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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1885-7-24, Page 4& YOUNG GIRL'S 'WOOING, LUY- Cs. n*. ROE, Author ot'•• sills Sombre !Meals," From Jest to Earnest," Kc., &e. m my arms with a pro ioultiou of your almost mortal weakness, and thou souk back white and doathlike. It you bad not made so wisp and brave an effort yon might have liugerod ou in torture liko this poor girl, You stood in i11a that peril, did you not 1" "I suppose I did." "Oh, what a elod I was! I used to hoar you cough night after night. and I would mutter, 'Poor Madgo!' and go to sloop. • To think that you might havo seem' as this girl is suffering I I never realized it before, yet I thought I did. I can't tell you how my whole nature rebels at it all, au(1 pious talk about resignation iu the pros0U0() of such scenes fairly makes me grind my teoth ;" and bis brow blaoltened like night in his Mental revolt, and his oyes wero sternly fixed in honest, indignant arraignment of the Power llo did not scruple to dofy, though so impotent to resist. ',Madge brushed away her tears, and watched him earnestly for a moment, In that coufused instant she oxuited in tho strong, geuorous, kindly manhood that would not cringe oven to omnipo- t0uee when aPp1ercutly erne!. She said, gently, "Graydon, you aro condomuiuu God." I can't help it," he began, im- petuously, "that is, such a God—" Sho put Igor hand over his mouth. "I like you butter for your words," she oontiuced, "but please don't talk so any our.'. Lot what you have said apply to 'much a Uod'— I know what you mean, but there is no such being in existence. Let gnu finish my story. We have had too many interruptions, and this secluded road has au end. I won't try to expbtiu my faith. What happened may Make it clearer to you. WolI,Tilly gradually grow quieter, and at hest dant. The tired mother was sleeping ileo, and I sat at the window just as you imaginal, guy thoughts sad and question• ing, co say the least. At last I saw that Tilly was awake, and looking atlnowith. solo eel ilig like interest and curiosity. I went to her and asked if I could do any de lig. "Silo said, in her slow, feeble way, 'I thought I knew every ono about here, bat 1 don't remember to have soon you bolero.' "1Thon I told Ilex who I was, and that her mother was in the next roolo. "'You are very kind,' sho said. 'And you aro troll the hotel. Isn't it a littlo strange ?' "'It should not bo,' I replied, and ox- plitival how I came to stay, aiding, 'don't talk tiny mato. You aro not stro(1 enough.' "With a quiet smile that astonished mo, she said, 'It won't make any dif- foreuno, Miss Alden; I shall never he any better, or, rather, I shall soon bo well. My mind. seems growing clearer, and I'd like to talk a Iittle. It is strange to sea a young girl here. Aro you strong and well ?' " 'Yes, very strong, and very glad to kelp your mutlict tanto caro of you. I cries On00 all,1Oet as ill as you are, yet I got well. Chocr up, and let us nurse you back to he alth." "She shook her hood. 'No, that's now impossible. You Como and eboor poor moiler and father, Miss Alden. I am mom than &loaf ll, 1010 happy.' "I made her call 1110 Mail go, and said: Toll me thea in a few words how you can bo happy. My heart has just boon aching for you over since I mane." "Perhaps elle saw tears in my eyes, for she said, 'Sit down by inc.' Thon sho took my hand. loaned her cheek upon it, au,l looked. at ino with 'atoll a lovely sympathy in her beautiful dark eyes I" 'Yoe,' sho saitl,'I see you aro youT1g and strong, and you probably have wealth and many friends ; still I think I am better off than you are. I am almost home, and you may have long, •,voary journeying beforo yon yet. You ash: me why I am happy. I'll just give you the nogative reasons; think glow much they mean to me,—"And therm shall bo no more death, neither sorrow, not crying, neither shall thorn be any more pain." All those may taken from Hcy lifo any hour. Think of what will be added to it, You behove all this, Madge ?' " „Ys u women•nature, into t'0nsaie'rltti011 (0 1 all. I am not cougonial to Miss Wild. mere; elm does not like ole. It is nothing against her, but some people aro antagonistic. This is especially true among women, and in this cas., itis not strange, Our experiences have been very e%1l!00ent. There is never any use iu trying to ignore the old law of ' like unto like.' I say this in explanation of what you know is true all the world over. 