The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 27, 1899, Image 5

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rOB'+f e*??? ffffrffftfffffffff^ j IN HIS STEP "What TOouto >n 3eaut? So ? ' f ^mmm ?-? By Chartas H. Sheldon. OapmiafUtd am* rmbU?hHt in t?mk form ?? ^ AJtmnct PvbHahing Ok nf Oiicagi t OtOQ >f<3##t)tj*lt^ Virginia called for a servant and noon had Loreen cared for. She was fust Into a wretched condition. Dur the brief scene in the hall she had to Virginia ao hard that Vir 's arm wan sore from the clutch of toe girl's fingere. Virginia did not know whether her sjiaiirl in other would leave the house or She had abundant moans of her was perfectly well and vigorous capable of caring for herself. She Brad sisters and brothers living in the aad was in the habit of spending weeks In the year with them. Taiglala warn not anxions about her ao far as that went, but the in had been a painful one to her. over it, ae ehe did in* her room she went down to tea, she found Ratte canse for regret, however. "What w/rjodd Jeene do?" There wee no quee Bken in Virginia s misd that she had alaese the right thing, (f ehe had made ? aeiatake. It waa one of the judgment aod not of the heart Wheh the bell e? BJ tow tea, aba went down, and her aajrliiiiilhia did not appear. She sent a> am i ant to her room, and the servant sxrooght back word that Mme. Page Svas) not there. A few minutes later a In. He brought word that grandmother had taken the evening for tbe eout> lie had been at ana atari on to ee? some friends off and Iked by chance met his grandmother ae m wm ooming ont She told him her itsujoa for going. JHrginia an* Rollin confronted each jmm at the table with earnest, aad ??Bollin,amid Virginia, and for the time almost since hie conversion roarlaarl what a wonderful thing her r*i change of life meant to her, M4o yon blaxne mef Ail I wrong?" "No, dear; I cannot believe yon are. Tnie la very painful for us, but if you think thie poor creature owee her safety seed eeivation to your j-crsonal care it waa the only thing for von to da Ur?. Ttrginia, to think that we have all years enjoyed our boautiful home m these luxuries selfishly, forget? ful of tbe multitude like this woman 1 Barely Jesus in our places would do want you have done." And ao Rollin comforted Virginia and exraneeled with her that evening, and of all the wonderful changes that Vir? ginia waa henceforth to know on ac ojount of her great pledge nothing af - ?screed her so powerfully as the thought af Rollin 's change in life. Truly, this aaan in Christ was a new creature. Old tarings were pawed away. Behold, all t>if>g? in him had become n-'w i J>r. West came that evening at Vir* 's summons and did everything ry for the outcast. She had drunk herself almost ink delirium. The beat that could 1*? dona for her now were quiet nursing aud careful watch? ing and personal love. !So in a beauti? ful room, with a picture of Christ walking by the sea bunging on the wall, where her bewildered eyes caught daily something more of its hidden ?meaning, Loreen lay. tossed she hardly knew how into this haven, and Vir? ginia crept nearer the Master than she had ever been a* her heart went out to? ward this wreck which had thus been torn and beaten at her feet. Meanwhile the Rectangle waited the of the election with more than intereeV. and Gray and his wife over the pitiable creaturee who, a struggle with surroundings that daily tempted them, too often wearied af the struggle, and. like Loreen. threw up their arma and went whirling into the boiling abyaa of their previous con? dition The after meeting at the First church waa now regularly established. Henry Maxwell went into the lecture room on toe Sunday succeeding the week of the primary and was greeted with an en? thusiasm that imvle him tremble nt fir t for its reality. He noted again the ab of Jasper Chase, but ill tbe oth were present, and tb *y seemed drawn very clone together by a botki of common fellowship that demanded and enjoyed mutual confidences. It was tl\e general feeling that the spirit of Jesus waa a spirit of very open, frank confes? sion of experience. It scemtd the most natural thing in the world for Edwurd Nimiutn to be telling all the rest of the smnpuny about the details of his news paper "The fact is. I have lost a good deal ef money during the last three weeks. I cannot tell how much. I um losiug a great many suUvrilsTs every day." ??What do the subscribers give as their reason for dropping the paper?" asked Henry Maxwell All