Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-09-19
Yer-SensitiVeness.

"There, that's the second time I've
met Mrs. Adams within q week, and she
has not noticed me-" said Mrs. Clark to
her friend and neighbOr, Mrs. Sumner,
as they left the store Of Jordan, Marsh g
Co., Boston. eff that's the way she is to
treat her husbands parishiOners, she'll
make herself unpopular, and hurt DR..
Adams influence besides"
(which was Mrs. Adams2" inquired
Mrs. Sumner, ''the lady in brown, who
stood at the embroidery counter? I no
tiCed you looking at her several times"
eyes, that was Mrs. Adams, and I
don't understand why in the world she
did not speak to me-" replied Mrs. Clark
in a most emphatic tone.
"DOn't be too harsh in your criticisms,
suggested Mrs. Sumner. 'Isn't it pos
sible she did not see your"
Didn't see mel" said Mrs. Clark,
sneeringly. "HOW could she help see
ing me2 Why she could not help seeing
me? Why could not she see me as read
lily as / saw herr I have not heard that
her eyesight was poor, have you? But I
viii tell you what I have heard. Mrs.
Bates told me that she came of ia very
aristocratic family in Providence, who
think more of books and literary society
than anything else, and she was won
dering what sort of g minister's wife she
will never do for her to put on such airs
here in Boston, that is, unless she does
not care whether people like her or not"
90, you don't mean all that" said Mrs.
Sumner, in quiet way. a fear you are
getting q little excited, and preiudging
Mrs. Adams. How do you know but she
is an absent-minded person, and was so
absorbed in her purchases and her own
thoughts as to be Oblivious Of all about
her? or, she may be near-sighted, and I
know that near-sighted people are less
observing than others, owing, probably,
to the fact that they do not expect to rec
Ognize friends readily. Now, am near
sighted myself, and 50 have great sym
patty for such persons. My son told me
once that he should think 1 would lose
all my friends, for I so often failed to rec
ognize them on the street. And then.
more than that, 1 forget names, and am
frequently mortified when meeting
friends to find cannot call theirnames. .
"You have plenty Of excuses" reioin-
ed her friend, "but don't believe Mrs.
Adams is either absent-minded or near
sighted. I Just think Mrs. Bates is right.
and she has made up her mind to have
q few select friends, ana sort of ignore
the rest of Us, and / viii insist that it is
not the thing for a minister's wife to do"
and Mrs. Clark without being aware of
it, had raised her voice so high that two
young gentlemen passing them as they
walked down Washington street, re-
marked:
"Hellol there's trouble. Some poor
minister's wife is being hauled over the
Goals. and quite likely her husband viii
have his resignation sent in to him soonl'
Like ehOughP' responded his COM
paniOn. "But then, they are always
criticised, ministers and their wives too
They are either too strict or too liberal
too extravagant or too economical. too
well dressed or too plainly dressed, too
aristOcratic or too plebian; too reserved
OF too free, and so on, and so on. 1 tell
you 1t would take more grace than I am
possessed Of to 60 into that businesslo
The ladies soon stepped into q res
taurant for lunch, and while sitting at
the table waiting for their orders. con
tinued their conversation on the same
subject.
Mrs. Sumner said: 81 agree with Won.
Mrs. Clark that it is q part Of q minis
teFs Wife's duty 70 make herself agree
able and affable TO ali, although I know
some disclaira that they have any duties
Ia the church beyond those Of private