The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-02-05
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isjy - wbou tie remark was Ga,iEesssd
est the sdmlssiaH 81 q rsMrea uss 10
mA8s with asy feeling
Why 90 you treat bsS With such distant
reserve. Mrs. ArHoldf I've noticed that
numh~r ottimea. she 10 lively char
selsr-so Intelligent, % refined and wish
each sweet spiriItowsrds everyone Th'
tAat must bs 10 yourssli u there IL Aay
natural repalsiea.
II was ~ ipilmAie friend WIG spoke,
.nd ths closing sentence wm altered wEh
susiie.
10 that Jon may be riEh. said An.
Arnold, bali smiling 10 re,urs.
Then there isA certain rspalsIonl
Yes.
I call that singular To me II seems
that yoa we're born frieuds. Your tastes
aud sympalhles run on the same general
subjects. am sure II you knew each
other as well as know you beth, you
would become closely knit In friendship
4 | mast gst YOU into eIosH seqaaiusAnee
With Mrs. Lincoln.
I wssld prefer rsmainiug al my pres
tnt distance, replied Ars. Arnold. y
am surprised to hear you speak so dc.
eidedly. Mrs. Lincoln admires you;
baye beard tief Say 50 asd sbs desires to
tpss you more nthss'slylh'Y shsPgw
does.
That she never will and Mrs. Arnold's
bros began TO gathss dArkly.
What's ths walterl What do yop know
4 about Mrt Lihcofn that acts her NbeVond
the limi, Of your friendly aequAin,ance1
The truth 10, said Mrs. Arnold, I've
got grudge against her. There was q
time wheotit would no, crafty her socia
pride to call me her friend, aud abe treat
ed me accordingly. She was womsr
when wss . child.
Well, go on.
Ma. Arneld had paused, for lhe wa
conscious that her cheeks we're burning
that her voice vas losing Its steadino,s o.
tone. At length she ssid'
.1'hsrs may be pride and wsakneas IN
the case, but no matter. TINS Il stands;
vas quick, intelligent ohila. bu. very
sensitive. Mrs, Lincoln visited my moth
er, and ofseu met hcr u the parlor In
lbs prsssnss NJ company. ~ was really
fAs6i mated With der, aud even thoaaht her
the lovliest lady had ever seen.
One day when she was at o0r house
sat listening to the conversation that wau
passing between her and some friends oi
my mother, and Mrs. Lincoln Ia speak.
ing OF prevalent bumsn weakness, quoted
this eouplet from Pope.
The love Of praise, howsFs concealed BY art
Rules more or lsss, and 'gloWs In every hsArt.
Now ihsd resd largely rin Ropes and
held 10 taemoryA krea, many Of llla tersO
maxims. Every word OF this couplst
was familiar, and my ear instantly do
tesled one wrong word In the quotation,
10 my childish ardor and artiessness
said, looking into Mrs. Lncoln's face, II
is 'reigns, mA'an. Her eyes burned
aaebing on me-. Id an instant, aud With
% asgry face sbessfd, YoiN 4 AoFgotlsh Z
yourself MhS Pert; children should be
seen, not heard. She never saw nor
heard mo 10 the parlor again. went oH'
with hot checks and heart full OF pain
and bitterness Lwas sensitive to fault,
and this rebuke, so upjustly given, hurt
me to degree few would imagine.
feel ii still, and II has been over
twenty years since the slight occurrence
My pride wAs deeply wounded. Ithas SO
happensa that since lbs@ne > woman
Mrs. Lincoln aud | have, until recently.
moved in entirely different circles. |
grew out ol her ebsetvAaee, Aad married
Itis more proba0lo stist ehs b. eniiEeIY
fsrgultsn thoinciasst Slichsparnt i(sels
idton J ehldhh = snorYr raa nos sFaa
rSsasmkes sts - anA dsug hteF , fHnF ed
friend but have net forgotten aud nev-
er shall forget She pushed ms away from
her once, but shs wiuAsgeE have second
oppoktubhy. F86 w Dkt@ ~ Il
The ehild's resentments should not &C
compsay in sfler life tbe tthd's memorys
aAid The friend, ss Mrs. Arnold ceased.
Mrs. Llneon spoke from sudden wnso
OF ws6nded pride, and bo doubt feinnt.
cd the next ca i'm moment Your mature
ressob, your observation aud your Te
suirsd ssf.kRowlsdge sboald set you
right in this matter.
ahall lei, her go her way through lhe
world, replied Mrs Arnold coidiyi II y
wide enough for us both.
A few days after this conversation the
lady friend who bad lGlksd with Ma Ar.
mold vas sitting 10 company with nns
Isluoela CoaveFsa,ion paced from ,hk DE
10 theme, whsn al nlupg momeat, The
lady sEid;
DO you remember ibis incident Of
yssIs ego you made q qSotAlion siFon .
wsIi.known poet aud q Ittis girl convess
ed you Ia q single wordi
Yea, | remember II very well.
And what you said to beti
do. and ss one " de frgrsIied tlib q
OF my life. She ws dear little girl
sweet tempered end iRtsllissat-ha for
ward snd apt 10 put 70 word nov and
lhsn In 50 mature way that innocence
Oh her part sometimes seemed like for
wardnsm. Yes, remember asr eorree.
ton, aud thai losl my temper aud called
her Miss Pert. vas sorry aud datsbAged
the next moment Eiow came you to
know OF thlsY
heard the story from her own lips.