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Show DOROTHEA. p-o protty tan n of Ulngliiun, slid ! si en tbo wjuthern slioro of Massn- coaOts Uiy, nu among tlio llrst irtt menu of tlio into, cLiUnu ns far osrk as 1CM. OriRimlly tho phco Incut If tio classic narao of Ilwir fora tut la ll U, wlicn tho eot'Iew Jrew their luU for tiousos. It was 10-Uptu 10-Uptu I im lllngliHtu, from tilwiMiit tta llectJons of tlio I JiglUh town ol t M lumo wlii-nco no tinny of tlicm lx runic Vi th Uiti Imrol spruitc; IM f ituro Otlwn, Ilobnrts, IJncoliw, iLaitcrs mill othorx, whoso iuiuot iro id"iutllcJ villi tlio town, and tm r uliom hu many Iriijit uiitl tLlulns II tlito liao iirLicn Lpoa Uhiio lota n now viUiso noon fprjn ui. mill i-iiuiiciioai nmong thehoiLvii wiutlmt of tlio ininifltor Tli" Per IV tor lloliart hail ciwt liln j kittnthn I'lli n ho UaJ fuiwikin roinounil country for hit wajtilll ilnrcr to tliim rclipiou.1 llln.rty Tiu jmr chwi 1 Noncoincn ba 1 InrrciuuHl tlio ill to to uconsl 1 iral lt Mm nnO ilr Iloliart'ueonqTO' ptlnn iw nugnu ntl In pnijrtion. Jo thotiO(liv "tlio mlnUtcr wva n littlokiuK mil u no tulho refractor ubjt Uio illHputol hh liehcwt j TI n nilnUti r" IilI.I In lil-i liamU n tlornor ptmlilitnLiit thin thoitxl9 tr lh w hlpplnc post Ho hclJ, liko i-t. Pi'cr, tlio l.oyiiof liparcn, uuJ n tnu."jr' culpntH coulj bo threatened tt on) tiruo i 1 1 1 lwin f ebut from IU tti. btill ilr Uolart lived plmiKintly od quiutlj Willi hit ticoplo; nnd thoy HvbI and nniHvtoU him mil IiU fisiQy Indeed 11m. Ilolurt nnd her I four httlo Nin u cro tho objocU of n j crj nrong InturoHt to tho good ikk- I jlotif IIiDkbiim nnd tho feeling ox I tfoW to hli nlwo, Dorothe i Win I rLicr, n bom ho had brought from I tagicdnxn child. If IXrotbei wa betrotbod to Anthony I r.iraiA a yuuiiR man of boiiio Htund leg ta tho colony. Ho Iml hcon n dep ity in tlio Rincnl court) wo n JicLtcout iu tbn militia mid prom tmltobo onoof tho luullnn; men of thfehy. Ilia Intended wifo was a twy Ion ly girl Lditrtted hy her tula, wlio b ul a lopted her. In tho lonn tu lie alio w ould havo pimnied nail ibo eh meed to hnvu lx?en n boy, Ibowiw tmUtteil for tho noc.li.ty of tho il'np'e, uule.lrcid women of tlio tiaiw, yet, k oralablo nnd gentle, tint cone of them w iro troubled lw rcii-oof bnr wijii rionty Her nvit, low voice nnd Mndly fseo mmlo fncuiU foi her Merj--wbero. .N'nno npjieahil to her in mufor bclporeiuiwiel In any matter mat-ter of douientia doings, hbo sowed for tho o! I nnd tbu jioor, wntihecl ni'li tbo hick nnd enniod food for the bunjry. Littlo children "iilucl cl her gown to khnro her tmlle,"nud eld people bletwd herwhermer her (hi low crowd them upon tho roid Minuter lloliart wot blessed In IiU nl -co, most certainly Ho thought o every time homw her engaged in the-, woi kn of ihuritj to liuj parish ttrni m-e c rj tluio ho hoaiil her rwect oieo am.hu King In mooting -etory timo that tho led out the Jour littlo boyn, ilmtlnnl afterward to bo minute rs of tbo goipcl, giing tlielr wejry motLtrnn hour it timely lodoid Dorothmwon tho light of tho imnauago hbo wan of I.kutin not LiiiicM i) en, nnd Biiroly the Uill en Immo) oung man w as aitdorotiil to her an thosh, ie red wajsof that k.i1o1 llulttcI Mm to bo Ieuchwcru tho cnutlntu, quit t linn nrrf tho Pnrifint that tho Inter it nrwof tho j ounrf pioplo was