Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-11-25

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"'Words soon passed between
rs, and then tears came, bnt the
stormy debate ended with the
assertion OH my part that /
would go, and take the baby,
loo, come what WOULD
Hctty's eyes opened in aston
Ishment as she looked at the
gentle woman before her.
at was Il warm brt windy
and disagleeable day, one of
those in the late spring. when
you are dressed too warmly for
summer and too thinIy for the
cold, and get tired easily. L
had a sense Of dissatisfaction
when Mr.. Chester left the house.
half angered at him and half at
yet | had said / was go
ing, and ] should lose the
power / had if / gave up now.
That day / shall never forget.
The baby grew tired and fret
ted, and my heart and BODY
both ached. Those long hours
when l tried to be cheerful.
even jubilant, with my friend,
| should be glad to etface from
my memory. My husband met
me kindly at tea, but there was
a gulf between us.
"That night our baby was
restless and feverish, and the
next day and the next he grew
worse. My husband was we'll
nigh delirious with grief. This
was our only child, and l impru-
IDENTIFY had been the cause of his
illness. He failed rapidly. 1t
is agony to live over again those
baby-moanings as he looked up
into my blanched face, appeal
ing Tor ease from his pain.
With clasped hands,the past for
gotten, MIR. Chester and | knelt
beside our darling child,fsaw
the eyes close with u long, last
look Tor help which we could
not give, and then asked each
other forgiveness and Gods.
THAT week aged me more
than all the years that have
come since then, but | learned
u valuable lesson ut bitter
cost. Other perplexing times
have come in life, but | have
learned TO say, as overlook
them or perhaps yielded some
point, 1T isn't a matter of lie
and death, SO it has not paid TO
have dlssension or be self-will-
ed. l have found that most
things come right and best with
a little waiting. There are OIL
ly few matters i'll life that are
Of vast Importance, and in mi
nor things what does it signify
whose will is laWY Not that "a
woman should always be the
one TO yield. Kind reasoning
usually makes one sex as ready
TO surrender as the other, but
where no principle is involved
peace is the better way at al
most any cost. GentlcneSs is as
mellowlng as sunlight la its
influence. Few persons can
be driven in this world; almost
all can be led. Try the motto
l have had for years craven OH
my heart, 1t isn't matter of
lie and DEATH"
81 see" said IIetty, "where
the mistake lies. But | never
can humble myself like that.
He ought to ask mine"
90 Hetty, Hetty! the world
will be rough one if pride
masters you like that. Good
by, my child"
And Mrs. Che>ter,still young,
but rich with life's experience,
went out of the dainty room
md left the young wife alone.
After all, Wilbur James was
| noble man, she said to herself
too willfal at times. But
Who has not faults? She had left
ather and mother for him, and
lie moldrng of his character
vas largely in her hands. If
he kept his affection she mighs
levelop him about as she chose.
Gould she really ask his forgive
Icss?
just then a slight knock was
card. The door opened, and
'eiore she lad time TO reason
nth herself Nlie had said, "IViI-
'ur, | don't hate you. I'm so
and this time the tears
fere of love rather than bitter
ess.
And Mr.. James did just what
inety-nire men out of hun
red would have done, folded
er to his breast, and said, "l'll
IKE all the blame, Hetty,I was
asty. We will go oVersailles
ome sunny day and invite the
lends to 90 with u.s.
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