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A MATRIMONIAL
MISSTEP
On* el Twelve Stories of Solomon.
BY THE "HIGHWAY AND BYWAY"
PREACHER
Snripturo Authority—1 Kings 3:1;
11:1-4.
SERMONETTE.
''Solomon made affinity with
Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and took
Pharoah’a daughter and brought
her Into the city of David." Here
was tho first step in a course
which was to work the ruin of
Solomon’s life.
“Be ye hot unequally yoked to
gether with unbelievers," is the
Scriptural admonition. It was
one of the laws of the Jewish
dispensation on which great em
phasis was laid, and it is one of
the admonitions of the Chris
tian dispensation which is clear
ly and positively set forth by tho
Apostle Paul.
Why should this be so? Why
cannot we have happy, success
ful union between the Christian
and the non-Christian? The apos
tle answers the question when
he goes on to ask: “for what
fellowship hath righteousness
with unrighteousness? and what
communion hath light with dark
ness?"
There is no relationship in life
so Intimate and close as that of
husband and wife, and hence if
such relationship is to be endur
ing there must be fellowship and
communion between the lives
thus linked together.
It is then a question as to
what direction cuch fellowship
and communion shall take. Will
the righteousness dominate the
unrighteousness, the light, the
darkness? Or will the heart of
the worldling lead away from
God the one who has pledged
himself to God? Will the world
liness stifle and quench the light
of God's truth which has shined
in the heart?
Almost Invariably the mar
riage of the Christian with the
non-Christian works disaster to
the faith of the former.
Solomon’s union with Phara
oh’s daughter was a brilliant
political marriage, with every
reason from a human and world
ly point of view to commend it.
It gave lilm a powerful ally to
the couth, assuring not only pro
tection from attack from that
quarter, but strengthening his
hands with the nations to the
north and east. It gave a bril
liant aspect to the reign of King
Solomon and was the beginning
of that splendor and magnifi
cence which marked his entire
reign. And further, it brought
into the national life of Israel a
liberal, progressive element
which was broadening in Us in
fluence, commercially and so
cially.
And yet in spite of all the tem
porary advantages which were
to accrue, It was an unwise, un
safe, and unholy alliance.
Unwise, because counter to
the explicit command of God,
and certain It Is that violation
of God’s command ultimately
brings ruin.
Unsafe, because It was not
only weakening the national
ideals of a people wholly set
apart to God, but a weakening
also of the individual ideals
which were going to make the
second step away from God
easier.
Unholy, because a violation
of a righteous principle absolute
ly essential to the morat and
spiritual uplift of the human
race. Mot even a king could
transgress the sacred obliga
tions to God and escape the
consequences.
“Ue not unequally yoked to
gether with unbelievers.” is a
command as binding upon those
who occupy the exalted places
uf life as It is upon those of
more humble station.
THE 9TORV.
*T,HM choosing of a Wife Is one of
■ the most important Htep« or nfe.
ft in n matter which must not bo
considered hastily. Sentiment muat
not bo allowed to run aw«y with Judg
rriont or expediency cover up the ob
ligation which one owes to Cod and
flods low. Where lovo Ib bused on
finmefhlng deeper than more physi
cal beauty, and on something higher
lhan mere human attainment; In
oilier words, where love includes in
Its Inspiration and Its expression the
thought of loyally and devotion to
Ood, then and then only Is lovo a safe
guide Sentiment and passion are not
love, and expediency and convenience
are sign posts which point to the
matrimonial whlrljiool of disappoint
ment and ruin. Man was Intended
for woman and woman for man, but
<!od intended that they should he
mated and not nilrima’ed. What Oral
Joins together Is never pul asunder.
It was no secret In Israel I hat a wife
ass being sought for the young and
V-.anriaoiMO King Solomon. Since his
coming to the throne It had berm
7ec<*gnir.cd as ooe of the Important
• •’altera 'oquftfng solution. With the
cltivf men of the uation and those
close to the kin* tn the ndintnlstra
tlon of the affairs of the nation II
was a question as to where Huy
should look for a consort for their
I king.
More than one of the chlet mer. of
the nation secretly wished that b's
own fair daughter might be the one
selected to be queen, but each with
becoming modesty refrained from
openly advancing the claims of their
respective daughters, so that appar
ently no progress was made In the
quest for a wife for Solomon.
