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4 sAuns Tabitha still ehetisbeslher com.
plaihing spirit She is ueol woman, at
least II uRed TO think 70 but If ali good poo
/ pie iii the worldswe iikeTsf, il Would liz d
most Uncomfortable World, said Fletcher
Cornwall
] She HAS not Charged much sinoe you
left She is the same unwearied watcher
in slekHeks that sh was / do bot know
what We should do without her Those
/ with whom she has been it<aiekaess 6ad
little difficulty il putting ap Will her un.
Fortunate mode q speaking, said Mrs
4 CORNWALL
Her mode Of speaking il indeed. urforfu
nate II makes one think that she is feso
/ lutely bebt- Oh being miserable herself, aud
Oh making others so likewise
| d09t]ot think she illustrates the grace
Of cheerful spirit. but / am to visit one
| this afternoon who does and if y9u please
| you mag 20 With me Tie visit may re.
move the impression which has been made
| upon your mird BY toe complaints and crit
ieisrns of Aunt Tabitla
4 shal accompany YIN Nth pleasure
TIE above recorded canv rsation took
place bettwecp FleteAtr Cornwall young
liian who hal come 10 visit Ais parenrs after
an atsende 81 sevrra! years aad III mother
Aunt Tabitha was maiden laly possessed
ofysspy kcel!ent qaailties whieE were sdlpe
what qbSdured by the unpleasant habit a.
bove alluh Ped TO
TOWARDS evc7ing, Mrs Cornwall aud
her san Pet ont for the humble teasTsssaf
of Mrs. Aaams fae day hal heess u III
The heat Hal heet- seulp,sfed hi shower.
which hal ef.si1eaed the sace If nat4sre.
AID cRffeI forts soug4 If eilafN iio's. 1iiie
Inhabitants Of ting grove. a walk af near
NV mfl4 brought them to q small house.
Ia retired not TO say lanrly situation.
the inmate Of whicA.had recently met with
an accldebt which5 rendered tile assistance
of her nsighborsz necessary Mrs Adams
was / widow adyauetd in life, poor and
without Relatives, At least in the region
which shf dwdIt She was usually III #fee-
Bile health, Int recently sue had met With
a falllwhith drprivrd her, fora season, Of
the use d. one offer limits
Tie DIOR was open. ata the Invalid was
alone, reclining on rude ronch near i'll
sWalk Nm said she, as soau as she saw
Mrs CdrAwall i am giaa.to see you, but
sorry y9n took SO much tqouble Fit is too
long "a Walk for you to take, SPECIALLY for
one likeI me
L wished to see you. and know If
could do anything for you
You are very kind This Young man
Is | presume your son ef whom | Have
heard YOU speak Fletcher bowed 10 her,
and expressed hope that she VAS comf3r-
table
Very comfortable she replied 4 have
everything to make me SO All my wants
are supplied as if were worth thousands.
Fletcher cast glauc2 around the ROOM
as she made the Remark have every
thingto make me comfortable Til bare
fbor. the ]curtainless window two Or three.
WELL chairs au a1cient chest Of draw
ers, 4 table, and b-oken looking glass
constituted the furniture If TIL apartment
But everything had All air of cleanliness
which is almost the same as confrt
{ Mrs Cornwall took FROM SMALL sket
certain articles which she had b'pught for
the Invalid, and asked where she could
place them Yon ught mt place them
auy where lin this house for | douot need
them nqt but that | am just as tia 5kful
al should b If / were IN ptrisl3iag Na'it
have so marty thing sent NE ani 50
muss Ii done for .tne, that / docs kSn,w what
Is NV IL eau OILY thank tie Eard for
raising lib "a many frieltds fpf NE Tie.
~ rs which accompanied tAis remark aYUre
ampl4 wafuess to il sincerity .
II 5u may put III Sc things continued
sc IL tie III per drastr if yon pIsaSe
/ am afraid you y II Mt & q il. hiss good
order A. HI oIIg.tta be Cod Peggy comas
and puts things IN or Il every morning
bu, II ii not Ink srei,g % things Yourself
| But IA dies very we'll AID ID is all out Of
ki dless Of bears%'
sYou5re rot alone b night
some of tie ncighbofs ate. hate every
evening and would stay all nigttdflt we're
| necessary
d. you sleep well z
Mt very have always been az rs
toned to take great deal Of exercise.
when. + vas well; always try 70 b dill
gent i'll business. aud fpuai the siesp Of
tie labdrer was sound as we'll as sweet -
But siaee my fall. have been gpod deal
waE4fa4
Gin you take something e n4ks you
sleepIls
i don't wish 10. Some u my pleasant
est hours are those ia which ! am Make
faiat ,he d4ad Of night. Iii 50 still and
solemn and I have time to think over Ill
tie LORDS goodness - me-4all the way
that Ell has brought me Very few per-
sons hlve a many mercies 20 review as
have
sAfeEyou never lonely here when you are
well2,
Il caht say that am When an tnsy
my Ekoughss must IL some MEASURE he With
| ny WORK. and when ny work i done, !
| have nv Bible which can nerer b read out