Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-28
BOTH MISTAKEN.
Light Words Which Wrecked the
Happiness of Two Lives.

"A cool breeze DleW up from Tile river.
1t played among the reeds and tall
grasses on the bank and ran lightly up
the slope toward the white mansion ON
the hillside, Auttering the vines that
fringed the wide piazza where group
of young girls sat chatting, resting, Or
busying themselves with dainty needle
work. asstN1 : t"N ~ tf'''N''
"What a delicious breeze!" ex-
claimed Florence Freeman, rising as
she spoke. The slender, thoughtful
looking young man reclining unseen
in the depths of large easy chair just
within one of the long windows glanced
up from the pages of book in which
he had been absorbed, and his dark
eyes followed her graceful fgue adj
miringly. -..,.......
ut sets me wild to be doing some
thing" she continued, pacing up and
down the long porch, do you know.
girls. pausing. abruptly, ''we'rc a set
of slaves?'s.
20, Florry!'' exclaimed laughing
voice, "now don't give us lecture on
woman's rights!''
"Never fear; that isn't what | was
thinking of, We are, hindered by icir,
cumstances' from being and doing
what we feel is within us to be and
do"
Listen, girls" interrupted another
voice. ''Florry is on her high horse.
Now we shall see some prancing."
Laugh away" returned Florence.
'I'm in earnest. Why must we, because
we happen to have drifted into scytain
channel, or because particular course
is marked out for us by friends, drift
on down the stream or keep on In the
same course to the bitter end, ever
though we must smother the best there
is in our natures in doing so?n'.-sv-s'..'-.
Intense feeling emphasized hel
words, and her unseen listener fount
himself wondering what personal ex
perience had prompted them. Am,
Gray lifted her eyes. ,.ivlS'
Duty is often unpleasant sh,
said, "but it is best, after all, to have
settled plan and purpose and cling t.
them through everything. Think wha
chaos would result if we all followe,
our own inclinations, and, worse thar
that, whatever might for the momen
be our ruling passion" .-r
Florence did not answer for MO
ment; her eyes were rowing across tn
wide sweep of the river, where whit
sail glimmered in the afternoon sun
shine.
30, yes; there mist be plans, G
course, and they must be carried out, o
nothing would be accomplished. Blu
take special cases, There is cousi
Dora, for instance. Why must she Civ
up her painting to marry Fred Long
merely because she promised to when
mere child and didn't know what sh
wantedp OF course I don't say any
thing against Fred. He is good as gold
but he can't appreciate her talents
Why, he has begun to interfere wit
her plans already. Says she works to
steadily, and wants her to give up som
work she had undertaken in order to b
married sooner. She only laughed owe
it. OF course she wouldn't say an,
thing, but we can all secshes doesn
love him. How can She, when he hs
no sympathy with her on that subject
Now, why can't she say so, and b
free?"
:" She feels her responsibility" sal
Amy's soft voice. ''She knows Sho'
devoted Mr.. Long is to her."
"Sh-h! here she comes" whispere
Edith Stanley as bright-faced gi
fluttered up from the garden,v like
dainty white butterfly, and perche
herself on the steps. A dead. silene
fell on the group for moment, an
then Dora turned her laughin
face toward her cousin: go OF
Florry. You were giving a. leetur,
weren't you? I could hear you 'ora
ing but couldn't catch word of ii
discourse.
Its ended now" said Florene
coollv. mentally resolving never to
so careless again in mentioning, "sp
cial cases." land unless some one h;
taken notes YOU can never hope
know anything ABOUT il, for it w
quite imprompta." And. taking h
cousins arm, she marched her up an
down the piazza humming gay air.
Meanwhile, within the windows I'll
voung man sat motionless, his fing'
still between the pages that only fe
moments ago held him spellbound, q
though his world had fallen in ru
around him since Florence began h
"lecture. Outside the breeze ran
among the tree-tops and ruffied q
shining bosom of the river III
August sunshine lay mellow on q
grass. but he heard nothing. saw not
The ties bell rang suddenly 81