Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-03-29

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hand, looked up and said, as two
thirds of the people on this earth
say once a day, 81 am very mlsera-
BILE | wish were dead 20
The Frau searched Esther's swim
} ming eyes, so sad and so deep thai
5 they showed an unhealty brain.
She did not tell the child that she
was hideously wicked, and that sh6
ought to be thankful she was vet on
probationary ground. This blade
tongued woman never rusted the
brightness of her speech in sticking
right and left, in poking and slash
ing and gouging a subject, to bleed
the sin out of it and draw her
"Christian duty" out of herself
Some people have tongues like
stings, and will not rest until they
have discharged all the poison oi
their senseless gable into wound
} 81 have some berries and cream
] for you," said Frau Wander Deck,
; keeping her tender hold on Esther
hands and her tender look In her
eyes. "You must taste them. Seat
yourself here. / win bring my high
backed chair into the shade, Why,
it will be like one of our garden
pastimesp'
The younger woman was glad To
be taken into the current of another
spirit. Her delicate nature met and
appreciated the fine breeding of tie
elder. She sat down in a Festful q
titude, watching Frau Wander DecE,
who brought great saucers OF ber-
ries and cream. XXX
Are not my strawberries large %
exclaimed the hostess, watching lest
her diversion should annoy the one
whom it was intended to benefit.
'sYOu see q coat of arms on my
silver. And you can read the Ger
man text? All, am glad % she cried
with pleasure.
Esther's face smiled in reelection.
She lifted berry on the rare old
spoon. It tasted so well that she
lifted quite q number, which, with
the cool woods, air and genial COM
pany, refreshed her like hope. Such
little things dilute our misery.
"You have pacified me as you
would a child" said Esther, smil-
ing up into the Frau's face, while
she gave back the empty china.
''Pm not accustomed to being cod
died, but like it."
ttNoW wen talk, y said the friend.
So she sat down and drew the young
girls glafce to her own magnetic
eyes. What is it, Esther?"
| Upon this, Esther's face was
drowned in shame. go, Frau Van
der Deck 70 she cried piteousIy.
"You love somebody who does
not love you?'
"Who told you that?'' asked Es-
ther, paling and starting.
Nobody but yourself"
'I could not have said the words
to you," trembled the young girl,
dropping her waxy eYelids, and
| twisting grass around her fingers,
impatiently' "There is such shame
in this" teff
"Like toothache or sea sickness, ("
smiled Frau Wander Deck, "amus-
ing to everybody but the sufferer" Z"
"Ten what you can, consistently
with your self respect, my child. 1
will try to help you"
I This was a wholesome woman.
J Her simple German heart spread
itself like a meadow brook; but it
{ will not be WalloWed in, neither
{ would it bubble OfficiOusly over the
nostrils of the child who lay down
TO drink thereat. Her posture said:
''Near enough to you to feel your
trouble, and to pierce you through
and through with the fibers of my
sympathy, but not near enough for
you to peer into the holy darkness
of my heart, nor for me to peer into
the holy darkness of yours"
A man was once smitten for peep
ing. Unfortunately, his family sur
ViYed him, and do torment theWorld
unto this day.
"Here is my case," said Esther,
laying one white forefnger over its
duplicate forefnger; 81 shall never
marry, now. have no kindred, no
friends; only such property as learn
myself. / have taught six years;
clothed, fed and partly educated my
self. Frau Wander Deck, 1 hate
teaching. The little children are
dear to me. If / could instruct
them after the plan of your good
Froebel, could unfold their minds
year by year, in some happy garden
Ia constantly present half-dozen or
so of them-I should like it. You
see," she confessed, blushing ingen-
uously, "I was made for mamma,
not for schoolmistress. A buzzing Q
room full of half=bred youngsters,
preeocious, insolent, turning the
very plan that gives them free ed
ucation into torture of their in
structors-they distract me. Once,
when L thought there might be
something else for me in the future,
endured it very well. But now
that i must decide on q life vaca-
ton, turn from teaching with q
prayer for dehYerance. What shall
do?'' cr rr5.i ls
Frau Wander Deck passed her
firm, delicate hand repeatedly over
Esther's. r-
fHaVe you no money to inVest?"
81 have nothing but the quarters
salary due. My boarding expenses
swallow tWo-thirds of that.''
"Dress-making?" suggested the
Frau. Esther looked up and saw
her smiling.
81 would rather keep my breast.
bone straight, if it is the viii oi
Providente," replied Esther.
! Housekeeping, then? You have
the three to choose from. Teach.
make clothing, or cook. If God
does not seal that sign of his ap.
proval, husband, unto you, all the
women and men of the land declare
you ought TO be content with one OF
these vOcations.
"Why not marry another man
than the man you love, Estheri
Five women in seven wed 'fol
homes All, you show .digust OIL
your face. You will not violate tho
, ark to save the tabernacle from the
weather. -.. .r
81 wish the people would under,
. stand there are some women who
. must husband themselves, and neeC
mems boots TO walk in
/ "No mortal woman will leave {
| happy marriage for any other life.
what have you capacity for
Esther?''
.sThat is just it," exclaimed tn,
: younger woman, sadly; Il have ca
paeity for nothing except to lovt
= folks and make 3 home, pretty.
: cannot write. i cannot lecture.
= can hold a purpose and work stead
fastly to an end. o, Frau Vandel
l Deck, there is no future, there is NJ
= past; its all dark-dark ~
l ''Be still, you young thingl YOI
have nothing to do with the past
4 The future will be as you make it
: You can hold a purpose and worl
T steadfastly to an end. That il
g something. That is a talent" sh,
3 declared, nodding her blonde, strong
4 head sagely.
: 'Fraulein Esther, you are twent!
!. years old3'
4 eyes, madam"
{ "Can You by strict q don't sa,