New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-09


table, leaning on his elbow. his usually busy pen
held Idly between his fingers. He gazed far over
the plains, tranceike expression IN his thought
ful eyes; he believed that the time coming
when those plains would be peOpled. and. with The
hopefuness which made his missionary life beau1i-
ful he e,.led to the Church leading Inspiring
and ministerlng II those people Already he had
visions OF a school wherein his own wife should be
the ruling spirit; visions OF hospital. guild
house and clubrooms where these savages might
grow less savage Even the fact that thus far only
one poor little wooden church building to be
found in many miles did IN the least inter
fere with his dreams
How long he might have dreamed. knows
but he was recalled By a delicious voice calling IN
to him:
Il am q inches around the waist John and my
skirt length is a You know you asked me ysstsT-
day"
Sure enough" he answered with a little start.
taking up the tapeline which lay conspIcuously on
his desk i must set that letter or to-day; but
I'd better measure you myself You probably
measured with strins. That's the feminine way.
I believe"
His wife came in. feather custer in hand, and as
ne Grew the line about her waist. he dropped a
~, ~ hope they will send you something pretty
Yrs Lawrence burst INTO laughter.
Inc idea Of anything pretty In a missionary
box, John! Who ever heard OF it7 It's against
have sometimes thought that they made them as
Wy as possible; DO you remember the snuff
=, Wasn't that prettyP" he queried 4 always
Os5it . vas very elegant except Wnsn the fringe
You dear dreameri You don't know what Is
Sunday school and night classes and sick people
a rheumatic old Indian woman IS beautiful TO
IF she is a CHRISTIAN, Yes. admit H." he
to me- and ore 90 tboro rrCs+ besIffS,,i ana 49,
he gave her a loving and resumed his work.
clerical suit for self overcoat-I hate to ask for
thaI. but It Is such necessity In this bleak land
ne had been urged to make known al his needs.
as possible. by a branch Of the Woman's Auxiliary
These boxes; which had so irked the pride OF
renee. He gave little thought to SELF His Divine
Master f nae Hted on aims and MS own horizon
create even a speck upon il; but be sometimes
phase OF missionary lie He could not forget al
times that ne had taken her from a luxurious
tGnity to do Gods WORK? and was She not doing
It sweetly and overwhelmingly he would Try TO
In the mean time Mrs. Lawrence was busting the
S efopgg & fRq s 6 hSa 1 he 70 e %
OF which would almost have paid for everything
before. when She had Just finished school and was
srcHy charInn5 IN that d5inty Gown. [lTp 1eTOi ~
alice. Is there anything else you want4 We are
70 mention everything We need. and they viii sup
Yes" she called. n;tls sarcasticaily, please
tell them need very much a pale blue cashmere
gown; " and then she smiled at the aosgrrdIty OF
such request from Uissionary's vile. imagine
II he really would ask for such thing!'
a crime to love pretty Things? And would she ever
have any againF Her trousseau was long ago sx;
haustcd. and now she lived and moved and haG
her being in black things and brown things. ana
blessed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS she rather be the
wife OF John Lawrence. in black orillantlnes ana
brown serges. than anybody else in the wOrldP
The president OF St. Mary's Auxiliary was rap
SAYING that the Rev John Lawrence would be
Ss s xb sb s ea f to f he oa an Ss the
fusion arose; for one lady had PraGuGaIy new
could not wear. Il was exactly the Rev Nj.
Lawrences size; but being surtogC s ., gu sS
clerical wear. The entire auxiliary set itself TO
argue this point, when the president stopped them
Ladies. we can discuss this matter later. Let
me finish reading this letter Whsrs was I!
this9 "a pale blue cashmere gown'l'
a pale 5ige cashmere sown 1d Sn of as p ror
duced more surprise There was a deep silence.
- little unusual AL she m aDaT ~ sa si.,
pale bluel SO perishablef' another said fseoly.
"And cashmere! So out Of stylel' a third added
"She must be some poor little country SOUL the
We'll whoever she Is she ought to be repri-
manded. The idea OF such wordliness In a mission
he should have known better than TO have asked
The idea of our money going for pale blue
had her say: some Of them had had two or three
says and they were seemingly gasping Tor
a boubsheII fell II their midst:
gown? she is probably young woman. and maybe
has not single pretty thingi Oh. gTaciousF' and
stood facing them. her face rosy with excitement
I have helped with box after box IN this society,
one OF them! They are so deadly practic al: How
Dirt sympathizs with this woman away out there
among those Indians. dependent on US nard heart.
ed things for the little she wants. God knows"
she added. even more earnestly. where they get