Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-22

should rec gaize you lie can bear you
no malice. DIR. Blanchard was ever your
| friendl'
mo, will remain in the shadow
till can escape from here.
THAT ycu must not do Valentine.
Look out, my husband See. time has
so changed him that / could not tell
that had ever set eyes on him before.
The children are shouting his name.
1h.t lone assures me / am not mistak
Cn. II yCu wish TO remain unknown, he
c.mrct recognize you. Only in your
brave heart and love for me are you
the Valentine Weldon Of 10 years ago.
Here, here they are. Do not crouch back
in the darkness. See how like our Nora
the youi.s sri looks"
Mrs Kyle sei:.sd Lor husbands arm
and kept him standing back near the
entrance to the cave, where, v'thout
being directly observed, they could see
all that was going on outside.
And Valentine Kyle and his wife
have arrived. " said the Prophet, raising
his brunzcd face to the sun. II knew
that God would answer my prayer.
Where are they:"
I'm the cave" shouted the children,
and every hand was pointed in tx di.
rection that he might not make "a mis-
take.
Dr. Blanchard and the Prophet helped
Clara from her horse, when she was at
once surrounded by the women and chill
dren, and she was kissed and cried and
laughed over till her cheeks Were red
dened with kissing and her brow whiten-
I'd with that rarest Of cosmetics, the
tears Of friendship. Mr.. Kyle's old
herder appearing, the Prophet ordered
him TO take the horses TO the other side
Of the valley, where" he said, never
q horse grazed before. for the valley has
been sacred But the horse that carries
the fugitive from cruel persecution is an
instrument Of the Lord and becomes
sacred in his service. Place the animals
in the best grass No harm can come 10
them here. "
With the saddle and equipments on
his arm the Prophet entered the cave
and found Valentine Kyle and his wife
sitting in the shadows away from the
altar. Striding over, he took hand Of
each, and in voice filled with unusual
rGthCs he said:
"Yc mourn still for your children as
If they were not. My heart is with you
in your sore afiiiction but, as GCd reign
9Th and my soul liveth, the clouds shall
rcss away and the sunlight Of peace and
joy shall pour in on your purified hearts
Oh, yc who have so long walked with
d wrcast eyes, the end Of the gloomy
vay is nearing! The atonement has been
i::cGe and tie Joy awaits those who have
lccn sanctiiied by sorrow.
May your words prove true, sighed
Mrs. Kyle.
They have ever come true, for all
my thought has been devoted 10 learn
ing the ways Of the Great Architect who
piled up the mountains, followed the
valleys and filed the world with light.
There are no mysteries save III Our own
ignorance, no miracles save where we
are blind. The doctor and his daughter
need rest. Then they viii speak 10 you,
and you will love them for your kindred
trials.
The Prophet took their hands again
and bowed over them as If he Were call
ing down bencdiction. Then he went
off 10 find the doctor and Clara.
Mary Clyde had anticipated what he
would do, and at once prepared couches,
while others prepared food The doctor
ate with thankfulness, and lay down on
the robes with a feeling Of awe such aS
he had never before experienced. for he
sould not but feel that he had left the
world
As has been mentioned, the Prophet
had an instructive conception Of the
time and could tell the hour If he had
been days III absolute darkness. DR..
Blanchard could not be expected 70 do
this. He woke up before day, and gCid-
ed by the lights on the altar went over
and sat near il, for there was COM
panionship in the fiickering flames. As
he sat there he heard deep sigh, &c
companied by light step on the rocky
fioar He Looked up and SAW "a Laggalu