The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-07-12
Summer Friends

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at is really unfortunate, that forgery
of Mr.. Grants. I don't sec what will
become OF Emma. ] presume she wont
think of holding up her head after it. I
dare say she will expect to bc Oh tie
same terms with her friends as before.
but the thing is"
"Quite impossible" d" said the gay Mrs.
Blair, arranging her ringcts; "tho man
has dragged his family down with him,
and there's no help for it that I can see. "
Gle has no family but Emma" said
her friend; ''and ! suppose some hcncv-
olcnt soul will look after her; at any
Hate, it don't concern u.s."
And the two friends tied on their bu1i.
nets for promenade.
Emma Grant was, III truth, almost
hrokcn-hHartcl at this sad tuur pas oG
her fathers; but, with the limited kuowl-
edge of human naturc CLEANED from the
experience Of sunny life of eighteen
happy NCals, she doubted not The will
lnGncSS of old friends to assist h2r in her
determination to become n teacher. 10
ole after another Of these summer friends
she applied for patronage. Some "could
not III conscience recommend the daugh-
ter of Il dcfaultcr;' some, less frec-spok-
IN, went on the on-committal svStcm-
would think OF it and let her know
taking very good care not to specify any
particular time for this good purpose:
others, who did not want their con-
sciences troubled by the sight of her.
advised ner very disinterestedlv to "eo
back into tho country somewhere. and
occupy the independent position of MAX
ing herself generally useful in some
farmers family" others still, dolprd
the question by humbly recommending
her to apply to persons of greater infu-
ence than themselves; and one and all
wished her well, and hoped she'd sue
ceed Thought it very praiseworthv
that she should try to do something for
herself, but seemed ncrvously anxious
that it should be out of their latitude
and longitude; and so, day after day,
foot-sore and weary, Emma reached
home with discouraged heart, and a
sad conviction of the sclfshncss and
Observation-Disclosures Of human nature.
In one of these discomaging moods
she recollcctcd her cid friend, Mr.. Bliss,
How strange she should not have
Thought of him before She had often
hospitality entertained him as she prr-
sided at hey fathers table he stood very
,l8ii III f"Putc as plous man, and very
pcncVoirht!y mchnrd; he sure Y would
pcl'lGIld WIN MS lnfiuenco the child Of
h'S ola, though fallen friend. With re-
"c"eu courage she ucd on her little bon
"c'' ana set out III search OF him. She
was fortunate IN finding him in; but. all,
where was the old frank smile and cx-
lciacd hnnd OF friendship? Mr.. Bliss
nnGht nave been carved of wood iur any
uemohstratlons OF either that she c"uId
Sec "A very "tlit bow, and n very ncr-
V"I's twltch OF his waistband WAS her
Only recognition.
with difficulty she chokcd down the
rebCllous feelings that sent thc flush to
ner eyes, rs she recalled the many even
n>gs no had received warm wcr0m" to
thclr hoSpltabi tiro-sidc, and timidiy
explained the purpose of her visit Mr..
Bliss. employing himself during tins in
tcrVal III the apparent arrangement of
some business papers. with al air that
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she wasn't 70 LIomn for if Lmt she couId
not Inc cyunctnd to l,ron Lrr old nn,ilinn
now; and that, in Short under ihc cir
cumstanccs, he didn't feel as if it would
he we'll for hin, io intcrfrrr in her behalf