The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-07-11
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ut is really unfortunate, that forgery
Of Mr.. Grants. / don't see what vii
become Of Emma. presume she won't
think Of holding up her head after it. |
dare say she will expect TO he on the /
sane terms with her friends MS before, |
but the thing is"
"Quitc IMPOSSIBLE" 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 can see.
"IIc has no family hut Emma" said
her friend; "nnd | suppose some bcncv-
olcnt soul will lool, after her; at any
rate, it dont concern u.s."
And the two friends tied on their bo''
nets for promenade.
Emma Grant vas, in truth, almost
hrokcn-haartcd at this sad .f1"r pas o!
her fathers; hut, with the limited Know
edge Of human nature cleaned from TN,
experience Of a sunny life If eighteen
happy ycaIs. she doubted not the will
moncss of old friends to assist her IN hcr
determination TO become teacher. To
one altcranothcr of these SIMMER friends
she applied for patronage. some "ronld
not in conscience recommend the auigll-
ter of dcfaul;er;' some, less ircn-spok-
en-. went on the non-committM systrm-
would think of it and let her know 80
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 her very disiniercstcdIy TO -,
back into the country somewhere, AND
occupy the independent position OF max
ing herself generally useful III som,
farmers family" others still, lodged
the question by humbly recommending
her TO apply to persons Of greater inilu
encc than themselves; and one and ri
"wishcd her well and hoped she'd snr
coed Thought it very proiaowo'iiN
p that she should try to do something fo
herself. but seemed ncrvously anxious
that it shonld he out Of their latliui
and longitude; and so, day after day
ioot-sorc and weary, Emma rcache,
!. home with discouraged heart, and
sad conviction Of the scliishncss I'M
" hollow-hcartcdness of human nature.
+" In one. of these disrouraging MOOD
r. she recollccicd her cid friend, Mr. Bins
How strange she should not hay
thought of him before She had oite
n Hospitality entertained him rs she pr
sided mt her fathers table: he stood vel
- high in reputc us n pious man, and yer
" bcncvolentiy inclined; he surely wonI
y hefricud with his influence the child Z
his old, though fallen friend, With II
ncwed courage she tied on her little bol
III net, and set ont in search Of him. 81
T. was fortunate in finding him IN; hut, n
h. where was the old frank smile and e
49, tended hand OF friendship? Mr. Ill
go might have been carved of wood for AZ
10 demonstrations of either that she con
'w see, A very stiff bow, aud very ne
sc yous twitch of his waiStband was h
he only recognition.
Nv With difficulty she chOkcd down t
'S- rcbellious feelings that sent the flush
mi her eyes, az she recalled the many eve
lao inps he had received u warm welcome
~ their hospitahle dre-sidc, and tlml,
IT, explained the purpose OF her visit y
Bliss, employing himself during tins
tcrval in the apparent arrangement
some business papers, with IN air /
a., said "If you were not woman
lii shouldn't hesitate to show yon the q
,'a' in civil way; but as it is, thoug
w. w. may listen, that's all it will amount
700 Like many other persons in IKE dll
Gov gov ma, he quietly made up his mind TIL
AZ. w he could succeed in irritating her
wv" GENTLY to rouse her spirit, he wouiC
y nil probability be sooner rid OF her
,laoi he remarked that it was "A very
li"I nay affair that of her fathers; there c.
ON. ha Int one opinion about its diSgrac
a,,1 and dishonorablo nature; that, OF co
anu ';iI she wasn't TO blame for it, but she C
I ', ~ NOT be expected to keep her old pos
u, .l.a II now: and that, in short, under the
w St cumstopces, he didn't feel as II 1t W
NJ he well for him to interfere IN her DC
ana, ot nresent. He had no doabt IN
nov She might 'live down her father $
N IL trace :" and so he very comfort
u ~ w. scared himself in his leather-backeo
!. V''I chair, and took up book ~
81, A deep red spot burned on "a
any Grants check rs she retraced her $
W. Her 1.-the form was drawn up TO III
a .''i1' hight there was fire in her eye,
Sa mn, 6rmness and npidity in her step
.. inI betokencd new energy, one w9 I:I
, ,.'%t be crushed by such selfish cowafo'r'
'" fan pusillanimity; she would succeed
nae slan nnaidod too, save by her own inVli
, ,l discrimination. 1t must he '''"'
'i, Nr should triumph yet.
! W tho "Will is might" said Emma,
q , u;e bent nil her powers to the accom-
h's mcnt of her purpose; and when wa
" a." motto ever known to fail when :"
20 the panied by spirit undiscour0Eea
stacles?"
Never! True, Emma rose earl,
ramed sat up late: she lived on mere,
,b;oan she was IL stranger to luxury, ana
nav times to necessary comforts. Her
IN Civ was often wet WIN ;,; .c"is s.rnn V
malicious speer Of the ill-iudglpf