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Doubtless he richly deserved the punishment wlich he brought upon himself but his fault at the first was an inconsiderate one, and the system of hypocrisy in which he found himself entangled was entered upon from the good natured impulse of shielding his friend. That- friend was A ndrcW Steeio. They had been chums throughout their col lego course, but their paths had diverged widely during the four years which had elapsed since their parting under the shadow of alma mater. Steele had studied for the ministry, growing gentler and more m* lan choly, narrow chested and possibly narrow minded, but always pure of *.<-«! and tender of heart; as he bent over his books. Halsey, on the contrary, had plunged at once into the I world. His aim in life was to become a j journalist. Ho could adapt himself easily to | circumstances, and when he found that the highest prizes were beyond his reach ho low- I cred his ideal and accommodated himself to ; the actual, and at "the end of four years wa>' I quite content with what ho v.onld have' | spurned at- tho outset, a regular position as 1 pulpit reporter of one of the leading news- “1 think a little of my experience would I do you good,” he said to Steele, as they sat | together in the summer on the clover under I the old orchard trees of his friend’s home. “It would give you a chance to improve your . style, by a comparison with that of the rn< t eloquent and scholarly monos tho day. It I would broaden your theological ideas, and give you points in composition and <k livery. I If you will submit to taking a few hints from ; mo I can put you up to a thing or two. There are certain dodges that these great guns arc i not above using, which are remarkably kill ing, and I doubt whether they arc ever taught in the seminary. If you are going in ; ; for divinity you might as well l> at the top | of the heap, a regular doubly distilled D.D., and the pastor of a wealthy city church. I i have coine to the conclusion that the minis try is a better field for a smart man t han ! j journalism, and I almost regret my choice. ■ You see you have less competition; nrr.rly ; all the brilliant fellows take to the law, ID’ regular digs to medicine, the long headed i ones to politics or business, those mistaken j 1 beggars who care more for glory than gold hang on to art or literature, while only the i chaps without any particular vocation are left for the ministry aial tho book agencicu; ! Now don’t flare up. Can't you see that it i - j the luckiest thing in the world that it is sol If you haven clear idea from the start what ■ you moan to accomplish, you can just sail in like a whale among the fishes.” • Andrew Steele answered quietly: ‘Yon ' i do not underst and my aims. 1 am physi- ; i cally unsuited to lead the career you have marked out for me. I have not sufficient i health to carry out what I wish, and that is ' • to teach the suffering to endure •’ Halsey scanned his friend anxiously. "You do look a trifle u.e I up," ho said. "J am glad I accepted your invitation to spend a fort night. with you, for I am going to take you ' in hand. We will pass a week or more in the I woods; hunting and camping will soon give i ; tone to your mind, as well as to your com : plexion, and you will bid goo.dby to morbid self abnegation as soon a n you laml a four i " j pound bass.” But Halsey found that In- h id a difficult task upon his hands. His friend’s melon- I i eb.oly was deeply rooted in a frail physique. ; i The. dark woods and mountain Solitudes i i seemed to increase bis gloom. Ho took no : in sport of any kind, and it wasevi- shat s‘oi’ne*>vt;k* 1 troid !<• was proving PRipon his mind. “What is it, Steele.'” Halsey asked ! one evening as his friend sat moodily | i and dejectedly regarding tho smolder- j I ing embers. “Is there a lady in tho i cas-e, or is it moneys Out with it like a man; the very telling of the annoyance; ! will make-itst?em less. I’ll warrant you that I’ve been in a dozen tighter places.” “It is my health,” the other- replied. “I I fought for it all through my col lego course, | ; out it was of no use. Two years :g-<* I l-rok*: I ; down utterly with lUTV'nis prostiation. left die t<> miliary, and wtis rccoinnic nded to i put myself under the care of a Dr. Corcoran, ! !of .It was a most providential thing, i He took me into his family and Lis good wife | ! nursed me like a mother. 1 was so weak' that ’ I I could only lie still lik<» a little child and ' watch the leaf shadows of the maple playing | ■ uponthewali. I was with them three months, ■ i and they treated me like a son. You have ' | guessed that there was a lady in tho case, i l Before the three months .were over I bad i i fallen in love with Miss Corcorau.” j “Very naturally and quite t?" proper thing ' ■ under tho circumstances. I suppose she ' brought you your gruel and read aloud to you, ‘ fanned your fevered brow and all that. 1 only wish such a piece of good luck would fall . to mo.” " You arc quite wrong. In ail that time I never saw Miss Corcoran.” i Halsey whistled. “ ‘Whom having not seen I lov.