The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-10-07
CHAPTER X.

Like everything else, making sacrifices
requires education up 10 them. Few DO
ans of the really great things Of life with
out long preparation.
Without any warning, Miriam lnrule was
called upon 10 face what seemed to her a
shatteriag of her universe. Frequently she
had had 10 contemplate the possibility of
Henry Clay PolIock's death, and such an
event would have found in her mind a Ger
tain preparedness, for the mountains were
always troub.ous, and Pollock was a master
full daring spirit, who courted danger
Such happening she would have accepted
with as much of the resignation one gives
TO the inevitable Blu: she had no more
thought Of separation from him than she
did OF his infdelity. She was as sure Of his
truth TO her as she was of her own 10 him.
For two days she was in mad rebellion.
She refused 10 recognize that anything less
than death had the right TO separate them.
III Pollock aust go away why should she
not 20 with him, aud ight--f necessary,
die-bv his side2
Her mood was surprisingly the greatest
trial her mother had ever had with her.
That good, gentle woman-1ise from long
experience. aud exalted toward saintliness
by years Of patien: sGffering-at first found
her oounsels and consultations 10 fall upon
her daughters seething mind like drops OF
cold water upon hot iroa.
IN bitterness OF heart. and con'rition OF
sperit all mankind mus: Farm resignation TO
the will o. the Lord = she said III voice az
gentle as the signing Of the Summer
zephyrs among the trees. I'VE women
must iarn hit arlier an better than men
bev 10. Men kan sometimes fight agln
hos :; h.. Il xvifi ~ sire Nga
overcome hit but women never"
I'm tired o. hearin' q the Will o the
Lord" Miriam broke III angrily. Hiri
aluz the plea when some ones too lazy OF
toe skeery to do what he Oughter. Now
mother. yo' mustn't think j mean yo'," she
said with sudden contritiop. Yo've aliui
bin Drawer an stronger nor any o the res
% weuns. But this haint the viii o. In,
Lord. We insult Him when we blame hi
on Him. Hits the will o. wicked an
peryerse generation, as the Elder says. wine
oughter be smashed out ez yo'd smash out ;
nest o. copperheads. | don't believe in In,
men runnin' away from they any
more'n yo'd run away from pack o rattle
snakes. Stay on yer own ground an kli
tbey'uns ez GENES onto yer ground. XII
'em with rocks am clubs, with guns an
swords-any way Z git shet o. they'uns"
She stood erect, beside her wheel, looking
like PrieStess oil Destruction who wa
spinning the web OF doom for her enemies
by DEAR" said her mother In TIT
Bible we iind ofttimes the beat an stronges
men IN Judea were not able ts prevail
against the wicked. an had q leave TIT
country. Hit suited The Lords purposes |
have hit So Bat soon they'u GENE back
with the power o the Lord With they uns
an put their enemies all 4 the sword. S.
hit will be now"
"But why is the Lord so slow? why doe
He wait? why don't lie strike at once?n
Because He wants Z try our hearts il
the furnace of affection. He wants 4 sepa
rate the gold from the dross- How woul
lie know His own, did He not test 'em?p
After two days OF bitter wrestling wit
her own mutiny, Miriam awoke one morn
ing with such a changed aspect that 1T wa
al ouce apparent TO ali Of the family Nhe
she kissed her mother good morning" til
caress had lost the curt formalify OF the la'
few days. The mothers quick sympathi'
read in il intense sadness and resignation.
I" She has farned the fust bitter lesson
womanhood," said she with tears in her eye
Miriam busted herself during the day wit
gathering all the articles she had spun an
woven for her future home, and CAREFUL
r cking them away with lavender in ced
chest. There was something very significal
IT, this. Heretofore they had been u
hourly delight of her eyes. They were huI
ahoat the house where she could see them
she passed to and fro. End she would st'
from time to time, finger them lovlngl