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"There's a great deal to learn everywhere," her mother answered. "What verse did Eldress Abby give you today?" "For little tripping maids may follow God Along the ways that saintly feet have trod," quoted the child. "Am I a tripping maid, Mardie?" she continued. "Yes, dear." "If I trip too much, might n't I fall?" "Yes, I suppose so." "Is tripping the same as skipping?" "About the same."
In one, called "Gospel-virtues illustrated," an old man is made the speaker, in these words: "Now eighteen hundred seventeen Where am I now? where have I been? My age about threescore and three, Then surely thankful I will be. "I thank my parents for my home, I thank good Elder Solomon, I thank kind Eldress Hortency, And Eldress Rachel kind and free.
Clara, to her horror, while bending over her, found that the poor sufferer had breathed her last. She hurried to the apartment of the Mother Eldress, who came somewhat agitated to the dead Sister's cell; but instead of expressing any grief at the occurrence, she sternly rebuked Clara for breaking the rules, and ordered her back to her own cell.
"The curiosity of the world's people does not help their souls," said one of the knitters. "She thinks we walk in the Way to Peace," said the Eldress. "Yee; we do," said Brother George. "Shall I tell her 'nay'?" the Eldress questioned, calmly. "Yee," said Brother George; and the dozing sisters murmured "Yee." "Wait," said Brother Nathan; "her husband HE has something to him. Let her come."
The medical adviser of the sisterhood was sent for, and prescribed certain remedies which Clara had to administer. A small spoon had been provided for giving some powders in preserve; Clara used it daily for some time, till the Mother Eldress recovered, when the Lady Superior took possession of it.
"I will talk to the Family," said Eldress Abby gravely; "but there are a good many things to settle before we can say yee to all you ask." "Let me confess everything freely and fully," pleaded Susanna, "and if you think I'm to blame, I will go away at once." "Nay, this is no time for that.
When Nathan talked of these things he would add, with a sigh, that he hoped some day William would be inspired to tell them something more of Sister Lydia: "Once William said, 'Coming, coming. I think it meant Lydia; but Eldress thought it was Athalia; it was just before she came." Brother Nathan sighed. "I wish it had meant Lydy," he said, simply.
Then my fingers were stained and wet and the hulls kept falling in with the soft berries, and when you came in and saw me you held up your hands and said, 'Dear, dear! you have made a mess of your work! Oh, Eldress Abby, they've come back to me all day, those words. I've tried hard to be good, but somehow I've made just such a mess of my life as I made of hulling the berries.
Now, Sue, I've asked you before, don't let your mind grope, and your little tongue wag, every instant; it is n't good for you, and it certainly is n't good for me!" "All right; but 'less I gropeanwag sometimes, I don't see how I'll ever learn the things I 'specially want to know?" sighed Sue the insatiable. "Shall I tell you a Shaker story, one that Eldress Abby told me last evening?"
The refectory and other public rooms were next visited; they were neat and scrupulously clean, but were destitute of every article of luxury, or which might conduce to comfort no sofas, no easy arm-chairs were found in them. "You will now like to see the cells," said the Mother Eldress, as she led the way upstairs.
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