The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-01-25

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as once 1t might have seemed TO me.
But the presence never leaves me now:
1t Is with me while | go about my
work. il is with me when sit down to
rest II is with me when wake in the
dark night. and hear the roar of the
| city like the waves of sea breaking
on the Shore
"And it makes you happy even
hcrel'
Even here said the little woman,
with pleasant laugh.
And you want nothing bctterg"
asked Miss Lucia. half bewlldered.
"Oh. yes. have my dreams Some.
times | think of the dwellings into
which the Lord entered in the old days
in the old land. ! think how glad |
would be TO have been the woman
who broke the alabaster box over the
/ Masters feet-oh. just TO have done
| that for Him. Or think of the JOY of
| the woman in the throng who touched
! Him or of the one who was bent
| double and the Lord smiled on her and
| said Thou art looscd from thy infrm.
! ity.' Or when am sitting in the dark
may be. l think il a light should softly
1 come all about me here. and there
should be a great glow. and the sound
| like soft music of sweeping garments
and | should feel hand upon my
! head and all should be dark and still
again. oh, truly something like that
has happened. There was no glow
there was no sound. there was no
touch. but all at once my heart was in
rapture, and | felt the presence.
real presence. l felt the love. Yes,
did. | was sure that for one instant
the Lord Himself had been in this lit.
tie room"
Mrs. Redlands-oh-d you think
could that happen to one who had not
been. like you, born into that lover'
said Miss Lucia, trembling, and put
ting down her teacup.
TRY it, said the little woman. joy
fully Try it. dear! lust take it for
granted that the Lord is good, that He
loves you. that He is there and waiting
for you. He will become a living pow
er in your heart and your life Yes, He
will. And you will think YOU never
knew happiness beforeH'
Miss Lucia was silent a little while
as she sat there. Il don't suppose
she said then very timidly, that you
feel, living down here. that you do all
the good You can do somewhere else?
l have great house that | bought
since l began-began---"
"To help the poor?"
"And l have made a home of it for
women who have no other home" said
Miss Lucia hcsitatingly. And If you
would 20 mp there and live in the
sweet. clenr air and in real comfort
you would live a great while longer"
81 don't want TO live a great while
longer, dear"
Not if You are doing good? You
have done me a great deal Of good to-
day. l always knew there must be
some good reason for my always want
ing to come in here. l know you could
do others great deal of good if you
were up there. There are people need.
ing you there. And You can't always
work enough to pay for this room" as
the little woman shook her head. "But
you will pay for all YOU have there by
just being you Won't YOU come?
You shall have room looking to the
eaSt--'
"And it would be the Chamber of
Peace. BUT somehow. dear. | think
my place is here If it were Gods will
no, even when the time comes that 1
can't work it will make the people ten
der If they help me out ana they don't
have much here to make them ten
der"
Il want 70 be made tender" cried
Miss Lucia. "And all these people
about you now can come and see
YOU
"Oh. but there Is work for me here"
"And there is more work for YOU
there. Mrs. Redlands. | am coming
for you. rain or shine. And you
needn't talk TO me- said Miss Lucia.
laughing sweetly. II know 1t is Gods
will"'-The Interior