*,’ I used to repeat to inysolf again and again in those ; days. Miss Corcoran was in Philadelphia completing a course of medicine which she I h:ul begun with her fathar. They told me that she was fitting herself to go out asm, i.uis sionary, and she wishes I to make ful among t h * women ami to gain • to the harems as a physician. Dr. CorconH| I family was a large one, there were others staying in the house and I was given her room. I have nev<‘r known much about women, and all the dainty fittings of that I room were a revelation to me. It seemed to - bring me very near to her, and, as I told you, I used to lie and study one object and then another, and it seemed to me that I could im agine from them just how she looked as well ' as her tastes and mental characteristics. There was a cabinet desk beside the window I ami tho carpet in front of it was more worn than before the drossing tabl \ That told its story to begin with. The decorations of the room were of an e:.i-ioiii character. An India shawl was drap? 1 t > f-wm a curtain, a Tunisian prayer ray w.’.s ; p/.-ad liesidc the bed and a Daghes ’ tin one in front of the grate. There was a ; Moorish plaque, over the mantel, and boxes , cf Japan- s? lacqu m. a bamboo easy chair • • from Calcutta, Turkish embroideries and j scarfs, and other suggestions of the Orient ! | scat I . red about. This was not the indis- < . criminate gathering of a fashionable devotee : i of bri ■-a-bra<-; there was a consistent method I in all and it indicated a fixed puri>ose. All . i the tread of her mind was to the east, and ' , t'r.o Looks in her small but well selected . library showed the same taste. As I irn i proved in health I read them through, and i sometimes returned to make a note in answer I ; to the iienciled queries upon the margin, j I S-.• had been studying Arabic, but seemed i I interested in all Asiatic literature, and had : secured everything that could be had through ! translations from the “Arabian Nights,” ' ; and the “Koran” to Matthew Arnold’s ' ! works, and the poems of Omar. There was a 1 pc-rtiolio of photographs and engravings, i reproductions of the works of French i oriental painters, views from Dore’s Bible, photographs of Palestine and Egypt, the bazars of Cairo, the gardens of Damascus and the minarets of Constantinople, and the library showed that she had read and studied cf nil. She was one of those women of whom it could Ijo said that to know her was a lib eral education.” •• i should think so,” Halsey replied. “Do j yon know, my friend, that it strikes me that ? so •: ueh knowlcdg.* suggests a rather mature ; pT o*i, and not exactly the frivolity of sweet she wa.; not very young—23. I learn •i rd ‘ v cj:>-n:-,:-)g the family Bible, and I snw I 1..r p ••■"rot in her fathers study when I be- • i • w-l; enough to walk abort tho house. • A- .vc.<, irii. ■) IY-? it was, en >ugh to steal ! a... •mn/". hcm\. a wav; bat I l-Tved her 1 .etore : ) s:. •. J. ■ Lt :iut— of her mind.” I “And kava you never seen her, or told her of your affection?” "I have never seen her. I wont back to the seminary, completed my course, ; doing double work in the following year in order to make up for lost time But. in the midst of nn work I thought con- i tinually of her. I wrote to her, told her ■ something of the interest with which she had | .inspired me, and begged to bo permitted to I correspond with her. She replied cour- i teously, giving her reasons for declining the i co.respondcnce. I wrote again and again, ' bat she would not reply. After graduation I visit ‘J Dr. Corcoran, and t-dd him «verv . thing. He heard me very kindly, but was inclin? 1 to tr -at the whole matter as entirely imaginary. His daughter was still away . fre m horn *, and would remain so for a year longer. He talked to me very seriously about ray health, and told me I was in a fairer way to lx? buried than married, and he should di.-ig, hi- daughter'!: becoming in- Lt< ; te*l I’d 11*.** "oF’lyon that ground ’Go home for a year or more,’ ho said; ‘rest and i exercise; make a sound, healthy man of yo'.i'-s< ls; r.n-1 when you have done that, i conic and see us again, and I will introduce y*> i to my daughter.”’ "V.’hy in the name of common sense bav n't you followed his advice?” ‘T have done xo s Halsey, as fai* ds is possi' i Lie. 1 have put myself in tra iningas though I v. i- : . ingto row with a prize crew; but y. i a realize the <ii.H*. nil tics of my posi- t.' i. Irma minister without a parish, and , so I c-lou;; io everybody. I have done more 1 rk the past winter than any regularly set tle Ipa 3 -r of my acquaintance, and I have had b'-' orc my mind always my own person* | hl. liriv.Tte desire to lit npv elf for a foreign , I held,’that some time if 1 win Miss Cor coran—if I gave up that hope I should , gb..* up • • crylhing—we may go out to our life work together. Wo have a returned ’ mi •!•»:•. iryat. Sunderland, and lam studying Tui ki 'h with him. I want to have some ac quir nieiiis which will recommend me to the , 11. > that I may not have to waste a year ’ j on the li I I in preparation.” "You appear W have carried out Dr- Dot boran’s a ! . ice in regard to rest to the letter,” LI .l. ' v remarked dryly. “I wonder you haven't e:)' ,a ;cd some rabbinical old clothes man cf the Bowery to instruct you in He l>r . •.and taken a dip into Chinese byway of • I !;tudu':l Hebrew at the seminary,” the oth-.• 1, not perceiving the irony in j hi. frieufi's remark. "I think I have made I th most of my opportunities, but now, just w!;rn I need it most, my brain fails me. I must pre ’'-h at Ilamoth Gilead next week, nul in hea lisin a whirl. 