neeott "till) limited to n erj coustninod nnlunriuiilliari-onurnutlon Hut In PUo of fonm or contention ilitlos the heart iblf must HKnkout nnl 've fancy tbcra wero tlmcn wlicn thovi of Anthnnj liinicw mid tho mini tei iiii.e tamo into a m rj full tinleatiiudihj of tho fut-liiigs of itrli At all omnia, tho girl wan not lung Inchicotirin whtUicrhei lot tr win My or gloomy, lend ono night, win n 'h met, n uiuil upon the) rock bootholnih with, tho full light u lir.rveot moon nil out tho it ate the know It tho quid, liiuilni bre thing of hi r lot er nnd Iho cxnn tted IckjU about hum tutli that ho ia Iroiu i o wil not ljug " berln untrue ting tlmi-iiiio el" ru Imd been troubli iHtnceti 1 1 n and a pinu u inmied Allen on lie J t of it i, iin y ciimintaion -m HhiJIiwii tin) Iiturllnof tie 'I1'"! intihlih huh d m.no.1 ni "enti i nt mil bid b ii chewen n In mil pi ntul tolmcomml " "mo omnij InJ nn n, 'w r mil All. i. who had rcil "itmoln tonn uflnhn, wiuttlett ccl Tlio company pnnuixi uniiei' Allen. Tlio subject was referred, ai ovtrythliig was the-uto tbo clnirch ilio majority of this body nnlun forlunatoly tho Btor with thtm. preferred Allen. This was tinaccountablo bi liimro. who Ind fancied himself secure Id tho atTetllons of tho mlnlstornsbt was bithOfcoof tho minister s uleco Lames hi I imdo complaint to tbt migWrates who bml mot In IJoston and Issued wnrmnts ngaint tlvo inr ons who boil lieen snid to make willful mkrtprosuitntlons njpilnsl 1-iines, and had cauwd him to bt threnlcnvd with oxMinnnitnlcsillon from tho diurch n puulshmeiil which, nt I luto blntitl wns thougbl In tbtwo ihys to lw nearly cciulvalinl to lieln? turned nwny from tho gates of heaven Dorotlun was bewildi reil with thlt terriblo nmts. Tl at It thonl 1 lint e piTjgresscil thus far nnd that she tboiil 1 net or haiobennl It until now, seemed Ineredil lo Her undo tubal lyso communlcntlre had been icr ftxtly silent upon tho matter, ns In ileal ho well might bo when ho ttn loluntnrily heliilng to Injuro tbo bent bolot cd of his lie ad sislt i b child Tlio more Dorotlun thought of It tho stranger It k-i mod Allen. b knew, had cunl lcmblo Influenca upon her uncle but luinlly, aim con coltod. sutlitient to warrant him In thus throw lug Uauics out of tho pnki of Clirlstiun loto and charity llo-hides, llo-hides, what had her lore r otcrdonol Ho had merely necet hsl n trust Im pored upon him by tlio loving hearts of his sol Hers who had denliatl him to hold tbo best mil. Ho li id accepted ac-cepted It nnd was naturally lit enso, ns nuy noblo man wool I hat o been, to bo illnplaonl bj mprleo or tnvj' Then tho nlT.elr ttltli Iho church had boncsl hlin to tbo dust, tiotwith htandlug hit consetons iutiotancc nnd, sad lost of nib when Mr Hulnrt boil joined tbo ranks of thoonciny, tho lusasuro seemisl too full of distress. dis-tress. Vet ho was u 1 lavo mon, nn 1 hokuow thntuftcrtbo fii-nt fiiri'iiw and bitterness was past ho coul 1 nil ly from despair nnd Isxomo himscll oueo moro lKwIlesthki Ucntcuaut Ilimes was n deeply religious man, nnd If It was (lods trill that hu should bo hroutjtt down In tho hunt of his prido how oul 1 Uitr bumblj before It. All these things passed In rot le r before tbo lot ers ns thevsat ttnleh ing tho long shining gleam ujion thowates. Dorothea though deeply noted at the tun xpoeto rourso ot ber