And perhaps the one least con
rented over the matter was Solomon
himself. Ills had been a busy life
since coming to the throue. The
earnest, devout spirit in which he
had entered upon the great obllga
lions of ruling a kingdom had kept
him steadfast and faithful to hla
task. lie felt his youth, his inexpert
en« c. his limitations, and with (he
benediction and blessing of the Godly
l>avid resting upon him and his ox
ample pointing him to God as the
source of nil wisdom and strength, he
had sought the Lord with a great
yearning to know and do the divine
will. This had become known to
all the nation, and after his return to
Jerusalem from Gila-on after his re
markable vision In which God had
promised him wisdom and riches anti
honor, ha found the chief men and
leaders of the people and the people
themselves moved by one spirit of
love and devotion to the upbuilding
of the kingdom. So It had come to
pass that the nation was solidified
and strengthened ami Immediately bo
gan to feel the stimulus of that ag
gressive spirit which was to ultimate
ly make of Solomon's kingdom the
richest and must prosperous and most
enlightened ot any of the nations
about.
sucn loniarKBDle development and
progress could not but arouse the in
tcrest. if not .apprehension, of the
neighboring kingdoms, and eagerly
steps were taken to show friendly
spirit towards the nation of Israel and
to invito exchange of treaties whereby
both tlie commercial and the politi
eal interests of the two would be
served. Thus rapidly did thero de
velop a system of trade relationships
so that there was a constant stream
of merchantmen passing to and from
Jerusalem. And in tills way the mat
ter of choosing a wife for King Solo
mon became known to the nations
about, and it was not long ere bril
limit embassies were arriving at Jeru
salem with proposals of marriage
witli the princesses of the neighboring
nations, even Egypt sending an offer
of the hand of tlie daughter ©* Pha
raoli.
Good old Nathan, the prophet, wai
not a little perturbed by this latest
development of tlie situation, and lost
no time iti reminding King Solomon
of the restrictions which tlie Mosaic
law placed ii| on marriage with the
nations about. Ho would have been
glad if tiie king would have sum
marily bundled the whole company of
ambassadors bark to the kingdoms
from which they had come, hut Solo
mon was too keen a diplomat for that,
and while he did not ignore the ad
monitions of Nathan, he felt attract
ed by the brilliant prospects which
a foreign alliance offered. And where
the soul comes face to face with the
question of religious duty or expe
diency which promises rich and gTorl
uus present reward, there is apt to
be tlie struggle which only too often
is decided fh'.a'ly in favor of
expediency, with the hope and pur
pose that tlie* religious obligations
sbull not be forgotten or neglected.
So it was with Solomon, and when
tlie messengers came from the king
of Egypt they found him more than
willing to listen to their proposals.
And again the good and faithful N’a
than came to tlie king and urged up
on his heurt tin* absolute claims of
Clod, and with a Taat parting appeal
he loft him Just as the evening shad
ows were gathering.
Lung the young king sat while the
struggle went on in ills heart. He
was too devout and loyal to Clod to
willfully and absolutely violate the
command of Ood, but he let question
ings arise in his heart as to whether
ihe word of Ood meant just what
Nathan urged it did. Was the law o?
Ood Intended to narrow the life and
limit the possibilities? Was serving
Oo«| a hindrance to success and pow
er? And so an he let the questions
and doubts arise it obscured his vis
Ion of right until the heart became
iess sensitive to God's claims and
mere alive to the advantages to he
gained by following the course which
desire and reason indicated.
"Why cannot I make this alliance
and still maintain my loyalty to Ood?
And what a splendid opportunity If
will be of bringing the knowledge of
the true God to the Egyptians Heo
how sur-h alliance will not only ad
vance the material prosperity of the
kingdom of Israel', but how It will ad
vance the cause of the God of Israel "
Thus thorp grew upon Ills v!s.on
the picture of what IsraH was yot
to become and again ho asked himself
the question whether he would bo do
ing right not to take advantage of
ovory opportunity of advancing the
material prosperity of his kingdom0
And as the matter became settled Ip
his own mind, gradually th* voire of
Ood ceased to struggle with him or
that point, and so a peace came nnri
a settled conviction that the policy 1
of expediency was the right policy.
And so to Nathan the next day th»
king sent, saying:
‘ This thing teoineth good to me
Hee what glory and honor It wtl
bring to the nation of Israel."
