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fell once more. for she could not keep
back her tears. And so the hours
passed on, and she knew that she was
close to a man who was passing
through the worst suffering that can
be borne and yet felt as powerless to
reach him as If he had been a thOus-
and milees away. At last, early in
the afternoon. he seemed TO make an
effcd TO break he rigid quiet In which
he had so long lain. She stood up tOI
arrange his pillows afresh, and he took
her hand in his and held it fast in a
fevered grasp.
III / could OILY sleep, Glare! If Il
could only Sleep he exclaimed.
They were the first words he had vol
UNFAIRLY spoken. and she took them as
good sign; clearly he began to see
that he must do all that he could to
free himself from absorption in this
one painful idea; even in his illness
The duty of self-mastery fingered
vaguely with him spite Of his falling
powers
There is one sovereign remedy for
Hitf IttSGalEH5s aetiu I'M e A<|L As
see whether 1t will have any effect on
YOU" and taking Bible from the
shelf she began to read in a low.
soft. slightly monotonous voice from
the Book Of job. Whether it was the
musical rhythm of he words. or the
continuous sound, or the graphic pic
ture set forth in that grand old poem
1t would be hard to say; but for some
reason the mental picture OF Anita
ana Comerio gradually faded. the per
ception of his own pain passed away.
he seemed to be living quite ont of the
nineteenth centurv--to be Job and not
himself--though Il was. In fact, the
personal perception OF the truth of
the poem which made it's effect on
him so powerful.
For the thing which greatly
feared is come upon me- read Clare:
and that which ! was afraid Of ia
come unto me, ! was not In safety,
neither had rest neither was /
quie'. yet trouble came"
When Eliphaz the Temanite began
10 argue, Carlo felt himself sliding
away into blissful drowsiness, and
soon Glare perceived that the old
charm had worked well and that he
was sound asleep He slept for some
hours; when he opened his eyes the
level rays of the setting sun we're
streaming through a window which
was hidden from him by the bed-cur.
tains, and casting a vivid light on
picture just opposite TO him. Now
Carlo was one Of those who respond
more easily 10 that whick appeals to
the artistic side OF them than to that
which appeals TO the intellect. The
deepest philosophical treatise, the
most eloquent sermon, could not pos
sibly have conveyed to him all that
was conveyed by that well-known pic
ture OF the thorncrowned Shepherd
bearing through the wilderness the
sheep that had gone astray "Finche
labbia trovata'" urged voice In his
a'art, Until he find IL. II seemed
y" him that he had never tin that min
ute realized the eternal consistency OF
the Good shepherd. never taken In the
truth that while men strive, and fail
and faint by the way the work they
have tried to do does not fail but Is
eternallv carried on In ways unknown
20 hem. He saw that for the pres
ent all be could do was to suffer pa.
tientls. hut the picture OF Nta and
Generic, though It did its best to rise
again in his mind had lost its power
Of torture; he could always efface /,
almost instantly viii. this other pic.
lure of the tireless and persistent
shepherd who in the end must newt.
ably win back His own. spite Of false
hire ngs and raveuing wolves. and
horrors Of the wilderness. One glance
into his eyes showed Glare that he
was himself again; and the doctor.
too. on his second visit was surprised
and pleased 10 find what favorable
turn his patient had taken. The
alarming prostration had passed; that
terrible depression. which seems In
capable OF wishing to live or OF max
ing any effort TO recover had given
place 10 strong desire for health
Though speaking was still an effort to
him. he asked Two or three eager
questions
Shall ! get better. do yu think2'
"Oh, there is not a douot of It, Il
You 20 on as well as YOU have begun.
said the doctor,
VIII my voice be injured -
There is no reason that 1t should
no. he as good as ever when YOU re
cover y,mr strength,
How soon could ] possibly be Il, 20
tag III public again."
The Doctor liked his spirit. aud au.
swered with a smile; This day nine
weeks. 81 Won have 40 relapse Bat
aopt excite Yourself about Il, and
don't tain eo much What you WANT
now is paryec rrsj 81 usml and
body
One ~or3 more hsu}e jn Car @ /
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You saa help pe s materially /.
ty obed'erce 10 orders ara by keep /
ine ,oarslf qujet All anNst and ev
So eaent viii rctad youF recovery
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