uncle, wan still tlrin to siislnln tho oounigo and resoltilion of het lover ' Iio of gooil ebe r Anthony nnmw," rho wii I In tho quaint 1 in Ringoof tbo day 'IfCioil is on thy el le, what cm man do to thcol ' Iy undo Is n goesl man lut ho is still nee ked, and it reems to tun that at tiresi nt no good can romo of enter ing into controversy with hlin Let us rather wait until tho Ixird sees fit to bring tbco nut of this nfllletlon " "ou am ttler than I nm, Dortv tliea,"nnswcrol tho J oung man ! must lento it to timo to rctllo thlt question You trill not, I nm suro, liehovo that tbo troublo 1 feel comet from any regret for tho loss of a dis tlnctlon which 1 never cot ctod nnd nm not certain that 1 merited There nro far dee per things than theso thai o press mo " ' You do mo Justlco, Anthony know that nnymero earthly honor, however pleasant in Itself, woul 1 not weigh n fenthor tt ith j oil when honot nndtrulhttemputlnthosealongalnsi It, And It Is that tc ry consideration that makes mo tt onder how my un do ran dei-ert ) ou at this crisis." ' Well, don t giiot o too much, Dorothea. Doro-thea. 1 belloto it will como right nt hut, although 1 confess that 1 know not how " Tlio lot ers parted that night with n more tendor f irow oil than ot cr ln foto 1 1 tho Hconicrt laugh ns they will nt truo lot o It prows brighter nnd pnrtrwhen liathod In thowntcrs of nniieUon !)t us th ink (lod that this ouo smrk of dlrino film Is left to cheer us tthou tho nshes on our hcarthstono llo cohl and daikl All the lit. if day Dorothea looked whtfullt nt her undo us ho went in nnd out now conterslng in u low toleu with Allen, who hung around, ovilcntly uuoasy, Sho longed to t tcp forwnnl an 1 vindleato tho causo of licrloter Bho 1 new that Authonj hail never uttered tbo ovprcswions attributed to him nnd for which Ms cm mils wero trtingtohuto him excommunicated from tho church bho it oul 1 hato st iked w oi his hod sho owned them ux his gixid faith In tho nfle moon tho military com-pant com-pant again p irndcd under command of Allen Anthonj ljmirs tool: lil.i placo ns nontenant, but tho next morning ho treut to Uoston to repio tent his caiso to tho general court, ns liashcciibtntud (loteraorWintlirop itood his fiknd nnd uriosteit tho of fenders who had spol onngitinbt lilm AsnnolTsct Mr llobuit ind ninety nlhcrs i referreil a letitlorj in whicfi the y ch irgud Winthrop with exerting too much Kittcr After n long nn I word) win lliucaso wan decided Mr Ilobart and his friend wero fined, Anthony I.atiini wai mlmnnisheil nnd Ootornor Winthrop ucqtiltti 1 of nil attempts to exceed IiU authority Tlio stem old jeutor v. as not mi t flwl. Ho rcfibed to pay tbo exacted lino, protested npnimt tho right ot gotinumnt nnd ihiully wns m rested for insubordination. Hoinxistcl on being ti led b) n juiy, and itonly re-eulttil re-eulttil In n second fluo being Imposed lilsnhlin to which ho was obliged to submit. Hu Imd had his say, but to what piirieflt HoimmniKl tip thundtaii tagc s nnd disadvantages of his stub-Umiwlll stub-Umiwlll nnd IniliMiitlnn llo had indli-ittl) Injured an in lucent mail) ho hud nt pew d tho littsof the c il ony had rond rol lilsnlivunhnp-pt, lilsnlivunhnp-pt, nnl hail subj-ctcd himself to btiii iiug moi tllkntlou ia being after- ttnril ndt -- 1 when nccouipanyuig tho cldei-s to gito ndvlco upon public