The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-12-07

nose-for Felicia Mt first had habit of
rubbing her nose forgetfully when she
was trying to remember some recipe
mixing various dishes. with the great.
est interest in their results, washing up
pans and kettles and doing the ordinary
work Of n servant in the Winslow
kitchen and at the rooms Of tho Rec.
tangle settlement At first Mrs. Wins
low demonstrated
Felicia. it is not your place to be
ont here doing this common work. ]
cannot allow it,
why. aunt, Don't you like the
mullins made this morning." Felicia
would ask meekly. but with hidden
smile. knowing her aunt 8 weakness for
that kind of muffin.
"They were beautiful, Felicia. but it
does not seem right for you to be doing
such work for us.
why not, What else can dor"
Her amt looked at her thoughtfully,
noting her remarkable beauty Of face
and expression.
4Ou w ilOt uWuyb lHlcuu W w
this kind Of work. Felicia,'
Maybe shall. have had dream
Of opening an ideal cookshop in Chi
cago or some large city and going
around to the poor families in some
slum district like the Rectangle. teach
ing the mothers how to prepare food
properly. remember hearing DR.. Bruce
say once that he believed one Of the
great miseries of comparative poverty
consisted in poor food. He even went
so far as to say that he thought some
kinds of crime could bo traced to soggy
biscuits and tough beefsteak I'm con-
fdent l would be able to make living
for Rose and myself and at the same
time to help others.
Felicia brooded over this dream until
it became reality. Meanwhile she
grew into the affections of the Ray
mond people and the Rectangle folks.
among whom she was known as "the
angel cook" Underneath the structure
of the beautiful character she was grow
ing always rested her promise made in
Nazareth Avenue church.
"What would Jesus do2" She prayed
and hoped and worked and planned her
life by the answer to that question.
1t was the inspiration of her conduct
and the answer to all her ambition.
Three months had gone by since the
Sunday morning when DR.. Bruce came
into his pulpit with the message Of the
new discipleship. Never before had the
Rev. Calvin Bruce realized how deep
the feelings of his members flowed. He
humbly confessed that the appeal he
had made met with an unexpected re-
sponse from men and women who. like
Felicia. were hungry for something in
their lives that the conventional type Of
church membership and fellowship had
failed to give them
But DR.. Bruce was not yet satisfied
for himself We cannot tell what his
feeling was or what led to the move
nent he finally made, to the great as
tonishment of all who knew him. better
than by relating a conversation be-
bWtcu ulLu duu tu0 DAbuOp Nv thAo oAAu0
in the history Of the pledge in Nazareth
Avenue church The two friends were
as before. in DR.. Bruce's house. seated
in his study.
"You know what have come in this
evening forY" the bishop was saying
after the friends had been talking some
time about the results Of the pledge
with Nazareth Avenue people.
DR.. Bruce looked over at the bishop
and shook his head
81 have come to confess. went on
the bishop. "that l have not yet kept
my promise to walk in his steps in the
way that believe l shall be obliged to
II I satisfy my thought Of what 1t
means to walk in his steps.
DR.. Bruce had risen and was pacing
his study The bishop remained in the
deep easy chair. with his hands clasped.
but his eye burned with the glow that
always belonged to him before he made
some great resolve
TO BE CONTINUED.