Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-12-30


Hardly.
T'n afraid it is as suspect number of
suspicious circumstances have happened when
she has been about, that this would explain
But for your life, Mrs Florence, don't repeat this
to any mortal!
Il shall certainly not sgeak oft Mrs Grimes
It is too serious matter wish had not
heard it, for can never feel toward Mrs Come
gys as l have done. She is very pleasant
woman, and one with whom it is always agree
able and profitable to spend an houl
1T is a little matter after ALL remarked Mrs
Grimes, 'and perhaps we treat it too seriously
I'VE should never think lightly Of dishonest
practices, Mrs Grimes. Whoever is dishonest
in little things will be dishonest in great things,
| if good opportunity Offer Mrs Comegys can
never be to me what she has been. That is i'm
possible
of course you will not speak of it again
You need have no fear of that
A few days aerward Mrs Raynor made call
upon friend, who said to her.
Have you heard about Mrs ComegysP
what about herr
4 supposed you knew it. I've heard it from
half dozen persons. 1t is said that Perkins
through a mistake Of one of his clerks sent her
home some fifteen or twenty yards, of lawn more
than she had paid for, and that, instead of send
ing it back, she kept it and made it up for her
children Did you ever hear Of such trick for
an honest woman to dor
Il don't think any honest woman would be
guilty of such an act Yes, | heard of it few
days ago. as great secret, and have not men
toned it to living SOUL
Secret Bless mel 1t is no secret. 1t is i'll
every ones mouth
is it possible? must say that Mrs Grimes
has been very ndscreet
Mrs Grimes? Did it come from her in the
first place?
Yes She told me that she was present when
the lawn came home, and saw Mrs Comegys
measure it, and heard her say that she meant TO
kept it,
(Which she has done, For saw her in the
street yesterday with beautiful new lawn, and
her little Julia was with her, wearing one pre-
ciseIy like it.
How any woman can do SO is more than
| understand
so it is, Mrs Raynor Just think of dressing
your child up in frock as good as stolen! Isn't
! it dreadful"
1T is, indeed
Mrs Comegys is not an honest woman That
: is clear am told that this is not the first trick
of the kind of which she has been guilty. They
e say she has a natural propensity 10 take things
that are not her own
Il can hardly believe that
e Nor can |. But it's no harder to believe this
: than to believe that she would cheat Perkins GU
t of fifteen or twenty yards of lawn It's pity
t for Mrs Comegys, in every thing else, is certain
S ly very nice woman. In fact, don't know
y any one whom visit with so much pleasure
r Thus the circle of detraction wdened, unit
there was scarcely friend or acquaintance o
= Mrs Comegys, near or remote, who had moi
# heard the story of her having cheated dry-goods
S dealer out of several yards Of lawn. Three, il
!, had at first been alleged but the most common
d version of the story made it fifteen or twenty
d Meantime, Mrs Comegys remained in entire ig
P norance of what was alleged against her, al
e though she noticed, in two or three of her &C
r quantances, a triAing GOODNESS that struck he
as rather singular.
e One day her husband seeing that she looked
quite sober, said
you seem dull to-day, dear Don't you feel
r we!
d yes, feel as we'll as usual, in body
n But not in mind!
q Il IL no, Cool anita oh in mind caV
u tainly, though don't know that have any Sc
r. rious cause Of uneaslness.'
Though slight cause exists, May asl
what it isl!
y 1T is nothing more or less than that l wa
coolly cut by an old friend to-day, whom me
in store on Chestnut street. And as she is
re woman that highly esteem, both for the exec
1t lence of her character and the agreeable quail
ties, as friend that she possesses, cannot bu
RS feel little bad about it. If she were one {
that capricious class who get offended with you
once month"; for no Just cause whatever,
~ should not care fig. But Mrs Marble is
r woman OF character, good sense and good feel
re ing, whose friendship have always priced
WAS it Mrs Marker said the husband, wit
1t some surprise.
Yes
lie What can possibly be the cause1
Il cannot tell
H. Have you thought over every thingP
YES, have turned and turned the matter i
O. my mind, but can imagine no reason why she, {
all others, should treat me cooy
fl Have you never spoken of her in way t
/ have your words misinterpreted by some ev
minded PERSONALS Grimes for instance-whos
memory or moral sense, one or the other, is yer
duF
4 have never spoken of her 10 any one, e,
az cept in terms of praise. l could not do othe
Id wise, for look upon her as one of the mo-
faultless women know
She has at least shown that she possesses on
I'd fault
I'd what is thatl'