The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-26

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Joaiahs rcply wna not very coherent,
but whatever hu Hnid ho certainly thought
n good donl of Ella nftor this, and be- de-
uidud that, although she did not belong To
th0 Society of Frionds-sho looked hs
swout aud good ~ nny young Quaker maid
--Hhu might yct bo converted and Hbo had
asked him % teach her to b. good And
~ will =" ho suddenly startled himself
| hy 1xclnlming M ho pundcrcd over tho
matter IN the ailunor of his chnmbcr that
night,
"Shc Is only n frnil snpling now, ho
Hnid 10 himself, but aho will learn and
will grow, and tho mighticst oak wax once
nh acorn, -
From this time Josiah made point "
socinR Ella Mnssip frequently md doing
his bost Ia convert hur ~ his idcna and
opinions. lie found In her dorilc, low
Ing nature, and her pretty ways fairly
charmed him
Tho idea of having her abIut tho huuso
was certainly attractive, and yot-soinc'
how he could not picture her there ms
Johns wifr--tho girl had fairly twinrd
herself about his heart, and hy the time
tho golden harvest had como Josiah know
the fAct only too we'll
AZ first he chidcd himself and told him.
self he wna an old fool II was absurd tu
think that beautiful girl NJ 90 would
carr for an old widowvr of moru than dnu
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and f,,,y a ma, r,n lave and lo,s rms
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~ ,,,,r.r ,yi.h ,n s,,nI h,y n,yny from his
,anh.,,, hn, 'inh,,. Ind I.,rr ,,rnl,nbly n
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hr ,,,',,,,,ly-v.. h, h,,lt,v,.i M, ,yns onite
.,rc.-,hnt Elin Ioy,d him
IN, lcnu,lful Angu.t evening nt,.r tho
d.v,. ,,,,,k No. ,,,, 1n.,,b Fry and E.lla
.,n,J ,,iltng In ,hc ,Ion,nlng M h,r
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any .on.,blne .oon ."
fah L,1 Pm a.
how Fila. wur,i. ulroscd him and vel
they w,r, not mn, iho.o n, .bouid hn>o
c,prot.,I from n onnker mnld s,ill II
uns drIi,b,,uI On mini ho,v IN, hnd mn.
d,,.t,,,d him and no onc could h, NOR,
cbn,u,ir, n, ,no,, s,y,ct
"Thru ,hon nrt M, afraid IN ,ru., ms,
Thon ,hink,., .hnII spit ,ho,y" IA, s,iI
onyly
"y,s " shr ,ns,y,rcb "I L,ow IL
Th,y us,.d 4, t,li m, yo,, ,y,ro c,ld ami
hard bn, | did NOT hrliry, IL thon. nnd
no,y l,uph when ,blnk M n Tor h,v,
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sho recommended rr,v,r,I. with n li,,lr
.ou,.,,n of nj. brn,,ny bnnd which She
,bcn rni.,d 10 her lin. nnd kiss,d Josiah
fclt his blood c,nr.inr ,nndly tbrnuyh his
veins flo wns delighted Ia flpd bi.o.,If
~ hclov,J and tbou,b h, ,yns distinctly
h,,ir, c,nr,,sl hy ,his v,u,, nn,d "a w,s
so sw,,c, ,o him thnt his SINS, az tho nrn.
pri,,i,s ,v,s In mn way shn,l,d
"nnt nv drnr thnu kr,,y,.t nm IA,
and for,y and snmr,,m,. c,,.s ana cr,,i,.
h,,d .,
"Thnt,s po,hlns, "i,u,h,d Eun "I Inv,
oId man and fccI an prnud nf CON viii
vour brnutifnl vrny hoI, ana your ,trni,,h,
tnIl avun, Yon viii hc n Ioy,ly old n,nn
and I shnll Il, prondcr thnn ,yr, ~ ynu
UT.ct ,y,,tnJ On ,.lt yo,, al r., 4,
ione nvo ,hongh ne tnn,y ynn ,,onld a..
annrny, ~ ma ~, hIs ,,I,, nn, 7 h.,.,,',i
bin, 10 ,yni, ,o,J hin, 4, ro, - .Ii
ho s,,id--nrd van ,.-,h,t ! uns sn.,
oonId MAXI Won r,nJ ~ m" ,oy,.J yn,, -
u,,in nirrniv h,cnnsn ynn Won, in,r's
uncl, md hnJ l,,,,,, so ,,,,od 90 h,,,, and n
uto nan,ln cn, nIrays -, ,h,r, I,l,,
mo li,,Ic =" she nnnsrL md ,han at,.r
,,nwcnt,s s,l,ncc she ,,on, n,,.
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s,,,,k ~ ynn ,nJay and ,n,,'td' ha,,s,,
ynn u,,s, bnyo ,',.s.,'I 4, -, h.',, ,,,,
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n,yor INV. ,,n,rtI ,,,lo,, -,
narLncss snc,,,,,d 90 ,at, ,,.a. ,La I'',,
scnnr and I,s,nh Fry aI, 4, s"ata"i,
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,orod nor a sound H., T" 'nn,'r,' ,n.d ""Y a" :"
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