The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1851-09-13

n not speak of what had taken place, g,
n cept to one or two very intimate frienc
= Eand to her husband. The evening -,
$ the party at length arrived. Mrs. Tarle
e ton was there a little earlier than Mr..
: Bates, in all the glory of her ungenel
t Gus triumph. The beautiful head-dres
she wore attracted every eye, and sh
lost all the shame she had felt in antici
patton of meeting Mrs Bates, to whom
her meanness and dishonesty would b,
at once apparent
. a. length she saw this lady enter the
parlors by the side of her husband, anc
noticed with surprise that her head
dress was entirely different from the one
she wore. The truth flashed across hel
mind. Mrs. Pinto had betrayed heI
secret, and Mrs. Bates, Justly oufra ped
by what had occurred, had thrown aside
her beautiful cap and selected another.
Now Mrs. Bates was a woman
whom Mrs. Tarleton would be sorry to
offend seriously, because her position in
certain circles was undoubted, while
her own was little questionable. The
fact that Mrs. Bates had declined wear
ing so beautiful head-dress because
she had obtained one of the same pat
tern by unfair means, made her fear that
serious offence had been given, and
dashed her spirits at once. She was
not long left in doubt Before ten min
utes had elapsed she was thrown into
immediate contact with Mrs. Bates,
from whom she received polite but
cold bow
Mrs. Tarleton was both hurt and Of
tended at this, and Immediately after
the party commenced talking about it
and mis-stating the whole transaction,
so as not to appear so much to blame
as she really was. Mrs. Bates, on the
contrary, said little on the subject, ex-
cept to few very intimate friends, and
to those who made free to ask her about
it, to whom she said, after giving fairly
the cause of complaint against Mrs.
Tarleton &c spoke to her coldly be-
cause wished our more intimate ac-
quaintance to cease. Her conduct was
unworthy of lady, and therefore can
not and will not consider her among
my friends. No apologies, if she would |
even make them, could change the
wrong spirit from which she acted, or
make her any more worthy of my con-
hdence. esteem or love-"
"But you will surely forgive her w
said one.
"The wrong done to me am ready
enough to forgive, it is but trifling mat
ter; but the violation of confidence and
departure from truly honest principle,
Of which she has been guilty, cannot
forgive, for they are nor sins against
ne, but against Heavens first and best
avs"
But this did not satisfy some. Per-
IONS calling themselves mutual friends
troye hard to reconcile what they were
,leasedto call misunderstanding, in
which " both were TO blame" But it
walled not. To their interference Mrs.
Bates, usually replied-"If it will be
my satisfaction to Mrs. Tarleton to be
recognised by me and treated kindly i
nd politely in company. | will most
heerfully yield her all that; but can
ot feel towards her as heretofore, be-
ause have 5een deceived in her. and J
md her TO be governed by principles t
hat cannot approve. We can never o
gain be on terms of intimacy"
But it was impossible to make some !
Understand the difference between act
lg from principle and wounded pride. t
he version given by Mrs. Tarleton
'as variously modified as it passed from
louth to mouth; until it made Mrs.
ates almost as much to blame as her
elf, and finally, as the GOODNESS con-
nued until all intercourse at last
eased, it was pretty generally con-
sded, except by a very few, that both
ere equally to blame"
The reader can now make up his
gn mind on the subject from what
IS been related. For our part we do "
II think Mrs. Bates at all to blame in
once Withdrawing herself from init at
ate association with such woman as SC
rs. Tarleton showed herself to be. and la
9 consider that false charity which IN
ould seek to interfere with or set aside % %
e honest Indignation that should al
ays be felt In similar cases of open be-
ayal of confidence and the violation of
nest and honorable principles.
We have chosen very simple and Il
mmon place incident upon which to
lang a moraln But it is in the ordi- Z
ry pursuit of business and pleasure =
lere the true character is most prone =. ~
exhibit itself, and we must go there 9''
We would read the book of human an
Alright. to