The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-06-26

God save the King In the air n you
had married stephen. he would have
been alive 90 Join In the cry. l could
weep at your obstInacy. Jane"
Let Il pass. dear | was sucked on
Puritan milk. stephen and | never
could have been one. My fate was 60
go To the New World. stephen has
escaped this sorrOwful world and"
"oh. then. / would he were heroi
This sorrowful world with Stephen In
II was a better world than IL Is with
out him. Jane. Jane. how he loved
you!"
And / loved him. as a companion.
friend. brother. II you will. When you
lay his body In de Wick. cast a tear
ard flower on his coffin for me- God
give him peaco!"
At length their farewell" came.
The last words between them were
soft and whispered. and only those
sad. loving monosyllables which are
more eloquent than the most fervid
protestations. And so they parted.
forever in this life.
The next afternoon Jare and Cluny
rode through London streets for the
last time. ON the ship they found
James father. Doctor Verify and Sir
Thomas Jeyery There were no tears
at this parting nor any signs OF sor-
row. every one seemed resolved TO
regard Il as a happy and hopeful
event. For. though not spoken OF.
there was a firm belief and promise OF
"A meeting again In the future not
very far Off. Israel held his little
daughter to his heart. and then laid
her hand in Cluny's without a word:
the charge was understood. When
the last few minutes came. and the
men were trooping 10 the anchor. Doc
tor Verify raised his hands. and the
three or four In the dim. small cabin
knelt around him. and so their fare
wcll was a prayer and their parting a
blessing.
Israel and Doctor Verify walked
away together. and for a mile neither
OF them spoke a word AS they came
near to Sandy's. however, Israel said
1T is a short farewell, John. IL
viii be my turn next"
Il shall 40 when you 60"
ITO the Massachusetts Colony?"
Yes. ! am ready 10 go when the
time comes"
at Is not far on"
a few months at the longest"
He Is very ill?"
FgupHayg,,. -
shaken. for he lives not in his power
or his fame. or even In the work set
him TO do. No. no. oliver lives In
his feelings. They are at the bottom
OF his nature; all else is superstruc-
ture And Fairfax. as well as Lambert
and others think they can an great
divers place,-no man can
For that very reason. when he de-
parts. ! will away from England.
have no heart for another civil war. |
will draw sword under no less a gen
cral than Oliver"
Good night. John
Good night. Israel Have you told
Martina
Not yet. She will fret every day
Till the change comes. Why should
We have a hundred frets when a dozen
may do
But when Israel went into Martha's
presence something made him change
| his mind. The mother had been weep.
INK, and began 10 weep afresh when
she saw her husband lie anticipated
her sorroWiu questions and with an
assumption of checrfuness. told her
how happy and hopeful Jane and
| Cuny seemed TO be. 1T did not feel
like parting at all. Martha" he
said land indeed there was no need
for any such feeling. We are going
| Ourselves very soon now
The words were spoken and could
rot be- recalled. and he stood. In a
moment, ready to face the storm they
/ might raise. Martha locked at her
husband with speechless wonder and
| distress, and ne was more moved by
this attitude than by her usual garru.
lous anger. lie sat down by her side
j aud took her hand. saying: