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mcr then am mistaken. | only hope
and pray that yonr eyes will be opened
to see who your true fliends are
1 DO mot want my eyes opened any
wider. said Mrs. Bentley. petlishly. Il
see enough that is disagreeable now.'
After such converse ton. it would
have been singular if Mrs. Bentley had
not felt some mistrust of The strange faces
amongst whom she was soon thrown; but
j! lasted not long. A slightacquaintance
with the 'goodie companie, which as
sembled around The we'll filled board. OF
gathered in the old stone piazza of
morning, or in the largo, cool paror at
egen,ide. convinced her that the grievous
lessons her sisier-in law had predicted
would be postponed for that scason-
Never since her removal from her South
crn hoaie had she been thrown amidst so
charming md SO congenial set.
First in hor admiration stood Mrs. No
len, lady whose brillisnI conversational
powers engrossed her attention. The
ease and aGability of her manner was
tempered By certain dignity. which.
while il attracted Mrs. Bentley, prevent.
ed her from forming the intimacy toward
which she felt so much inclination. A
Mrs. Noodle. for whom Mrs. Bentley at
first fell on aversion, became at length her
grea, favori,e; and indeed her sparkling
vivacity and very winning ways made
her the life of The household. Another
gseat attraction was her exceeding truth
fitness OF manner. Mrs. Bentley fully
appreciated this tsuth. 70, she had often
been condemned by her own family for
her excessive candor. She loved her
friends devotedly, never suffering them
10 be attacked in her presence without
defending them 10 the best Of her ability.
She told them pleasant things said Of
them. because il gave her pleasure to do
so. OF persons 10 whom she was intif-
ferent. she was quite as apt to gossip as
are the majority of her sex; and those
whom ste disiked, she dislibed with a
hearty fervor Until she discovered some
redeem ming trait in them. and then not un-
frequently did her impressible nature
cause her 10 unsay the unkind things that
she felt guilty in having said. Her un-
developed and undisciplined character
was the occasion of her being of;en mis-
understood, and only in the hearts OF
those who had known her well and long
could she win lasting place.
One morning. VIXEN Mrs. Bentley was
in Mrs Noodles room, the conversation
turned upon Mrs Nolen.
81 do moi know how have incurred
her displeasnre,' said Mrs. Noodle. bu;
she has not been In my room ,his season,
and previous summers we have been very
intimate. am sorry, for admire her
exceedingly
why is she angry with you? said Mrs
Bentley, curious to know particulars. i
am sure | did not know il. She always
speaks Of you as though sou were on the
best terms
oh, we have had no quHrrel--some
stories tha! had got about this spring and
that | thought had traced to her. but af
ter all believe MISS Somers is at the
root of it. | mentioned them TO Mrs.
Nolen' sister, and that has been the cause
Of tie coclness. fancy. Mrs. Nolen is
one who would take no pains TO defend
herself if she was falsely accused
How unlike she is to me. | could
never rest until | had confronted my ac-
cuser-but if I had her dignity 10 fall
ack upon should be content. wish |
was like her,
You need no, wish 10 be. /, is all
very we'll in Mrs. Nolen, whose expert
ence Of life has been such as TO make her
so. but should be sorry to see you arti-
fetal
oh, she is not artificial. 1t is just as
natural for her 10 be dignilied as il is
for me to talk and eat in my 'harum
scarum' way
You have not known her so long as
have. She was wild and wayward
enough before that unfortunate affair oi
hers
What unfortunate affairi'
is il possible that you have not heard
Of il? Well. shall no, be the one to en-
Tighten you
Now tha, is really unknd. You know
how much curiosity | have, and shall
always be imagining something dreadful
until hear the tale
Indeed | shall not tell you. Miss
Somers knows more about it than do.
/ Ask her if you want the PARTICULARS
The next morning Mrs. Bentley joined
Miss Somers ns she started for morning
walk. The one subject uppermost in hel
mind she could hardly help referring to-
but Miss Somers was busy recounting the
story of her troubles with Miss Noodle
who she thought was treating her very
cruelty this season.
i do not think shall stay here all
summer. said Miss Somers, it makes il sc
unpleasant for me. have almos; cried
myself sick about Il. for Mrs. Noodle
and have always been so intimate
why don't you tell her that you never
said these things? She would surely be.
lieve so old and intimate friend. She
knows thot she has been mistaken once
IN her supposilions, and of course she i;
liable to have made another error. III
tell her for you
NO, no, that wouldn't do. dom
want her to know that 've said anything
about il to you. There is always some
fuss here. I advise you to be CAREFUL
Speaking out what you think. as you do
will very likely be the means of getting
Won into sone scra ne before the summe