, 1880-06-03

naturally gathered about her, somewhat
to tle displeasure Of some of our youth
full friends. There were lowering
glances and dissatisfied EXPLANATIONS,
Her ease CT manner was called boldness
and her quick, innocent repartee, hip,
pancN ~
80, Mrs. Saybrook," said Belle Dalton
one day, as she came into the parsonage.
"Where did you say the Garnets came
fromP
"From Lowell Ia Massachusetts,, was
the reply. ''.. ...alt. .. .tf
"Well I've got letter from my cous,
in Tom, in Chicago, and he speaks of
family of Garnots that used to live
there; but of course it couldn't have
been them, though there were three of
them, and the daughter was named Mel
lie. But they were very poor as well as
common, Why, Mrs Saybrook, the father
actually kept fruit and peanut st md,
and the child used to 60 barefooted.
They lived in a miserable little cottage
at the foot Of an alley, and were jus
as common as dishwater. That was thir
teen years ago. Then he says they went
East, hut il couldn't have been the same
family could it"
81 dare say not" said I mechanically,
though I knew nothing of the details of
their former history. There the subject
dropped 30 far as was concerned.
Not so with Miss Dayton, who fire.
qaently boosted OF her blue blood and
wealthy connections Had not her
father been governor Of the State, and.
her grandfather Colonel in the regular
armyl To be sure, things had been
said that threw something stronger than
suspicion upon her fathers fair name
sbut0h been hushed up and nearly for
gotten years ago.
Our singing certainly improved after
Miss Nellie joined the choir, and she
grew steadily in favor with our best
people, for no one who was unprejudiced
could withstand the beauty of hel face
and sweetness of her character.
Il don't know how it is" she said to
me one day, "but / can't get on with
the young ladies in tho choir. Either
teny dislike me or l fail to understand
them. Perhaps they consider me q
usurperl' AH
eff they do, we don't" I said, 'for
we have never had such singing before.
/ don't think so, but possibly they are
epyious Of your superior voice"
"Oh, I hope not. i'll thought that
they felt that way I should want to
leave the choir" ~ z - I'l n7tig
"No, no we can't afford to lose you.
If there are any who are dissatisfied, I'm
sure the people would prefer they would
leave rather than you, and my husband
feels exactly as | do about it."
She thanked me gratefully, "it is cus
rious,p she added, after little hesita-
ton, "but every Sunday, either before
the service or after, Miss Dayton asks
the other girls, in a way that seems OBJ.
strusive, IL they don't smell peanuts.
1t is just az regularly as Sunday comes
round" a.-,tl 1.a s,Ii .f,.'
) found il difficult to restrain my
laughter at this, indignant though was;
and Of course Ii was impossible for me
to make any explanation of the matter.
NY renly was, therefore, very simple !:
"Oh, l would not mind it. 1t is doubt.
less some Joke of their own"
A few Sundays after this, Nellie came
to me again, panied and troubled.
~ wish knew what to think about
it." she said. at almost makes me sick.
What can they mean by smelling pea
nuts 1t has gone beyond mere joking,
and looks as if they intended to drive
me out Of their society. | am sure
there must be something in it. All
their .alk is of peanuts:"
Now / do not consider that retalia-
ton is a Christian virtue; far from it;
but there may be instances when a les
son is needed. / thought in this case
that the time had come in which to give
Miss Dayton and her jealous companions
rebuke. Y.. "
1t was known, though the matter was
hushed up, that Governor Dayton, prior
to and during the war, was in some way
connected with the lighthouses on the
southern coast. Daring that time he
was in league with others to manufac-
ture and use sharks oil for the light
house lamps The sperm oil provided
by the Government was sold by defraud