The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-07-22
A BROKEN HEART.
BY MRS. MARIE W. MAf.Rf.
Christian Observer.


whon she became for the first time an
object OF special interest to me.
Bctscy, my mothers maid, was re-
counting to an eager audience Oh ser
wants and children the wondcriul
things which had taken place the day
before at the big mcctip De
baptizin', de shoutin' an dc prcachln ::
| ain mover hear nOthin like 1T ieci
like Judgment day done come tur sho,
and rs to MiIly, she jest faint right
away
Milly, a pleasant looking, good
naturcd girl OF seventeen, who came
sometimes with il message to the 'grct
house." and who had more than once
stoned a moment from her work or
binding shcavcs behind the roapcrs TO
hand me up a bunch Of cocklc lOwrrs'
when my father had carried me to
took on at the harvest icIds' no"
sprang into Il heroine OF romance.
Young rs | was, | understood some
thing OF the terror inspired hy the
preaching OF the law. and to "la'nt
right dead away" seemed TO me like
the falling to the earth OF Saul OF
Tarsus.
When late that evening was reused
from an absorbing book Hy Ni!ly :
voice, asking that would "lvI. Nissis
dat Milly want to speak 10 her, |
looked upon hcl detected mjvn and
tcar.swollcn face with something like
awe.
Evening after evening saw my
mother, Bible in hand, retire with her
to that room which even row seems to
me q sacred place ana whcn at night
she knelt TO pray with her own chit
ren, she said 70 Us with emotion that
we must all pray with her that Goa
would give light and comfort TO poor
MilIy.
Before many days nad passed, betsy,
my frequent informant, announced
tnat 'Miily dun come thro.'
Like Betscy, believe | was dis
appointed. Mll,y's quiet happiness,
her eagcrncss to learn the whole trutt
OF Goa, could not be mistaken: bu'
Aunt Amy's visions, and Anrt Gritty:
hpnglng over he'll by dc hyal
OF her haid were 80 thrilling tina
Mllly's experience seemed tame il
comparison. =,
! heard my mother te!! my fathc
NAV IN" % M .i'S was ia d hr"no n Ii sHa'GNtu 'r"i
thc % Wi GimaIH,, IS GUY ~ Nu" ,.m '""'uu a"'t
ohia chG "'"t N>'n VI 'e"''" ~ '''''
SHY nu;,. ,,, . ., ....,
,i,ra oo' w. "a, "a, 't,'o '".,r" n"",
A,ii' oUti'1" !v'1 n"'o'.. - d. ~: u
thn I niT. iJ,'s.n - ,,H- - ".'''"'',x'
room 1hai ..MiIiy dnn -, "i,, NV 49, II. :.|, = :,
ET,,,,,nT TTmi s"t'a -",.'? THH -" 80 80 /" u
bn Iona h,b hn ~, nm,,n n ,,a, pcS. t".n T. -
hers '' :"
So il chancod for on, h,.f,;,,,...j.
in ,Iunc / .Iinnrd ara, frn,E -" -.
table, tired ont with q noli,ir,i -.
cussiop' and sacr",iy ;nditr"r' T,,:.r'' ..I, ,.
nv father .IronId III ta1.i1g LII [,'I ~ SMr, s-'a
unintcrrs,inr nnnri.. .. I,'a,. 80 ~ 49,
stcr and Iarklnn and Ca',n"n ',-" w., Iy
he knew wa. wai,ing for hi. nr"n,iI' ,,i''
ed storic, Of Sir Waiior p.I.iI,b "'a' and
Sir Francis Drake '"N
forgot nv hisrHric horoo. bowo,.ou
IN the interest in.nircI ny ,hn t"Elao,,,
on the nialZa n, 10 ,sn.ba 'mi o"''o"u aI u
we're gathrrrd - J.mIbinI, ;"' Wy ?aor;n'I i'u
crn>ya 50 VM n,oo "t I"Gg N'mg' Jcer!ng
other end and nn, ''I, fsr fron n,ie ne az ont
door of the Iinjne room, vs. Stood % moor
Edmund who La1 .viEnntl,, uun ~. ~
gauntlet
.,u,, ~,
,o,,d iuM'n'a"c in you oon'' go long, "a
iiuhd ,gIgg!cd the lrrGPressl ol'
pu'Icy R"lEe 10 tell Mllly no"
you h"ng oacK' x: | plleVe you dun glVt
T,tIa ioIiol4. r Heeh Hary, 1ne eIaIelS
I;"n;,,,. n'rI, 'oIaHGu llIIle from MS usua
bb,sn!ivS. lll' BOY "hat you mean oJ
dts dn"s @ ins roun ue "hl'c 'oHes' dooi
VIZ THy H%"y :. ~
-, a,t ne eoaufa Eulnund replied: "idum
o;s, ~ a. lohca coh ielhlnc lohc
.t ! am hanging 'roun nor hanging back
hurr, No. Docs Sou aii aPecSS g"lhe
hurry haralcr AZ nc supper
nPoa thls hlnt' spoke: rather
nas ,m Hhlshcd ms supper, Edmund
!, In tell him you want to speak tt
hlm," and away ! sped, hearing the
SOUND OF scurrying footsteps behind me
As his tormcntors fed, well knowing
that my father, who was firm be
never III the rights Of every one in
their several places and relatiops," as
the Shorter Cavcchism says, would by
poor Edmund. '''"6 VI
Perhaps he had not yet screwed
ms M courage TO the sticking place. but
" was too late to draw back.
l had hoped to be allowed to stand
oy my father and hear the interview
out he put me gently back and could
only watch from the window to sec
Edmund vanishing down the lawn In
LnC direction nf l.