The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-04-11

AP Rl.l lsl, 1883
@she Wept during the recital, IN,
lcontfolabIy ana at the elise added
l,bistetly II understand that nsy
brother, Howard Blank, has the rep
utation Of being exceedingly gener
lous, aud that he is connected Will
benevolent enterprises ofth,
day i
SO Is Howard Blank youf bfother9l
p asked'in great surprise,
4'Ycsfdp you know him21
Thought | knew himlwell, hut
find there is a wide difference be.
tween repulation and character
With yonr permission 4 shall SEE
him, and try and influence him Il
do ssoemethingfdr you PerhapsIcan
touch bis pride, il not his heart.
u WILDE Of no use said She.
hewillsay Ishage;broken my word
slelllng yol but you wete 81 kina
and / so desolate, that / opened my
whole heart to you,
u promised 70 be careful of her Sc.
oret, and TO see her again before
night
Il went directly home, and told
your mother all, but the circumstan.
ces connected with the brother. Her
kind heart was instantly aroused,
and whilet was talking she began
to gather up different things which
might be needed in the sick.room.
In less than two hours there was a
cheerful tire in that attic room, the
bed was comfortably arranged, Mrs.
Hale was well cared for, and Willie
had dinedlike prince.
Toward night took my way in
the still.increasing stormto the home
of Mr.. Blank. | confess, my heart
rather misgave me when l remem.
bered this particular case was not
humanity in general t accused
myself Of uncharitableness in judg.
ing my friend, and brought to mind
the old adagc: There are always two
sides to q story In my eagerness to
exculpate him | begin to doubt the
word Of the poor woman.
u found him surrounded by every
luxury. lie gave me a cordial re.
ception, but when my errand was
made known his manner changed
1t was long before | could make any
impression on him He affected to
believe their suffering feigned, be.
cause Mrs. Hale had refused to take
any more work from his wife. l told
the reason, when he replied: "You
have been an easy dupe to a design.
ing woman. Here Is ten dollars,
which | give under protest, know
ing it will be foolishly squandered.
Aud now, my good sir, please never
mention the subject to me again, or
| shall be obliged to dropan acquain,
tance that ] have always found ex,
ceedingly agreeable"
"Perhaps said a little more to
him than became a poor minister,
but as ! looked around upon his
magnificent drawing-rooms l could
not help thinking that were it not
for the publicity of his donations,
they would be withheld, and that his
published contributions did not pro.
coed from generous heart, but from
contemplate desire for popularity
and fame. And | did what is not al-
ways wise, spoke my thoughts aloud.
"l1e reminded me gravely that l
was taking upon myself 'one of the
prerOgatives Of the Most High when
l set myself up to judge the motives
which actuated him. l cannot say
who had the last word, but | know
never felt so angry in my life as
did when stepped from the door,
and be bowed me out in the most
self.possessed manner. l lost my
position soon after through his iuflu.
ence, and since then our ways in life
have sedOm crossed.
"Mrs. Hale recovered soon, thank,
to careful nursing and the effect Of
proper food. Several became inter.
ested in her, and as soon as she re.
gained her strength they put her in
the way Of earning enough to sup.
por herself and Willie. She gave
him n good education and he has done