thereat were listening eagerly "There aro a good many different reason* Home say they want a paper that prints atl the news, meaning by that the crime details, sensations like oriteftghts, ecaudaLs and horrors of various kinds. Others object to the dis? continuance of the Sunday edition. I I have lost hnndnsls of eul>ecril>ers by that action, although I have made sat? isfactory arrangements with many of the old suscribers by giving even more in the extra Saturday edition than they formerly had iu the Sunday isMie. My greatest loss has come from a falling off in advertisements and from the attitudt I have felt obliged to tal:e on *>olitieal qnations This last action bus really coat me more i\'nu anv other The bulk of my sWBBBJfftBWI are mr r 'v er.r tiaon. 1 may an frei] tell you nil frank? ly that if I continue t?? potaue tie> plan which 1 honestly believe Jesus would to the ma'.t. r cf political iasuee and by(A? |> g <t4 their treatment from a nonpartisan ana moral standpoint The News will not be able to pay its operating expense* un? less one factor in Raymond can be de? pended on." He paused a moment, and the room was very qniet. Virginia seemed spe? cially interested. Her face glowed with interest. It was like the interest of a person who had been thinking hard of the same thing Norman went on now to mention. '?That one factor is tho Christian element in Raymond. Say The News las lost heavily from the dropping off of people who do not care for a Chris? tian daily and from others who simply look upon a newspaper as a purveyor of all sorts of material to amuse and interest them, are there enough genu? ine Christian people in Raymond who will rally to the support of a paper such as Jeans would probably edit, or are the habits of the people so firmly established in their demands for the regular type of journalism that they will not take a paper unless it is strip? ped largely of the Christian and moral purpose? I may also say in this fellow - ahip gathering that, owing to recent complications in my business affairs outs vie of my paper, I have been obliged to lose a large part of my for? tune. I have had to apply the same rule of Jesus' probable conduct to certain i transactions with other men who did not apply it to their conduct, and the reenlt has been the loss of a great deal of money. "As I understand the promise wo made, we were not to ask any question i about'Will it pay?' bot all onr ac? tion was to be based on the one ques? tion, 'What would Jesus do?' Acting on that rule of conduct, I have been obliged to lose nearly all the money I have accumulated in my paper. It. is not necessary for me to go into details. There is no question with me now, aft? er the three weeks' experience I have had. that a great many men would lose vast sums of money under the present system of business if this rule of Jesus were honestly obeyed. I mention my lote here because I have the fullest faith in the final success of a dairy paper conducted on the lines I have recently laid down, and I had planned to put. Into it my entire fortune in order to win final success. As it is now, unless, as I said, the Christian people of Ray? mond, the church members and profess? ing disciples, will support the paper with subscriptions and advertisements, I I cannot continue its publication on the 1 present basis." Virginia asked a question. She had follower1. Mr. Norman's confession with the tnost intense eagerness. "Do yon mean that a Christian daily ought to be endowed with a large sum, like a Christian college, in order to make it pay?" "That is exactly what I mean. I have laid out plans for putting into The j News such a variety of material, in such a strong and truly interesting | way, that it would more than make up for whatever was absent from its col? umns in the way of un-Christian mat? ter, but my plans called for a very largo outlay of money. I am very confident that a Christian daily such as Jesus , would approve, containing only what j he would print, can be made to succeed I financially if it is planned to the right lines, but it will take a large sum of money to work out the plana" "How much do yon think?" asked Virginia quietly. Edward Norman looked at her keen ly, and his face flushed a moment as an idea of Virginia's purpose crossed his mind. He had known her when she was a little girl in the Sunday school, and he had been on intimate relations in business with her father. "I should say a half million dollars in a town like Raymond could be well spent in the