Deborah agreed readily , albeit of late years she had been much averse to going far from home and had never at any time been very fond of Cousin Hiram 's wife . Cyrus was as pleased as a child over their trip . On the second day of their sojourn in the city he slipped away when Deborah had gone shopping with Mrs. Hiram and hurried through the streets to the Green Square Theatre with a hang-dog look . He bought a ticket apologetically and sneaked in to his seat . It was a matinee performance , and Joscelyn Morgan was starring in her famous new play . Cyrus waited for the curtain to rise , feeling as if every one of his Spring Valley neighbours must know where he was and revile him for it . If Deborah were ever to find out ... but Deborah must never find out ! For the first time in their married life the old man deliberately plotted to deceive his old wife . He must see his girl Josie just once ; it was a terrible thing that she was an actress , but she was a successful one , nobody could deny that , except fools who yapped in the National Gazette . The curtain went up and Cyrus rubbed his eyes . He had certainly braced his nerves to behold some mystery of iniquity ; instead he saw an old kitchen so like his own at home that it bewildered him ; and there , sitting by the cheery wood stove , in homespun gown , with primly braided hair , was Joscelyn -- his girl Josie , as he had seen her a thousand times by his own ingle-side . The building rang with applause ; one old man pulled out a red bandanna and wiped tears of joy and pride from his eyes . She had n't changed -- Josie had n't changed . Play-acting had n't spoiled her -- could n't spoil her . Was n't she Paul 's daughter ! And all this applause was for her -- for Josie . Joscelyn 's new play was a homely , pleasant production with rollicking comedy and heart-moving pathos skilfully commingled . Joscelyn pervaded it all with a convincing simplicity that was really the triumph of art . Cyrus Morgan listened and exulted in her ; at every burst of applause his eyes gleamed with pride . He wanted to go on the stage and box the ears of the villain who plotted against her ; he wanted to shake hands with the good woman who stood by her ; he wanted to pay off the mortgage and make Josie happy .
He wiped tears from his eyes XXXXX the third act when Josie was turned out of doors and , when the fourth left her a happy , blushing bride , hand in hand with her farmer lover , he could have wept again for joy .
On as at for from in like of that through