Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1847-09-10

that she is spoilt child but now must
think you are to blame also. in retaining
unklnd feelings towards her.
Josephine withdrew her hand and S lid
coidiy, Then | suppose | must continue
to remain under your censurc. | certain.
iy cannot change my feelings towards
Fanny, nor does she deserve that should
regard her as l once did,
Well, what is the cause of all this, or
would you rather not tell me? p
Josephine related precisely what had
happened.
William unused awhile, and then said,
1t appears that | am the first cause of
this disturbance. | should not have leased
! Fanny so' "i.e.. I.--------l---- r..l~.L:
viii excite her temper. l must curb my
/ hectoring propensities iowa, DIS her, l sup
pose, and select you for my victim
Josephine smiled family, but did not
answer
Have you seen Fanny since morning.
asked William.
NO
Perhaps she will be ready to say she
is sorry. Where is she now?
He started to 60 into the house, but
Josephine caught hold Of him. Don't
say anything about it to her, she said, Il
done wish her to be persuaded to say she
has done anything wrong
Josephine, you are both making your
selves unhappy. Will you feel and act SO ?
| am sure Fanny will come and confess
her unkindness if you do not wear a for
bidding aspect. This is not like you, Jo-
sephine.'
The poor girl burst into tears, and then
William begged thousand pardons for
wounding her feelings, and said he would
not urge her any more, but would leave
her to act as she chose.
When the cousins met at the tea table
Fanny's eyes eagerly sought Josephine S
face, but she saw there only cold, dis
tant expression. 4 week went by, and yet
no reconciliation was effected. Josephine
wore her usual gentle demeanor, but she
only spoke to Fanny when strict polite
ness demanded it, Poor Fanny's natural
gaiety was entirely quenched; her bright
dancing eyes were bent sadly down, or
raised to her cousins face with half APP
pcaling expression; but she made no ac-
vances through fear of being repulsed.-
She was kinder to all around her, and
guarded carefully that temper which had
caused her so much pain. Josephine had
been invited to spend a month In New
York few days before the rupture with
her cousin, but she had been so happy al
her uncle's she had decided not to GO
She now changed her mind and made pre-
parations for the visit The morning fol
her departure Fanny kept her room; she
wept herself almost sick. After bidding
the family adieu, and William very par
ticular good-by, Josephine was ready to
60 She paused on the doorstep, glanced
at the carriage which was waiting for h er
then at William, and finally turned into
the house again and ran hastily up stairs tc
Fanny's ROOM She threw open the door
and without going in, mere ly said, Good
by, Fanny Fanny started up, but she
was gone before she could say word.
How weary were the days of that long
month to the poor girl, passed in the seclu
sion of the country, without her young
companion. Nothing could amuse her
she took no pleasure in her own thoughts
and therefore tried to interest herself In
others, not from principle, but to DIVER
herself. There was a well educated wo
man, who had once been in better CIR
cumstances, living Lot very far from Mr.
Woods. She was very poor, and neal
sixty years of age, but her heart was as
fresh as ever. She had long been confined
to her bed bv sickness. 1t was William !:
custom TO visit her daily and spend an
hour By her sick couch, reading TO her or
enliveping her spirits by his cheerful con
versation. Although he did not profess
to be perfect, be had as kind and warm a
heart (when it could be found out as ever
beat. One bright evening: when he was
going to visit his old friend, as he called
her, Fanny expressed wish TO accompany
him
oh YES; Fanny come with me by al
means he said, with a beaming counte
nance: her influence will make you more
cheerful and happy, am sure. 1t seem
as if good angels preside over her, there Is
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