Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-22

or shut out your future happiness
is your will power. The answer
that shall give you tonight is upon
conditions. Tonight is Saturday
night, and | am going to give you
large envelope with seven small
sealed ones inside of it. You are to
open each one on each consecutive
day of the week as they come ir
number. | want you should implic-
lilly obey the injunctions laid down in
each letter that the seven envelopes
contain. If you succeed in doing
this, come and see me one week
from tonight, and you shall have
your final answer. | leave home
tomorrow morning and shall re-
turn one week from tonight"
"Sakes alive!' thought Herbert
as he took his departure. wonder
what new within is now floating in
her modern brain Never mind, in
the morning l shall enter the first
cavern of this matrimonial cave of
inquiry, and | wonder what shall
discover? Well, one will reveal"
and so saying he reached home, for
he only had few steps to go.
The spirit of restless suspense
awoke Herbert early the next morn
ing, and hardly was his attire ad-
justed, ere he tore open envelope
No. | and this was it's contents:
"Consecrate yourself anew unto God
this morning to be used by him for
all time. Attend Divine service and
seek every opportunity for doing
good that presents itself, and if
none are present, create one."
Very good" thought Herbert
early Monday morning, for quiet
retrospect of the day before him
convinced him that the command OF
No. l had been neatly executed.
What next" thought Herbert
as he broke the seal of envelope
! No. 2. Were a guess taken from
every inhabitant on earth, the sum
of the list would read Minus the
right one"
Masquerade as mothers wash
woman. Go and do her washing
and take dinner with her"
"Whewl Love demands sacri
flee of $500" and he thought of The
vacant counter that he had served
ever for five consecutive years with
out losing day.
Going to make a servant out O
Hubby. Very we'll to be master of m!
household must first become servant
of all, d" and so saying he donned the
selected attire, and proceeded tt
carry out the bidding of a would-bt
mother-in- law. Long before nigh
his back ached, his knuckles. were
bleeding, his whole frame shook
still he labored on and smiled thu
same as he always had. What the Sc
quel really was to this connubial con
undrum he had already half guessed
The mother perceiving this, anC
being fearful that he could not stant
such a test, concluded to reveal the
solution of this standing problem tc
him, in a sealed ditty that sht
handed to him that night. She wa
beginning to appreciate the rar,
choice that her daughter had made
but after all he was not Jobs count
erpart, and being old enough to b.
the girls father, she gave him a lit
tie surprise which we will reserve
for the reader later on.
Il wonder what envelope No.
will reveal? 2" were the last linger
ing thought that dwelt in Herbert
mind Monday night.
Five O'Clock Tuesday morning
found Herbert mp and dressed, wit
the contents of envelope No.3 in hi
! left hand while his eyes perused thu
following words: Attend strict,
to business to-day at, the counter
and when night overtakes you sta
away from the lodge" 'Whew
Break an oath that had it's origi
ere women were created. All dear
How can |? And will she requir
repetition of this ?" He was niue
puzzled. What to do he did nc
know. In case that he relented, tn
old lady's little surprise afforc e
: him some consolation; but after a
what prejudicial dam is able to stan
against the onward sweep of pur
: love? A world full of old ladie