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and above afl‘somc W to make me~true to my bcttg'r niturc. I‘ thfew myself down upon :11: bed, dry eyed and desolate. ’The wwld‘ Was like a great yak!!! the reai was. 59’ far'ofl'. now 1615;} Iay there, I do not know It‘scemed like cg“, human}; and prewar! {16191:},th ‘woe. ' " - b ' .hs,. HIGHLAND ‘PARK a f {N EWS "LETTER: . a jnyous state of being, tardy, that was not my semimcnt! I never felt sodium and unhappy, in my “it! and 1 had a strange new longing for somé strong soul to .lean‘ upon, some one to confide in, 'WM m can ow m 1 km- whu Aunts By LA though? Mann. in am. I M» Man «on! nod yet. I had no bitterness. tor but In “In mm. when. all unconscious of tlo bonnynl, the uncover“! the socket of be:- bent to me But om.» shut nu!‘ W11: 'nrown'm', mattcrrwere difierem! Poets' tell’of'Low’J being The day; bemfifu? In its dawn, Mums «to! f} “' thakemthcshagies'“ I . and was now showmé " use; It; fnfighi “I"- bean November, rather than June, so chili had it grown! and from the close at hand hilis, there was ownughiug of the trees, like in sound unto a great ‘sOh .-fot some wot, that was 3001: to be! and out froth this, as one catches a melody, through to- main of discord can!!! Aunt Chioes voice to sing hated her from nIy soon to cry Ont ithnt William Luau; m m 1; v . . <56 vanity. of - to me (flunk; tw~ to say to myscif; that who was ..I that I styfid‘fi'ob .this Swat. innocent trusting giri of moan m the man she loud? If he wantéd ‘ her, and not me, small wonder! and what was I that I should say to him nay? . And morgl knew I could see by her flushed checks, the brightness of her eyes. end the valence! thou: her lips, that Iomething was flirting her mightily, and I was not unprepared for her request, that I won“ seat myself in the chair and let her fetch the stool, and then It’- herhadupoqmyhmuahemdthatshehd -.~omething° to an to me. Once we were settled down to her Hhinz, she toqk my hand and hid it, with one‘ 95 agr- own, over her eyes. I had heard the old hymn a thousand times be- (are; but to-dty, the crane, in her sweet quaVcring voice, 3a»: m the simple won}! a comforting mean- in that ”Ruled all my anger, had gave me what was beak-tears And when I had grown cairn again. I rose anti bathed my face, and had scarce finished when I heard Anni’s’ well known tap at the door. .- ' “She came in, and t6 my Wu reâ€"bolted it after her. “Du; little Dgrqthy, ever should I do toâ€"day Volume 1 7 I Lord, Iih 1Q: Sun wall“ 1 Mil The bilkmus of my day. ,. 00 all my mark betimcx, and am, March on my heavenly way. Giw me, ah. Lard. thy may grace, *‘Nar It! "11401:! complain ' The] :12? young mornfng of My day: -Hg: 59:; bra; gym: in min. " 31* MI. .if :09 win 99!. clenche- By LAURA DATTONFESSENDEN m. HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, MARCH 4, 1905 It had hem dedded by Anhis that I was to go to the’ study, where I would be sure to find the parmn alone, and it was a tin? that I had never before made, since I had been an inmate of the house, as, when Natham was at work upon his ser~ mien. none were W to trouble him, save in some matter of mu ifimtadcg. . W.mnum Mam, side me? I feel sure that our Father in Heaven sent you (a be a sister to me, for while in the 1-!