The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-02-05

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And az tbste ysars abe kas hos fesso,
ten nor forgiven ny tsali,s ! nuH have
wouuded Der sorely
Iou did Here seems 70 be enc Of
tboss proudly sensitive natures into
which ell Impressions made uPon aehlla''
niudweph remain 10 sase dAal lsesiFs
nes. 40 lssce. thmwh sefAsf FssFs
What lessonil al
wish Il were rossibss toF Yen TO &c,
near her, Ars Linoolo, apd les her fec
WHIST kind hsAii you have. She has ad.
mirsbls qualities Aud so sure tha. II
this barrier was removed, YOU would be
friends @
Ohs q must be removed, said Mrs
Lneoln. Now that know ! will have
no peace uutifith lexeted with sAs earth.
There Is lady IN the parlor, saId .
ssrvNuip Onpa sg te The dsef u Mrs, Ar.
nsId's roem ADD here lahef cArd, maasi.
Mrs. Arnold took the card aod read the
name Of Mrs. Lincoln. She stood for
soms tune irresolule. 1t was on her lips
to say, As heE 20 sAKense me- sm co
gsged, but she was not engaged, and
moreover, slncs her commanicatiou TO the
friend who bad spoken so favorAbly Of
Mrs. Lincoln, abe had felt less satisfied
win herself. !, sesmedlhEe avindicatiyc
spirit thns to cherish ill.wili through so
many years
Say that will DO down 10 few min.
utei. -
Ii cost hsrSss eHjsf,o asyS ,his, but it
was said-the meeting must take place.
She sat In a disturbed stats OF mind some
lima belore ysnlaring to go down stairs.
Then, with what self.possossion she could
s~pme she went o,mel ibe womsn who.
twenty years ago, wounded her so deeply
that the pain bad not YET died out Of her
coptcioahpsa TQ HK0 ph
The two adis. stood hAud in
hand. The name OF Mrs. Arnold had
been spoken warmly; that OF Mrs. Lin
coin with almost repellsnt silence. Mr.
Lincoln said, kas les Sc
Your mother was my best friend; |
loved her as slater. VIII you not, Tor
Aersake. iptglse lhe worA that bari
yosif pfid s-sssE though tlessIy ffeni.mg
lips- words repepted OF almost As soon as
spoken, and regretted many, msuy times I
on, III had dreamed OF their power to
cut 80 deeply, ] would have sought you
years ago to repair tho wroog.
Tbls was unexpected. There vas no
time to reconstruct the barrier which Mrs
Lincoln had suddenly thrown down. No
time to gather up the broken chain ofill
will and unite the links. The tender aud
true feeling In Mrs. Arnold's heart re-
sponded. at once sbe was soilened 20
Her rhothsfAS ntmc had touched hsr
like ataiismAn My beat freud, loved
her asa sister.
These words disarmed her.
Lot lhe pastbe forgotten, she answered
resolutely.
Forgotten and forgiven let us both, be
friends in The true aocsptation OF the
word. My hsaFt, even without recogniz
Ing in.you tbs child OF my old friend, has
been drawing toward you steadily. II
precelved In you something congenial I;
aud .now, may ] not receive from your
lips kiss Of forgivsnessi sf Z
Mrs. Arnold bent toward her. i.
bet 1t be genuine, she said; ahd II
was. In thAEklAs the old pain of wound
cd pridc wAsforsyer ertinguishsd. Hsw
long II had ranked WFkw
A single hasty, spoken word2 What
years Of bitterness may II not give 10
somo. weak heart = We fing out bard
scntehces I'd the heat OF sudden anger that
,maybue Hkc hammer strokes, aud 10
most cases forget thai sach blows were
given. But they make memory against
us ,etentive by pain.
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sIxAT1k q srbRYs OF ONE HUNDRED
YEARS AGO.
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