And King Solomon dismissed th»
messengers of the King of Kgypt wltl
rich presents for the printers, am
sent his courtiers to prepare for th*
approaching nuptial*.
Overcoming Her Despondency
By E'izabeth Robbins
(Copyright.)
BERLIN WOOL WORK AGAIN.
Fashion's Wheel Has Brought Old
Timer Into Favor.
So many of our "new things’* tarn
out to be old things slightly disguised
snd brought into fashion by a turn
of the wheel. Here's "Berlin work" as
the latest arrival. This Is work in
wools on canvas in either "cross” or
"tent” stitch. The cross-stitch is the
easier and, on the whole, the better
adapted to elaborate patterns. It was
m cross stitch that the dames of olden
days embroidered the elaborate tapes
tries that adorned the walls of hall
ind castle, some of which are highly
esteemed as art treasures.
If a girl is very enterprising and
wishes to give a very handsome pres
ent to some friend, sho could not do
bettei than work a chairback and seat
cover. The back of the chair might be
worked in the coat of arms of the
recipient. Cross-stitch lends itself
particularly well to such conventional
designs. The seat of the chair might
be the crest only. Care must be taken
to do the work In the very best grade
of wools, as the others are liable to
fade. Sofa pillows worked in cross
stitch are always acceptable, and
many charming patterns (most of
them old ones revived) are shown this
season. Hand fire screens are very
pretty, but they jjbould be worked in
silk on very fine canvas. A very little
practice will enable any girl to pick
out even the most complicated pattern
with ease, but for the lazy, patterns
are bought already stamped on the
material.—Detroit Free Press.
PRETTY AND CHEAP SCREEN.
Beautiful Ornament for Any Room In
the Houss.
Something beautiful In a window
screen will coat you only the price of
some very thin blue lawn, providing
yon already have a frame, and many
homes have screen frames which have
once done duty and only await some
thing new In a covering. It takes a
double thickness of lawn for the
screen, because the designs are pasted
lightly between the covers and when
the light shines through the screen
there Is a beautiful shadow effect. One
neat design is a stork standing amid
cat-tails and pond lilies, another is
bunches of grapes and leav’es, and the
odd little figures of dancing Dutch
children or pretty geisha girls make
good shadowgraphs. A handsome
covering can bo made with white
lawn, the pictures being In colors
which reflect through the material.
It is best to cut the pal terns from
paper and pasto very lightly to one
piece of the material after It has been
tacked in place. Always iron tho
pieces to the material to prevent
wrinkles. Or the patterns can be
cut from dress goods and attached In
file same manner. A lnrge screen will
he attractive if covered with cheap
unbleached muslin and the figures cut
from heavy paper, which show in bold
relief on the white background.
Shades for lamps can be made in the
same manner, either with floral effect
or any of the conventional patterns
commonly used.
Spice Fingers.
Cream thoroughly three tablespoon
fttls of butter with a scant cupful of
brown sugar, adding a teaspoonful of !
powdered cinnamon, a half teaspoon t
ful each of nutmeg and allspice, a
quarter of a teaspoonful each of gin
ger and salt. Stir one teaspoonful of !
sifted baking soda Into one cupful of
rich sour cream, and as It foams add
It to the spice mixture alternately
with enouch graham and white flour
(half and half) to make a soft dough
Turn on a floured board and knead
into it three tablespoonfuls of seeded
raisins, three of currants, and one
each of chopped citron and candied
orange peel. Roll out very thin, cut
In strips with a jagging Iron, then
sprinkle with powdered sugar and
hake in a moderate oven until brown
and crisp.—The Circle.
Buttermilk Biscuit.
Two cups flour, one-half level tea
spoon salt, one-half lpvel teaspoon
*oda. two level teaspoons cream of
Tartar, three level tablespoons short
ening, buttermilk.
Sift together the flour, salt, soda
and cream of tartar. Work In the
shortening with the fingers, then add
buttermilk to make a soft dough. Toss
ontrt a flmired board: roll one half
inch thick, cut with biscuit cutter, and
place In a buttered pan one half Inch
apart. Trick the tors with a fork
ami bake In a hot oven for ten min
utes.
To Cut Hot Brown Bread.
Draw a clfft-n. strong, white thread
sharply and firmly across the loaf,
pushing It down equally on either
side. The result, will bo clean, smooth
slices, free of the stickiness that
comes from cutting with a knife.
Brown Bread Sandwiches.
