The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-09-25
OyER-SENSITNENEs,S

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There, that's he second time Eve
met Mrs. Adams Within a week and she
has not noticed me said Mrs. Clark
to her friend an6I neaahbor. Nrs. Sum
ner, as they l fit tho store OF Jordan,
Marsh d Co., Boston. "If that's the
way she Is to tseat{her husbands mar
lshloners, sheM 1naSe herself unpopu
lar, and hurt. Dr. Adams influence be
sides"
(Which Gass Mrs Adams?" inquired
Mrs, SUM aea, s'tl.a lady in brown, who
stood at the embroidery counter? L
noticed you, ilcs King at her several
times"
Yes, THAT "stbss Mrs. Adams, andI
don't ! understand whyin thewerld she
dld II OH :spessl to me-" replied Mrs.
Clark i'm; neest emphatic tone.
Sd ONT lbs 900 harsh in your 'criti-
clsn IS tEaggessed Mrs. Sumner. ssIsn't
1T p nssiblessiso did not see yoassn
"IAidal' ,sse me!'' said Mrs. Clark,
sn selafslN How could she help sec
IN ( ms? WY could not she sse me as
re n'ttsY ast9saw her? 1have10tkeard
t. ass 6series~sight was poor, taaveyoug
hut I vii! tell YOU what | have heard.
Ikrs Bates told me that she canne of a
Ferg aristecraticfafnil in Haovidence.
who think more of books and literary
Eooxtg ttsan of anything else, ;asgsi she
swsss wondering what sort 0a fa~t1frnis-
te11s VIII she would make, but she
was find that it will never tUforher to
put on Such airs here in Boston, that
rs, unless she does not care whether
psople3sEe her or not"
80, WCu don't mean all rInat," said
Mrs. Summer, in Il quiet way. 81 fear
you are getting a little excited, and
Ilsslndg1mg Mrs. Adams. iaow do YOU
klowlbrtt she is an absenr-mlinded per-
son, a4il was SO absorbed amber DUR
rilases i1ad her own thoughts as to be
stDliviotSs of all about Eaa.'2 OF, she
snsry be Gear-sighted, and i know that
1ear-ssghted people are less observing
dhanao Tiers, owing, propat5fy, to the
tact tast they do not expect to rccog-
nlze friends readily. NoSa, u am near.
sighted myself, and SO aa;ave great
sympathy for such persons. NV son
toldF1lesonce that he sAeuiid think |
would lose all my friends flor | so of
zen afaaleG to recognize 1iliGn on the
street And then, more tiNan that, i
forget names, and am frequently NOR
6itiedFWlt,n meeting friendsl6o find /
cannot call their names-
tsAou have plenty of ce0cH.es,'' re-
joined her friend, 'but 3.dos1 t believe
Mrs. Adams is either absent,snindedo or
n~e,si+sighted. Just think MIS- Batesis
risnt, and shehas made Tph4r mindto
3,ssve a few select friends, and sort of
Ignore the rest OF us, a,ad Imill insist
that it is not the thing Tert a minis
tesss wife to do" and Mrs Clark with
outaDelng aware of it, had amaised her
votfes so high thattwo youiggentlemen
passing them as they walked down
Washington street, remarked
"Hellol there's trouble Some poor
minister's wife is being i,p,iled over the
eonis, and qultelikely her!nusband will
alave his resignation seat liz to him
aeoII'
Like enotlgh!" respc7ldel.a is COM
panson. "Blt then, they are always
criticised, ministers and their wives
800. They are either to0suniGt or too
hberal, too eHtravagant or ,tNo econ
Omiesl, too well dressed 0r;too plain
6eian. Zoo reserved on tasn sne ,e l,ud P 80
nv ~ - ~ ~" ane. 1.,u199
taie1nore or,sa than =" ssa a s mosd
Of tr.ao into - st h,s;nassra
.Ehessadies sn,n- stanns.s NINTH ), q. roc.
tsp,,rax,t for ln,S7h and r.s,,aa s;tf;,aa t
tafSle.yait;na fma thar o,ds.s .eams;nl
nod their cnnvrrsat;on nm a,be. same
s,,hiect Sl
Mrs. simmer said. az .,,c,,se with
-, von,, Mys. Uark. ,shat e is a. Smt. Of ..
miatiste,,s wife's antv Ia maize ysr.salf
aoraaah,a and os,ihleto ali -n+s,@s@ah T
isclann that tbey haua anv
idut;esii in the chung, bevond tihos. Of
private members But in al, m,v. ex.
periemcea. pastors wife and child zen
can helpa,r hinder she work amd s+he
infinenae.,f +, pastor. bv their,,anHlst.
i%mmeasumablv. Yet while I allowsall
this. + tlosgot thinkwouonpht to maze
the assertions You IN We made ahos,t
Mrs. Adams, until yan are better ac-
quaintad with her. Let me ASK geu