establishment of a paper such as wo have in mind.'' he answered, and his voice trembled a little. The keen look on Edward Norman's grizzled face flashed out with a stern but thor? oughly Christian anticipation of great achievements in the world of newspaper life as it had opened up to him within the last few seconds. "Then." said Virginia, speaking as if the thought were fully considered "I am ready to put that amount of money into the paper on the one condi? tion, of course, that it be carried on as it has been begun. " "Thank God!" exclaimed Henry Maxwell softly. Edward Norman was pale. Tho rest were looking at Virginia. She had more to say. "Dec friends." she went on, and there was a sadness in her voice that made an impression on the rest that deepened when they thought it over afterward, "I do not want any of you to credit me with an act of groat gen ermity or philanthrop/. I have come to know lately that the money which I have called my own is not my own, but God's. If I as a steward of his, see some wise way to invest his money, it is not an occasion of vainglory or thanks from any one simply because I have proved honest in my administra? tion of the funds he has aske-d mo to use for his glory. I have been thinking I of this very plan f??r some time. The fact is. dear friends, that in our com? ing Agni with the whisky poarer In Raymond, and it has only just begun, we shall need The News to chain] ion the Christian aide. Von all know that all the other ptpefl are f?.r the saloon. Ah loii^ as the saloon exists the work of rescniug dying souU at the Rectal gle ia carried on at a terrible disadvantage. What can Mr. Gray do with his gospel meetings WtriMI half his converts are drinking people, daily tempted und en? ticed by the saloon on every corner? The Christian daily we must have. It would bo giving up to tho enemy to have Tho News fail. I have great con? fidence in Mr. Norman's ability. I have not seen his plans, but I have the cou fidence that he has in making the paper aucceed if it is carried forward on a largo enough scale. "I cannot believe that Christian in? telligence in journalism will be inferior to un-Christian intelligence, even when it comes to making the paper pay finan? cially. So that is my reason for putting jthis money?God's, not mine?into this I jpo.verful agent for doing as Jesus would. If we can keep such a paper going for one year, I shall be willing to see that amount of money used in the experiment. Do not thank me. Do not consider my promise a wonderful thing. What have I done with God's money e,U these years but gratify my own selfish, physical, personal desires ? What can I do with the rest of it but try to make some reparation for what I have stolen from God ? That is the way I look at it now. I believe it is what Jesus would do." Over the lecture room swept that un? seen yet distinctly felt wave of Divine presence. No one spoke for awhile. Henry Maxwell, standing there where the faces lifted their intense gaze into his, felt what he had already felt be? fore, a strange Betting back out of the nineteenth century into the first, when the disciples had all things in common, and a spirit of fellowship must have flowed freely between them such us the First church of Raymond had never known. How much had his church membership known of this fellowship in daily interests before this little com? pany had begun to do as Jesus would do? It was with difficulty that be thought of his present age and its sur? roundings. The same thought was pres? ent with all the rest also. There was an unspoken comradeship such aa they had never known. It was present with them while Virginia was speaking and dur? ing the silence that followed. If it had been defined by any one of them, it would perhaps have taken some such shape aa this i "If I shall in the course of my obedi? ence to my promise meet with loss or trouble in the world, I can depend upon the genuine practical sympathy and fellowship of any other Christian in this room who has with me inado the pledge to do all things by the rule. 4What would Jesus do?' " All this the distinct wave of spiritual power expressed. It had the effect that a physical miracle may have had on the early disciples in giving them a feeling of confidence in their Lord that helped them to face loss and martyrdom with courage and even joy. Before they went away this time there were several confidences like those of Edward Norman. Somo of the young men told of the loss of places owing to their honest obedience to their