The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-07-19

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The longing did not appear In The.
words. but | needed no words 10 tell
CO snz- cren aai hos' co-sta~, 4 was
anu TaAe soL.e creuil IA hlyself ihat
in my reply | gave her no bidding 10
A,oln our band. but rather praised the
. Work she was doing In her place. -
)flng her how had heard OF IL fZn
Craig. 50
The summer found me religiously do
ing Paris and Vienna. gaining q more
perfect acquaintance with the extent
and variety of my own Ignorance. and
so fully occupied In this interesting and
wholesome occupation thar ! fell out
with all my correspondents. with the
result OF weeks OF silence between us.
Two letters among the heap waiting
on my table In London made my heart
beat quick. but with how different feel
ings. one from Graeme telling me that
Craig had been very III and that he
was to take him home as soon as he
could be moved. Mrs MAYORS letter
told me OF the death OF the old lady,
who had been her care for the past
two years. and OF her Intention &c
spend some months In her old home In
Edinburgh. and this letter II is that ac-
counts for my presence In a miserable.
dlngy. dirty little hall running on
close in the historic Cowgate. redolent
OF the glories OF the splendid past and
OF the various odors OF the evil smell
ing present. was there 10 hear Mrs.
, Mavor sing TO the crowd OF gamins
I . oln IL als. tsrta
borhood and that had been gathered
into club by IA fine leddie frae the
west end" for the love OF Christ and
his lost This was an "at home" night.
and the mothers and fathers. sisters
aud brothers. OF all ages and sizes.
, were present. or all the sad faces
had ever seen those mothers carried
! the saddest and most woe stricken.
, Heaven pity usr' l found myself say.
ing. ''ls this the beautiful. the cul-
I tured. the heaven exalted city Of Edin-
burgh? VIII it not for this be east
down into lell some day IL II repent
not OF it's closes and their dens OF de-
| Element? oh. the utter WEAKNESS. the
, dazed hopelessness. OF the CHASTITY
faces Do not the kindly. gentle
. churchgoing folk OF the crescents and
! the gardens see them In their dreams
I or are their dreams too heavenly for
] these CHASTITY faces to ap7earl
4 cannot recall the programme or the
! evening. but In my memory gallery Is
: a vivid picture of that face. sweet.
r sad. beautiful, alight with the deep
Q glow OF her eyes. as she stood and sang
a to that dingy crowd. AS sat upon the
j window ledge listening TO the voice
: with its flowing song my thoughts were
I far away, and | was looking down
r once more upon the eager, coal grimed
Q faces in the rude little church in Black
n Rock | was brought back TO find my
self swallowing hard 10y an audible
| whisper from wee lassle to her moth.
I er:
) "Mitherl See till yon man. He's
/ greetin'."
i When | came to myself she was
singing THE Land o the Leal," the
n Scotch Jerusalem, the Golden" i'm
: mortal. perfect II needed experience
OF the hunger haunted Cowgate closes,
A chill with the black mist OF an eastern
: haar, to feel the full bliss OF the vision
= OF the words
q There nae sorrow there. Jean;
There's neither cauld nor care. Jean:
: The day Is aye fair IN
Il The Land o. the Leal."
n nd Of fair, warm days. untouched
by sorrow and care. woD,a lp heavei
n indeed to the jewellers o. thc Cowgate
II The rest Of that evening Is haz.
( enough TO me now TN ! hnd mysel
It opposite Mrs Mavor ~ her fire. read
10 ing Glaemes letter A4eu all Il viyi'
p again.
could not keep the truth from heI
lie knew il would be folly 60 try. So
d read straight on tin | came TO til
o, words He has had mountain fever
p whatever that may be- and he will no
pull up again. II | can. | shall tax
I, him home 10 my mother" when sh
y suddenly stretched out her hand, say
rs ing, "Oh, let me readr' and gave he
I, the letter. In a minute she had rea
d. il and began almost breathlessly.
Of Listen My life is much changed
in My mother-in-law is gone She need
to me no longer. My solicitor tells ms
m too, that, owing to unfortunate invest
"a ments. there Is need OF money. $
IT. great need that II is possible that e
ny ther the estates or the works must x
~ My cousin has his all In the works
IN iron works. you know. II would b
ig wrong to have him suffer. l sha
ID give up the estates. That Is best"
nj She paused.
y -And come with mer' cried
IL when do you sail7"
OK Next week." I answered eagerly.
lg She looked at me a few moment
es and into her eyes there came hgi
EN- soft and tender as she said:
II shall,go with you"
90 And, 20 she did. and no old Roman
ny all the glory gof q triumph carried
w prouder heart than as bore her m