>;nc' i'll my " way. People say al. ,or',
%. things about religion; | only know what
religion has been 10 me. \ new i.tr-1
new life when the Old one WAS W.tIrrrl
and blasted and dead, All that was tVcu,
y years ago
'Wnar hccame Of him." Vanity asked
II" went his way and proSperrd. He j.
married now. witA u large and happ. 4.
i.y."
Courage, energy, tenderness, and rare
knowledge Of the heart were shown By
Sister Catherine. She never lost pa
thence With Vanity; she never shrruk
from rrprov;us her reckless notions; aud
she never lost sight Of the method by
which she must lead this wandering child
IF Nature into the way Of peace.
Sister Catherine gradually gained
ground. She never lo>c an Opportunity.
and ne read Xaa;ty's character with rare
.nsi-I'. Ia spite ot all tAe sick actress
would pour forth in her Passionate b-oh,n.
hearted way. tne sister kept repeating that
lie was love. and that there Was a lite
open 10 Vanity. Al times, with accents
II Seorn. she would contrast this with
Vanity, oAi deal; and At last Vanity
fairly confessed ;hat the sisters concep.
tpu If lie was higher than her own.
Vanity, full heart empticl itself now.
II have been 50 wild and sinful. and nv
Ii" is :, broken up, and everything ha>
=pAe 10 pieces. and there is nothing left.
But # YOU will help ne. | will live rs you
Tell me, and not be afraid, and try 10 10