1 can't settle on G train of thought, o! 4 collect two conse<aitjvtj idea on any!king but the unpardonable sin, t’ . i' i • uyjt-rmost in my mind the whole time, and it was while puzzling over that subject tb :* I L il i.Go th'- state of ruin from which Dr U iv ran r i -aied me.” “S ! •," exclaimed Halsey, “you have , a<-le«l lib* an i<l:ot. If you want to marry Mi ■; <' *iv>!.in and sail away to Joppa, which i corsid i a very sensible idea; os the c oa v<»ya ; • wnuM build you up and foreign travel i. ju t what you need to top ofT your education ami fi‘ you for a shining position, a eandl 'stii k on a hill and not a city under a I ;in I. you know—if this is your little game, 1 snv whv in the name of common sense do j y. u pay any attention to side issues? Why | don't you say to Ramoth Gilead: ‘Gentlemen, v i ran vco to Jericho. J have other fish to Cry I” 1 ' “Simply lircaueo Ilamoth Gilead lies in my j way. it v. as the birthplace and early home ( of Dr. Corcoran. It was through him that I revived this call. And ho writes me a very ! pleasant letter apropos of the subject. This 1 is what he says: Mt Dear Stei-ii.e: It is a long time since we have heard from you, and 1 trust j*ou have im proved the time by laving in a good stock of ! health. I bav* some little influence with the i l u\’., am in fact their health inspector, and I hapocn to know of a mission which I think you n ould like. an*l for which I think v< u admirably f|-.. 'i! -d. 1 won't ask y* uto come on an uncer tainty, as I can arrange for an examination a little t •■rwr vour present residence. The church a’ K ii.ii.th <:ilea<l will give you a call ns candi -1 dr.te in ;> tew days. I have a number of trust v. ■ -. ■ -int . • placi* and if they s*md me a fc . your pb 1 condition .(11 avc no ti abt in aav other particular), I will scud youi ; name In fr> the h<Mr<’ cm* thny will probably , make you a proposition soon. This does not compromise you in th*- least, for you need not .accept the offer when it comes. Before you re fuse, however, we would like to have you make jus a visit and let us talk over the matter to ! gether. Faithfully yours, Gideon Corcoran. i'. s Mrs.' ’ treoran unitt s wit ime in this in | vitation, an 1 my daughter, who heard much of i you and will be with us, will be happy to meet you - . ! “Thor*- it is—the opportunity »ts toy bfo slii >ping from my hands. If 1 wore to see I Miss Corcoran to-night I could talk to her of j nothing but the unpardonable sin.” 1 “O, come now,” Halsey replied, cheer ingly. “you have given mo a tolerably con nected account of the whole affair, and I dare , say you will make your way with the young 1 lady. What bothers me is what sort of an impression you will make on those Ilamoth ' l ilead farmers as regards health. It’s a pity you haven’t a physique like mine; but never min i, all will end well, and we will meet again in Ispahan or Babylon—you the patri i arehal head of a numerous family and I the war correspondent "I' The Daily Shouter. You must write up your experiences and I i will bring them home and see that they are I well brought out and that you get a pretty ' penny out of the affair. Or you may get Jyourself lost and 111 enact Stanley to your and we'H advertise each other -i- You must put this siu noneonse out of your head and put Venn- best foot forward generally. I Don’t bother about thinking up a new scr -1 mon; give them one of your old ones, but put ■ a lot of vim into it. Beat the dust out of the pulpit cushions. Let them know that you i are alive.” Steele shook bis head sadly. “I want them to know that I am a strong, well man. and I feel a lassitude creeping over me which makes the lifting of that fishing rod a diili- I cult task.” “Cheer up! cheer up!” exclaimed Halsey. “You will lie rested in the morning; it is al! that confounded Japanese and Turkish study; | a!i you need is a little inusculr.r Christianity. Take a leaf out of Charles Kingley’s book; buy a pair of boxing gloves, and Til pummel faith, hope and eharity into your poor little 1 . shriveled body.” The next morning Andrew Steele was de lirious. It was with great trouble that his j friend conveyed him homo. On the morning j after their arrival the sick man had a lucid ! interval. He regarded Halsey with wistful I dry eves. “It has come,” ho said. ‘‘l’ve I broken down. If I could have hold out three > i davs longer” “You are right, old fellow,” Halsey re plied, cheoringly; “give up to it completely; ! let the disease do its worst, instead of trying to fight against it, and it will spend its force : | all the sooner.” i “But I must send a supply to Ramoth [ Gilead,” he murmured; "I promised to preach ; for them to-morrow, and there is no time to j : secure any one else.” I “I will go for you,” Halsey exclaimed, im pulsively, “and read one of your sermons.” ; His friend was sinking into unconsciousness again, but he grasped the idea partially and a smile of unutterable relief chased the tor ture from his face. “You will take my place,” he said in a tone of perfect confidence and profound gratitude; “you will do everything for me better than I could do for myself. I can endure anything •‘I must not betray his trust,'’ Halsey said to Intnself. as he rummaged through his friend’s I desk; but the drawer which probably con- ' lained the sermons was locked, and he could ! not find the key. Ho glanced at his watch; ' he had barelvtime tocat-hthe train. “Neve? , mind.’’ he thought, “I have a dozen of good ■ ones by the ablest New York divines in my shorthand notebooks. I will read one or two I of Hastilv thru wing the note booksand n tow I I aecessar'v article:nto_a hand bag, he s.