The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-11-06

found that young lady in and commenced OF
her something after this wise.
81 understand, Miss, that You say am re-
taller of ill.news, and that you mean to take me
| to task about it."
Ann was taken good deal by surprise, and
Eah panied and confused at the sudden allegation
But before she could collect herself sufficiently
to reply, Harriet said
81 should like to know if what have heard be
true'"
| 4, is true that said" Ann now replied
calmly, "that when | saw you again would
take You to task for your fondness for retailing
| ill-news."
t'You had no right to make such charge a
gainst me-" Harriet said, in ap angry tone, her
face flushed and her eyes sparkling, at is a
| false-n
"Ifyou were not angry might, perhaps, con.
vince you that had some ground for what
sad;" Ann replied, still ip collected voice. "All
OF us have our faults; have mine, and you have
yours, and each of us is too apt to see those OF
others and to be blind to our own. If instead OF
repeating to ME the remarks made by Maria FL
lis. you had reflected moment as to what pos
shie good could grow out oft, and then resolved
not so speak of it, all this trouble would have
been avoided"
"And do you pretend to tell me to my face,
that am fond Of retailing ill-news'" Harriet
asked, her anger greatly Increased.
al try whenever Ispeak of another to confne
myself to what think the TRUTH" Ann repli-
ed, still in calm voice, "aad this never re-
tract"
"Give me patience" Harriet calculated, her
face now growing pale with passion.
"You are wrong Harriet" said Ann, "thus
to he so much exasperatcd at 80 mere trifie:-
Reflect whether almost every day you do not, in
speaking ofyour friends, allude to their faults in
a way that you could not bear TO be spoken Of
This istwo common practice; and be assured,
that you do not always escape in this general
habit of consciousness. You are not fau.tless
and it is not IN the nature Of things that you
should be-"
Harriet could not collect her the lights
for reply, and Ann, after pause, went
on.
''If, when Maria Ellis, under the inhu-
ence of momenlary ill-na,ure, as she
frankly conIesses herself to have been,
spoke of me as she thought in calmer
moments, you bad restrained your pro-
pensi'y to repeat such things, no harm
could have resulted from her lhoughlless,
and might almost say innocen, allega-
ton. But when you came to me, and
told me that she had called me conceded,
i. aroused my feelings and caused me
to ask for all explanation. With the frank
ness of generous spir she at once con-
lessed her fault, and all would have been
well again, if she had not .houghlleSsly
repeated what said in my note 10 her
about yous
But Harriet Wilson, though conscious
that she had acted wrong. was SO much
incensed as well as morlilied that Others
should think her wrong, that she neither
could nor would confess her fault, but
braved it off with anger and defiance. As
soon US she had gone away, Ann sat
down and penned note to Maria Ellis.
Dear Muria:-- 1t seems that our little
difficulty is not yet ended. have re-
ceived visit from Harriet Wilson: who
has treated me in a very angry manner
al o 1t what said in my last note to you
IN reference to er iondness for repeating
Ill news. am sorry that you coulmuni-
Gated that l. an, one, a. it has not only
prevented my making an effort to show
Ilarre, her fault, but has called down
upon me her indignant censu.e.
Yours SC