'Even tido close ties of 1(1101001 often count for littlo where tastes, occupations, and habits of thought are diverse. All this is nothing against your perfect right „to pleas( yourself. In this laud, thank Heaven! fatuilioe enol fricuds cannot yoko people together to pall forward general and miscellance ous interests." "lou speak as if it were a slight thing when the 100112011 whom a nuts marries is merely accepted, tolerated, by his kiudred," "I have not said that, Graydon ; I have only said again what I said before, —that a man has a right to please Lim• self. The truth is trite onongh ; why rectus to it?" •"Gritvitatiou is trite enough, but it often has an acute bearing on one's exper , lou do not like Stclla—" "Ana : • does noblilco mc." "Very s oll ; bot you try to bo just tc her, and when she has lived awhile in ,lifforeut associations you will find her 011.t:v rlutu. rd. I Wink you can be ler ,• o -u Hien," in the future. But 11 ie.. ,1, toter., ler. and he is so quietly ',.`.,`, 1' 0•118.010ns 1i1his views :Let • e none ys 1"a con e•ediuglv." 0 1,, 1;: }"n valet help that. You will h^f• :•i ,l.r.orcnt houses. and your 'rimiest c 1",' 11"1.1 le ,elite ri uov ,l from imsillees "Oh, con !mind henry! He married to suit himself, so 11:011 I. But, Madge, dear Madge, you will trey to love her,— to help her to 1 e more like you, for my sake ?" At last Sledge's laugh rung oni merrily. "l For mercy's sake, Graydon. don't ask n10 to 1.e a missionary to your wife," she cried. "If I escaped with Inv eyes I should be lucky. You must think your wile perfection, and make her think you do. Woe be unto you it you introduce a female friend and sues gest that she should bo huitated, even to the arch of au eyebrow. Oh no,1 '.Saul; ,•m ! That's a sphere in whicb ' •:.,, i.i t shine at all, and I wouldn't attempt it with any feminine saint ea'- alar, t) Graydon, what a e.t goose yon lose 1" and she laughed ,i. t urs came into her eyes. He htr 111 a half vexed way, protest. 'he was still as uncanny as a • 7. 7uhuugll she had lost the aspect e.• aldenly she stopped, and tears el sorrow filled her oyes. Hero I am, ..urllime, :tt our absurd talk," sho said, -w'i•on 1 have just left the side of a l o•.r cal, no older then myself, who is .• c.;: indeed fn her liickermg life. Is it h ; r_leas to seem to forget so soon 1 ,1 c; :.:3,1011, you don't know what trouble i,: You have, only had vexations slate fee. TA 11,o tell yon what bepper<ed hued 1'irlit, if only to make pee grateful r 1,_-111• strong, prosperous lite." l il,e uuythiug you wish. T always 11.:•, Leiter thoughts and impulses after ith von.,, u dn't regard 100 0.5 egotistical, • ,'. we by thiukiug I am trying to 1.o , : then others. \Vhy shouldn't 1 1'• ' t , 'en' girl ? Wo often dance • 10 for fun ; why can't we watch • le, 1. for pity? And in simple Le 5! lie a long time before the . +le•. 1 poor creature will go out , y h rt. It 0 11110 very close home, (;rni,.011—very dee I. It brought 110 Hamer anomer girl, who was once scarcely Stronger or better than Tilly Wendell id today, but God was kind. Tilly also has great black eyes, and they do lool: so large nal pathetic in the wan MEd few l Al first they did not notice me levels f wasouly another of the watch. ors who had came to aid her mother. It's astonishing how kind tleso plain country people are to ono another in trouble, and many a housewife in this region has toiled all day and then sat up with the poor child tho livolong 11:5111. "For the first few hours I could do littlo mora than help her move in hot weals restlessness, and give remedies to relievo her iucessaub cough. The poor thing soaped neither more nor loss than a victim of