The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-11-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
SID NEY GR E Y;
TALE OF
SCHOOL LIFE.
BY the Asihsr q " Ma and Chariie.,

SO thought Charlotte as she went back into
the parlor. "rhe real reason Of sidney tidying
fits, s because he Is SO anxious TO prevent our
having ANYTHING 10 quarrel about. II the others
were like him how different Il would be- IL Ed
ward would leave of saying dissgreeable things,
and Amy not be so fretful, and Frank 50 greedy,
and l-what do dO2 am not, certainly like
Sidney. can't say that ever try to prevent
quarrels or book after other peoples Interest, or
Ior, In short, there are good many, things that
! don't do; but l work very hard l am never
lazy, or greedy, or fretfuL On the whole,
am
Charlotte was pacing up and down the room.
When her thoughts reached this point, . turn
brought hor face to face with her mothers pic
ture, and Involuntary she glanced up at it. The
sweet, frank earnest-looking eyes seemed TO be
gazing down into the depth Of her heart, and she
felt as II there was no use In making any moro
false excuses TO herself She sat down and COW
mamma" she aid; 'wberever you are, don't
look at me. am not good, am not good!
thought should like Aunt Ellice's sort u fight
ing, and don't. have let myself bc conquer
ed aud now, sfter all my resolutions sbouttry-
Ing, ! am as far from being like you as ever"
satioss and for some minutes they fell faster and
fAstsr but Charlotte's desponding moods never
lasted long, and In short time more cheering
thoughts came.
She romemnereo thst wnas aunt Ehice nsd
80 soost tne no'P Ieaay i1L oVoss oho
true now = ~ tnen. now w M y. Una. sue
yer alton Her conscience told her that here
Was the true cause Of her failure. She had
beea thinking only Of herself Is was not tao
iate. WY not oegin ovel again IN oette,
about 'assing more than conquerors 2" Charlotte
had not listened .ttentiyeiy; but the words had
recalled the lost tram Oh thoaght. one got up
now, t9ond tne p'Ace IN ,ne n'p,e, anu ,esa anu
fe-resd them several times. lney nuoo ner
hed wv. we ri, rasr. anu and some rSss
naa ever Ieit Ds.one; anu some leSo'u'ons u rose
out cf that mornings rehecticns and prayers,
wn,enl 'nougn 'mpeI,eoy nep. r,ougn. S,g gii, M
"aua cnsnee IN no, euaIsetei, anu innueiooo al
nel iutate . no' .,.s.,n.i'. =, S"1 .'ae.S
Ts' nnss ys " ~, neu 4" th;naa ~, o', haDJ
-. ue ;,h",,. ,,iUin, has,S., ,hpv bav. nr;abt
can, WITHOUT tmnning wnstnel they nave dr'gm
toexpect me. ihS tn'ru was ~. Not 70 vase
ume IN Msang. ans. his mos. .; uulean =, 'Ss'u- ~
tions ShA,os.e nnisneo Nnns uomh IN hu
Pocke, oeox, as. ~ any S n.y. S ,n. fvou, W
neaa 'ne no,ns u So \, =, nAu ursn,,on ~,
ANY Sla%sJ hsi for Rh not having pfep.r"d the
ny pnsa .a ss,.ad n NJ noirn.. IL pra,har nra
poons ena 49, nS oysoto"s 49,. ~ itueI ~ proii
Honnne Wy, mnon :1 'S..o, u'' u,,i n1' ~ u'u.
souoy !" 0Aeu'''' '~A" sN0'''' W" :"
onrc A.. ,.ou, .,,,S, l., .h. .u.,
s, GSar,n., :n,tcna,.d . ,,rsnS onror, un,,v %
conquering hesseK There Wa, dispute between
dherself and edward, about whose business II was
70 smut tne Ps,i9r- -snutters, - os,ah ins,s.eu
ally quarrelled about It till Sidney, In despair,
got up to do 1t himsslf; and then Edward rushed
out, put up the shutters with ciAtter that
Threatened to break every pane OF glass In the
window, and came back looking suiky and In
1urso: ...
ihis evening Onsiioue s.mo ooNh Sur
solved to sip out quietly before word was said.