Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-10-31
VOL. XXVII.

"Have you heard of Mr.. Westerton's
failure He is completely ruined, my
brother says will not have penny left
when his affairs are settled. 1t is pity,
but they have been so extravagant."
"But, my dear Mabel, man may fail
in business without being extravagant.
Mr.. Westerton has had, I understand
some heavy and unexpected losses lately (;
1 and l know he lent very large sum of
money to his uncle, which he never got
back again."
"Ah, was sure you would find some
excuse. You must, however, admit that
Mrs. Westerton and the girls dressed
rather above their station"
''Well, perhaps they did; but if they
wore expensive things, they made them
last very long time; so that they proba-
bly, did not spend more than others. And
one or two of the daughters are very
clever with their needles, and they used
to help with the dress-making, which was
| a saving"
"The eldest boy, Harry, will have to
turn over new leaf, now, | expect" con-
tinued Mabel. ''He has run wild for
some time, doing nothing, unless it has
been mischief / am afraid he will never
come to much good"
HE is very young; we must trust he
will improve, Mabel He has many faults,
but he has many good qualities. He is
wilful and giddy but hei is very affection
ate, and easily led by kindness; and this
sudden reverse may steady him, and in
duced him to exert himself"
"I had call from Mr.. Arden this
morning." remarks Mabel. "He wanted
subscription for his Mission School,
and he had so much to say about it, that
I was glad to give him a trif1e in order to
get rid of him. Mission schools being in
the ascendant with him just now, he
could not talk of anything else; and to
listen to him you would imagine that they
are destined speedily to evangelize the
nation and to convert the world"
eyes, he wants a little more moderation
occasionally, but he is one of our best
collectors. He can get money where oth
ers cannot A converted heathen, when
accused once, by a white man, of being
too enthusiastic, replied, 1T is better to
boil over than not to boil at all;' and I
suppose Mr.. Arden would say the same"
"What proud girl Miss Taylor is"
says Mabel, as she stitches with increased
energy; "she never speaks to me if she
can possibly avoid doing so; and when
have asked her to tea she has invariably
declined to come, just because she has a
little more money than some people. 1t is
so absurd"
''She is not very sociable, it is true,
Mabel, but think it proceeds from re-
serve rather than pride. l have noticed
that she often colors and hesitates when
obliged to converse with any one and
should fancy that she is shy and timid."
"Have you been to visit Aunt Martha
lately ?" inquiries Mabel. "Not that there
is much pleasure to be derived from her
company, for she is so cross and so easily
offended that it is difficult to get on
smoothly with her."
"Her natural temper is certainly not
happy one, but she was never taught
when young to control it, and this makes
it more difficult for her to do so now. She
ought not to give way to her feelings as
she frequently does but, poor thing, she
has great deal to try her and to irritate
her temper"
"That does not give her, as professed
Christian, any excuse for yielding to an
ger and impatience," said Mabel, deci
sively.
"No, Mabel, but it gives us an addi-
tional motive for bearing and forbearing
with her. If we keep in mind the trials
and temptations which she has to con-
tend with, we shall not harshly condemn
her, but we shall pity her and pray for
her,"
''It does not signify, then, how bad our
tempers are," says Mabel, in a pettish
tone; cit is not ourselves, but our cir
cumstances which are to blame"
"No, no, Mabel, we are not to judge
others; but we are to Judge ourselves. l
would not think or speak lightly on an
others fault; but I would not forget that
charity covers a multitude of SINS I
often check censorious and self-compla-
cent feelings by the recollection of re-
mark of John Bradford's, who, when he
saw criminal led past his house to pris-
on, said, There goes John Bradford, but
for the grace of God?"
Dear reader. as you arise from the pc
rusal of this sketch, don't try to evade
the force of any ''word in season" which
it has brought to you by saying, Eyes,
the remarks are very good, but
Our Own FSreside.