Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-12-12

up. Oh, am cared for, better tina
| deserve--betier than | deserve
! And you are SO kind, too y
4 And here Jane sobbed and crigt
IN token of gratitude, more thar
even Mrs. Grier thought she hat
need of dong She hid Der face, ant
seemed disposed to talk no more
But when Mrs. Grier rose to 60, sh.
said-"You'll come TO. morrow. B.
sure and come tomorrow. Maybe
III be here till morrow, end
must tell you r.
i "What do you mean, Jane (? Tel
me now, IT it will do you any good
| mot now, not now. | cau't.
am afraid | never can"
| Mrs. Blake Joined Mrs. Grier or
The way home. And Mrs. Grier de
scrloed In glowing colors the humili
ty, the gratitude, and the sweet TEN
per OF the sufferer. An irascible per.
son would have received ali this. az
indeed 1t was intended, as q coverl
rebuke 10 poor, ill-favored, ill-man
nered and uncouth Margaret Muir
ply. Bat Mrs. Blake. mas not iras.
clble,
"You hare come-voa have GOMEZ
gasped the dying woman the neg,
day. "And noW Ican't tell Won.
Say that you'll forgive me /"
Don't distress yourself, Jane. /
have nothing to forgive. But if Won
think | have, | do forgive you."
"The Lord bless you then-as T
do think He has forgiven me. Take
care of this and = and--if | NAV
ask so much. let me BIO decentIy bu-
ried -
Mrs. Grier received from the dis
tracted creature an old purse. and
slipped it in her pocket without look.
ing at it. The sad life was soon
over. The neighbors-and neighbors
abound in such a place came 10 au d
at the head of them, Margaret Muir.
phey, who was, by al. recoe nized as
the person in authority, Mrs. Grier
admired her useful activity and ben.
evidence, and could not help saying
SO.
Indeed, ma'am," said one of the
women, shut for Margaret Murp hey
Jane here would have died long be.
fore this"
80 you We're her kind neig hbor,
Margaret, asked Mrs. Grier, relent-
ing little in her heart.
Gl hava dona ..,L.t ~fI,,
the woman gruffiy. ''But it all was
not much" g~
at was great deal. Margaret.
Jane was always talking of her kind
neighbor. But I did not know it
was you"
mo odds. you Lad,'' said the IN
approachabIe woman. She had q
wound, unhealed, of Mrs. Grier's in
fiicting. And she would never for
get it or hide it. 81 told Jane never
TO mention my name to you if she
did not want to lose your friend.
ship"
Margaret = exclaimed Mrs. Grier.
But she could not say any moro for
her conscience told her that the wo-
man was half right, if not entirely
so. ftt
Mrs. Grier reached home and re-
covered her serenity. ga very
abusive and unprincipled woman"
abe SAID TO herself; "and l am glad |
have James purse, more or less. !"
And she opened it; one penny, two
pennies, and silver five cent piece
with hole in it, which Mrs. Grier
was sure her child had lost But
there are more than one such coins
in the world. Two pawn tickets.
81 wonder" said Mrs. Grier, eff
these do not represent some clothing
IN which Jane wished to be dressed
for the grave? And she sent SER
want to redeem James pledge, what
ever it might be.
Mrs. Blake called For the ladies'
thongh just little repellant, were
still friends and co-workers 10 many
things. Mrs. Grier gave q very
touching account OF James death.
and even oondesoonded to compli-
mont Margaret Murphey on her
kindness Miss. Blake was debati ng
within herself whether now would
not be good opportunity to inter
pose another word in Margaret's be
half when the servant returned from
the pawnbroker's.
The package was small. 1t could
not b, wearing apparel. Mrs. Grier
with hdgety fingers opened the bcx,
and found tho very trinkets she
had, in her own mind, and by inuen-
do, accused Margaret of stealing
We need not detail the conversation
between the two ladies. The trium oh
of Mrs. Blake was great. Sill it
was toned down by Difference to her
friend, who was generous woman
aud aimed to be just; even though
she had tried to discriminate and
widely missed the mark. II was a
good lesson for both ladies. Mrs.
Blake was forced to confess her
friends generosity-yes, charity.
For Mrs. Grier said-"Iet the dead
penitent's secret die with her, nv
dear Mrs. Blake. And please hand
this note to Margaret and desire her
to see that Jane is respectfully bur-
led. | confess that | cannot 60 there
again, and [ would trust Margaret
Murphey now, with money uncount.
ed" e.@e u
"Don't do that" said Mrs. Blake,
"for that would be going too far the
other way"
And here ends the story of Mrs
Grier's discrimination; with the
postscript that she ever after discrim
mated IN Margaret's favor instead OF
against her, and found her ill-looks
and ill-manners won lerful ly softened
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