Year: 1878




Mr.. Arnold came to MS charge with a
great deal OF enthusiasm, 8 number OF fcOllege
theological essays, and vast amount OF in
experience. He believed that he was TO be
to the people of Glenville leader, shep-
herd, and that all be would have 20 do would
be to crook his spiritual finger, and .beckOn-
ing them TO follow him, conduct them
to nights OF wisdom and religion. He bad
made notes OF all the professors lectures
and had marked out his work in accordance
with these guiding posts. He wanted
to do the people good, and to see the result
of his work ard prayers, for not yet had he
learned to labor and to wait"


He was poor, and alone in the world. After
he had paid for his education the small es-
tate that bis parents had left him was almost
exhausted, and he felt that he must rely up
on himself for the future, and yet nothing
daunted by his poverty, his youth, his mex
perience, he was engaged to be married to
young lady. The marriage was to take place
within year, but not unless he felt perfect
ly satisfied with his appointment at Glen
Vile Miss Carlyle was rich, beautiful, and
rather devoted to the young minister. To
be sure she would have preferred that
he had chosen some other profession,
but that matter was settled before their
engagement, and nolens volens she had
no choice but to take him as he was. She con-
soled herself by the rejection that there was
a vague something, dreamy respectabllity
about a minister, that admitted him into
good society, no matter If he was poor and
his clothes threadbare." Sne knew he was
brilliant and talented, young and goodlook-
ing, and though bis friends, with worldly
foresight, would have urged her to a more
advantageous marriage, she was headstrOng
and determined, and vowed, despite their
protestaiions. she would wed to please her
self" Her money was her own" she ad-
ded; ''if she wanted TO marry preacher, il
he was poor as a church mouse, she would do
it. She would use her wealth to supply the
deficiencies Of meagre salary. She liked
the country, and believed she would enjoy
moving from place to place. If, after she
tried the life it did not suit her, she would
make Hugh leave the ministry and they
would settle down in home of their own
somewhere" She was equally mistress OF
the situation when discussing their future
with Mr.. Arnold He could plead as long
and as earnestly as he chose; not a point
would she yield. He was to go to his ap-
polntment, see how he liked it, preach for
short time, and return to her and report
They would marry just before the next con-
ference, and he would begin the second year
of his ministerial life as her husband. Not
a single day of favor would she grant. When
she was ready to be married she would in
form him; until then she would do, as she
had ever done, just as she pleased. She
would dance, 20 to the opera, the theater, to
watering places, anywhere she cared TO 60.
She would enjoy herself in her own way,
and that without any interference on his
part As for Mr.. Arnold she seemed 10 think
that he was fixed in groove that knew no
turn; and that his life was to slip along
easily in this predetermined channel. She
had fancy that he adored her, would obey
her, and admire her, just so long as she kept
herself fully in power. but that to yield to
him in any instance would be to abdicate
her throne to him, and to establish
him as her lord and master indeed.
This she did not intend should happen,
though in her heart she would have honored
and loved him the more for proper assump-
ton of his natural rights. She had had
lovers by the score, few attracted by her
beauty, but as she we'll knew her money was
the great prlzs for which they contended.
OF all who had ever prOffered her their hand
and heart Hugh was the only one that she
believed loved her for herself, not for her
dowry. She hafmet him during his vaca-
ton, when be preached at little country
church near her summer home She liked
his earnestness, his fervor, his tender plead
ing with the people whom he was TO meet
but once face to face. SJme words he said
touched her womanly heart, and she sought