-t out I ' (or Ramoth Gilead. The station Was merely I platform in the wilderness. The little set tlement lav three miles away, around the spur of Mount Haystack. An elderly man t vns waiting upon the platform and shook adds with Halsey, remarking! "You are ! Mr. Steele; I a’pose- Dr. Corcorihi has writ ten us all so much about ymi, that the tfliola ‘I parish feel as it they knew you, though there isn't one of ns that has ever set eyes on you.” Up to this moment all that Halsey had in i tended was to explain tho situation, and to jffer to supply his friend’s place by reading some of the sermons with which his short hand note book was abundantly siinph.sl. Non' the id™ stri-ck him that he might do his friend a good turn by actually personatuig him. The deacon bad just shown him that this was possible. Why not do it? His self esteem told him that ho could make n favor able impression upon these country peo ple, and that a report would be sent to Dr, Corcoran of the athletic ap pearance of the Rev- Andx-w HteelCj which woiiid Secure hie IlienC ib r > lion he wished. Personally, the whole thing , appeared to him in a ludicrous light. It would be another racy experience of life, and would make a good story for his Bohemian club, “The Free Lances.” There was a risk of detection, but that only added fascination to flic ontei-TM-ise. His decision was mod ■ in a twinkling, and he shook hands with *ll4 deacon with quite a ministerial air. 11. “I am going to take you to our house,” the deacon remarked, as he led Halsey to his horse and buckboard, which were hidden in a group of sycamores at a little distance from the track, “ Yotl see it rather tires the doc tor to have Company put tip at the parson age.” “I am glad of that,” thought Halsey, won dering how ho could have stood thotwo days’ scrutiny of a doctor of divinity, adding aloud: “I am sure I shall enjoy myself with you, and I hope you tvill tell ma someth:ng about your people, and what kind of pre ich ing J rj*fl like up here.” “Wfcll ninii.” the deaCi'D reuiu’d; "\Y*ll. youilg man, ine ueacou rppn'-Uj ■‘we like the Gospel. Konio of iHM amongst us arc fond of points of doct- iac, but tho most part arc spiritual babes and have to lie fed on milk. They can’t stand stronger meat than free agency and free or dination. We are mostly plain people, too. We like plain living, plain dressing and • plain speaking. We don’t take much stock in«i man who quotes Shakespeare in his ser mons or that wears jewelry, or that is over particular about his victuals.’’ Halsey stole a hand furtively withhi his linen duster and removed a diamond stud »f which ho was hot a little vain Hr had ixu.ghF it at a bargain of an acquaintance who wa* obliged suddenly to raise a sum of money, and it had only been a perfectly safe invest ment of a little spare cash, but people here could not understand this, and it’ was just as well to suppress its glitter for the present, lie was glad that he had chosen a black n*? k tio that morning! and was still more thank- I ful that he had not thrown away his last j white one after wearing it to Mrs. Delano’s - german at Narragansett pier. The good deacon was evidently pl ' ised ' with the young man’s deference in asking his i opinion, and ho gave it liberally. “V. oall j think a sight of tho old doctor,” he said; “it's i ' almost, more than some of us can bear to ■ think of his being set aside from this pulpit. Tho more you can show the people tlia* you ; I'.'U lufr conto i:d hale) his place} Lhat you look up to him as yonr father in Israel; that you consider yourself put here only to stay up hh hands as Aaron and Hur did those of M- s*’s, tho more you will please them. He wi'.l sit in his* pulpit on Sunday, and of course you will ask him to make tho longest prayer.” ‘ All of them, all of them,” Halsey ex i claimed, eagerly. He had not before cor-.id- j i ered tho contingency of being obliged t » ad ! dress the Supreme Being in mock devotion, mid ho w.-ft glad to be relieved from this act of hypocrisy. “I suppose you’ve not been ordained yet,” the deacon contimipd. “and it will bo the doc tor’s part to pronounce the benediction. Any other lit tle attentions which you can show him will better your chance with this congregation.” The deacon seemed to take it for granted that Halsey’s su preme aim iii life Was to rattle down as assistant preacher in this obscure town, and the young man laughed inwardly, scornfully reviling the notion; while he re plied with the utmost deference, “I will en deavor to bear your advice in mind.” They passed scattering farms, and on one of these the deacon pointed out a man clad in russet blue overalls, faded blue shirt and (lap ping straw hat, who was engaged in breaking a yoke of oxen< as an inijMirtant magnate in the church. “That,” said ho, “is Brother Slocumbe. He was a Methodist before he joined our communion, and there’s nothing now that he likes better than a rousing eamp meeting. He's a hard worker, and gen erally sleeps through the morning service, but he ge-s considerably refreshed in mind by evening, and ho can be depended upon to oc cupy the time if he’s wanted. He’s fond of a pretty lively kind of preaching, with a [ ood deal of thrashing around. The doctor’.