The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-22
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PUT YOURSELF IN HIS PLACE.
BY CHARLES READE.
Author q I" Foul Fay " GnlgM CANT" etc
CHAPTER XXIX.-CoNTlNUED.

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CHAPTER XXIX-CONTINUED.
Mrs. Little seated herself, and, after a
slight hesitation, opened her battery thus
"Well, my good friend, am come to ask
you a favor. II Is to try and reconcile my
brother andme. ICany one can do 1t, you
can"
"Praise tue method, not the man. II
| one could only persuade yOn to put your
self in his place, and him tOput himself In
/ yours, you would be both rccOnCIlcd in
live minutes"
"YOu forget We hive been CstrangCd
this fivc.and.twenty years"
mo, / don't The only question is,
whether YOU can and will dGviHtc from
the practice Of the world into an abCSe
lunatic's system, both OEy you"
TRY mo to begin"
The doctors eyes sparklcd with salts
faction. swell, then, ssid he, first you
must recOllCCt all the differences yOuhave
seen between the male and female mind,
and imagine yOurSclfN man,"
"Oh, dear that Is 40 hard. But have
studied Henry. Well, 80 on: there have
unsexed myselE-in imagination"
"Ymn are not only man, but n single
minded man, with u high aud clear sense
Of obligation. You arc trustee, bound
hy honor to protect the interests Of GER
tain woman aud certain child, The
lady, under influence, wishes To borrow
her sons money, and risk it on rotten &C.
curity. You decline, md the lady's hus-
hand aiFrOnts you. In spite Of that NtFront,
being high.mindcd man, not to he warp
ell BY petty irritation, you hurry To your
lawyers Ia get two thousand pounds Of
your own, for the man who Ind alErOntcd
you"
us that soy said 1IN. Little. az was
not aware OrtllNt."
II have Just learned it, ACCidcntly, from
the son of the solicitor lSAhy went to that
fatal night"
A tear stole down Mrs. Titles! check
"NOw, remember, you arc not n woman,
but brave, high.mindCd man. In that
character you pity poor Mr. Little, but
YOU blame him little because he fled
from trouble, and leN his wife and child
in it. To you, who urc Guy l2Ahy-mind
that, pIeaSe-it seems egOtisticnl ind weak
to desert your wife and child even for the
grave" cl'lG widow buried her lacc mud
wcpt. Twenty-Five years do something to
Withdraw the veil the heart has Gust over
the judgmCntl "But, whatever you feel,
you utter only regret, md open your arms
to your sister. She writes buck III IN
agony, for which, lCing II man, you cannot
make nll the allowance you would If you
were II woman, and dcnOunceS you as her
husbands murderer, and bids you speak
to her and write 10 her no more, and with
that she gWs to the LittlCS. Can you
blame yourself that, AFTER all this, you
wait for her to review your conduct more
S0hurly, and 10 invite II reconciliation"
Mrs. Little gave Doctor AmbOync her
hand. "Bitter, hut wholesome medicine"
she murlnured, and then was too over
come 10 speak for u little while
"Ah, my good wise friend Y said she ut
lust, "thick clouds seem clearing from my
mind; begin To see that | was the one to
blame"
"Ycs; md If Rlby will he us doCilC MS
you, and put himself in your place, he
will tell me he was the one Ia blame.
There's 10 such thing as the one to
blame there very sCldUmis. You Judged
him as if he WAS Il woman, he Judged you
as if YOU were nlAE. Enter an obese
maniac, and applies the art Of arts; the
misunderstanding dlSsOlvGS uNlCr 1t and
Won arc in each others arms. But, stop"
ind his cOuntcnancG fell again little III
am afraid there il new difficulty. Hen.
rvs refusal to tNEG the name Of Rally and
IL lis heir lsaby WIS bitterly mortified,
land fear he blAmcS me and my Crothels;
for lie has never been near me since. To
lie sure you are not responsible for Hen
rvs acts"
mo, indeed; for between you md me-
Il mortified me cruelty. And now things
have taken tnrn-iD short, what with
| his love and his jealousy. and this hope
less failure to make fortune by invcntIng,
feel | can bring him IL lis senses. nm
not pleased with Grace Garden about
something; but no matter, shall call OH
her and show her she must side with me
| in earnest. You will let my brother know
| was always on his side In nut matter,
whatever other offence ! may have given
him years age"
"Nud am on your side too. Your son
Inns achieved n small independence. Baync
cNn carry on the little factory, and Henry
Cnn sell or LEASE Ills patents; lIG can never
sink 10 II mere dependent. There, |
throw nv crOtChRs II the wind, nnd VIZ
viii lRoGy your son and marry him to
Grnrc Garden"
Good bless YOU, my good and true friend!
How can | ever thank yon!" Her cheek
iIushel md her great maternal eye spark.
icI md half the beauty her youth came
Mck Ier gratitude gave turn to the
conversation which she neither expected
nor desired.
Mrs Little" said Doctor Amboync,
",his Is the first time you have Cntercdmy
drn md the place seems transformed BY
vorIr presence. My youth comes back to
me with the feelings thought time llAl
iI,,,,,oj, Int M Crnl thni. when YOU