Cut brown bread info thin slices and '
butter. Mix grated cheese and finely
chopped Kngllsh walnut meats and
season with salt. Spread on half of
the slices and cover with the remain
ing slices.
Worried Batter.
One thing Is very necessary to re
member; I)o not let the batter get
Chilled or worried In any way; keep It
the same even temperature, and you
will have nice crumpets.—Baker and
Confectioner.
Relief for Choking.
A raw egg swallowed Immediately
will generally carry a fish bone or
other substance down which cannot
be removed from the tbn-at by the ufc
most exertion.
NATURE
AND A WOMAN’S WORK
LYDIA E. PINKHAM
Nature and a woman’s work com
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for woman’s Ills that tho
world has ever known.
In the good old-fashioned days ol
our grandmothers they relied upon
tho roots and herbs of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suffering.
Tho Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that baffle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years in
the study of drugs.
From the roots and herbs of the
field Lydia E. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world a remedy for their pe
culiar ills, more potent and effica
cious than any combination of drugs.
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound is now recognized as the
standard remedy for woman’s ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 615 N.C. St.,
Louisiana, Mo., writes:
“ Complete restoration to health
means so much to me that for the sake
of other suffering women I am v tiling
to make my troubles public.
“ For twelve years I had >v»en 'fuller
ing with the worst forms of female ilia.
During that time I had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what I suffered, and at times I
could hardly walk. About two years
ago I wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
I followed it, and can truly say that
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham’s advice re
stored health and strength. It is
worth mountains of gold to suffering
women.”
What Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege
table Compound did for Mrs. Muff,
it will do for other suffering women.
AND SHE BELIEVED HIM,
After This Who Can Doubt the Power
of Love?
George had been away on business
for a whole long week, and during
that time he had sent Clara ten let
ters, six letter-cards and 42 picluro
postcards.
Why, then, was there a touch of
coldness in her greeting when he flew
to her arms on his return?
“Dearest,” he whispered, "what fa
the matter?”
“Oh, George,” she sftld, “you didn't
send a kiss in your ninth letter.”
“My preciots,” he replied, "that
night I had steak and onions for din
ner, and you wouldn't have liked a
kiss after oniojs, would you?”
And, such Is the unfathomable pow
er of love, she was satisfied, and nes
tled to him.
8T».ru 07 Gwto. City of Tolboo, I
Lucas Couty. f **•
Fra*?k .1. Cuits-nr makes oath that he It sento*
part .or of th« Urn of F. .J. Ciibney & Co., d .lag
business In the City of Toledo. County end State
• f rn,H d. nnd that said firm will nay tho sum of
ONh HUNDRED DOLL A US for each and every
caso of Catarrh that cannot bo cured by the nso of
Uall’s Ca r Aium Curb.
FRANK J. CHE NET.
Sworn to before me end nub<crll»cd la niy pruMact.
tbU 6:h day of December, A. D.. 138G.
i i A. W. OLEA30K.
• * Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure l» taken Internally and acta
J!r otly on ihe blo>xl and mucous surfaces of the
system, bend fur tesilin >ntal4. free.
0 , .. F. .1. CHEN El'* CO., Toledo O,
Bold by nil Prui{irt*t«. ?Yc.
Take liaii s Family Pills lor constipation.
We mtmt ever Improve our time;
time goes with rapid foot.—Ovid.
ONI.V ONP "(IROMO OriNINK1*
That 1* I, A X ATI V K itIU>M ’QI.ININK. Iah>1[ fo*
U»n alicnalore of K. W. OHOV M. L m <1 the Wor.d
over to Cure n Cold tu One IA17. S6c.
F>r he that once Is good fa ever
great.—Lien Johnson.
Gnrfiold Tra purifies the blood, eradi
rating rheumatism, gout nnd other ehrtm
ic diseases, It is made of Iierbs~aot drugs!
An ounce of help is bnttt r than •
ton of hot air on the subject.
The
General Demand
of the Well-Informed of tho World haa
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; a laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its com
ponent parts are known to them to b«
wholesomo and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to tho system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex
cellent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of Senna, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relira
on the merits of tho laxative for its remark
aide success.
I hat is one of many raisons why
Syrup of 1 igs and Elixir of Senna is gives
the preference by the Well-Informed
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine—manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, ami for aals
j by all load.druggists. Pr*c« fifty otOU
per bottle.
