want to do my whole duty henceforth.
Irene, my calm, sweet, patient guide, teach me to be more like you."

"Electra, take Christ for your model, instead of an erring human being like
yourself, constantly falling short of her own duty. With Harvey to direct
us, we ought to accomplish a world of good, here in sight of Russell's
grave."

The eyes of the artist went back to the stainless robes and seraphic face
of her pictured Peace in the loved "Modern Macaria," and, as she resumed
her work, her brow cleared, the countenance kindled as in days of yore,
bitter memories hushed their moans and fell asleep at the wizard touch of
her profession, and the stormy, stricken soul found balm and rest in
Heaven-appointed Labour.

Standing at the back of Electra's chair, with one hand resting on her
shoulder, Irene raised her holy violet eyes, and looked through the window
toward the cemetery, where glittered a tall marble shaft which the citizens
of W---- had erected over the last quiet resting-place of Russell Aubrey.
Sands of Time were drifting stealthily around the crumbling idols of the
morning of life, levelling and tenderly shrouding the Past, but sorrow left
its softening shadow on the orphan's countenance, and laid its chastening
finger about the lips which meekly murmured: "Thy will be done." The rays
of the setting sun gilded her mourning dress, gleamed in the white roses
that breathed their perfume in her rippling hair, and lingered like a
benediction on the placid pure face of the lonely woman who had survived
every earthly hope; and who, calmly fronting her Altars of Sacrifice, here
dedicated herself anew to the hallowed work of promoting the happiness and
gladdening the paths of all who journeyed with her down the chequered
aisles of Time.

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