disuse, that with a cruelty almost malign had tortured her. I can't Oxplailt how this awful impression grew opo i'fle. It was as if viowless, brutal panels had racked the emaciated form until intelligonco was gone, and then, not eonbout, would continuo their vindictive work while broach refrained in tho body. As my watch was pro- longed this impression grew into a night. mate of horror. Tho still house, the silent, white, beautiful world without, and that frail young girl tortured hour after Hour under my oyoa by fever and a convulsive, incessant, remorseless coogh." Sho buried hot faco in hog hands, and for a moment or two her voice was choked with sobs. "0 14Iadgo," Dried Graydon, almost fietcoly, "you anger ma! I would Strangle a man who harmed a hair of such a child's hoed. How can I worship a God who sends or pormibs sucb a thing? You are braver than 1. I ooultt Soo it man shot, but 1 couldn't look upon What you have dosoribed, Yet the pieturo brings back tho momont when wo parted,—whop you struacrlcd feebly 1171 , JI Lr 24 1 SSu. 0am0111, and w05 frightened at nevl1R slopt so Lou,t,but Filly laughed and saki it was just splendid, "Sim wag ovidently a o'ory intelligent girl, and must have Mem a funny one, too. S1to certainly has road a groat deal, and has taught iu public soho0ls, Toro didn't seem tc bo truce of mot. bidness in her mind or 10011115. Sho Paten Load Lifting IllacIGi'ne. yeas SilDpl3' trying to plaice tho best of everything, and her best certainly 10 tho 1011 can do y0111' hauling and best, Sho has helped mud cunifortad inoying with ono man less than m0 more (ban I could bor." usual, as a boy can run t1)0 i1111- "C'onlforteclyon, 1l edge?" chine. It is simple, durable, labor GOOD NEWS For the Farmer.. I have secured the 11mIIT for Grey township for it "Oh, well," was tho somewhat con- fused reply. "Poo had trouble, and Shrill have again. Who is without it long in this world ?" "It's abuost hard to sea Low serious trouble can roach you horeafter, you era so strong, so fo1•tifiod. No, .Malign; I'll Haver say a wm.'tl against your faith or that of your now friend. Would to Ucayali I lied it meson! I I wouldn't Nava nliseod this tall: with you for the world, and you can't )tno',V how I appro- ciato the friendship which has led you to !Teak to mo frankly of what is so sacred. All the whirl and pressure of coming life and business shall never blot from my memory the words you have spoken this morning or the 33001108 you have math: so real." If this wero truce how infinitely deop- er would have heou his impression if he could have seen the beantilnl girl, now smiling into his oyes, bowed in agony at that sick -bed, while she acknowledged with stifled sobs that the dying girl 0005 bettor off,—far happier than site who had to face almost the certainty of life- long disappointment. Poor Madgo 1i 1,1 not told Graydon all her story. Sho would have died rather than have her secret known ou earth, but sho had not feared to breathe it to one on the threshold of heaven. CIHAPTEIR XXVIII. nIsrA SI03A'1.13 Loyi4ns. During tho last moments of their drivo Madge and Graydon wero caw• pnrativoly silent. Each had ahlmdant food for thought, whiles oven Graph uow believed that he so trnly nuderslo, d Madge, and had so much in common with her, that words wore no longer needed tor companionship. As they approached thio piazza, they saw that Arnault was still Miss Wills mero's devoted attendant. His presence meaut hope for Madge, and Graydon was slightly surprised at his owe in- difference. Ile felt that tho girl to whom he regitrdcdhinlsolf as bound be- longod to a ditlereut world, a lowerplaue of life than that of which he had boon given a glimpse. The bast elements of his nature had been profoundly moved, and brought to the surface, and ho found them alien to the pair on the piazza. Ho was even solf-roproacbful that he saw with so littlo resentment Stella's present companionship. "While I don't like ler course at all," lie thought, "I must believe that sho is acting from the most self•sacrilicing motives. What troubles mo most uow is I havo a growing sense of the net- row'11ess of her nature." He had never come from her presence. with his mauheod roused to its depths. It was her boanty that he dwelt upon ; her piquant, alluring tones and geettuos. Madge was not an ill-natured critic of the girl who threatened to destroy her future, but, by boiug simply what she was, sho macho the other shrink and grow common by contrast. To Graydon such comparisons wero odious indeed, and he would notwiiling.