Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-08-16
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on choose % exercise your social
; nature, and IS your own accord you
, gle among your fsl1ovs. "
i you not Geo that thus you are enjoy.
| Ing one Of Gods richest blessings
the blessing Of socially, friendhip
and love?
Yes, / see."s
efW ell, 50 far God IS good IN shay-
ing given you that power for such
enjoyment p :... 81.
Yes, I see ;,
1sWel, now, under that law, when
my father and mother died I found
q friend IN the duke and here have
found home. But circumstances
have changed. The duke has be-
come wicked il thought he wants
more money<-and he will prostitute
9 power which in obeyance Of Gods
law would be good to. my ruin.
Now, God cannot save me without
rending to pieces one Of his most
powerful laws and one which is
meant for a universal good. The
moment he does that he destroys
that principle of human dependence
whence flow those most holy virtues
OF love, friendship and charity. He
must act by universal laws and not
by partial rules and individual ex-
ceptions. So as long as can enjoy
the blessings Of social life must be
subject to the evils of treachery and
social wickedness. Do you not un-
derstand now?" ID =:
Il see, I see," the girl murmured
thoughtfully. ./,-s =:s.s. Il
-! AYE, Zenobie,," the mistress add
ed, while a holy light shone upon
her countenance, "God has made us
| subject to ills here. But look. be-
yond the grave, and how bright it is
with hope! L have a father and a
mother there. Oh, in all my misery,
even in the worst state to which the
bad duke can reduce me, l would not
change places with him. You SEEM
ed to intimate that God would see
me suffer and yet let the duke tri-
umph. Triumph 2. Oh. Zenobie. for
what would you have that mans
heart in your bosom and his soul in
your keeping?" n:
81 would rather dieY'- the girl
cried, while a cold shudder ran.
through her frame. @: =. ..
"Then, you see, he does, not 20
clear. Oh, how blind and simple
are those who imagine there can be
pleasure in sin !" - a.. !.
This opened new theme to Zeno-
bie's mind, and she pondered upon
it long while. But by and by She
came back to the theme from
whence they had started, and in pur-
suance thereof she said: .,~,
my mistress, are you sure the
duke will persist in this ~ Il s-~.5.
"Aye, Zenobie; know he will,'
Rosalind answered, while the old
shudder came back to her frame and
the old grief to her soul.
"And have you no hope?"
"Only ons-in. Ruric. He may
help me- -,
ooh. 1 hope he cant. He is a no
BILE man. ~.
Rosalind answered with look of
gratitude, and Zenobie proceeded: <
Where is the titled lord more no.
BILE than he? Oh, we're / to choose
husband now and he was free and
/ was in your position I'd choose
Ruric Newell before all the emperors
of, earth"
$50 would l." returned the fair
maiden. r., -,-: = -:..:....=s
IF / were a countess, as you are,
Oh, how ! should love to make such
a man count +: .,:.AA ss= 81 (.
sBut my marrying him would not
make him a count. Were he a count
and like what he is now in station:
his marrying me would give me the
title. but we poor women, 90 not
have that power. rs 54. s. ... .s:
:'Welb then, we should SO much
more have the right to choose our
own husbands" :. .=,... i. ~:>~sA
Rosalind made no oral answer,
but her look showed that she sym
pathized with the sentiment.
Ny mistress, = at length spoke:
Zenobie again, this time in q low
whisper, why may we not leave.
this place ?'' i. Il =<s.:
Rosalind started as though she
had heard the speech of a spirit, and
for moment . look Of l!ope gleam-
ed upon her face But it quickly
passed away. .'.
s Alas, where should we COL
This was q part Of the plan which
Zenobie had not thought Of, and
ere she could make any reply one 81.
the female domestics entered the.
apartment and announced that a.
woman wished to see her young mis-
tress. Rosalind asked who Il YES