River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-09

Rose Terry Cooke in the Cougregstionalist.
> When Iirs. Beardsly went to Dalton to
i've she knew very few people She had
lived III city all her life, been educated
we'll, and came of Il cultivated and rather
proud family; but she was not proud in
their fashion She had always earned
her own living IN one way or another,
chiefly by writing for magazines and
newspapers Whatever the outside world
may think, this is not lucrative bust
ness, and ouT friend had Ot1er people TO
help on in life, 50 she had laid up moth
ing; and, after a while she married poor
man and came to Dalton, a furnishing
country ts.,yn, ta live T5sy wont to
housekeeping in an old house, small and
inconvenicnr, but Of pleasant outlook,
and. once settled, began to look about
them. %, Fred do hope shall have
nice neighbors, said the little woman,
US they sat at breakfast one day.
Il don't know, Tina how you'll like
them of course they'll like you
"That's very proper of you to say, sir, "
laughed Mrs. Beardsley, but am more
apt 20 like people than they are To like
me-
This was quite true. Justina Boards
ley was very honest, frank, unconven-
tional and acute; she spoke her mind toe
freely to be always comfortable friend
Human nature loves fattery, and she
never tlattered; however, our business is
with our neighbors.
Up the street lived the Dean family
Mrs Dean was handsome, cool, calm
sort of woman, with three daughters, all
under fourteen. Her husband kept a
country store, and had made some mon
ev, her house was very fine, with shining
furniture, Brussels carpets, and always
strictly curtained, screened and blinded
from sun aud air Mrs. Dean was a very
good woman, she never Jailed to attend
every meeting there was and she always
went to church, rain or shine, and took
he. children to Sunday-sChool with the
same persistence. She was woman who
did her duty in these respects earnestly
and conscientiously, and never could un-
derstand why every one else was not
equally faithful.
Nov her new neighbor was NOT a
strong woman, and her work was hard
1t frequently happened to her to have a
dreadful neuralgia headache on Sunday
youth to go TO church as pcnchliOusly as
the minister himself. and had really over
worked herself in the city mission Sun.
day-schoois, she frequently now spent the
day of rest on her sofa, with throbbing
pains in her head, and back aching il
every fiber Nor did she send Tommy
her little ive-year old boy, to Sunday
school, for she preferred to teach him a
home.
Have you been to see Beardsley's wife
my dear" said Mr.. Dean, one morning
about three weeks after the new neigh
borS made their appearance.
No, not yet. | thought | should mo-
hurry. I do not think she is very gooC
person To be intimate with She does
not send her boy to SABBATH school, anc
hardly ever goes 10 church. | DO moi
wish 10 encourage such person 10 visit
US freely"
Mr.. Dean said no more His wife.
chin was square and her lips thin; hC
really respected her rather severe good
ness. She did call upou the newcomer
was u little Mortified to find what common
furniture she had, and how the SUI
streamed in on the old three ply carpet
aud she went away. leaving behind her
chill such as follows an iceberg. Mrs
BtardSley knew she was disapproved OF
and why. for she was quick of discern
ment; amt, knowing inwardly that shi
really did try and wish above all thing
to be Christian woman. she felt sad anC
sorry that her light did not SHINE better
Then It occurred to her that after all Goo
knew about it, and knew she lid not Xix,
To 90 to church, and did not like 10 b.
Kept at home with neuralgia and cxhaus
ton, 50 she left this new trouble To Him
Down the street lived Mrs Roberts,
weII-tO-dO mechanic wife.
Il see Beardsley' 5 folks have moved in,
was the husbands comment.
yes, they have; but shan't t,oubl
them with my company. She's q cit
woman. and writes Cor the papers, besid
She won't want to see common folks liz
me- Mrs. Dean viii call On her. Or,
sumo to say, and the rich folks IN towr
but | know enough not 10 GO where ] ain
wanted and. moreover, | never die liz
stuck-Up folks"
~ don't know but what we're just
good as she Is, Marian; and if you CON
10 the money piut ont, | could buy Al
cell Fred BCardsley over an az in.
"Well, guess you could; but she's q
her own click. and shan't tronhle he
believe in iettin' folks alone if they fe,
too smart for your kind. / never di
push in where l want wanted, and
amt going To begin now.
81, Mrs. Roberts stayed away, streng
ouslv held her parasol 10 the east Of h,
if l,er neighbor was that way, althoug