The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27

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was over. But she was neither fear
Jul nor unhappy Hyde's friends had
procured his exchange into court
regiment. He was only going 10
London, and he was still her lover.
She looked forward with clear eyes as
she said gratefully to herself, so
happy am |! So good is my husband!
So dear is my child! So fair and
sweet is my home!"
Katherine would not have been hap
py had the estrangement between
herself and her parents continued
bitter or silent one. She did not
suppose they would answer the letter
she had sent by the fisherman Hudde,
so, Immediately after her arrival at
Jamaica, Katherine wrote to her
mother; and without waiting for re-
plies, she continued her letters regu-
larly from Hyde. They were In
spirit of the sweetest and frankest
confidence.
She asked her advice with all the
faith of a child and the love OF a
daughter; and she sent through her
those sweet messages of affection to
her father, which she feared a little
to offer without her mothers media
ton.
But when she had a son, and when
Hyde agreed to the boy being named
George, she wrote letter to him.
The letter, full of love, starred all
through with pet words, and wisely
reminding him more of their own past
happiness than charging on her pres
ent joy, made his heart melt. He
could do no business that day. He felt
that he must go home and tell Lysbet,
only the mother could fully under
stand and share his joy. He gave her
the letter with smile. and then
walked up and down while she read
it. D
"Well, Joris, beautiful letter this
is. And thou has a grandson of thy
own name-a little Joris. Oh, how
long to see him! Would God he was
here!"
The face of Joris was happy and
his eyes shining; but he had rot yet
much to say. He walked about for
an hour and listened to Lysbet, who,
as she polished her silver, retold him
all that Katherine had said OF her
husbands love and of his goodness to
her. At last he rose and went into
the garden and she watched him wan
der from bed to bed, and stand look
ing down at the green shoots of the
early flowers. About three O'Clock he
came into the house with firm, quick
step.
"Lysbet, thinking I have been
thinking of Katherines marriage.
Better than l expected, it has turned
out"
Il think that Katherine has made a
good marriage-the best marriage or
all the children"
"Dost thou believe that her hus-
band is so kind and so prudent as she
says?"
mo doubt | have"
"See then, l will send Katherine
her portion. 1t is for her and her
children. Can | trust them with it?''
katherine is no waster, and full
of nobleness is her husband. Write
thou to him, and put it in his charge
for Katherine and her children. And
tell him in his honor thou trust en-
tirely, and | think that he will do in
all things right"
"Lysbet?"
what then, Joris?"
"The drinking-cup Of silver, which
my father gave us at our marriage. II
was given to my great grandfather
when he was mayor of Middleburg
His name, also, was Joris. To my
grandson shall send it,"
ooh, my Joris, much pleasure would
thou give Katherine and me also! Lei
the little fellow have it. l will tel
Katherine. But thou, too, write hel
a letter; for little she will think Of
her fortune or of the cup if thy love
thou send not with them"
And Joris had done all that he pur
posed and done it without one grudg
ing thought or doubling word. Ant
HYDE was not Indifferent to sucf
noble trust. He fully determined tt
deserve 1t.
AS Joris sat smoking that night h'
thought over his proposal, and theI
for the first time 1t struck him tina
the Middleburg cup might have
peculiar significance and value t.
Bran. When Lysbet sat down Will
g little sigh of content beside him ant
said, "a happy night is this to us
Joris," he answered, God is good
always better to us than We trust hin
for. | want to say now what hav'
been considering the last hour-som'
other cup we will send to the littl'
Joris, for / think Bran will like t
have the Middleburg cup best Of all.
Always Bran has been promised
the Cumberland cup and the serve
that goes with it."
That is the truth; but l will tel
you something, Lysbet. The Middle
burg cup was given by the Jews o
Middleburg to my ancestor becaHs
s,,-aot favore and nrotection he CAV