Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-05

vifc / knew that letter and knew my
brother
And the devil know me III the hour
# my wicked weakness Tho letter |
micro jf,d and had,
Il Auew his spirit of sensitive pride
80 well that WHOM the tcmpter wins
percd, lie VIII never write but once, |
knew II VOL
i knew If he never had an answer
from you that there would be no other
word from hun 20 You.
Il have lived with the torture Of
that stolen letter, which your heart has
wrUng from mine a Thousand times IN
our silent spirits war, with You even
/ conqurriug = | am lying bat the
J home ANA the brother are here
Come III unto him and dwell with
him
PRESIDE at my chair sit at my plate
drink from my cup ana may God grant
you double blessing and me a double
mercy Amen
And 50 Eunicc wcpt Not for herself;
her suffering, had been years in dark
ness, and here was light And through
such sho looked INTO the soul Of that
other woman
And then hopraycd She was beyond
the dear Ihomaa-a-KempIs and Tilestol
gems Of her agony hours
She went to God with that other
woman.
And whom She arose from her knees,
instead # opening that letter she dried
her eyes ard ,luoothcd her hair fur the
tea table.
When gentle LITTLE old lady put her
head with jerk in at the door and
said. Tea i r'adv, Miss Eunice, " she
followed her without IA word and drank
tea with her same daily precision. And
when, tea being over, She and the gentle
little old lady sat out on the quiet
piazza together, with only the song of
sleepy insect, and the great beauty Of a
mountain night, she said:
Miss Annie, have II story to tell
you.
And the gentle little old lady heard
with an amused interest Eunice Raven
romance.
Nov, Miss Annie, what ought to
do? Pray for me tonight and tell mc
when You call me in the morning, fin.
ishod Eunice.
'Tcll you what You ought to dol
Why Miss Eunice, marry him. Just TO
think, you poor dear rs much as have
liked your quiet way as a boardcr, and
that bad too. aS | dreaded taking ypu
Iou have never given the trouble Of
kitten, though. l should miss you more
than bah orphan asylum -
'Rcmemb,r Miss Annie, il is l9
years and have not read his letter
yet, returned Eunice.
Net read the letter YETI exclaimed
the gentle little old LADY "Wcl, You
90 beat all. But one beau, and never
had but ne letter, being ~ years com
ing and You not read it yet Land %
love, Miss Emicc, | IN amazed. | should
go right up stars and read that There
letter this very minute. "
Euuice Raven went slowly TO her
little room, but H. soon a. she entered
the very Guts III the curtains began 10
dance before her, and the white chair
covers and bcosprcad all seemed shrouds
that gave her shivqs.
Going 70 her trunk, she unpacllod "a
picture # herself in youth. SHE held il
critically before the candle glare K
miTorcd a fresh, bright happy face.
She compared il with her poor, worn
one The significance Of the act was the
last and saddest truth Of her wretchod
misery. Sorrow beauties only the
heart, not the face Of woman.
All exclaimed Itunice. holding the
image Of her girlhood at arms length.
That night there WAS disorder in the
chamber Of Eunice Raven, and the tu-
multi If her soul was great, but as the
gray dawn crcpt gently about her the
woman arose from her knees and, bear
ing herself erect ana firmly poised, stood
beside the writing table at her eastern
window.
Beneath her lay the unopened letter
that had awaited her hand these 70
years. She smiled at some grim thought
III abstract and looked out over the sun
tinted mountains
In the shadow Of their quiet mighty
grandeur there lay strength. With cold.
narrow lips she pressed the lctter-ouce.
tWicc-and then, with steady unermg
pen, she wrote across its surface:
Only a heart, Il face and name "
She laid It and locked it away in the
very bottom OF her trunk And when
she had done that she simply went OH
with the life Of Eunice Raven.
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Fashion In Calling Cards.