The shadow of the leaves of an
»pple tree branch quivered ou the
white muslin curtains of Miss Phoebe
Perclval's chamber window as they
were stirred by the light morning
breeze.
The sun Just rising filled the room
with a yellow glow. Ordinarily this
was the signal for the risidg of
Phoebe, but this morning she lay and
watched tho shadows. She had awak
ened with a heavy feeling of de
spondency.
“I declare for It!" she exclaimed to
herself. "I’ve a good inlnd not to get
up at all. I ain't of any use in the
world—an cld maid. living here alone.
Seems as if everybody else had some
body to do for—parents or husband
ar children or relations of some kind
—at any rate, somebody they’re neces
sary to and who'd miss ’em if they
should die. But me!—I don't suppose
any living being would shed a tear
If 1 should dio this minute. I shouldn’t
bo missed any tnore’n one of the rocks
aver in the pasture—”
I'hoebo stopped short in her mono
logue to listen. A faint “meaow"
:ume from somewhere below.
"Coming, kittle” called Phoebe,
and was out of bed before the words
were out of her mouth.
It took her but a few minutes to
dress, and then she trif pod down
stairs, for Phoebe was quick-motioned
If she was 40.
She let the cat in, stooping to take
him in her arms for a moment and
[>et and talk to him. "You’ve had
to wait so long, Peterkin, I think I
will give you an extra good breakfast,’’
die said. The cat rubbed against her
und showed lilts affection in all the
ways possible to a cat, ami when the
laucor of food was set before him,
purred loudly as he ate.
I’hoeho had hardly cleared away her
*reakiast and made he:* three small
Tripped Downstairs,
rooms fitly, when there was the sound
>f children's voices and a knock on
the front door.
“Oh, Miss Percival, will you please
r;ive us some flowers for the teacher?”
spoke up one «>f the children eagerly
when she appeared.
“Bless your hearts, yes!” was the
hearty response. There was a snip
snipping of Phoebe's scissors, and
*hen the troop passed out of the
yard with happy fares, each child had
a flagrant little boiuiuet, and there
was a chorus of "Thank you, Miss Per
cival.”
“Precious few left." laughed Phoebe
to herself. “Hut they'll t ossom all
the more for being picked and what
vould be the use of having flowers if
lobody wanted 'era?'
She wns now ready for the day’s
work, which was to make a jarkei
md two pairs of knickerbockers for
little Freddie Westnll. from two old
-airs of his pajm’s trousers, which his
mamma had ripped and pressed.
“I think I'll make the seats and
•dhows double, seeing there's cloth
♦ nough,” soliloquized Phoebe. “Fred
lie is so hard on his clothes and poor
Mrs. Westall has so much to do, and
then when they do come to holes the
patches'll be right there nil ready t/>
hem down to.”
Th« groceryman came as Phoebe
finished rutting the Jacket. Ho was
<* fresh. attractive looking young man
ind generally Inclined to be sociable:
but this morning he was very glum
and said never a word as be wiote
down Phoeba's order.
"Why, wbat have you done to your
wrist?" she exclaimed suddenly.
"Cut it «.«i Tiadger'n old kerosene
"an, I guet-s. The dickens! I didn’t
know It. was bleeding like that—on
your clean floor, too!’
* Walt a minute and let. me do It
up for you. Never inlnd the floor."
"Ob, It's no matter. | fan jiUt my
handkerchief about It."
Hut Phoebe insisted, and after wash
Ing the wounded wrist, wound It with
soft whlfo rloth. The young man
looked dewn at her In silence till 6nc
began to fasten the end of the ban
dage, when he spoke abruptly:
"Say, Miss Perclval! Suppose you’d
been going with a girl steady for most
two years, and all at once she left
you In tho lurch some Sunday night
and went homo from evening meeting
with another fellow! Shou dn’t you
• hlnk yout self Jus died in never hs*.
tug anything more to say to her?"
Why. 1 don’t know,” said Phoebe,
oh* ma> have doge it just to tease.
not meaning anything. No; I don’t
think I'd break an engagement for a
little thing like that.”
Oh, but there wasn’t any engage
raen^ least, nothing had ever been
said—”
" ell.’’ said Phoebe, as she took
several unnecessary stitches, ‘‘ir 1
had been going with a girl two years
and never mentioned anything about
^‘ing engaged, I should expect her to
think my attentions didn't mean any
thing and she was free to go homo
with anybody she liked. Shouldn't
you?”
