The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-05-18
YES. | remember it very WE'LL

Anu WDaG you Salu 10 neI 8 stt3 sftfsf
i do; and as one Of the regretted things o
my life. She was dear little girl; sweeI
tempered aud intelligent-but trifls forward
and apt to put in word now and then. iu A.
mature way, that innocence on her bari
sometimes seemed like iorwardness. sYek :
remember her correction, and that I lost tenn
per, and called her Miss Pert, and don't knov
what else. was sorry and ashamed the ner
moment. That she felt it keenIy know If,r
always, after that, she was so cold and distsn,
that could hardly ever get word with her
But tnat was more than twenty wears aoo
her mother died while she was still vonnu
and she then passed from nv Observation
how came you to know Of thisP'
l, nad the story from her own lips.'.s
T Only few days since.' site 9g
Aud she has carried the memory of tina
nasty rebuke ranking in her heart ever since
=, mere was tone OF sadness in the voice o
Ever since said the lady. 1T hurt he,
sensitive pride to degree that made forget
iulness impossible; and it hurts her stil'
All! II we could so recall our hasty words
as to take away their power to do harm, wha
blessed thing 1t would be. But an impulse
once given, cannot die. Ifit moves to good
happy are they who set it in motion-if tt
evil, alas alas / set an evil impulse In mo
ton, and it is hurting still. But where is she
must bring her,.if possible, into abetter statt
of mind ssonisla fk,-aaA549Ai fa
'You have met Mrs. Arnold ssbi,s5 NJ, bi
Mrs. Arnold Can il be possiblel SureIy
she is not the daughter ef my old friend Mrs
Willis. She is not the little Emny have
thought OF so many times, and always with Q
troubled memory in my heart nps'S a
The same,' Waseanswered. aoi ,asa9aaag
"a Add In all these days she has not forgotten
nor forgiven my fault. must have wounded
You did. Hers seems to be- one of those
proudly sensitive natures, into which all i'm.
pressions go deeply. asked her why she
kept herself at subj distance from you; but
she avoided a direct answer, at the same time
intimatiDg state of repuIsion. pressed for
the reason, and she gave it rather reluctantly,
averring at the same time that she had lever
opened her lips on the subject in all her life
before-not even 10 her mother.' s1iTs5 &
Extraordinary could not have believed
that an impression made on child's mind,
would remain in such distinctiveness and
force through SO many years. What q lesson
4 wish it were possible for Won to get near
her, Mrs. Lincoln, and let her feel how kind a
he art you have. She has admirable qualities /;
and am sure thatif this barrier were remUy1
I'd, you would be fast friends.' ae mo3 X
On, itlmust be removed, said Mrs. Lincoln.
Now that know of its existence, wi 4 have
no peace until it is level with the earth. It
was my hands that builded il, and my hands
shall take down every stone OF separation
W Bib ss da t---1 Q f1afNuHs
There is a lady in the parlor,' said serv-
ant, coming to the door of Mrs. Arnold's
room, 'and here is her card, ma'am.' 81 s
Mrs. Arnold took the card. and read the
name OF Mrs. Lincoln, She stood for some
time irresolute. 1t was on her lips to say /,
Ask her to excuse me; 4 am engaged But
she was not engaged, and, moreover, since
her communication to the friend who had
spoken so fayorably Of Mrs. Lincoln, she felt
less satisfied with herself. 1t did seem like a
spirit thus to cherish ILL will through
so many years. n ~ .s.ss s.i's ,'5zf ~ q
Say that will be down in few minutes. ,
1t cost her an effort to utter this; but it was
said; the meeting must take place. She sat
in quite disturbed state for some time, be,
fore venturing to go down stairs.l Then, with
what self possession she could assume, she
went to meet the woman who, twenty years
ago, wounded her SO deeply that the pain had
not yet died out of her consciousness.
The two ladies stood face to face and hand
in hand. The name Of Mrs Arnold had been
spoken warmly; that of Mrs. Lincoln with an
almost repelant GOODNESS. There was but
few moments silence. Mrs Lincoln said
Your mother was my best friend. l loved
her as sister. VIII you not, for her sake,
forgive the cruel words that hurt pride sent
thoughtlessly from my lips-words repented
of almost as soon as spoken, and regretted
many, many times ?,
The voice OF Mrs. Lincoln trembled with