Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-09-10
Froa tho Hone Gazette
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srnder indeed that is hurt BY word.
The very hgh,esi thing NAV hur, II Il
slls on . tender place"
II doa't Ike people who have these tender
rlaeCs, \" said aunt Rachel. ] never get bur
Il. wha, is .aid Ia me. No-n,'er To b,
ever pehig and mipciug, and ehcP'ne OF
y,ur words--,O b. afraid TO say ,h' or that
for fear somebody vii Be Offended ] can
hide IT,"
People thst have thoss tender places can I
-lpu Isupposs This beins ~ ought Nc
90 regard their weakness, aid ]. " P'i1
,hrr Of bcj, or mind, IS hard to bear, and
20 should NO, ,nhic, Il c1usle-,ly"
People Who are 81 wOndsrfally sensitive,
replied auu, Rachel, growing warmer, fought
% shut themselves up al home, AMI not come
.,ncur sensible, gOcd tempered persons. As
lam concerned, / can tell them, one
sd an. thai an Dot going 10 Puck out every
.srd word from a sentence ~ carefully -
. ruld seeds from q rslsin. let them crack
..,.u With ,hcir teeth Il 'hey arr afraid i
How them Nhole.'
vow fcr aliths, sar, Rachel ~ca, on aiisl
.l, strain. she AS Lind. sg.,d soul, IN ,h'
an. and cogld see was sorry 70 hurt The
lungs Of May LAM Bot she didn't like
icknoN edgdc hat she Va. ,n The wrong
Il would te,rac, 100 much from the 'slf
,.npIaiccac, With which she regarded her.
If Knowing bcr character vcD well,
rrought O, brsi no, to continue the luIe argu
,Ht about the Impotence of words, sad :,
hanged the subject. Bet. r,cry now an,
hen aun, Rachel would return to %, caei
rnc soNsning f, hule towards Mau A.
r.' sbe said
I'm sure u va,s little thing \ 'el
rus hing. She nigh, have kuowr that 30
hing uukind va, intended on my part"
There src somc sublscis, aunt, rrTh
81. "to which Ne canBo, b-ar th- shgh'es
aUuNou. And a sudden reference 10 thea
., very ap, TO throw Us a our guard VIA
Won said 10 Mary, has, IN an prubabihi,
touched som. weamcs. Of character, OF prob
.i ann, wound tina, tine ba. not been able q
heal Ihsve always thought her .rusi5lc
...,d ua,urcd ryl"
And ~ have I Bot really caHnc
,lIrk that she has showed her cod sense u
-ood na,lr, IN the present case hisa 'yr'
sad failisr. this, cf bc.us over sensitive, an
exceedingly annoying 60 one. friends.
"Itis. know. bet s,..l an ct Us ha,,
Ucas point. and O. Der tha, = assailcd. Va,
arr ycry AZ, 10 bciray orr fo'lrrs.'
We'll, say nov a. have alwa,. said
] don, l,ko TO have aHy ,h,5g 90 Jo Wiia Feo
Re wao have ,hsss weak Fgini.. Ths ly,-l
aur, by word. As Il wort. ~cr, blows, 4
,umo,h,ng thai does not come within the range
afmy ymPa,h.es."
And vet aunt 'lidl, "all have wea'
points Even you are Oh, entirely irce irOn
sen.
Nc" aunt Rachel 5r,dio.,.
"Ye,. and II even - slight a th,rg -
s1rd were 10 fal upon them you would sui
fr Pa.a
Pny. ,ir, ,aid aun, Rachel With mucl
dignity Of manner, she vas chiri oy ml
pgrds, bgh, A. the were, " inform us vbrr
,Ue.s weakness, Of which YOU are please,
20 SPEAK, Do"
ooh. DO, you must excuse Iac. TIA
UOuld b. very much out Of plaer. Bot ! ou
B, saard a general hc' that aPPer,aIDs To- al
afus."
Aunt Rachel looked very grave. ! ha
Ald the weigh; Of words upon a weakn-s- o.
ber character, and It Tad grsen Der pain
That weakness was a peculiar good cP,u,v'
- herself / h,d made 90 allegation again,
b.r, aad there vas none .a my mind. Vi
aort. simply expressed the general ru''
;hli We al have weakness, sud include.
ncr 10 their APPLICATION. Bot she imaErn~
,ha, referred to soino particular d,i,ri OF
auli. ard mail proof as he was agains, ~ ORD
,hsy had Woundrd brr
For a day or two aun, Rachel rename,
more -rbsr than she vas wont. knew 'h'
sause ut dd not attempt 20 remove from b."
mind any impression my words had made
One day about a week after I aid to her
Aunt Rachel, s.w Mar, Lanes mo,he
this morning.
All" The old LADY, Iookod up a. ras IA
ygirnrly.
- don't wonder your words hun the POO
Erl," added.
WY VIA, did I ,ay 2" quickly ,ske,
iun, Rachel
e" You said ihl, she wasa Iilt "
but ! was only in -, and she knew i,
, Old not really mean any thing I'n sur
pri~ed that Mary should b. N foolish
You -u 20, b. saTprissd vhsn W.
kr"w an, was nv answer
AM What alt I'm sure wasn't b
earnest. didn't mean - hur' the PoO' girl
sshuF-
Wv aunt looked rery mnch trOublyi.
" None blamc- you, aunt Rachel said
MARY knows you didn't intend wOGsdlu,
her"
But why should she take little word 81
nueh 10 heart Il mrs, have hal more trut
M than ] supposed %
" Did YOU know that Mary refused an otIr
81 marriage from Walter Greea last week.
why, no ltcant BE- possible Refu.
~ Walter Green i'
Yes."
.Th.r h,,n ban Intimate inr 4. lon