nlTnlrs, to retire fnnn the court tho gotcnior gitingosuriii-on that Mr Unbolt was apt to oppose public authority Tho instnr returned homo with this rebuke sounding drearily In hli cant To cmitn bis tixation An thouy limesw us In his homo and Dorothea w is m Mi ntl) preimring to go out wltli him Tho gill had no-stained no-stained from nil reirowh either h) wonl or liohavior, to troublo tho humbled nilnlbtcr fclio went ntiniit cbverfull), pi rfonnlng nil tho ofllecw that she tiad hitherto undertaken with unabulcd gooil -will. Hut it tcxed him that rhe grow pale nn I that her Iwnutifiilly fitting dress -s bad grown ull tew v Ido for her slirunkm figure Dorothea was ovllentl) failing nnd bo niulil not roiioeul It from himself, nlthou h ho tried hard to do no that ho was Iho moans of It Lcn to hci mint a tncsl; tinitl woman tt ho bnd olwa) s Isfeii oti-rlxirno bv tho strong current of her hiislnuds unbroken trill -even to ber Dnxithai never niunrcl tbo iiiimoof her lotor Winn her undo left tho hono sho rociitnlhis visits or trcnt wherever bo nked her to go Willi him their most f result nt tlslts being inalo nt his molln-rs house. Hut tho grentest trial of tho minis-tor minis-tor was to como In tho shnpo of a tlsltto llottoii Onoof hlsftienls, who had uphrl 1 him In opiming tho government, wns to 1 lnmrle-d nt Uoston nnd wns anxious to Into Mr Holnrt perform tho eeremoii) W ill Ing to chango tho soeno tonne tvUero ho would not Is) continually remind 01 of tho I ito occurrt nces he went there with more apparent eh-erful ness tl mi ho had fi it for ii loug tint llo forgot for n timo his nuno) nucus, mill was ngnlii tho liawitit mil nhuost mirlh lot Ing miiiisier How as to stat nt cr tbu Snblulli un 1 his solf resjiect scemcit cntiivl) i-o-sloreil tihtnn Uoston clei-gyirnn In tiled lilm to prtni h for him on Hint ih) Thnttorld ilid not twin against him after nil Tlio Hot- I'eler Ha lsirtwas jothomellilng more than n meru cli her lie looked out his two lst sermons of which ho Imd brought ri nn dozen or two id tlii)iili not c tsc ling nn im Ifullon hail gram to tho t xteut of having his haircut b) u Uoston burlier mid line! put on his new eojt Alutt lmw wotso than vnln an worldly honors S) thought tin mlnUttr of iluii,ham tthou hu re (cited n hint that amounted to n command from tho magistrates do siring hi'ti to forbear I ivnching in lloxloii for this among oihurnii sons lb it his spint had liooiidlsiut fled tiboadterso to our ecdesijus-tlcnl ecdesijus-tlcnl mid cull gitirnuient, mil ho tvns n bo! 1 man mid would senl. his mill 11 bueli a reimlso from such a soureo nlmost broko tho ministers heart Liko Woli) I is ' lilghllottn pride nt IniMh lioko under hlin " 'flie minister, as nuy bo belli ted, w nt homo far moro htunblo than holuul left it Subdued to greater tenlcr-huh tenlcr-huh than eter before ho tost no timo in sec king Anthony Uunos and re pulling hu error toward him And Diruthen now fdt tho full happiness of hiving l c trained fnim toxlngtlnt sjliit tthldi her unci h id unwise I) manifested bhokiu w thatnlthougli erring tho mintsto s wniin nolle uatiiro still, mid when hlsexciisownspksidiHl by so lotdy an Intercessor Autboii) Iunei was not slow to forglviv When tho fcj rliip cntno It smiled upon ns happy n iwir as ot er w on luqi-1 luqi-1 incus through ptotloiu sorrow 'i-iaio H ig |
