The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-03-03
CHAPTER Nil.
" ':I,l,l.Nti BELLS.


NEEDING BELLS.
When the pinks and syringas once
more blnom"d in Aunl Comforts door
yard. ana the liIacs bnautified the
weathcrworn and mOss-rovercd porch.
there occurred Il wedding in The old
orthodox church. Martin would have
preferred! j, in the one he had endowed.
yc, lid not oven hint that though.
Tor the mos, triiiing will and wish ol
Angie WAS now law with him.
SAY wedding. and yet rather Nigh,
il hay" hc"n called Grern>ale's tcst.
nlonial To The pair, for never had thr
village seen ono like il. For wees.
almost every one of the :scntler :sGA
MAS anNionsly preparing suitable ral.
mrnl; Il tieSsmai,cr from the city had
been called in for Angie, a trained
Uuarlrlle and professional musicians
engaged for the grand occasion, and
carriage ami span from ltivcrton ~
convey the united pair away. For twn
days dozens OF kindly hands labored T."
render the church NOR" beautiful
Every window was drlpcd with flow"a,
and foliage. til" altar hidden bennett.
lilarS an,i roses. Il carpet was lail from
street to door. and when tho brid.
and groom arrived. every inch u.
standing room, in tho church va,
packed sOlid with scores outside, while
hardly IL man. woman or child III
Grnan,AlN WAS absent.
a double row of Angles pupil.
Ranked the curprted walk. tOs5in.
flowers ahead Of her as she entered.
Two more privileged led the way NY
the aisle. scattering buds and bios.
SONS. while The wrdsling-sOng 20
1'ronis" Me- ,illch The 'rasran, ay
Will, divine melody.
Then came IL hush; AMI the few So.
cred and limc-llnIorrd words that haen
opened tho doors nf heavenly joy %
hearti"n,lnG sorr0w to millions, o
tcrvrnl prayer from The lips OF Minis
tor Jones. never before cquullcd BY
him. and II feeling in The hearts of
many that God had entered the temple
with the briGa! pair.
Words were weak fifty to ,lcscribr
&,rl an event and even less so lie
,l,o,ls of all participants IT, was
meeting Ut he rillc Of Joy and snr.
row. ever flowing alike from all h'ma,
hearts. as well as u union Of two finite
beings, and those with gray hair wci..
left TO mouth To Angie II was :.
sacred and solemn step much akin 10
tho Thought OF Christ on the eros
and only by HMlMrhnnan effort lid she
rcstrain.hcr tears until the scclnsion q!
Aunt Comforts was reached aga.
Love to her meant utter Self-ai, ,:;,i.
tiOn and marriage o. pledge to live it:r.
and il need be. to die for another:
And when tho dear old home cn:loi>l
her once more. emotion conquered Il
resolution.
~" mustn't la:n on So" Aunt -.
fort whispered irOhcn!H. when s..
claS,,cd Angie for Tho fina! pa,"i,
it'll brcal, my heart when ycir :-oi. :.
Yc'vo been a gr,:, b!nsHin' to M. D.!
thcsr years. n | want to see We stn!
oil' happy. MS nat'r:ll yc should. ~
when cant srr yer fn.a. no move, !
want ,rr liIinh nn I ~ smilin'. It's al
that's lett me-.
Over that hn!low"i journey TO ana
through the Wilderness where Tbs
streams wO:!nt hc'wnen fr-c!ad banks.
the waves rir,tl upon the shores; q:
sparkling lakes. The spruce trees plas4,
hide and sect in the campfire high,
and HE ,onab!rds woke them to say.
'Tran' God Ter This doubly blt&;:...
existence. a vol! shall be drawn
Neither need - question be raised az
10 how she met and cared for that poo.
old hermit. or how ut sight OF H..
sweet iacr once more. old c.: felt as il
an angel bad cntc.cA the forest
BIT al il,ose lief, waiting in Green
vale. good Old Aunt Comfort deserves
The last word ANA shall have IL.
For ncr the SIM nj life had alnlOct
set: her heart had rolled away in IL.
carriage with tho child she had lparr.,.
and she had na".;ht left except memory
and that faded blouse and cap IN til.
attic chamber. Dissolution anu heat
hunger were her portion; tear: 70.
lowed the wrinkles IN her kindly face
and her gray head was bent low in sor-
row.
When life seems most joyous to MS.
we think not. but when our eyes ara
closing and memory fading, il in
mothers face that hOycrs over us a.
last.
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