The young man blushed. "1
guess I’ve been something of a fool.
Miss Perclval.” he said, with an era
h.irrassed laugh. ‘‘I’ve been expect
ing folks to be mind-readers. Thank
you for doing up my wrist.”
Phoebe watched him as he went
down the path. “I knew Nellie was
feeling bad about something the last
time she was here.” she mused; ‘‘but
1 had other company and so she didn’t
say an>’lhing. It’s queer what trifles
'>ill come between two people who
't ally think the world of each other,"
and Phoehe sighed as she recalled the
one romance of her own life.
The cutting out of Freddie Westall’s
< lollies was done, and Phoebe was at
lu‘r stitching machine, when Mrs.
Caines, her next neighbor, burst in at
tlie door and sank into a chair. ‘‘Do
you know how to put In a stove lin
ing.' she asked, breathlessly. ‘‘John
took mine out and then was called
away and wou’t be home till noon;
and just before he went he remem
bered to give me a letter he took out
of tlie post olllce a week ago—and it's
Tom my sister, and she’s coming here
to-day on the half-past ten train, e.n»I
going off in the afternoon on her way
home from the mountains, and her
son and his wire are with her—and
I've boon canning tomatoes all the
week and let everything else go—and
I ve been working every minute sine
I got the letter cleaning things up. and
orgot all about the stove—"
"I'll go right back with you,"
’’hoebe said promptly, and the two
oft the house togeiher.
Phoebe was possessed of "gunip
Mon,” and the stove lining was put in
»s quickly and as well aj John could
iiavo done it.
Wow, Laura,” she commanded, “you
iust run and change your drers and
•et ready for your company—'tis'most
11 o'clock—and leave the dinner to
ue. I ll have It all on the table by
-• and run over afterward and wash
up the dishes.”
“Oh, It is too much—”
‘ L'o, It Isn't!” Phoebe interrupted
her. “What are neighbors for if not
to be neighborly?”
So with a deep breath of relief Mrs
Maines obeyed, and Phoebe set to
work on the dinner.
Everything went ofT well, and at
half pa.-1 one the dishes were washed
and put away, and Phoebe was back
at her machine.
Just before supper, Mrs. C.aincs ran
over for a minute to tell Phoebe how
grateful she was. “My company had
to go away at three o'clock," she said.
and if it hadn't been for you I
should have had to stay in the kitch
eu most of. tlif* time and hardly seen
my sister at all.”
Phoebe hurried her sewing aftei
supper, so that by half-past eight she
was on her way dovn the road with
Freddie Westall's comploted garments
over her arm.
Mrs. Westall gave n relieved sigh
at sight of her. "I'm so glad they're
finished.” she exclaimed. "Some of
the other chiidreu dared Freddie to go
through a thicket of horse-briers and
blaekberry vines this afternoon down
in the pasture, and his only pair of
knickerbockers was torn to tatters
You couldn’t stay and spend the even
Ing, could you?” she asked wistfully as
Phoebe rose to go. “I can't blame
folks fc r not coming to gee me, when
I never get to see them; but I do g* t
-*o lonesome—and my husband isawa\
this evening, too.”
"why, I'll he glad to,” asserted
F’hocbe and the two gat and rocked
and chatted fill Mr. Westall earn*
home at ten o'clock.
After Phoebe was home again and
had locked up for the night. there
came a quick knock at the door.
“Somebody must have been taken
suddenly sick and sent for me,” shr
thought as she drew the bolt and
opened the door.
' Good evening. Mfss Perelval." said
a voice which she Instantly recognized
as that of the groecryman.
“I was going by home.” the young
man said, “and saw your light was
burning, so I thought I'd stop and tell
you that I acted on the hint you gave
mo this morning, and everything 'g
all right. Nellie has said she'll marry
me. We thought wed like you to know
about it first.”
‘ Well, 1 am glad"* thought Phoebe
as she fastened the door again and
went upstairs. “He’s a likely fellow
and she g a good girl. They'll never
be sorry, either of 'em ”
When Phoebe had put out bee ]|gb|
she lay for awhilo watching the leafy
shadows on her curtains, east this
time by the newly risen moon.
The despondency of the morning
had given place In a qntet bapplnest
that was soon m«rg«d t* pleasans
dreamt
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