Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30
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"a that Gsd looks only the heart? "a
.tgWeet fountain cannot ind forth bitter
waters. i yen do not. have an evil end
i linSsiew ~ eur dtess So be evil in the
ht of ttesxeR. Never rget t6is.s Are
5, flowers d. offspring of tllat curse which
doomed tue grOnndSto briRg tOgth1thorns
and thistles No, Ellen They do not
correspond to vile and wieEed affections
ateiRrse, but TO pure and good atfec>,
tions thai bless ~ GROUND. Still use
them, Ellen aad do not fear--theg' are
| good gifts. Only see that you 10 not love
the flowers for some base end. See that
you do not use ornaments for a selfish
purpose
"But Mr.. Graveman is such good
man. father, he ought to know.
a deep shadow passed over the face of
Mr.. Shaw. sHe was disturbed; but his
feelings ealmed, and he replied, in allow,
'stead But earnest voice i
my child, have until now. tholghE
as you do. and. Iherdfare, was al
ways glad that you felt Gs remaining
member of his class-il, eeEd; but
something has. occurred to-day that Ills
opened my eyes. do not believe him
to be an honest man." ;
20, father, do not say so II Ashade |
of anguish rested on tho countenanoe of
the girl. Et
Y 8 4 fear that i is, alas toostrue. He
took advantage of my ignorance, to
wrong mo out of two hundred dollars"
&" My father''
81 have tried every way tofSatisfy
myself that there was no egil intent on
his part. bdtR every enquiry has tended
to prove that he took deliberate RSivAn-
tage of me--in fact cheated me-. That is
The right way to call it,"
What the reader already knows was
then related. Mr.. Shaw had discovered
a short time after he hal sold his -four,
a rise in price. AT first hc'cou,d not be-
lieve that Grayeman knew at the time, that
the price had risen; but when laughed at
for suffering himself to be overreached
through ignorance, he could no slonger
doubt,
Do you call that honest dealing, Ell
len 2" Mr.. Shaw asked, after telling all.
No, father" was firmly replied.
"CouId he be an honest man who
would DO 50 "a lover Of the brethren"
ANOS Itb(uST.
Right, ,ny child, lie conld not. Aud
think further. Is man SO thoroughly
selfish in feeling likely to perceive clearly
spiritual truths that are above and out of
the sphere of self? You see then, how
little reliance you should pIafe on Che
cant OF Mr.. GraYeman. whose Classroom
you will not. Iam bure, enter again.
Ellen, you know youHfalher and mother
better. they tell you to keepyohr heart
to see that there is 10 it no
conformity to sel6sh maxims of the world;
to use, with grateful thanks to the Giver
of blessings, the good things that are pre-.
sented to your hand. But while you
adorn your body, be sure that the green
leaves and bright flowers and warm coll
ors are around your heart. Be sure that
yourt thoughts and affections arc tight then .
all things corresponding to these you may
freely use"
Ellen's mind discrimina,e1 clearly.
She was deeply panied. but the truth
was so clear that she could not see be-
yond it. She never again entered tho
class meeting Of Mr. Gravcmau, who took
every opportunity to aIluJe to it, and gave
as reason that he had done bis duty,
but tia! the truth was too plain for her
vain, proud heart.