The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

ting Is bad for you every way. Why
will you do IT."
How can I help n. Mother"
Then Mrs. Swaffham looked az her
daughters white face. and said. You
know. dear. where and how 10 find the
comfort you need. God help you.
child"
And oh, how good IL was Ia the
heart-sick girl. 10 be az last alone. To
be able TO weep unmatched and un-
checked-to strut the door of her soul
on the world and open II to God. 10
tell Him all her doubt and fear and
lonely grief This was her consola.
ton. even though no sensible comfort
came from it-though the heavens
seemed far OF. and there was mo- ray
OF light. no whisper from beyond To
encourage her.
AZ nine o'clock her mother brought
her a pOssett and toast. and she took
them gratefully lis father home
she asked.
Yes. Jane. lie came In an hour
aGo with Doctor Verify"
Have they airy word OF --"
Il fear not They would have told
me at once haven't seen much OF
them. There were lots OF things an.
done. and badly done. to look after.
If Doctor Verify gives you any op-
portunity will you speak about Cluny.
mother"
You know I will. lie and others
Will maybe. have time for a word OF
kindness now Now Cromwell has
got his way. there will be- only Crom
we'll TO please, and surely a whole
city full can manage that
Il don't suppose he has ever thought
OF Cluny being SO long over time"
Not he! He has had things far
closer TO him 10 look after"
But row."
Now he will inquire after the lad.
Doctor Verify must speak 90 him.
Dear Jane, DO you suppose don't sec
how you are suffering? I do. my girl.
and | suffer with you. But even your
father thinks. We arc worrying our.
selves for nothing. lie says Cluny
will walk In some day and tell his
own story-nothing worse than a tt
OF aEue or foyer. or even a wound
from some street pad. perhaps 4
heavy suowstorul, or the swamp
Netherlands under water. Men can ,
fight the elements. or even outwit
them dear. Mother is with you. Jane
don't YOU doubt that" and sac stepped
forward and clasped the girl 90 her
breast.
James superstition that Doctor Yer
fly would be with her father and tina,
their talk would be only OF Cromwell
was correct Mrs. Swanham found
the two men smoking AZ tho firesidc
and their conversation was OF the Man
and the Hour.
Il am sorry for Oliver Cromwell
Such load as be has shOuldered. Can
he bear it," said Israel
Through Gods help. yes; and ten
times over, yes, lie is a great man.
answered the Doctor.
II think moro OF measures than OF
men, continued Israel.
VERY good. But something de-
ponds on the men. just as I'm a FIRE
something depends on the CRATE" said
the Doctor. oliver will do his work
and he will do IL well. and then go "a
Him who sent him. Verify. | believe
ne will hear the Well done of his
Master"
And them
The Commonwealth WIFI be over.
The soul OF IL will have departed
can IL live afterwards
III survive the Puritan govern
ment." said Israel, II will join the
pilgrims who have gone over the
great seas.
II will so with you. Israel. hut we
will not call ourselves 'pilgrims' No
indeed! No men are less like pill
grims than they who go. not TO wan
der about. but 10 build homes and
cities and found republics In the land
they have been led 20. They are citi
zens. not pilgrims"
At these words Mrs. Swaffham. who
had listened between sleeping and
waking. reused herself thoroughly
Israel" she said. II will not 20 across
seas. IL Is not likely. Swaffham II
our very own, and we will stay In
Swaffham."