• ly permit them ; but, 111 conformity to mental laws and the force of circum- stances, they would present themselves. His heart was very tender toward i\Iadgo, but it was with an affection that scorned to hien partly fraternal, and partly a regard for ouo different, batter, puror than himsolf. IIo }proved tho essoutial fineness, tho oapabilities of his nature, by his appreciation of some of her higher traits. Hor ministry to the dying girl had given her a sacrednoss in his oyes. For tho time sho was becom- ing a sort of religion to him. Ho re- vealed this attitude of mind to her by a gentle manner, and a tone of rospoct and consideration in the least thiug he said. "011," thought the poor girl, "be could be no much to me and I to him 1 His touch, even in thought, would never be course and unfeeling ; and I have soon again and again thab 1 eau inspire him, move him, and ivalto lithe happy. Why ,oust a wretohod blunder thwart and blight two lives ?" Beforo they had finished their break. fast the beautiful languor of sloop was 1150111 in Lis companion's oyes, and he sail; ".Dear Madge, promise m0 you will take a long cost. Before we part I want to toll you what an illumined pogo you have glut in my memory this morn- ing. Some of the shadows in the pic- tmn aro very dant, but there is also a light in it that 'honor was on sea or land.' When you wake I shall be on rev way to the brout•strcam to which Dr, Sommers wihd guido mo; aucl, do you know ? 1 fool as if my momorios wihl be in accord with tho scene of toy camping - ground. As I sit in my teut-door to- night I shall think over all you have told and. described." Het only answer was a smile, that for some reason quickeuod 1113 pu1so. Much occurred before they mot again, IIo wont to his room, wrote 8omo lot. tors, and bade other preparations. Than, foaling that 110 should givo tho remaining time bofore his departure to Miss Wildmoro, lie sought hor, Sho appoarocl to bo waiting for him on the piazza, and there was reproach in her tone as sho said, "1 half feared you worn going without bidding m0 good - by." Suoh foars woro scaraoly just to me." "I dict not know but that you had s0 "'Thou yeti must kuow why I am happy, and why I may bo bettor off than you aro. It will be very hoedfor father and mother,—there will bo more pain for thein here iu.cousequouce,—butsoon it will n11 ,;nd ferever; fu a littlo whilo t1'o shall be together again. So you lame- nearly n11 about poor little rue,' : e '0..1. with ;mother of bar rail a, „h!,•1, were 1110 awcetost, yet most nn. earthly things I over saw. 'Amt now toll mo aboutlyourself. I'm not able, to talk much morn for the present, I'd like to know something about tido frieucl who helped me through tho last few steps of my journoy. lean thick about you in hoavon you know,' she said, with the sweetest littlo laugh. 'Don't look so sad, Madge. They'll toll you I'1u gouo soon. "Gone wboro 1" ash: yourself, and Hoyer grieve a momont.' " "0 Graydon, sbo made ib all xoom so real, talking thorn alone in the night I Ataitis just as sho say's or it isn't any- thing. When you said, 'Such a God,' you had in mind a theological phantom, and I don't wonder you felt a8 you did; but this girl boliovore in a God who 'so loved the world,'—who so loved her,— ancl I do also. Her pain, hor thwarted young lifo, I don't understand any more than 1 do othor phasos of ovil, but I can givo my allegiouco to Ono who Ca1110 to tanto away the evil of tho world. That's about all tho religion Ihitvo, and you lnusn't ever say a word against it." "Well, thoro is but little meso to toll. 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