promise. Alexander Powers spoke briefly of the fact that the cemmif^iua had promised to take action at the earliest date pos? sible. He was already at his old work of telegraphy It was a significant fact that since his action in resigning his position neither his wife nor daughter had appeared in public. No one but himself knew the bitterness of that fam? ily estrangement and misunderstandin;? of the higher motive. Yet many of (he disciples present in tho meeting carried similar burdens. There were things which they could not talk about. Henry Maxwell, from his knowledge of Iiis church people, could almost certainly know that obedience to this pledge had produced in the hearts of families sep? aration of sympathy and even the intro? duction of enmity and hatred. Truly. *'a man's foes are they of his own household" when the rule of Jesus is obeyed by some and disobeyod by oth? ers. Jesus is a great divider of life. One must walk either parallel with him or directly across his pa Ml But more than any other feeling at this meeting rose the tide of fellowship for one another. Henry Maxwell watch? ed it. trembling for its climax, which he knew was not yet reached. When it was. where would it lead them? He did not know, but ho was not unduly alarmed about it. only he watched with growing wonder the results of that simple promise as it was being obeyed in these various livea Those results were already being felt all over the city. Who could measure their influ? ence at the end of the year ? One practical form of this fellowship showed itself in tho assurances which Edward Norman received in support of his paper. There was a general flocking toward him when tho meeting closed, and tho response to his appeal for help from the Christian disciples in Ray? mond was fully understood by this little company. Tho valno of such u paper in the homes and in behalf of good citizen? ship, especially at the present crisis in the city, could not bo measured. It re? mained to be seen what could be dono now that tho paper was endowed so lib? erally. But it still was true, as Edward Norman insisted, that money alono could not make the paper a power. It must receive the support and sympathy of th<? Christians in Raymond before it could bo counted as one of tho great Christian forces of tho city. The week that followed this Sunday ?Mating was ouo of great excitement in Raymond. It was tho week of tho , election. Donald Marsh, truo to his promise, took up bis cross and bore it manfully, but with shuddering, with glXMMlfl ".nd even tears, for his deepest conviction was touched, and he toro himself out of the scholarly seclusion of years with pain and anguish that coat him more than anything he had ever done as a follower of Christ With him were a few of the college professors who had made the pledge in the First church Their experience and Buffering were the same as the president's, for their Isolation from all the dntica of citiaenship had been the same. The same was also true of Henry Maxwell, who plnnged into the horror of this fight against whisky and its allies with a sickening dread of each day's en ] con liter with it. in ever naa ne borne sach a cross. Ho staggered under it, and in the brief intervals when he came ! in from the work and sought the quiet j of his study for rest the sweat broke j out on his forehead, and ho felt the ac? tual terror of one who in ru ches into unseen, unknown horrors. Looking back on it afterward, he was amazed at his experience. He was not a coward, but he felt a dread that any man of his habits feels when confronted suddenly with a duty which carries with it tho doing of certain things so unfamiliar that the actual details connected with it betray his ignorance and fill him with the shamo of humiliation. When Saturday, the election day, came, the excitement rose to its height. An attempt was made to close all the saloons. It was partly successful, but there was a great deal of drinking go? ing on all day. The Rectangle boiled and heaved and cursed and turned its worst side out to the gaze of the city. Gray had continued hio meetings dur? ing the week, and the results had been even greater than he had dared to hope. When Saturday came, it seemed to him that the crisis in his work had been I reached. The Holy Spirit and the satan I of rum seemed to rouse up to a desper? ate conflict. The more interest in the meetings the more ferocity and vileness outside. The saloon men no longer con? cealed their feelings. Open threats of violence were made. Once