- - , get ting too weak lunged for him. Ho likes to have a minister come out strong on everlast ing punishment and the danger of falling from grace, and when a man preache* he wants him to preach all over.” Halsey made a mental memorandum to give to Brother Slocumbe one of the strong est sermons he could find tho next evening, and he listened eagerly for further su.rges tions. “Wo’vo a sprinkling,” said tho deacon, “I’m thankful to Gay it’s only a sprinkling, of folks who think more of culture than they do of religion. The Pearce girls rather lend here on matters of education. They read German and attend tho summer school of philosophy at Concord. When they don’t find fault- with tho minister wc all take ii for gra?ited tha<hc’s some. It would be a grand thing if y*'uWjuld show them that you 1 now as nnv’li do, but you don’t look ns if you to it, and you needn’. put yourself out for them. There arc the Roger scs, who used to be Episcopalians; they’ll be bothering you about a responsive exercise, but don’t you give in; we’ve fit that for five i years, it would cost too much to get it I printed, it’s too much trouble to get used to, and it looks like going over to Rome.” Halsey rubbed his forehead thoughtfully. Should he give tho Misses Pearce 01:0 of Felix Adler's lectures before the Society of Ethical Culture or one of Joseph Cook’s dis quisitions? If the Rogers family held the [ traditions of Mother Church he thought he could slip in a selection from Cardinal Me- i Closkoy which would please thorn. Their ride was over, and tho deacon's wife greeted them cordially and welcomed them to a hot supper of fried chicken, “riz” bis cuit and green tea. At the close of th? re past the deacon remarked, “There’s a p:-ayer meeting appointed for to-night at our house. It isn’t very well attended generally, but curiosity may bring some few out to see " C “A prayer meeting! Consternation,” was Halsey’s thought. “What shall I do?” IVhat he said was: “I suppose the doctor will come and lead the meeting.” “The doctor’s a-coming,” the deacon re plied; “that’s his buggy coming up the hill.” A well worn and dusty chaise stopped at tho gate, a venerable man alighted, accompanied by a sprightly young lady, who sprang nimbly to the ground, making only a good natured pretense of accepting tho assist ance of the courteous old gentleman. Hulsey was introduced at the door and received the good minister's rather formal and pri. stly benediction with a feeling something like that of shame;' Ho turned for relict' to the I young lady, to whom the doctor motioned him v. ith a wave of tho hand and tho rather I unsatisfactory introduction, “My r.-ece, Orient.” AV hat was he to call her? Homing for tho present, since they were not u; ?n a ' footing wliich would permit the use o: her Christian name; but as he giancc’d her ’ bright attractive face with its mischic -.-.■.ns i smile, he felt that an intimacy wliich .- cell a I form of address wc.--.ld indicate with he : witching little nersonm-.- like this wor! 1 do i much to reconcile fl man to even this desert ! solitude. She bad a bright, intelligent coun ; teuance, made piquant remarks, was quick at repartee, and fl’as a> completely at homo and unemba passed in his society as a city ' belle. In chatting with her he quite forgot I to prepare his thoughts for the coming ordeal j of the prayer meeting. The people began to i gathei*. The deacon introduced Brother Slocumbe—-who had exchanged the overalls for his store clothes, but about Whose fresh tallowed cowhide boots the scent of the stable still lingered. ThoTearce girls came attended by a lantern and a dog. They were ! very plain, and not at all young. Halsey thought discourteously that if the lantern , flan it’d brightly enough to display their faces ! the protection of the dog was entirely un- . necessary. The deacon’s wife in [ lamps and a few well thumbed hymn books. , The deacon roused Halsey from his pleasant chat with the remark, “I guess all’s come that’s coming;’’ and the doctor, handing him n Bible, insisted that he should take charge of Hu; meeting. “W ill some bnti ficWt a hymn?*’ he asked in fear and trembling, and one of the Misses- 1 Pearce started “Sweet Hour of Prayer.” At its close ho read a chapter from ,the Gospels chosen quite at random. Having closed the ’ Bible he called upon the doctor to lead in pray- ' or, and endeavored during its slow progress i to pv<.]y<‘ some train of thought suitable to the occasion. .Suddenly th* Story of Blind ' Bartimaus, which he had just feiid; suggested [ a sermon of Henry Ward Beecher’s. short hand report book was in his pocket, and fortunately, the notes were legible. Before the doctor had reached “Amen” ho had selected two pages, had read them over twice, and was prepared to repeat them in ' an off hand manner, with quite the air of I giving httwanro to something entirely his own. Ah J:«• begaP he noti'yd that the eyes of the doctor's ‘niece were liv'd tipon him as i though in anticipation of keen enjoyment “Ho is going to get into a muddle," they 1 seemed to say; “my attention will add to his ' embarrassment, and I am going to be very j nice and attentive.” Halsey spoke fluently and saw her air of amused superiority fade into one of blank wonder; >biub Said plainer than any words, “I have made a mistaken Estimate Os .this young man’s abilities; he Ts not such a ninny as he looks.” After speaking for twenty minutes, Halsey apologized for occupying so much time, gave out another hymn and called upon the dea- I con and Brother Slocumbe to fill the remain- I ing minutes with prayer and exhortation. ’ At the close of the meeting the doctor I I shook hands with him, with genuine appro- ; I bation. “The Lord has committed n great . talent to your trust, my son,’’ ho said to him I in the dusk, as Halsey helped him into lift ! conVOyatiCO. “Go not out fd the battle m I your own strength. Renicffibcr the adnion- i : iti .n of the King of Israel, ‘Let not him that ' I girdeth on his harness, boast himself as lie ' ■ that putteth it off.’ ” His niece was shyer t han ' I slio had been before the meeting. Evident ly I I she was impressed with Halsey’s superior I ! abilities, nnd the young man’s heart swelled | I with elation. As he fblurned tn thp.hom- the Misses Pearce were just leaving With their smoky lantern, and he could do no less than , ' offer to see them home. The way was long | 1 and it was pitchy dark when he returned, i j but the eldest Miss Pearce bad insisted on his ! ! availing himself of her lantern. “You can give it to me at church to-morrow," she I said; h and you will purely fall into . lb- firbrik without it.’’ As there really ! seemed some probability of this. Halsey took | the lantern, at the same time lepi'davlnng himself for his politeness. The deacon had told him so much of the plain and simple ! minded character of his hearers that he de termined to avoid all flights of oratory, and ■ to give his audience a sermon as full of com mon sense as could be found in his collection. ! A lecture by the Rev. Robert Collyer struck him as most likely Wbe popular. It abounded in incidents of country boys com • i ing to high positions by unremitting toil and I determination. He read the lecture well, I with much of the hearty manner in which it ; was originally delivered, for he was a capital j actor in amateur theatricals, and was accus tomed to amuse his friends by giving “per sonations” of the different public men with ; whom he was familiar. While in the full j flight of successful oratory, while he felt that j every eVe in the house was fixed upon him, ' and that perhaps no one present had ever ■ heard more effective speaking, his eye i which ran before his tongue, discov ! cred a danger in the path. Mr. I Collyer spoke of his own early ex ; periences, of the cottage in Yorkshire with its floor so white that you might have eaten your dinner from it, with no harm to any thing but the floor; and Ib’.lsey in his anxiety to escape t-liis trap fell into a worst? bile, for skipping the dcscriptio; of his Eng lish childhood, he launched inconsiderately into particulars of his thirst for study and reading ns a youth, bow “The Pilgrim’s Progress” and one or two other books were the constant companions of the forgo. Hal sey’s White and shapely hands hardly carried out the asseri ion that ha had been trained to a blacksmith's trade; but his hearers did not stop to consider this. They accepted what be said ns true, nnd listedod to the bravo, earnest words with kindling enthusiasm. Halsey finished his sermon in an agony of apprehension. lie wiped away the beads of perspiration from his forehead, and during the singing of the last hymn regarded the congregation furtively from boh nd hi; handkerchief, expecting in some faces ;at least to read scorn and donum i ciatiom Instead of this there- was | a look of pleased surprise anti r.d- ■ miration o.i every countenance. He turned slowly to the right, where the choir sat. There, too, an open eyed and open mouthed delight was everywhere displayed. There was one face, however, which ho could not sue, though 1.0 would have given ranch to hr.vo known its expression. The doctoi niece sat nt the cabinet organ, with her back toward him—a lithe, willowy figure, using the pedals with vigor and the stops with a freedom and grace which betokened more skill than was usual with the organ Lt of a country choir. Her nuburn hair was knotted in a loose, abundant mass on her deli • A . ! nee':. Her bonnet was a dainty creation. , j with decidedly Parisian air, and her hands. : though rin. ’e v, were exquisitely modelc i. j “Take her t > the city,” Halsey thought, “and ! no one would detect her country I raining?' i Then camo a swift conviction that this was - j no rural maiden; everything combined to in- I dicate the influence of the city. Yes, he was ; in danger of detection, and it was from this • quarter that he must guard against it. (Continued next wet k.) Plea for the Public Schools. I Criticise the public schools as we please, v.*c ' are all obliged to own, after investigation, that they offer to every child who enters them certain advantages which no private wealth can buy. In our cities and large towns they are, to begin with, as clean as the decks and cabins of a man of war. Evcrj child who enters i’:c:n learns, so far as the school room i.*."-. • . u habits «i neat I. points of trait, ng hardly t.» !■- . ed ir i’hcir importance, not only 1 -r the mental but. th? i toral nature. V.’h ui 1 entci such a s;cl> d room, and come upon fiftj ■ little ]»coplo marching in procession to oi ’ from their scats, obedient to a wave of r 1 finger from the resolute youth or maiden wlx ‘ has them in charge, and when I reflect tlia: oil across a continent, from the Atlantic t< ' | the Pacific, this same process is going on ’ | then that mod-?. ’ teacher’s work rises mb. 5 ■ sublimity, and s "ms one among innumcrablt - I shuttles that are together weaving thovas I i web of a new generation.—“T. V,’. II." ir r Harper’s Bazar. ’! Old Lady (to a boy in drugstore)-—I hnv< i pains ru.-mm’ i:p and dov.m my buck anti ; i’ | guess you can give i :<» a bottle of 'inmiexiu r j Bov—Wot kind v : il von rave.' s “What’s th., - her: •..{yunknv..? ‘ I “I kin giveyuu a good Lors.- li’-.imcr.t fm ~ H a bottle.”—Tuxa. Sd tu’.gs 3 I -THE GIBE I LEFT BEHIND ME,” COPYRIGHTED 1817 ■ ■ ■ ■ d<. ■ w 1 v T«-n of a Bu-’cy innde by T. T. ITaydock. which is not onfv tbr Lending’ i •!.:< pc but Til r. I.o’.WfM; BKGGI or A?rF.f:jfA. Iht b ’ - sr/fi »v k’-.'** Bmi Mbh Wheel. Ask your dealer for the T. T. ll *; rn <.<;V. »’«'• Haydock fiefety King Bolt and Fifth V.'he-L Life ix insecure riding over any (’ihtspinhirc wil sbe furnished oe a cwd, !■?