- ter of years you are no aide than}; yet in knowl- edgcmdjudymauyonmuwiuumewfsm min I know (and he; of course, is Nathan). But added to nfl this, Dorothy. you are so womanly, that I feel that you will rcjdicctto: listen to a love uls, and I am more than sun: that you will (for “ML 1 s sake and mine) be glad to repeat to Kath-it E! I am about to confide to- -you. Doroth lliam Lcytcwn has to“ me that In love: use. He has asked me tnrbe his wife.” Jul 1 mam r nu, anu so 1 womn. nap mm‘, wpm alf my heart to win her. It was sweet to suffer, thtt he might be glad. And so it came to pass that I lifted my hand from the dear eyes and bent flown a'nd kissed them and said: '- . I chose the evening for my task. It was a wfld night; wind and bail and a pitiless rain held cap nival. There were lurid flashes of lightning and heavy thunder, and it was so chill thAt fires had been lighied on §he heufhs to send Tofi thedamp. Than he turned in his chair and aid, in a hurried, anxious .voice: . “What is it? Has amghing hap- pened to startle or frigmen you?” ‘ It was I strange question, such an unexpected 009; that it tool; away minus, and I burst into a bulb. ‘ “God bless you limb,” and, ‘I‘ Nathan Birdsey.” Henna; sitting at his desk, busily writing. ~and he looked up, with a surprised face. when I entered. without asking “by ygur leave.” and he grew more perplexed as he- saw mc'clogc'the door: behind ma. ”“Somethin: surdy has MW” I said '(as soon as I could control my voice). ”but it is 1‘ home- dam that should make you (MI I am come, It. ”they. to repay unto Man: an 014,0" seam hat: 1‘1 W‘WIWR "3W will V31!” _, . .. "No more!" I said. hotly; ‘M another void of what you ”link you know! I tell you Wflflam bey- town loves Annis, and Annis loves William Leyâ€" ‘ town mono, oh!” I tried, “do not say them 1133.! Remember the noblé. sweet soul that dwells within - {hat poor, cnpplcd body! Think of the place ht- ‘I fail to comprehend your meaning,” he said. add he said it steml). as though in sooth he would give me to understand Run II: was in no mood for trifling. 'ULlJ-V aturu. itwuthoirstioldhtbi , . {Sudan cl Eden. .01! line- that (by in but upon-«i. M intermission. through all the comm-in «ii-O.”- Bieuihem! Did he Ihink am. i Ind ma mum Mn! ‘11. [row no pale tint he looked quit... blue in the lunp light , “It :3 this that I have to say to you," I made at- swer, drawing up a chair and seating myself directly opposite him “I am dome to plead the «use of a motherless girl. I am here to ask you to give Annis as wife to Wifliam Ieythum” ‘William Leytcwn," he said, slowly, “William Leytown and Annis. Why I thought, my, I he {lewd-surely, I lmowqâ€"that hc' lowsâ€"Au" 7 7:7"; But 1 M‘tfiséw; m tad pm mm m in had not rendered him powerless to do or to M? I to“ you. no man fixing on earth today, so richly merits, $0 truiy med: a good Wom’s love! And: as for Annis, tefl the, pray, what better portion could life hide her? I beg you! I plead to you! not to deny them this their hearts’ desireH" He had buried his face in his arms «961i thi tab‘e, and I knelt down beside him, as I news”: he? (or: had Imcit, save at _my mother’s knee; and I clasped my hands as one does in prayer. “I w'rish" I said, most camestly, “that I could make you understand what human low means! fbr if you only comprehended it, ever so little, you mm be merciful to them; I know that you are ‘27:: are fional calm and unsure; but I know that y [nut and gefierous, too 'fl He raised his head and looked down u me kneel-v ins». there, and his’ gaz'e searched and found its way dam: to my tortured soul. He had the Fmovilcdge. that I faiu, 0h! faini‘would have buried in}. V “Y our eyes are blinded." I answered, slowly “Can you never came 10.110“ that in your priestly renunciation of all human passion, you aluve log: the power to judge of mach. mam"! How an m knowyhat mufhlwe for. woman . , am not pkaqlin‘ {9:- WM Lu”: 5 ’ ‘Annjs’ mm, and {of Fit: a‘ke. pad [an Mame.» "fame to it may 1mm to M? , .,,; . what‘love is, to: I have a lovet. Do not «in myt Do not fine!" I be; of you to listen to m!” “BM," he made answer. "William Wu lam vou! Herdoes not love my simr, live a a dear- frieud.” , Number 14