during the week Gray and his little company of helpers were assailed with missiles of various kinds as they left the tent lat? at night. The police sent down special protection, and Virginia and Rachel were always under the protection of Rollin or Dr. West. Rachel's power in song had not diminished. Rather with each night it seemed to add to the in? tensity and reality of the Spirit's pres? ence. Gray had at first hesitated about having a meeting that night, but he had a simple rule of action and was al? ways guided by it. The Spirit seemed to lead them to continue the meeting, and so Saturday night he went on, aa usual. The excitement all over the city had reached its climax when the polls closed at 6 o'clock. Never had there been such a contest in Raymond. The issue of license or no license had never been an issue under such circumstances. Never before had such elements in the city been arrayed against each other. It was an unheard of thing that the president of Lincoln college, tho pastor of tho First church, the dean of the cathedral, the professional men living in the fine houses on the boulevard, should come personally into the wards and by their presence and their example represent tho Christian conscience of the place. The ward politicians were astonished at tho sight. However, their astonish? ment did not prevent their activity. The fight grew hotter every hour, and when 6 o'clock came neither side could have guessed at the result with any cer? tainty. Every one agreed that never had there been such an election in Ray? mond, and both sides awaited the an? nouncement of the result with the greatest interest. It was after 10 o'clock when the meeting at the tent was closed. It had been a strange and in some respects a remarkable meeting. Henry Maxwell had come down again at Gray's roquest. He was completely worn out by the day's work, but the appeal from Gray came to him in such a form that be did not foel able to resist it. Donald Marsh was also present. Ho had never been to the Rectangle, and his curiosity was aroused from what ho had noticed of the influence of the evangelist in the worst part of tho city. Dr. West and Rollin had come with Rachel and Vir? ginia, and Loreen, who had staid with Virginia, was present near the organ, j in her right mind, sober, with a humil? ity and dread of herself that kept her as close to Virginia as a faithful dog. All through the servico Loreen sat with bowed head, weeping a part of the time, sobbing when Rachel sang the song, "I was a wandering sheep," I clinging with almost visible, tangible yearning to the one hope she had found, listening to prayer ard appeal and con? fession all about her like one who was a part of a new creation, yet fearful of her right to share in it fully. The tent had been crowded. As on some other occasions, there was more or less disturbance on the outside of the tent. This had increased as tho night advanced, and Gray thought it wise not to prolong the service. Once in awhile a shout M from a large crowd swept into tho tent. The returns from the election were begi nning to come in, and tho Rectangle had emptied every lodging house, den and hovel into the streets. In spite of tho distractions, Rachel's singing kept tho crowd in tho tent from dissolving. There wero a dozen or more conversions. Finally tho crowd became rostless, and Gray closed the service, remaining a little while with tho con? verts. Hachel, Virginia, Loreen, Rollin and the doctor, President Marsh and Henry Maxwell went out together, intending to go down to their usual waiting place for their car. As they came out of the tent they at once wero aware that the Rectangle was trembling on tho edge of a drunken riot, and as they pushed through the gathering mobs in tho nar? row streets they began to realize that they themselves wero objects of great attention. "There ho is, the bloke in tho tall hat. He's the leader!" shouted a rough voice. President Marsh, with his erect, commanding figure, was conspicuous iu the little company. "How has the election gone? It is too early to know the result yet, isn't itT" He asked the question alond, and a man answered. "They say second and third wards have gone almost solid for no license. If that is s<>. the whisky men have been beaten." [to he continued.] '1 Yftoirmo, L*ur->y, H v., *?.t.'