Miss Viola when she awoke
from her deep sleep? As the writer is a man he cannot tell. No man can
sound the depths of a woman's heart. She only can understand her
motives, her desires, her modes of thinking, her varying moods. She
holds the key to the inner chambers of her nature, and no masculine
hand can seize that key and unlock those apartments.

However, we believe we are able to fathom some of the ideas which
passed through our heroine's mind that bright morning. We can take it
for granted that she was very happy; that the future looked very
promising, though she was impressed by the responsibility of becoming a
minister's wife.

When Jasper Very descended the stairs and entered the dining-room he
found Viola and her mother awaiting him, the rest having eaten some
time before. The ladies cordially greeted their guest, and the meal was
partaken of with a seasoning of pleasant conversation.

After breakfast the twain went into the drawing-room, and there the
stalwart preacher took his own darling into his arms, and for the first
time their lips met in a rapturous kiss. They sat side by side on the
beautifully upholstered sofa, and looked the splendid couple they were.

If the night before, silence was golden, surely this morning speech was
silver. Jasper said: "Viola, my dear, I am giving a new meaning to that
Scripture passage: 'This is my commandment, that ye love one another.'"
"And I," replied Viola, "feel like expressing as my sentiment those
words in the Song of Songs: 'My beloved is mine, and I am his.'"
"Well," said the parson, "we must seal that ownership with another
kiss." It was readily given and received, and we are afraid several
more followed to keep the first company.

Then they fell to talking about the future: how they hoped some day to
establish a home of their own; how they would walk hand in hand through
life bearing its burdens, and meeting the exacting duties of the
ministry with mutual helpfulness.

Thus they conversed for a long time on the new and opening vistas of
life. At length Viola said: "Jasper dear, let us take a walk this fine
morning toward the great knob, and enjoy together the beauties of
nature. It seems as though nature itself would delight to shower its
blessing upon us."

Jasper was willing, and they went as before to the apple orchard, but
instead of stopping there they climbed the ascent to the foot of the
knob. Then they entered the woods which covered the great ele