Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-01-06

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satisfaction at least. She might have denied it,
and tried to make me out liar, and there
would have been plenty to believe her word a
gainst mine am glad she didn't deny it
She didn't say word?'
No
Did she look guilty.
You would have thought so, if You had seen
her.
What did she do?
'She sat with her eyes upon the floor, and
then rose up, without utterug word, left the
! house.
Il wish she had said something. 1t would
have been a satisfaction to know what she
thought. But | suppose the poor woman was
so utterly COMPOUNDED that she didnt know what
to say
80 it appeared TO me. She was completely
stunned. really pitied her from my heart
But want Of principle. should never be counte-
nanced. If we are to have social integrity, we
must mark, with Appropriate condemnation, all
deviations therefrom, 1t is exceedingly painful
to me to act as have done, but the path of du-
ty was before me, and walked in without fall
terng
Mrs Grimes was neither so clear-sighted, nor
so well satisfied with what she had doDe as all
this She left the house of Mrs Markle feeling
very unhappy. Although she had been using
her unruly member against Mrs Comegys with
due industry, she was all the while on the most
friendly terms with her, visiting at her house and
being visited. 1t was only few days before
that she had taken tea aud spent the evening
with her. Not that Mrs Grimes was deliber-
ateIy hypocrtica, but she had free tongue,
and like too many in society, more cautious
about what they said than she, much better
pleased to see evil than good in neighbour
There are very few of us, perhaps, who have not
something of this fault in us-an exceedingly
bad fault by the way 1t seems to arise from a
consciousness Of our own imperlectons, and the
pleasure we feel in making the discovery that
others are as bad, if not worse than we are
i Two days after Mrs Conveys had called up
on Mrs Markle to ask for explanations the lat
ter received note in the following words
'MADAM-I have no doubt that you have acted &C
cordng to your own views of right, in dropping as
suddenly you have DONE the acquaintance of an old
friend. Perhaps, If you had called upon me and ask
ed explanations, you might have done little differ
entity Ny present object in addressing you is to ask
matter Of justice, that you will call my house
tomorrow at twelve o'clock. ! think that am at
least entitled to speak word in my own Defence
Ater you have heard that, shall not complain of any
course you may think it right to pursue.
ANNA ConEurs!
Mrs Markle could do no less than call as she
, hal do.,;roI do Z ttvnun o'clt,ol, Ia,
rang the bell at Mrs Comegys door, and was
shown into the parlor where, to her no small
surprise, she found about twenty ladies', all ac-
quantances, assembled, Mrs Grimes among the
t number. In about ten minutes Mrs Conveys
came into the room, her countenance wearing a
calm but sober aspect She bowed slightly, but
was not cordial toward or familiar WITH any
one present. Without pause OF lormality, she
said
= Ladies, have learned, within a few days,
very greatly to my surprise and grief, that there
Is report freely circulated among my friends,
injurious to my character as woman Of honest
principles. have taken some pains to ascer-
tain those with whom this report is fan&liar, and
have invited all such to be here to-day. |
r learn. from several sources, that the report
= originated with Mrs Grimes, and that she has
t been very industrious in circulating it to my in.
y jury
D perhaps you wrong Mrs Grimes there spoke
t up Mrs Markle. She did not mention it to me
= until inquired of her if the report had heard
was true, And then she told me that she had
j. never told it to but single individual, in con
o fdence, and that she had inadvertently alluded
to it, and thus let it become common report
+ SO think that Mrs Grimes cannot justly be
charged with having sought to circulate the mat.
ter to your injury.
e Very well, we will see how far that state
e ment is correct said Mrs Comegys. Die
i she mention the subject to you, Mrs Raynor!
: 'She did, replied Mrs Raynor. 'But in stric
a confidence, and enjoining it upon me not t,
ST injure you
y Did you tell it to any one!
NO 1t was but little while afterward tina
1t it was told to me by some one else
q 'Was it mentioned to you, Mrs Florencel-
proceeded Mrs Comegys, turning to another o
~ IhC lnulCS PISSCut'
1T was, tua am,
by Mrs Grimes?'
rs yes, ma'am.'
In confidence, supposed
ID 4 was requested to say nothing about it, 70
lie fear that it might create an unfayorable impress
e ion in regard to you
ID Very well; there are two already How wa
it in your case, Mrs Wheeler
tie This lady answered as the others had done
il The question was then put to each lady in tn
room, when it appeared that, out of the twenty
rs fifteen had received their Information on tn
ry subject direct from Mrs Grimes, and that upo
every one secrecy had been enjoined, althoug
in not in every case maintained.
so it seems, Mrs Markle, said Mrs Come
he gys, after she had finished her inquiries, tho
te Mis- Grimes has, as | alleged, indusriously Gil
cOlated this matter to my injury
"a It certainly appears So continued Mrs Ma
as kle coldlv