The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-12-03
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and pm q swsy cot of my sight. You never
vfllis<rh 70 road. and what IS the use og
hssinsfo Thsrs take your book and run
sva5., g. aaiis - ~ = lar fs i'
Thsspssksrhsa ssah n an angry, lnp.,
tisst sons. Sbut he scsrowiul look in the
dsll'xts'littis iaes, esassd hsr TO soitsn Il
esusiasnlblyas shs close; and. ss Afrsh took
fhs booksnfrsn cut Of the room. shs COZ.
thusds g le
eAs wili'bs glad enough, hDcy. to put
tAs bsskoat of her own sight. slwsys
told poor Bella she bad not intellect snoush
tolsssn % read; bot mothers do hsfs 10 be-
hsvs soeh things Of THAR children. I had
40 hith that should succeed when began
bst Hsrbsrt was 50 spxlous 70 have me
tfytsf u 4--s...
'knd yoa have tried all you are going tor
Ihsre YES touch Of rsbuks in ths mild
tone Of the qusstionsr, and Mrs. Benton hssi
tstsd s.Iittis, snd settled her widows CAP
sfoa her bead, % she replied--
We'll yss; at l,ast q. present. The house
tss2ing is.fsslIy about as much as l can at
tshd to; and e is IS much IS one person's
time s worth 10 take care of Arrah's clothes.
shs'isa very carelsss.child.' tTHT
That evening Mrs. Benton rather abruptly y
ed her brother IN law that Arrah could not
te taught TO read.
s'it g very evident she said, that she has
Aotintsllect enough to learn, and In my
opinion u is just worrying her Tor nothing.
She knew A and o when her mother died,
'snd she knows them now. But as to get.
'ting any more Of the letters into her head, it
b just impossible rs
The stern, bustling woman could not real
'sss how heavily her words iell upon the heart
other listner. who quietly replied: .&
f'Well. perhaps you had better let Il co.
Aunt Willst, dear old lady, understood
better the cause Of his sudden loss of appe.
tits. and why be gave such asal apropos 70.
pliss To- Mrs. Bsntous remarks, a. she went
on complaining Of servants, and discussing
various household matters and items OF bus;
ness with ut least as much interest as she
had shown in speaking Of Arrah. She no
siced bis sAeiturnity, and wondered If she had
offended him; but she could not realize how
much suffering her words cost him.
This child is such sickIy little thing,
she often said to herself, and so stupid, il
would be mercy il she did not live to grow
up.' N,
Aunt Willet took occasion, when Mrs.
Benton had gone cat to attend to some house.
bold matter. 70 suggest to Mr.. Herbert that
II would do no harm IL Arrah did not learn
10 read visat away. Mrs. Benton had not
time to attend to her properly, and after two
or three years he had better geta govern,
sss. who you'd give up her whole time to
her.
'Ths thought is very good ons,' said be
and he resolved to act upon IL, in the mean.
time teaching Arrah little himself. He soon
gave up the attempt however, for be was
awkward ct i. and Arrsh appeared extreme
ly dull; and quite against his will he found
the agonixing conviction forcing itself upon
him. that bis only child, the nsmesaks and
living copy ofa most fair and lovely mother,
was indeed an imbecile.
So, like silent spirit, Arrah in simple
whiss. and long, cleaning curis, fitted from
room to room, playing with her costly toys,
and worshiping in mute way tho bright
sweet flowers in the conservatory.
Three years passed. and a person recon.
msndsd o. possessing every desirable gualifi-
cation. was engaged TO take Charge ei Arrah's
education.
she 10 nine years old, said Mr.. Herbert.
and think you viii be able to tesch her to
read sas sls... sas .s
oh, certainly. csrtainly; l am sure she
viii learn very soon,' said Miss Barber; and
shs proceeded to fit up the school room with
everything she thought necessary. highten-
ing Arrxh with collection OF blsckbosrds,
maps, glosss. ETC., and still more BY the sol =.
cum cir vita which she LAID down code Of
laws for hee future observance. Naturally
enough, Artsh preferred the conservatory to
the now scaool room, and finding this out,
the governsss locked the little door through
which she was accustomed to go into Il frotn
what had besn her rnether's sitting ROOM
roor Arrah grisved about 1t three or four
weeks, and then the governess in ormed Mr..
Hsrbsrt that she was very sorry to say that
che did not think that Miss Arabella could
be taught to read. She had done ell she
ceuld--A sad O were an the letters she knew
or could learn. So the school room was
locked up and the conservatory door IN.
locksd, and Arrah returned to her cid way
OF life; while her father hoping against hupe,
reasoned that II Arrah had remembered
those two isssefs through ell those' years,
che must Be- able TO learn more. But before
another govsrness could be procured, poor
little AYrsh bad the measles, and taking cold
wss very dangerously III. She continued so
weak atsaF her recovery. that ell thought Of
getting govsrness for her Was abandoned
for the time bsing. rsae D s7s
1oaths passed on,snd Mr.. Herbert brought
new bride to cheer the home which the
death Of Arrah's mother had left 50 DESC
late. He bed hoped that Arrah would bs
compaDy and consolation for him ~ she
grew older; but he gradually. and almost un-
consciously. yielded 70 tho opinions 50 oftsD
expressed By Mrs. Benton. thss Arrah never
woald know much, and 80 turned to another
wife iOr casapany. sp eF 1t r
'Arabella 10 not very icrwsrd.' said he,
hss;Aatingly. - hs intsoducsd her; and not
long after, Mr-. Hsrbert learned from Mira.
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