The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-06-07


so have ], but neither OF US has complain
ed
WE'LL canhot treat him with respect
He is altogether too low for mo to associate
with.
you may feel SO. but | do not. Time
perhaps may teach us some severe lessons
AS have ofen said TO you, prefer kline
land good aeartlhal | have knowp and tried
Though clothed in rags, to fashionable
and loppish person, | knew but little
about
Every one TO her liking, said the scorn
(uI Miss Walters, tossing her proud head
and turning up her nose.
A day or two elapsed after this conVer'
salion, when another female called upor
Sarah and spoke in like terms of William
The same day meeting one or two others,
they expressed themselves in similar man
ner. Who could have wondered tha. Miss
Richards was depressed in spirits, and tina
,he had used the language al the commen'
cemen, of our story, the next time she
saw William, Poor fellow, he was sat
indeed and hardly knew what course ,c
pursue. For long time lie had received
I'LL treatment from the friends of Sarah, ant
unpleasant epihels had been heaped upon
him, as he passed along, but he mnrmur-
ed MOI, still pursuing the even tenor of hI'
ways,
The next time Nelson called upon Sarsl
she appeared more depressed shan he haC
ever seen her, On inquiry why she was
thus cas-, down, she replied-'Ever since
YOU were last here, have been thinking
Of what said to you, and have condemned
myself lClmes wilhou, number. had been
spoken to by number Of my young com,
panions, and what they said induced me tc
talk in the manner did. | shal not heed
them again. whatever they may say.
have been no less grieved than yourself
| knew something had been said, but by
whom knew no.
BE assured, William, will no. agair
wound your feelings. We have been in
innate from childhood, and never before
believe has word passed between u.s. shs
caused the least painful emoIons-and thu
will be the last
Jane Waters and her lover were invited
10 a social party al the house OF Sarah,
John Eklns, SCARCELY noticed William, ant
took occasion to show off his wit al the ex'
peGse Nelson, and the merrmens Of Jane
and one or two kindred spirits. Occasion
alv YOU would hear woodsawer spoken
loud enough for the company 10 hear, but
William had good sense enough to heed il
not. He treated them all with that respect
due from one person to another. Just be
fore The company dispersed, Elkins, Jane r
beau, remarked to Nelson loud enough TO
be be heard by ALL
ave have load Of wood al our store to
saw, and we should like 10 Lave you come
up 10 morrow and saw it,
Very we'll sir, will 60 with pleasure
replied William, Il an always glad OF a
job
In a few minutes the company hsd reti
ed, when Sarah remarked 10 WliIIam-'i
was astonished at The impudence of EI-
KRIS, hut more SO to see how calmly you
bore il.
Never mind, Johu has lesson yet to
learn in life, and the day may come when
he will bitterly regret his course. lie ls
not worth mindiug.
On the morning Of the next day, William
went early to svore Of Nj. FOsdic, The gen.
hpman with whom EIklns was clerk, saw
ed his wood, and received the pay. He
observed, however, as he occasionally saw
John and the other clerk that no little sport
was made Of him, all of which he bore his
his magnanlmous spirit.
In process Of lims Sarah Richards be.
came the wife Of Williams Nelson. and
lane Walters the wife Of JOHN Elkins. -
Sarah's was simple wedding, with few
friends to witness The ceremony, aud she
commenced house keeping with but little
furniture in small dwelling, which se.
husband had bought, having laid by enough
in few years from his laborlous business
But Jane made great display of her wed
ding day, and hired large tenement ant