The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-11-02
BY Charles M. Sheldon.
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made at this office.
CHAPTER NJ Continued.
For answer both Dr. Bruce and the
bishop put on their overcoats and went
out with him to the home of the dead
mans family. This was the beginning
of a new and strange life for Clarence
Penrose. From the moment he stepped
into that wretched howell Of home and
faced for the first time in his life de-
spair and suffering such as he had read
of, but did not know by personal con-
tact, he dated new life. 1t would be
another long story to tell how, in obedi-
ence to his pledge, he began to do with
his tenement property as he knew Jesus
would do. What would Jesus do with
tenement property if he owned it in
Chicago or any other great city OF the
world2 Any man who can imagine any
true answer to this question can easily
tell what Clarence Penrose began to do.
Now, before that winter reached it's
bitter climax many things occurred in
the city that concerned the lives Of all
the characters in this history Of the dis
ciples who promised to walk in his steps.
It CHANGED, by one Of those remark
able condolences that seem to occur
preternatural]y that one afternoon, just
as Felicia came out of the settlement
with basket which she was going to
leave as sample with baker in the
Penrose district, Stephen Clyde opened
the door Of the carpenter shop in the
basement and came out of the lower
door in time to meet Felicia as she
reached the sidewalk
''Let me carry your basket, please, !"
he said.
"Why do you say 'please?' asked
Felicia, handing over the basket.
II would like to say something else, y
replied Stephen, glancing at her shyly
and yet with boldness that frightened
him, for he had been loving Felicia
more every day since he first saw her,
and especially since she stepped into the
shop that day with the bishop, and for
weeks now they had been in many ways
thrown into each others company.
''What else?" asked Felicia Innocent
ly, falling into the trap.
''Why,' said Stephen, turning his
fair, noble face full toward her and
eying her with the look of one who
would have the best of all things in the
universe, II would like to say, Let me
carry your basket, dear Felicia.
Felicia never looked so beautiful in
her life. She walked on a little way
without even turning her face toward
him. It was no secret with her own
heart that she had given it to Stephen
some time ago. Finally she turned anG
said shyly, while her face grew rosy
and her eyes tender, "Why don't you
say it, then?''
"May r. cried Stephen, and he was
SO careless for a minute of the way hi
held the basket that Felicia exclaimed
eyes! But, oh, don't drop my goodiesv
"Why, wouldn't drop anything *
precious for all the world, dear Fe
icia, " said Stephen, who now walket
on air for several blocks, and what els,
was said during that walk is privat,
correspondence that we have no RICH
to read, only it is matter of history tina
day that the basket never reached it
destination and that over in the othe
direction late in the afternoon tn
bishop, walking along quietly in
rather secluded spot near the outlying
part Of the settlement district heard
familiar voice say, ''But tell me, Fe
licia, when did you begin to love me- 2
II fell in love with little pine skav
ing just above your ear that day ], say
you in the shop, said the other voice
with a laugh so clear, so pure, so sweet
that it did one good to hear it,
The next moment the bishop turne
the corner and came upon them.
"Where are you going with tina
basket?'' he tried to say sternly
'We're taking it to-where are W
taking it to- Felicia?"
Dear bishop. we are taking it HON
to begin
''To begin housekeeping WITH" fiji
ished Stephen, coming to the rescue
care your said the bishop II io1
you will invite me in to share I kno'
what Felicia cooking is.
Bishop, dear bishop" said Felici,
and she did not pretend to hide h,
happiness, 'indeed you shall always I
the most honored guest. Are you glad 2
eyes, am, replied the bishop, il
terpreting Felicia s words as she wishe'
Then he paused a moment and sa
gently, ''God bless you bothl'' and wei
his way, with tear in his eye and
prayer in his heart, and left them
their joy.
Yes; shall not the same divine DOW
of love that belongs to earth be livi
and sung by the disciples of the man
sorrows and the burden bearer of sin
Yea, verilyl And this man and woms
shall walk hand in hand through tn
great desert of human woe in this cit
strengthening each other, GROWN
more loving with the experience of Il
worlds sorrows, walking in his ste
even closer yet because Of this Low
bringing added blessings to thousan
OF wretched creatures because they a
to have home of their own to sha
with the homeless. For this cause
said our Lord Jesus Christ, ''shall
man leave his father and mother al
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