Year: 1871

of old boards, he moulded clay bricks
for her use, aud carved tiny toys out of
pine blocks for her amusement. As he
grew larger, and as Jennie's father grew
richer, and came to live in greater style,
Henry grew more shy. But by all the
unspoken language Of the eyes the two
never failed to make their unchanging
regard known to each other.


Henry went to college early. At
vacation time the two met. But the
growing difference in their social posi-
ton could not but be felt. Jennie's
friends were of different race from his
own. Her parents never thought of in
viting him to their entertainments.
And If they had, a rusty coat and lack
Of money to spend on kid gloves would
have effectually kept him away. He
was proud. This apparent neglect stung
him. 1t is true that Jennie Morton was
all the more kind. But bis quick and
foolish pride made him fancy that he
detected pity in her kindness. And yet
all this only made him determined to
place himself in position in which lie
could ask her hand as her equal. But
you do not understand, doctor, as do,
how irresistible is this conviction of du.
ty in regard to the ministry. Under
that pressure my friend settled that he
must preach. And now there was be-
fore him a good ten years of poverty at
least. What should he do about it?


"In his extremity he took advice of a
favorite theological professor. The pro.
fessor advised him not to seek the hand
of rich girl. She would not be suited
to the trials of minister's life. But
finding that Henry was Arm in his opin-
ion that this sound general principle
did not in the least apply to this partic-
ular case, the professor proceeded to
touch the teidersst chord in the young
mans heart. He told him that it would
| be ungenerous, and in some sense dis.
honorable, for him to take woman del.
| icately brought up into the poverty and
trial incident to minister's life. If
you understood, sir, how morbid his
sense of honor is, you would not wonder
at the impression this suggestion made
upon him. TO give up the ministry
was in his mind to be q traitor to duty
and to God. TO win her, if he could,
was to treat ungeuerously her whose
happiness was dearer to him thousand
times than his own.'


II hope lie did not give her up" said
the doctor.


eyes, he gave her up, in double
spirit of medieval self sacrifice. Look
lug toward the ministry, he surrender
his love as some Of the old monks sacri-
feed love, ambition, and all other things
to conscience. Looking at her happi'
ness, be sacrificed his hopes in more
than knightly devotion TO her welfare
The knights sometimes gave their lives
He gave more.


"For three years he did not trust him
self to turn to his home. But having
graduated and settled himself for nine
months over a church there was no rea'
son why he shouldn't 60 to see his
mother again. And once in the village
the sight of the Old school-house and
the old church revived a thousand mem
ories that he had been endeavoring tt
banish. The garden walks, and espec
tally the apple-trees, that are the mos
Interchangeable of land marks, revived
the old passion with undiminisheC
power He paced his room at night. Ht
looked out at the new house of his ricl
neighbor. He chafed under the re-


straint of his vow not to think again o


Jennie Morton. 1t was the old story o


the monk who thinks the world su bdu


ed but who finds it all at once about L


assume the mastery of him. / do no


know the struggle might have ended
but it was all at once stopped from with


out.


"There reached him rumor tina


Jennie was already the betrothed wifi
of a Colonel Pearson, who was her faith
er's partner in business. And indeed
Colonel Pearson went in and out at Mr.
Morton's gate every evening, and tn
father was known to favor his suit.
Jennie was not engaged to him, how
r ever. Three times che had refused him


The fourth time, in Difference to he


fathers wishes, she had consented t


think about it, for week. In trut|
Henry had been home ten days and ha
| not called upon her, and all the hop


she had cherished in that direction, an
j., all the weary waiting seemed in vain


When the scolonel's week was nearl
, out she heard that Henry was to leav
, in two days. In sort of desperation


she determined to accept Colonel Pear
son without waiting for the time ar
pointed for her answer. But that ger
> tleman spoiled it all by his own ovel


confidence.


y "For when he called, after Jennie ha
: determined on this course. he found he
SO full of kindness that he hardly kne'
4 how to behave with moderation. An
so fell to flattering her, and flatterin
: himself at the same time that he kne'


all the ms and outs of girls heart. h


comp!imented her on the many offel
Q she had received.


+ "And tell you what he proceeded
there are plenty of others that woui
>. lay their heads at your feet, if they wei
II only your equals. There's that youn
.s parson, Gilbert, l think they call hin
u that is visiting his mother, in the VI


painted and threadbare. looking lit
!. house that stands behind this one. l.,