The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-26

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/ read judgment on the face that had
too many times lately turned unkindly
towards me.
SO you've come, Mr.. Hypocrte, have
youY was the first salutation.
Certainly, my dear, l have come"
the reason for the application of the
name to me-"
You cannot You have just left
that vile creature, on whose account and
in whose company you have all day
been absent from your homel You
cannotl"
have been away all day on business"
said l, as calm as Socrates, ''I was re-
turning home and encountered Miss
Brennon. We walked together little
way, and then / left her for my pleasant
home, and certainly did not expect such
a reception"
You did not" said she sneeringly,
"but you are found out, sir. You stood
upon the bridge with your arm around
the strumpet's waist and kissed her."
felt aroused at this. / can bear any
attack upon myself but the reflection
upon Miss Bennon was too much for
me, who knew her pure character and
exalted worth.
sit is a falsehood - 1 shouted, and
your informant is a malicious and
malignant falsifier!"
The relative gathered herself up to go,
but before she went gave her lesson
on lying and tale-bearing that she has
not forgotten yet. She has never crossed
my door since. AS soon as she was gone
l turned to my wife and said
AS for you, madam, if you cannot
make better use of your tongue, you
had better never speak again."
l was heated, in passion, and scarce
ly knew what 1 said, but the unkind
words entered into her soul. left the
house and did not return for long
time, found her calmly and undis-
turbedly sitting where / had left her,
but she spoke not. She arose and per-
formed such duties as were required of
her, but she did not speak. In vain /
addressed her; she made no reply. |
grew alarmed. begged her to speak to
me, but not one word would she deign
me. 1t has continued thus ever since.
Not one word has she uttered to me or
any one. My home is dismal as tomb,
or would have invited you there"
He ceased his story, and i told him
how much interested had been in it.
"But, " said 1, shave you tried no remedy
to cure this disease, for disease it must
be ~ He told me that he had not.
"Then, +" said 1, /" take me home with
you, and If l don't cure her, strike the
spurs from my heel as an unworthy
knight"
/ went home with the poor fellow,
and found things pretty much as he had
represented. was introduced to the
mistress of the mansion, who received
me with profound bow.
"A delightful home, madam, this of
yours" said L, glancing admiringly out
of the window. looked towards her
as though expecting a reply. She mere
nodded her head.
" Are there many such in the vicinity
among the hills 2" persisted, looking
her in the face.
She colored as though she were con-
fused. found out subsequently that
/ was the first stranger that he had
dared to bring home for several years.
saw by her organism that she was not
naturally bad woman, OWNED at once
that she had vowed perpetual silence at
the unkind words of her husband, and
that it only needed but single word to
break the spell that rested upon her.
1 continued my engineering, making
all manner of domestic enquiries re-
| garding the children, of whom she ap-
peared very fond, but could not elicit
word from her. next alluded to her
husband and our old acquaintance, and
in the course of my remarks made some
reflections in playful way upon the
slight blemish in one of his eyes-the
only fault in his really handsome face.
saw feeling like chagrin fit across
her brow, and a moment after, when L
praised him, pleased expression effaced
the cloud.
"Aha" said to myself, A" here are
pride and affection, at any rate; these
springs have not dried up, and think
that language may yet be unsealed."