The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-04-20

som eiimes abe bed oos of mote comps
ions. Who brozstt their sosk os The
books. aud shared The cool rssfesl Ts'
came To loot forward eth much plsssu'
10 bi. ,isiis. and bic uaiqus comusnu o
90 almost every subieet
Hs greatest delight seemed TO Be
usins bis vfrh; long. soundiuG sofd'
regardless Of their fitoess 10 The sensspc'
be ss,ued toIthirk the nssrine y"
20 secouut. 40 Ioog - the sofd role
easily aud ban lily "a bic tongue.
For instance. one morning be had mt
their father. s,uoterios itroush ihs lsns
hi. bs, 10 bis bsnd. chile the plsy Of th
cool breeze through his ibie bsir scenes
ssemed to sive him intense delight 10
moment Mun.row hsd bea. bis lean bod
through the opening 10 tie bashss. spd
leaning his arm. 10 the nov ssni'isf Wy
90 the top r.il OF The fence ssid;
Wal. gall, yer father On Ire putty pss
sili-,pnimus chaps. sist vel Loshl
round this usy rish,i,tA middle Of tb'
uorpio. Merry oos Of o. is wy ten
reckon. ~ We osnt stAnt much hsst
work.
They knew that be believed The BIZ
word meant simple bofily veshuess. bu
II ws difficult to restrain the isust
which would have surprised and hurl
bin
He wss . devout Methodist. end OF lsts
bad Instituted . series Of Sunday night
prayer meetings 10 . little school house
near BY, and II there vas no one presen;
whom be thought better fitted to take
cbsrss. be led the meeting himself. The
young lsdie, learned thst be hsd been fret
inspired ito get them up becsuse be
thought they would ike them, and that
II would do them gels real good 90 they
stten ded them faithfully. II vas bsrd
work to preserve tie proper deooruu
when be wss hesrd to pray to ne poor
Repu blicsns and sinners; pray that our
feet might be ioundered on the Rook Of
Ages; that be might be made NJ ornament
to society, ito, etc.
No meeting place without at least two
long prayers from him, and they suffered
tortures to restrain their laughter, With
faces buried in their hsndkercbieis, while
often Some guest. whom they had taken
with them. gave vent TO On audible
snicker. Still. their respect for their sin
certy helped them TO appreciate him. 10
spite Of these grotesq squenesses.
The summer was waning, the house
Vas full OF gay visitors. snd drives
and picnics. and every conceivable
way Of filling up the days, wss 10 good
swing. The hest was inteuse. and since
there were always plenty to mske up =
party. Mary would steal swsy to tbs quiet
and cool oil the hsmmock; and 90 il came
10 pas that she was more frequently alone
there thsu 10 the esrlier summer. and Mr..
Morgin seemed always to hsve sn errand
through the lane, and Q moment, TO chat
with her.
So much older, so isr removed. seemed
he from anything In her life. beyond .
friendly peishborIy Interest. that she was
glad to see him, and felt that
,he learned many . le 500, set 10 homely
ssrb. ion his lips.
Oas day be came over The fence. % be
,iten did, and threw himself on pile Of
,ew mown hey. which the father bad
,Aused to be placed there ss . fragrant
,ivousc for the girls. He leaned there
OF long time 10 silence.
Tten be spoke.
I'm q Pimitiv Methods, you know,
Miss Mary, 30 We don't blitve 10 futby
ows an fuery, an We think IL 10 sin to
,over bonnit oil over with ribbons en-
lowers; sn we think that rings 40 eussws
re SAts 70 shsckles; but you seem TO put
10 oil them gsy things q tho you didnt
hink uothin shout It. sn tz tho IL vas
ish'; -sa Mis-, NJ y, they do seem oil
isbt on you. I've been s.rusglin with
D yself good whi'e. believin that ought
o spesk to you about it. and tell you how
wicked II is. but evry time I've
ONE to do il, | seem to choke right up.
% somthin seems TO say 10 me, tsint none
4 your biz icss, bnt I've csme b the con |
lution that l can't be honts. and ssy
'o.hin --sn 30 I'm htr', to bsve . real
,l.in friendly tslt, snd STE shst txcuse
ou hsve about IT. Nov tell me. what's
our wy OF ihinkin bout such thiogsf
lou said you was q Pi kypslyan. 90 !
on'. koows know what they do blieve.
Jncle Gale Chase says them Piskypslys ans
lon believe 10 nothin -sn thst they don't
ven pray for themselves. Nov. honest
,. Miss Mary, 10 that soi An hoW do
hfy reckeusile their vesnn ell them
so thipgsS
MARY explained TO him % simply ~ pos
ible. how identicsl vss bis real belief and
Iers. and asked bin how be could sccount
or the Lords placing rs 10 snoh besuti
al world il he required rs TO 80 Always 10
sck cloth aud ssbes. Picking . h-ndful
I flowers. she cslieI his ,t.eution to their
esuty and their glory Of coIorins. snd
sked.,
DID God make I'll these for 10 TO zee
siiyf Did iep.ve us the sense of isste
nd touch aud smell aid sigbt. and then
or5ii us TO see, TO touch, 10 taste. 10
neli No. t,e whole universe iesti6ss 10
Lis love OF the besutifnl. snd 10 Bis Dc
Ire tbs. se shoull zee snd si jiy oil ihs
lory sitb witch be has su'r,uadsd %.
His face ssss study, hsbis Struggled
Iitb conviction for The mastery; bot d