Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-05-13

shook off the suspicion, though one Of your
own friends, you bad yourself introduced,
told it TO me-. tried 10 meet you the same
as ever, butt could not. / could not play
the hypocrite Isliould not have cared SO
much for myself, but to think after all I had
told you of Roberts goodness, il was 100
crueln ,r sr 5rsF .p t
1t was thus that Mrs. Maxwers fau!t had
returned to her after many days. Afault
she had not forgotten, save as warning not
TO give credence to rumor for the future.
And then, as still further expiaton OF past
errors, she told all-how she had been gull
~ only 10 repeating The slanderous tale, from
very kindness of heari; that the belief of her
husbands unkindness, had first attracted her
10 Mrs. Arnot, aud that she should have con-
fessed this, and craved her pardon, but 10
spare her from the knowledge that her own
conduct had confirmed the cruel suspicious.
i They were both humbled both subdued
The knowledge that her own offence had
clouded her husbands good name, queled
every rising thought ofpride 10 Mrs. Arnet's
heart. She felt that she had wronge,l her
friend by not seeking an explain nation, by The
dstrust which prompted concealment.-
There wns mutual pardon TO be sought, mu-
rual forgiveness obtained; and though Mrs.
Maxwell asked no name she well understood
who was the 'whisperer' lha, had separated
chief friends br ,..- -f m
She had suffered before from Miss Lanes
distorted repe,itions; always put forward so
careIessly, SO good naluredly, yet bringing
mischief in the end. She had wished Mrs.
Arnot's good graces, and had said she never
expected TO see Mrs. Maxwell and herself so
intimate at one time, when Mrs Maxwell
had frs, heard these siories.' .al.e.a :
1t was not unnatural to ask 'what stories p
and TO be told the whole affair, without date
or explanation, however, TWO very important
points, Miss Susie did not consider il neces-
sary to be particular about Mrs. Arnol had
other acquainiances quite considera,e enougI,
10 tell her, 'how much they Ind felt, for her,
when every one believed, from what Mrs.
Maxwell had said, that her husband was uU>
kind ..,.,....... IA ,.....,..- .....
There are some people, strange as it
seems, quite judicous enough for such a
communication. and the fame was famed.
Mrs. Arnot was proud-Mrs. Maxwell's
manner was tortured into conscious gulti-
ness, and one barrier after another was thus
placed between them. ygHt -5, KBA
They parted, as they both said, better
friends than ever-each anxious to repair
the wrong she believed herself to have com :
mited. But, ~ IN I-9aaa --s-es- ..,sf-. .}
What deep wound ever closed without scar !;
and, though Mrs. Arnor had learned that il
was the part OF true friendship never to cred
it a suspicion, and Mrs. Maxwell became
more truly charitable Than ever, it was a
long time before The old confidence was ful-
Iy restored, Not until Mrs. Arpot was
again mother, and when Mrs. Maxwell
stopped down to caress The beautiful infant,
whose name she asked. Angela said-'She
is to be called Anna-that may always re-
member my first real friend, for have
learned all that little word means since
knowing you.' A- a' -9-.il s-F Ai