.: Hktc l)i |)r M A Himtnoiil' 1.07. r Veirie 10 \mra It t??8 CUrvd ( ItrgflDflll et 'Ip- liver und lOfoniMN Tt'o k 11 as far ?hted ol Zel Itr'a and V ?h'k Diaugh. ay d?j .8 ah ad of Dig tit. Under the Arch of Clematis. BY MI88 GERTIE I.I NE II AN'. On the the corner of Eist and Sixth street stood a white marble mansion of Mr L J Foresten who was one of the leading tobacco mer chants of A? His family consisted of a devoted wife and three loving children, two boys and a girl. Eu? gene, tbe eldest of the family, was studying law. Louie was at college, and Phedora, a beautiful girl of 19 summers, was her father's pride aod mother's comfort The lofty oaks and chestnuts were hanging with icicles, and the leaves looked as if they were incased in crystal caskets, the sun was hidden by the snowy clouds that glided over the floor of Heaven, and the snow flakes fell fast forming a white sheet upon the happy earth It was Christ mas eve, and Mrs Foresten and Phe dora began their charitable errand Many hearts were made glad by their visit, for fhis spirit seemed to be cherished by her dear daughter As twilight stole in the golden west Mr Foresten returned from his business, bearing a present for each of the family, and also for the poor one his wife was in tbe habit of vis? iting The family greeted him warmly, and he entered bis sitting room, where the happy family en joyed his presence before a bright wood fire on the ample hearth ; its reflection played hide and seek in every nook aod corner of the spa? cious room which lighted up tbe dark oaken panels and danced on tbe green vines that framed tbe paintings of tbe family who bad long passed to rest The dawn of Christmas stole quiet? ly over the eleepiog earth giving promise of a bright Christmas day. All awoke with happy beans and sweet smiles, wishing each other a Merry Xmae Tbe day was not only enjoyed by the rich family, but by tbe poor one on Sixth avenue. On March 18th, 1950, by one turn of the wheel of fortune Mr Foresten became a poor man. His business failed, and this almost made him truly poor. Louis, who was at col lege, was sent for ; the mansion was sold, and this fashionable family had to move from the home where they tytd spent so many happy years. Phedota fir*t felt the fall more severe ly than the others, but she was resigned to the boly will of God, and hoped that the happy days she had passed would return Hope, that bird of viewless wings, sang in her ears the live long day ; the sun of glory, and tbe castles of promises seemed to lift her to the very skies She knew hope would impart to sorrow a golden tint, and give to life its sweetest joy Eugene was still practising law, and Louis was still working with Dr Johnson, wbo taught him his profession whenever an opportunity would permit Phe dora was a weil educated girl, at tractive, and of a noble char? acter She aUo resolved to help her dear parents who were so good and kind When the mail was handed around at the breakfast t&ble Phe dora was surprised at receiving a letter io an unknown hand from a lady wbo desired her as a companion, having heard of her nobility of char acter and her desire to aid her parents The day of her departure for Sch nectady was fixed for Aprii 5th Tbe train shifted out of the illuminated depot just as the sun was waking tbe earth to gladness, a happy forerunner of her future happiness Tue treee seemed to keep pace with tbe swift train as it passed tbroogh the lovely forest Phedora at last reached her destination, and was met by Dr Hontington and Gladys, the son and daughter of the dear old lady to whom she was going to act as a com? panion The carriage drove up to the red brick mansion of the Huntington'?, which was approached by a grove of fine oaks, which stood in the heart of an exquisite flower garden. Phe? dora met Mrs Huntington and at once made friends Her routine was very simple, which she readily began by reading to the dear lady in the morning and in the afternoon she would spend her time sewing among the fl jwers Every evening Phedora wrote to her broken-hearted parents, ss she knew her letters would cheer them Mann an afternoou while wandering in the garden admiring the beautiful flowers, which may well be called the "Smiles of God's goodness," the Doctor would come and sit with her so that these hsppy hearts soon seemed to have but one thought, having so many tastes in common Miss Gladys Huntington would spend a part of the ufternoon with her mother, who spoke con? stantly of Phedora's kindness and smiability The tirst month Mrs Huntington addressed her pretty maid as Miss Forester, but dsy by day her kindness made Mrs Hunt ington love her as a daughter, asd by degrees lapsed into I)< ane As twi light