The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-11-21
No. 2069.
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not necessarily be in fault. You saw how It
was this evening. You saw that | stopped
as soon as found where Matilda was bound"
81 noticed that You stopped after the mis-
chief had been DONE" said the old man, with
a significant nod Of the head. But don't
look so surprised, my dear fellow, for il is
Just as say, IL is the most easy thing in
the world forus to be blind TO our own faults,
especially where there is fault in another
quarter. 0fcourse, Matilda did notdo right,
but that can be no excuse for you"
" Go on" uttered Oliver, in a tone Of re-
signation. 90 should like to hear you
through"
" Then answer me frankly: Do you not
think that you have more power of seli-con-
troll than your wife has"
! Yes-I do"
Aud are you not aware that your wife is
easily moved to fretlulness :"
" Yes"
"You know that she is more apt to be over
sensitive, when little fatlgued, than other
wise :"
/ Yes"
I "Yoa knew that she was somewhat weary
this eyening:"
." knew She was tired"
:
said she was sure she could not 30 TO the
mountains at the time YOU had mentioned,
What did you suppose she meant?"
Il knew just what she meant. She meant
nothing"
In short, Oliver, you knew that she spoke
thOughtlessly, and only from force Of habit:"
les"
"And YOU knew-matk me: You hew
that she had no good reason for not being able
to 20: .a..
"0f course did"
Then why did you ask her for reasoh:"
4 Why !-Why-becaase-"
Well-fm waiting for your answer, my
boy"
Why" said Oliver, considerably per
picked, "it was very natural that ! should
ask the wherefore Of such direct assertion"
And yet you were we'll aware that she
had no reason to give and, knowing this,
YOU were not wise in pushing her; for expe-
sienee should have taught YOU that such
step could only result unpleasantly. BY thus
pushing the question, YOU forced her 20 do
oHe Of three things: either to tabricate sn
excuse, 10 acknowledge that she had none, or
10 tHrn ii upon her self-wilt. OF course YOU
knew that She would not tell a deliberate
lalsehoad aud YOU knew that she would not
willingly expose her own folly so the only
course left for her was the one she took.
Isn't it just as | state Il"
Why, yes, uncle,-I won't dispute yon."
Then" pursued the old man, III think You
may easily put away the Of evil which YOU
complain. When Matilda spoke this even
ug-when she said she Couldnot 20 with YOU
Yea knew in an instant-yeu knew BY the
very tone in which she commenced, and bg
b the expression upon her fair face-that she
d.du'tmeananything by what he said. Isn't
10 sup
YES"
Then YOU must see that it rested with
yua { provoke, or prevent, the dispute and
. consequent jar. OF course her thoughtless
remark was not calculated to please YOU;
, 1gt Fep know very well that she did not in
tend tu ihlurc YOUR feelings. She had no
; malice. She didn't mean anything. ltwas
1ulg when you pressed her for reply Which
. soa knet she could not give with reason,
J.at she exhibited ill-ireling. know that,
70 mere casual observer, your conduct
would aase appeared eminently proper, while
tsaf nj your wife would have seemed alto
ggtheF blaNcWorihy. Hut sou and |. nay
Q Soy, Au>t lock down into thr heart, Tor here
aiyac ran wr end the necessary facts lor the
.tlc saiai.bn Of The problem. You know
What !, in Mltlda's heart--buw much 1--we,
aud truth, and irtpe, aud faith. and devotion
tHerp i in it. Now bear with her; bear with
Her. Oliver. The next time .he make. one
ot gaase t6aaghtle,s, ifetful assertions, ittit
lest as il falls. Do moi catch il up and nur.
! tire ID, tDT it viii be sure 10 grow aud III
. -eease uuier such treatment, 10 the injury
Ys hg.h. Follow this rule lrr a while. auJ
! -4a { SEA are Hnt the gainers"
Oliver Mason saw the raas0nablgng Ut
s 46. uncle. remarks, and he offered uo argu-
aeue. against them. In fact, he rather
pledged himself IL make trial Of the plan
.gezzsfe1. And it WIS net loag before he
h15 al opportunity.
/, Ia eas ready. and Oliver had just come
i1 ffan his uiiirc.
Uncle Eben." Ae said, a. they moved
.UY fs the t..5iy. 90 yuu remember James Mashs
buHe:7
s Yas-yery we'll"
80 H. called ia TO see me this afternoon,
nnd Is yeFY anxious 10 see YOU. lie left .
iimils invitation iOr Us 70 take tea. aud spend
the evening with him, gn Friday"
=" / shan'l M" quickly remarked Matilda.
A flush came upon divers face, and his
first impulse was 10 argue the natter: but
he remembered himself in season. lt re-
quired an effort 10 restrain the old inrlina-
ton, but DC did il. IL kacs that his vile
meant nothing by What she had said. &c
trlt then a. though .ht did mot wish y. tisit
anywhere, and uuitr the influence u that
d feeling she had spoken.
. Yefy we'll" aid the husband a mildly
e a could be-. IL didn't promise that we
y would come. urs told him | would see
+. about ii" -.
i Well can't ~" asserted the wife.
y more positively than btlatF.
r6eu Nc won't any Uf a. CO. returned