The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-04

call you Iettlce, your innocence OF neart
prevents you from knowing what snares
surround beautiful young woman like
your sister. like you best, own; but
] have thought much more of her fate
than yours upon that account Such a
situation as is offered to you she evident
ly is quite unfit to fill; but | went, the
very day Catherine and l came to your
lodgings and saw you both, to my good
friend, Mrs Fisher, and, with great diff
Guilty, have persuaded her at last to take
your sister. She disliked the idea very
much; but she is a very excellent
woman; and, when | represented to her
the peculiar circumstances of the case,
she promised she would consider the
matter She took week to consider of
it, for she is very cautious person is
Mrs. Fisher; and some people call her
cold and severe. However, she has de-
cided in our favor, as | expected she
would. Her compassion always gets the
better of her prudence, when the two are
at issue. And so you would not dislike
to go to Mrs Melwyn'sw
"How could |? Why, after what we
have suffered, it must be like going to
Paradise"
"Nay, maya little too fast. No de-
pendent situation is ever exactly like
Paradise. | should be sorry yon saw
things in false light, and should be
disappointed"
ooh, no, | do not wish to do that; |
don't think-thank you for the great
kindness and interest you are so kind as
to show by this last remark, but think
/ never in my life enjoyed one day of
unmixed happiness since | was quite a
little child; and have got so entirely
into the habit of thinking that every
thing in the world goes so, that when |
say Paradise, or quite happy, or SO on, it
is always in a certain sense, comparative
sense"
81 am glad to see you so reasonable;
that is one sure way to be happy; but
you will find your crosses at the Hazels.
The general is not very sweet-tempered; !;
and even dear, mild Mrs. Melwyn is not
perfect"
"Why, madam, what am I to expect?
If | can not bear a few disagreeable
things, what do | go there for? Not to
be fed, and housed, aad paid at other
peoples expense, just that | may please
my own humors all the time That
would be rather an unfair bargain, |
think. No; own there are some things
| could not and would not bear for any
consideration; but there are great
many things that | can, and l shall, and
| willard do my best, too, to make
happy, and be happy; and, in short, l
don't feel the least afraid"
"No more you need, you right-spirited
creature" said Mrs. Danvers, cordially
Many were the difficulties, endless OBJ
jections raised by Myra against the pro-
: posed plan of going to Mfs. Fisher
Such peoples objections and difficulties
are indeed endless. In their weakness
and their selfshncss, they like to be the
objects of pity; they take & comfort in
bothering and wearyiDg people with their
interminable complaints. Theirs is not
the sacred outbreak of the overloaded
heart, casting itself upon another heart
for support and consolation under suffer
ing that is too strong and too bitter to
be endured alone. Sacred call for SYM
pathy and consolation, are rarely made
in vain! 1t is the wearying and futile
attempt to cast the burden of sorrow
and suffering upon others, instead of
seeking their assistance in enduring it
ones self. Vain and useless endeavor,
and which often bears hard upon the
sympathy even Of the kindest and truest
hearts!
Intellectually did Lettice endeavor to
represent matters under cheerful aspect.
Nothing was of any avail. Myra would
persist in lamenting and grieying, and
. tormenting herself and her sister; be
wailing the cruel fate of both--wOuld
persist in recapitulating every objection
which could be made to the plan, and
= every evil consequence that could pos.
siblv ensue. Not that she had the
, slightess intention in the world Of refus
ing her share in it if she would havt
| suffered herself to say 50. She rather
. liked the idea of going to that fashion
/ able "modiste," Mrs. Fisher; she had the
q came de dentele" with which Napoleon
reproached poor Josephine. There wa
I something positively delightful to he
| imagination in the idea of dwelling
Y among rich silks Brussels laces, ribbon
e and feathers; it was to her what woods
n and birds, and trees were to her sister
e She fancicd herself elegantly dressed
d walking about showroom, filled witt
f all sorts of beautiful things; herself
h perhaps, the most beautiful thing in il
G and the object of a sort of flatterin
r, interest, through the melancholy clou
=, 'upon her fine features" Nay, her re
}, mantle imagination Travelled still furthe
gentlemen sometimes come up wit
o the ladies to the show-rooms-wh coul
5, tell? Love at first sight was not alto
J. gether dream. Such things had haI
e pened Myra had read plent
5 of old rubbishy novels when she was
n girl.
Ne Such were the comfortable though
$. she kept to herself; but it was as | sale
s. one endless complaining, externally.
Catherine insisted upon being allowe
" to advance the money for the necesasr
It clothes, which, to satisfy the delicacy {
s. the one and The pride of the other, 81
v agreed should be repaid by instalmen
1t as their salaries became due. The sa
II of their few possessions put a sovereie
n or so into the pocket of each, and thu
ot the sisters parted; the lovely Myra
ut Mrs. Fishers, and Lettice by railway
n the Hazels.
i'd TO BE CONTINUED.
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