Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-18
Enemics.
By T. :. ARTHUR.


do me all the harm she can; but |
viii be even with her
Why should Mrs Grant seek to
injurc your inquired the lady, to
whom the above remark was addressed
Because she is an enemy
An enemy?'
Yes an enemy And she is not the
only one have
why should you have enemies,
Mrs. Edwards?' asked the lady.
Why does any one have enemies?
Let man go straight forward through
the world-indcpendent, self-reliant.
yielding to none. humoring none
and. my word for it, he will find him
self encompassed with cloud of enc
mics. People never forgive those who
are Indifferent to them
Indifferent. What DO you mean
by Indifferent? Let me understand
you clearly. MIS-. Edwards
Il make my own world was an
swered; cor, at least, make il up Of my
own. and leave my ncigbors to do the
same. | concern myself only about
my own things, and never give en-
couragemcnt to moldlers. of whom
there are 4 great abundance. Out oil
every three persons you meet, two
will be found over inquisitive in regard
to your affairs. l never CRAFTY them
Why was the quiet inquiiy.
Because it is none Of their business.
AS, for instance, there is Mrs. Lewis.
If | buy new dress. piece of lace.
or linen, or make any addition to my
wardrobe that she happens to discov-
er, straightway leaps ont a question
as to the price. But she never gets
anything ont of me-
How do You manage. in such cases,
so as not TO give oilcnce?'
Sometimes | cvade the question
sometimes mislead by giving a price
higher or lower than was actually
paid; and sometimes ! deal in little
sarcasm. that may bc taken or not, as
the person chooses. But nothing is
ever learned of my affairs. What !
pay for goods, and where l buy them,
is my own affair altogether
And your ncighbors too, ! think,
if the knowledge is Of service to them,
and no loss to you said the lady with
whom Mrs. Edwards IS convcrsing
Il don't see it So was firmly an
swercd. Let people do their own
shopping, and find the cheap places
and choice patterns for themselves
l'm not disposed to gain knowledge
for their advantage
Our candle burns none the DINNER
for the light it gives to the candle O.
another
Let people strike their own fires
say l. returned Mrs. Edwards. !
have enough to do to take care of my
own. This running about to light the
candles of people who are too idle Of
Indifferent to keep their own a-blaze
doesn't suit my genius. I'm not on'
of the over-charitablc kind. MinC
your own business is my life-prccept.
There need be no running about tc
light other peoples candles, said tht
lady. But it should give us pleasure
to communicate, when a person ask
to profit by our skill, knowledge, o
experience. if the information may b,
given without injury to ourselves
1t doesn't give me any pleasure.
replied Mrs. Edwards. with an express
ion in her tone AMI couutcnancc tha
repelled her acquaintance. who remem
bered more than one instance in whicl
she had herself very innocently askc,
questions that were answered with eva
sion.
Perhaps she ycntured to remark
If You were to try the experiment
few times, you would find a highe
pleasure in it than you imagine
i have no wish to make it, whatcv
cr. My own way just suits me. an
neither debtor or creditor 10 the world
We stand at quits
Indeed! Then don't wondc
that you have enemies. and they 0
the worst kind; having power to j,
you HARM
What harm?' The laly's manne
struck Mrs. Edwards as inyolvin.
some deeper meaning than was ap
parent on the surface.
Harm TO your SOUL was answered
in serious tone of voice.
oh! Mrs. Edwards slightly toss
ed her head.
Our real enemies said the lady
ARE within US. Those who stand up
on the outside-mcn and women who
from evil purpose, seek to dc us harm
can only shatter the external little
bat have no power over the real man