was creeping over the earth Phedora'l happiness seemed about to be olotlded, as that day she received a telegram from her mother that her i father was very ill and desired to see j her. She bade a t?ad lite well to Mre Huntington and family, not fotever j but for a short wn k, which she was going to spend with her father, who wns near his end His devoted daughter arrived in time to epeek a few lov'tig words before his spirit en I tered the jeaily gat( s of Heaven I The sad tup catist d Phedora to spend tbree weeks comforting her mother 07er the loss of her father, who had passed away on Christmas eve, to spend Christmas io God's holy home. The blue eky now turoed more softly gray, tbe watch stare closed their holy eyes, tbe east begao to kiodle, faint streaks of purple eooo blushed along the sky. and morniog fiods Pbedora back with Mrs. Huotiogtoo. Here ehe remaioed for two years, and from time to time she spent many pleasant hours at home Soon after Eagene was married to Miss Ethel RuMedge, and Louis was going to follow his example io May Under the arch of clematis is sees Pbedora perusing a pamphlet which she received a few days before from home, nbe so beautiful resembled the roeo, the queeo of flowers, as she eat under rustie bowers, where tbe east wind wafted a manly voice calling "Pbedora you seem to be somewhat alone, with your kind permission I will sit awhile with you ' Pbedora recognised the voice of Dr. Huntington, looking up answered : "Yes yon may come with pleasure.*' Tbe happy young people sat tor hours conferring oo various eubjeote. Tbe doctor's butler brought bim eod Pbedora their mail which consisted of a number of letters. Pbedora broke tbe seal of her first letter from her mother stating that Louis married Pearl St Clair on Wednesday. Pbedora knew that they were to be wed, bat sent her congratulation*, and regretted not being present After perusing many pages which told of the marriage ceremony, Pbedora laughed, the dootor raised his soft brown eyee from bis letter aod asked Pbedora what made her so happy, she told bim tbe eootents of her letter, aod when she repeated the three last lines, be enjoyed the laugh with ber. Tbe dootor asked her why ehe did not oare to attend the oercmony aod she answered, "The reason is this, your mother was too weak to be left alone, aod I 'bought it proper to remain with her. I knew had I told you of this you would have induced me to go " "Pbedora dear where is your dear mother T is she with Louie?" "Yes." seid she, "bat she tells me she does not want to stay there, not because she was unhappy but she wants me with ber " "Prithee, my dear, are you going to i leave us. Do stay I prsy you, and send for your mother she is weleome here, and if yon will permit i will love her as my own mother. Will you not give me the right to oall her mother too?'1 Pbedora was not at all surprised, but said she did not know that her mother would be willing to give op her only daughter. "She need not give you op, as my iotentioo baa been to provide a home for her, if you would allow me " Pbedora replied in ber softest tone that she was williog to ehare his home, not only for her mother's sake, but her own, as she had ioog learned to love, aod respect bim j Tbree months have elapsed aod the wedding belli are ringing for the marriage of Dr. Robert Huntington and Mifs Pbedora Foreston. 1 Many happy years have pasted, and we find Dr. Huntington one of th > leading physicians of the city, nod bis devoted wife a most estimable and oharitabie lady. Tbry took up tbe vTork her parents bad been accustomed to aod day by day you would see numbers of poor surrouoding their door, so when tbe Christine? eve after their wedding they determined to cele? brate it by giving a Xmas dinner, and many useful presents to tbe poor who came to their home, Mrs Hoottogton j ie surrounded by ber pertegecs, aod ! before leaving wished her all joy, aod happiness that tbe world oould give. ?wjjjxw?^saw Spain's Greatest Need. Mr. R. P. Oliria, of Barcelona, Spain, spends bis winters in Aiken, 8. C. Woak nerves had caused severe pains in tbe back of his head. On uniog Rief trie Bitters, America's greatest Flood and Nerve Remedy, all pain soon left bim. He says this grand medicine is what bis country needs. All America knows that it cures liver and kidney trouble, purifies the I blood, tones up the stomach, strengthens the nerves, puts vim, vigor and new life into every masc nerve and organ of tbe body. 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