The Republican journal., 1898-10-27


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CHAPTER Ill.,
As+o ba,rts VIM, ,,r.,,i,,as.. +I,r..1.I.+.,.-
Sometimes comes q I-ai}[ng snti5,-ll5
Undefned and nanel.ss pain
ST. the night Of gloom and sadness
Nlthers IN the morn OF gl4dness-
Lite and love restores agun.
I Ten years, bearing on their celseless.
/ ever varying tide so much of JOY and sut-
row to the jewellers of earth, have passed
/ since Claire Manly last looked upon the
beautiful face of Marion Leigh. He grad
uated from college with The first honDls
of his class. 1t is now the morning fol
lowing his graduation from the theologi-
cal school. lie has Just received a letter
| iron a ciassmatc Charles Graham, his
most intimate friend and college chum,
was, like himself, an orphan OF not
ample means: but being physically
stronger. sickness had made no draw back
upon his work. and by economy and
perseverance he had lie previous year
graduated from New York medical
school. soon after married. and located in
a pleasant little New England village with
every assurance of success. Let US glance
over Claire's shoulder and note a few
sentences from the letter he is SO earnest
" reading Ii ran thus: Dear old Friend. -
know you are fitted for a higher station
and can command a larger salary else
where, but you need rest; and here | am
sure YOU would gain health and strength
The people here have decided to hire a
Younger minister | told them about YOU
( and thew wished me to write Won. You
could not find an easier place, everything
here is so quet-no wrangling among the
people, which is probably owing to first
class digestion and general good health.
50 you see it is a much better place for
minister than for doctor, for it is con-
sidered one Of the most healthful local.
ties in this part of the state: and were it
not for a large outside practice in dioin-
ing towns. [ could not live here. 1t will
do YOU lots of gooc to ride with me. and
| if you wish Your home shall be with us
You have never met my Nellie; but
! know YOU will like her for she 5 the
dearest, sweetest little woman in the
whole world.
Little did Claire realize what that letter
meant to him. On what slight things in
deed hangs human destinies. Oh. that lis
guardian angel NAV not torsake him now.
when so mnch is at staket He has
already received = tIatterino offe, from q
citv church and tile temntation is strono
to accent. vel he cannot shake off the
feeling that he onobt 10 heed DR. tra-
ham advice. He prayed long and earn
estly to be guided Alright. All, surely an
unseen presence is watchino over him in
this critical hour. for Selling his pen he
writes. .sNIeet me at r station Fridav
evening"
The following Sabbath Claire nreache
his first sermon in the little VILLAGE church
to a large attentive audience All oave
him such a cordial welcome that he felt.
surely ''the lines are fallen unto me in
pleasant Places
At The close of the same Sabbath on
which wo laf+ Marion ,,nS;nu NV tho ,ivar
Cl;. ~ .a4 H.; 60, l. =, o 49,
Sia.io ~ io'' n'1 "1ai9 p,"in' wa, ""n
r,;las ha la fol,oyrad mn tho straan' and
lnf'1no I;s s+a, ras+od NV ~,
han1-s. ,Uhi1e hotbing lis heated hrou in
~ -. a,,nua,,.7o h,,r,.L &c ,,o,,,;o.
d,;e+oa 80 ~ faat ua aanorl1 oa1,rLt
49,, 81 +ha assao;,+in,, hrorcrh+ s.,oat
or,d orooio,s n,a,,ories inv rihhon
l hald tfhe,, tirnln tnr.thar aIse thew Womb
ha,,a haan savared nv tho ida Win doas
w. Sow 81 nov hin, at this banr
nha 80, Ia has +riad ~ farna+o
n,,,,,r,r ~ nnce coached bio1 that sbe had
n,a,r;ed a man If wealth and nositior
tha+ ha, fatbaT had retired from business
,,a ia asa with +nen, to snana sa,ar1I
, raars IN F,,rona
'N SlnwIy and thonoltfullv he wendell his
,,-., 1+0 hacll ~ his new, homo WV did ha
s "i} L bto +hosa draonino mangled t1,w1
o ous' N ah, 1rith thero cane the he.,nrifnl
fao IS Nf,r;in 7 ainh. and in his draaas
ha sa Var d.rl s1,1oyfnl avas lnol,nn
n',+ fro,,, That hnncb Of nansies ybi1a bar
uoioa softenad to a scarcely audihla wis.
roi0 ssernad reneatino to him.
poi'
All Is endeu now 'ho nope 'ie lear anu
the sorrow,