•>-id Ift tiylr. to any one who wiltngrec to frnm-it.y [ENCLOSE STA Ml J T. T. Xx-£!u“Sr-.'DOCZX T Cor. pi,™ and TwoICHi W«., CINCINNATI, *sents ft wiras ws have none i no investment so peoeitabee- SEA WONDEKS exist ill t liOIISUIX , DEhr of forms,but are surpassed by the u , inai vels o! invent ion. T hose w,io a “ arc in need ol prolilnble work that c.in 5 J,,. (I.sne while !iviii<-r al. honio shonh.l at ti onee semi n-hlu-ss to Hallett <V Co e I’ortland, Maine, uinl receive tree, toll v information how either St'S.- ”• all tiges, (ran 1 urn from to t l -” 1 per day ai-0 op- 1 wards wherever they live. on are s.ai- v ted free. Capital not required. Sonic j hitvc made over lj-50 in a single day at this work. All sueeced. I pt pt y Wta fed fefe'fe & <■ I COMPANY. • 1 YOC want to sell Heal Estate , of any kind? Place in our hands and we ( ! will advertise it. sale, no pay, and ( j then only a stn.all commission. I ■ ytiiV-vant tobi:■:? Head the I following dedeflptioTi-S of Property we i have for'sale, on time to good parties. f I I Eighty acres, 11/ miles from Summer- i 1 ville: 12 acres open, balance well timber- 1 , . ~,| w ish White <>ak, Hickory, Pine, etc. | 11 tood spring "h -h good for farming pur poses. C.' mile front ■ -h-wlt and school. | ! ' P1 l! Nine ty Four acres,:!bout 50 acres opctq ’ in good condition. 20 acres first class ■ bottom on (’hattooga river. 'level, re- | tnaimb r broken. Well watered, good , dwelling with two tenant houses and < 1 uood (Hit houses, orchard of choice peach ■ •and apple tret s. 6 miles from Summer villC; ’’ from church and schools. ‘ Town property A lUTbs in the sub- ] urlis of Summerville. Level; a most I (lesir.ible site for residence; good small I I dwelling with out houses, well and ' spring affording an abundance, of the , best water; good yoipiir orchard of choice ‘ fruit id s-tr .’! }'•‘ffe.p' number of choice ‘ , grape vine-. ' Eighiy acres lying pai’t!. 4 .- within the ) town i.i'Summerville; 40 acres Cl-/red, ! reimiir.der well timbered; 25 iwres I. ycl, i I balance broken; good Hay tound.’ition; | Lmood fix. Pine for farming purposes anil also well 'mealed tor residenei s; also I 1 eonlai: b’v quantities of iron ore. ■I Town pr.perty :t lots (Sixi.in, 2 front-i , I ing oil Main street, one fronting on i (fhuri-h street. Eevel; good wagon and i ! blaeks.nuth shop on em nor Jo;.. Most i suitable piaec in town Jot business house; also desirable locality tol'dtVeH- ] 1 in'-. 1 Best farm in the county for its inches i and price. 2(H) acres; IWopen, other well ‘ timbered with pine, oslk, walnut, etc., on ! . (’hr.ttonga river. 50 aerea first class hot | i tom: w« 11 watered and in every way , I 1 suitable for stork farm; about level, j t he other rolling; clay foundation and in j good fix. Two comfortable small dwell- 1 ' ' ings, 3 tenant houses, with good out ■ ■ I ii-mses: also large (juantii ics of rich iron : 1 <»-e on portions of it. Eight miles from i ’ S'’mmervilie. ■ Farm Iff.i acres; 50 acres line creek ’ | bottom. I plaml fine for cotton and • . vheat, and in high state of cultivation. , In every way suitable for stock farm. ‘ I fwo good new framed dwellings; free | < | stone water in abundance; churehth. • <• i schools and post office near. , Farm HX) acres; red a.nd gray soil, 20 , ricrcs first <’lass branch bottom, 70 acres i s clearedr well fenced ami in good state of ; ■' cultivation. Balance heavily timbered. : Thousands of fine tan bark; spi ings, I j r well, 2 framed hov.st s and 3 tenant j ;i hernses, all in good fix. Select orchard i and vinvyani. s miles from Snmmer i ville; 2 miles from postofiice,schools and o churches. k 'l’own property—4 lots 00x120: 2 front •' ing on Slain street; 2 rear lots, level; .. j good sn ail dwelling, framed, new, 2 ; -.rood brick chimneys, good garden,patch i !< »<•. Also one of the most suitable si’es : \ ! mr business houses in Summerville : ‘ Terms easy and exceedingly low price. 1 Farm 140 acres red loam and gray I | soil: (>0 acres opt .nwell fcncetl. Remain- I ( ‘. ] der well timbered and well watered. ; <;<>od 5 room dwelling, with good barn, I etc., on La Fayette and Blue Fond road, 1 1 mile from Alpine, Ga. i- I j s ' Farm—l4B acres, just across the Ala.,' line, red and gray soil; well watered, 05 acres open, other covered with finest finality « >f timber, affording great quan tities of tanbark, inexhapstable lime quarry; also supposed qualities of other xaluabie minerals. Good on-hard,grapes etc; good 0 room dwelling, tenant house, Barns, etc, being near Lookout is suitn- Ide and convenient for stock raising. 1 s mile from Menlo, Ga. io Farm—loo acres, red, gray and sandy 10 soil; fine siock farm; well watered; SO ‘j acres cleared, 20 acres first class creek io bottom; large quantities of fine timber; t- good 4room leg dweiling.2 tenant houses, stables, etc.. 1 mile from Foster’s h'toro. in I ’’ Farm of 100 acres in Floyd county 11 i milt s from Rome, 2 miles from R. A I). -y R. R.: red and gray soil, well watered; )r s acres cleared; contains thonsar.d of : line timber,also rich deposits of iron ore id to Town property', about two acres, in a, 1 suburbs of Summerville, good small framed dwelling, with two rooms and : 0 i kitchen; good garden, patches, etc. st | Farm of IGO acres on Sai.d mountain, ; two am! a half miles front Eariah. ( ,-q open and in high state of cultivation, j balance heavily timbered. .Adapted to grow-’.f a iv’fiirg ]•;*!: ■ »n this« ountv lespecudly fruits, etc. ; dwelling, *2 tenant houses, out houses, < te. Improvo men;s m ,v and in good condition; 2 good orchards, 2 good spring;- <;!’ ir-. e- i stone water; churches, : and 1 postorfiee cmivei’.ioDt. 28. Town property 111” Acres on sub urbs of Summerville, level, well fenced ami in good date of cultivation, good young orchard apple and peach, good framed six roomed dwelling not quite complete, prettiest location in Summer ville for residmices. 29- Town property lot 4 in I .dock )(> • i?h good well upon it. Healthy ami x desirable location fi r dwelling. 30 -For sab- <»r refit, farm of 480 acres, I miles from Summerville; 200 acre* cleared, 35 acres good creek bottom; well watered, good <1 welling, out houses, Will sell all or a portion as desimL 31. -Farm 213 acres 2’< miles IToiea Summerville, Ga.; 50 acres red mulatto' balance gray. 125 cleared and well fenced, in high state of cultivation r splendid flamed house with six rooms, 5 good tenant houses, and gpod barns ami other out house?; healthy location;.* contains large deposits <<f iron ores, with large quantities of variouw and line timbers. 32. Farm 20 acres, well improved, tirsi i' bottom on Chattooga river, I mile from r4wnimerville; good 4-roont house, stables, tlf t orchard, Ac, 33. Farm 80 acres 2 miles from Sum merville; rod mulatto *)il, level, GO acres open; well fenced and in high staH of. cultivation, balance heavily timbered., good substantial improvements; 5-rooim house, barn, stables, orchard etc. 34. -For sale or sent, splendid tanyard fed directly froie a spring: all necessary fi xlt‘!*'‘S and tools fin* tanning; good two storv tatil shop; about ten acres good level kind 0 acres cleared. Very cheap ami terms casy7 35. -Farm, 100 acres, gray and red mu latto soil: 50 acres open, balance heavily timbered. Good dwelling, tenant house stables, well, etc. Cheap, and on ex ('cedingly easy terms. 36. Farm, acres, red mulatto ami M gray soil; 125 open and in high state of cultivation, balance heavily timbered; about (X> acres lirst-dass bottom on Chat- i tooga river, well watered and in every way suitable to stock raising. Four good dwelling with good and convenient barns out- houses, etc. Supposed to con tain large* deposit.-<>f iron and other val uable minerals. 3 miles from Summer ville, Ga. 37. -Town property, 12’” lots, 4 lotH 60x150, balance 50x12(1, all iir one body; in the healthiest and most desirable i part of Summerville, (’an be divided into* several beautiful building sites. ; Ghyod two-story building, six rooms, lu 'div and comfortly finished; a good I barn and good water. Price low and ! terms easy, 58. One half interest in a corn grist mill on Teloga ereek, 6 miles from Sum i nu rville, Ga., 7 1-2 foot fall, giving an ’ average of 12 horse power. 3 acres of i land, good mill and gin house, good tour • room dwelling and out houses, in good ; neighborhood, convenient to schools, ■ ret? Price low and terms easy. Farm- 160 acres, 30 acres open, the ■ remainder covered with finest timber I lie conntv affords, consisting of pine j and all varieties of oak,especially moun , tain oak; good tenant house, stable, etc; good well; also contatns large deposits ■ of the richest quality of magnetic iron ore. 4 miles from Summerville: conve nient to churches and schools. , 28 acres, mostly level, just outside the corporate limits of Summerville; 17 open ami in high state of cultivation, other well timbered. Red and gray soil; good spring. Fine farming land and well adapted to fruit raising, etc. Best vineyard in the county, 4,000 1 select bearing vines, in good condition; I also first class orchard of select apple and poach. I mile cast of Trion Factory. 80 acres. 40 open and well fenced,balance* well timbered; about half level; all snit- I able for agricultural purposes, and es j pecially for fruit growing. Good spring and fine f recast one well. 2 good small houses. Also contains large deposits of rich iron ore. Cheapest farm North Ga. Farm -100 acres, mostly broken, 15 cleared, balance well timbered, ami red soil; good five-room framed dwelling with outhouses. School and ■ churches convenient. Farm 200 acres, 100 open; well i’enued ’’ and in good state of cultivation. Well watered.. 35 acres fine cr< ek bottom, \‘d ami gray soil, good dwelling, 4 rooms, barn, fish-pond, orchard, etc. Situated I cast of Taylor’s Ridgp. Farm 82 acres, 70 open, well fenced, ami in high state of cultivation; (50 fine | crock bottom, well watered; good dwell ing, 5 rooms, stable, etc; also good gin house, ami tenant house. Located in • Dirttown valley. ! Farm, 300 acres, mostly level, 115 open; • i in good state of cultivation; remainder vi iy heavily timbered. Dark mulatto ; | and gray soil; well improved; good 8 , I room dwelling, 2 tenement houses, barn, ■ stables, etc. -Well watered; 4 miles from Summerville. Town property for sale or rent. Good framed 4 room dwelling. Situated in j the lu althiest, most desirable locality in Summerville. Ample garden, etc. Town property for sale or rent. Neat . framed store-house, ample and well furnished, fronting on main street. 1 Stock farm—3l9 acres, 130 open in good . cultivation and well fenced. Contains a : groat quantity of timber of all varieties, ! dark gray and rod mulatto soil, running • water oh all parts of the place; fine i peach and apple orchard tlhit never tails j to hit; house* and other improveTnOlrt? , . good. ’ Farm, 21 acres, 1 mile from Sunnner ‘ : ville, mostly level, red mulatto soil, i about half first class creek bottom, well I watered. 12 acres cleered and fenced, balance well timbered; good building Fann—lso acres; 100 first-class river J l bottom. 65 open, balance well timbered. Good 3-ro mi n amed dwelling, good 2 1 stables, etc. v For further particulars as no descrip tion and terms*, call upon or address 1 (’H ATIOOGA B ead Estate Co., ' tmmerville. Ga*