Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-07-18
For the MONITOR.
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Mays Lesson.
BY BELLE.

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even her best friends.
"Why. May!" exclaimed her sister
Jennie, II would not suppose you would
make fun of him."
"Why not, Miss Propriety 2"
because, you go with him, is one rea-
son."
"Well, that's no reason why L should
not see his faults, said May, petulantly.
..But think it is," said Jennie ear
nestly. "If be has SO many faults [
would not go with him"
"That's right, Jennie" said an elder
ly lady seated in the room, who now sus-
pended her work. 81 think, Mary, if
you care anything for him you ought
not to speak so. He is good fellow,
isn't he p
"Yes, he is good enough, but SO awk-
ward and queer"
''Then why do you 60 with him p
because he has stylish team, and
his father is rich" !"
"But is that all, Mary? I think you
are very wrong to do so, and you may
be sorry. l did as you are doing once,
and it nearly ruined my life"
80, tell us, auntie Please!' exclaim-
ed both girls.
"Well, | will, if you will hand me
my knitting work"
Mary handed her the work, seated
herself comfortably and prepared to
listen.
when was seventeen, just about
your age, May, | was very much like
you; | made sport of people. even my
very best friends. without the least cause.
| never meant any harm. became ac-
quainted with young man, three years
my senior. did not like him very
well at first, but on becoming acquaint-
ed | liked him very much. He was
agreeable and witty, and quite attentive
to me. did not acknowledge to any
one, not even to myself, how much |
liked him. until one day when / was
seated behind some Towering shrubs, In
remote corner of the garden, heard
footsteps approaching, and looking out
| saw him and particular friend of his
passing near. 1t was too late to move,
and so | sat still, and could not help
hearing their conversation. His friend,
Mr.. Grayson by name. said: When are
you going to leave here old fellow p
Not until have asked Susie Lennox
to be my wife, he replied.
What do you love her?'
Most certainly | do
They moved away and I heard no
more, but L knew then how much |
loved him, and | lived in the seventh
heaven for week. He had not spoken
in words, but his actions spoke louder
than words. About this time the aunt
with whom | lived took an unaccounta-
bic prejudice against him and kept me
from him as much as possible. To pre-
vent her suspicious being reused | COM
menced making sport of him. l don't
know how | did it, for he was hand
some and graceful. | kept on making
fun of him, and it went we'll enough for
some time, until one day I said some
particularly hard things of him. and he
overheard me. That night aunt was
out, SO | had the evening to myself.
was sitting in the bay window and the
curtain was partly drawn. when Mr.
Grayson and my friend entered the room
Henry. | am going back tomorrow,
he said.
Tomorrow Isn't this rather sudden :?
Yes, I never thought of it myself till
today
'One more question, are you and Miss
Lennox engaged 2
No, and never shall be-
MAY | ask why?'
| i overheard her today when she made
sport of me and repeated some things
said in derision.'
| Did she? but aren't you hasty?'
'Hasty or not, 60 tomorrow
| ! don't know when they went or hov
| got to my room. but the next day
was wild with fever. For weeks la
very near deaths door, but finally re
covered and went out into the worl
again. I saw him twice after thai
The unfortunate affair caused me grea
pain, all the harder to bear because
was my own fault. He married gil
three or four years older than himself
and ] married very good man, but
never loved him. He esteemed 10
though | told him the whole story b.
fore | married him. He is dead nov
poor man! He was the kindest and be-
of husbands and mourned for him as
= | fr;ond not 10 husband -
: zone more question. aunt. Who VI
the man, will you tell me that ?" askt
: May.
:. "Yes, dear, it was George Graham
father, William Graham. Now, Ma
!, be careful and not ALLEVIATE Georges 10