The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-30

much I'm pressed WIKI him. a few Gays
| later he went TO the funeral OF q Child
IN the same neIEhborhood N0souesgho.
was there could ever forget & The
| minister had made bis long prayer
when man suddenly entered the
room. came toward the conn and
placed his hand on the chfJdss fore
head The room IN an Instant was as.
Gt5li as the death. that hnd called Us to
getber. The stnnBer was taiI and OF
commanding presence. SIS eyes pierced
our very hearts. and bis marveIons
voice penetrated to depths in our souls,
that had never been reached before"
WAS lie a. better speaker rnaD my
Cather:'' asked Ivory, who dreaded bis
mothers hours OF complete silence even:
more than her periods oc reminls..
cence.
-He spoke as If the Lord OF. Hosts
had given him inspiration; as IL the
angels were. pouring words into bis
mouth just for him TO: utter" replied
Mrs. Boynton. Your father was spell
bouud, and L only less SO. When. he
ceased speaking the clnds mother
crossed the room and, swuying TO and
fro. fell at his feet sobbing and wall
ing and innpioIing- God 20 forgive her
sins They carried her upstairs. and
when we looked about after the con-
fusion and excitement the stranger had
vanished. But. we found him again.
As Elder Cochmn said; 'The prophet
OF the Lord can never be bid; no dark.
ness Is thick enough to cover him!
There was Il .sIz weeks revival meet
ing In North Suco, where 800 souls
were converted. and your father and l
were among them. we had fancied
ourselves tT'ue believers FOR years. but
Jacob Cocliane rnstopPed our ears
50 that we could hear the truths re.
veaIed TO hira by the Almighty! 1t
was ali so simple and easy at the. be
ginning, bat re grew hard and Srievous
afterward: hard to keep the path. !
mean i never quite knew whether
God was angry with me FOR bacssiid-
ing at the end. but could not always
accept the revelations that Elder coch-
rane and your father had:'
Lois Boynton's hands were now
quietly folded over the knitting that
my forgotten in her lap, but her low.
thrilling voice had a note 10 It that did
not belong wholly to earth.
There was n long silence: one OF
many long silences at the Boyntcn
Preside. broken only by the ticking OF
the clock. the purrinG or the eat and
the clicking OF AIRS Boynton's needles.
as. her paroxysn Of "reminiscences over.
she knitted ceaselessly, with her eyes
on the window or the door.
Its about time for Rod to be COM
ing back. isn't it?'' asked Ivory.
"He ought to be here soon. but per-
haps he is gone for good. It may be
that he thinks he has made Us long
enough visit / don't know whether
your father will ike the boy when he
comes home. lie never did fancy
company in the house"
Ivory looked up In astonishment
from his Greek gra mmar. This was
an entirely new turn OF bis mothers
mind. often when she was more than
usuaiIy, confused he would try to clear
the cobwebss from her brain by gently
questioning her until she brought her
self back to a clearer understanding OF
her own Thought Thus far her vaga-
ries had never made her unjust to any
human creature. She was uniformly
sweet and gentle In speech and de
meanor.
..Why do you talk of Rods visiting
rs when he is one of the family ?"
Ivory asked quietly.
rs he one Of the family? ] didn't
know It." replied his mother absently.
Look at me. mother, straight in the
eve. That's right. Now listen, dear.
to what I say
Mrs. Boynton's hair, that had been
in her youth like nm auFeole Of corn
silk. was now strange yellow white.
and her blue eyes looked out from her
pale face with a helpless appeal.
You and were living alone here
after father went away" Ivory began
Il was little boz. you know. You
and father had saved something, there
was the farm. you worked like slave,
/ helped. and We lived somehow. do
you rememBerg
Il do indeed. 1t was cold. and the
neighbors were cruel. Jacob Cochrane
had gone way. and his disciples were
not always true to him. When the
magnetism OF his presence was VITA
drawn they could not follow all his
revelations. and they forgot how he
had awakened their spiritual life at
the first OF his preaching. Your father
was always a Stanch believer, but
when he started on his mission AID
went to Parsons6eld to help Elder
Cochrane In his meetings the neigh
bors began to criticise him. They
doubted him. You we're too young to
realize it, but I did. and 1t almost broke
my heart"
4 was nearly twelve years old. Do
you think / escaped all the gossip.
motberT
You never spoke Of it to me- Ivory"
'So, there is much that never spoke
OF to you, mother. but some time when