Show verse from solomon told of mar biage Engi engagement gement when she left her ber doride borne lu in the sma small 11 town to acme fj now fow york to take tak e up a special anse of study her pet sister was fast reaching the crisis of a love affair says the kiib une the pet sister was a most i A in some young lady and had long kept a goodly train ot of suitors a sighing was this affair to be the grand affair the older sister hoped so BO for she liked the young man cordially thought ht ha was just the sort to make a proper brother in law but the weeks passed and not L bit of definite news about the progress of the affair did the older sister receive in her city boarding house she became anxious louise she thought must not go on recklessly trifling in such important matters then one night about ten just as she was nas going to hod bed came a telegram the servant brought it up the older sister was country girl enough to be thoroughly frightened ene d by the pale manila blackin black in inked ked envelope how ominous it looked at length she gathered courage to open it this is what she read solomon six aix three louise solomon six three whatever in the world orld oh why yes stupid it of course means the songs of solomon sixth chapter third verse versa but and her cheeks flushed with shame she had bad no bible there was a ireat i reat scurrying about the boarding house to find a copy of the sacred book the girls were routed ont in vain on all sides the cry mose chos got a bible just think of 0 the sister trying bryin g to sleep that night without kno knowing wing what that verse e be was avas it would I 1 lave A acl been n just like a woman to lie down to pleasant dreams content to know that she could satisfy her cuilo sity in the morning not the landlady good soul came to the rescue she was no heathen she had a bible up to her room room with it flew the sister and shut the door such a turning of pages by eager nervous fingers solomon six three she found it and then she cried hurrah and laughed forthe for the verso verse was 1 I am my belov eds ad my be loved Is mine |