The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-12-17
There is Lots of Human Nature in
Folks
MRS. CHADDoCK's OPINION OF HUMAN
ITY.

MRS. CHADDoCK's OPINION OF HUMAN
ITY.
Yes, that is SO We like people bet
ter after getting acquainted-,oith some
EXCEPTIONS. know people IKE NE a
great deal better than they used to.
Twenty three years ago | was school
teacher and book agent combined, and
folks didn't seem to like me very we'll.
their affection for me was of the mild
type that doesn't make man lay down
his life for friend In company with
girl friend | canvassed most of the
time between vacation, and | thought
then that folks We're unnecessarily cool
toward book-agents, though at some
houses we were too warmly received
the women giving us piece of their
minds. and one man said he would set
the dogs on us if we came inside his
yard lived through itall About fifteen
years ago people began coming to me
TO apologize for the way they talked to
me when | used to sell books. ami they
keep on coming. Only last week | met
women in a store, and she said she
wanted a little private conversation
with Me: and when we were alone she
said, 81 want to ask your pardon for
the way l treated you over twenty
years ago when you came to our house
selling books. | was ashamed of it as
soon as you were gone, and I've been
ashamed ever since, and have thought
Of telling you SO, but could never get
up courage enough. l hope you will
forgive me-"
Il do" said 1; Il forgave you long
ago"
Oh! then perhaps you do not care
much for what | said" said she.
Eyes, l did, said |; Il cared
great deal; so much, that | laid awake
and cried all night abnua vt j"
Wei, am sorry" sal she; "and
| didn't mean what | said; lust got
started, and you seemed so a>tonjshed
that | felt encouraged, AMI SAID all
thought. and good deal more.
But the mau with the dogs made the
most AFFECT apology at fail. He waited
only ten years, and he WAS humble
enough to eat fried grass. [ torgave
him Then about tw, years ago
women SAID to me that she served me
mean trick once. She said that once
when | wanted their school, and her
hu band was school-director, and was
gong to hire me, she would not let
him; she said she guessed she pretty
nearly told HIM a lie TO keep him from
hiring me, and she had felt sorry about
it almost ever since. One thing that
IN 4de her sorry was, that the teach, r
they hired was poor excuse, a d
they turned him off, aud the children
had to stay at home all the rest Of the
winter. Then she said she felt bal
about the way she had treated me, and
sent her husband the next winter to
hire me; but | had school somewh re
else, and she had not seen me very of
ten since. / tnld her that | wished
she had not told me She said she had
to tell me; that she had got religion
short time before. and she was gong to
own up to everybody al the mean
things she had ever done 20 them.
There's lots Of human nature in folks;
and if we ali live long enough every
thing will be Strengthened out, | sup
pose; but with my impatient disposl,
ton l can't see why Ic'ko viii 60 on
year after year, with their conscience
on the rack, when few words will set
it all right. And | ain very sure that
| like folks better than used to.
like all in the world better and | take
more time to get acquainted with the
people meet When | used to work
in the fields all day and do my washing
and baking after night, ami before day
light, | was cross and selfish, and it
tired me to talk to folks. l thought l
was smarter than they, and that they
were not worth wasting time on. But