The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-08-23

I 'HttftN 1fs IHH~<}ss otkhs tst'
slsaeed 10 like spubeam
You naughty childl Didst ! tell you
., ibs breakfast table thai bad something
10 show your lbousht you would be ia
the momen, Robert ~eut out. aud here
h.ve been waiting this hall hourl Ia
brought me The lovlisst litlle picture lAsl
nigh,; come aud NJ H. But blcss mr
there are tears 10 your eyesl Is spytLios
the msliest' Mrs Birdsa5s's voice sof,
ened, aud her expression changed to Que
Of tender sympathy. what has happen
cdr Do tell me.
Mrs. Ward smiled ihroush her tears.
and taking Mv. BirdseySs hand. drew
her down to her side
do you really want me n tell you whs,
is The mstter with mef Rehsps ought
NOT but believe sill. The fact 10,
was 10 10Y closet shiIs 70. aud heard
what you and your husbsl hsppsssd to
be ssy ling about me-" HsrSNrs. Birdseys
colorsd. and looked subassAAsed ssd con.
fused enough. but am I'll over \ nov.
dear. don't mind ii 10 the least. II vas
true enough what yoa said. l have said
the same thing about myself . hundred
times
Mrs. Birdseye was affected by her
friends candor and good nature. and en-.
brsced her warmly. You are the best
creature alive" she said. with recovered
animation. "You know think 80. And
l declare. you look perfectly beautiful this
minute The beauty Of goodness and good
sense, which l have not mite Of. | talk
so much l must say some things ] am very
sorry for afterwards. You are never so
foolish"
Il am not great tslker. but my con-
science is not quite clear. have often
said things about my best friends which ]
would not have wanted them to hear
about me, perhsps2'
a sm afraid l have"
What, wonder?' Mrs. Birdseye vas
visibly composed. She knew she had her
failiugs. to be sure, but it had never en-
tered her imagination that her friends per.
ceived them or commented upon them to
others. II was new aud very disagree.
able idea.
Mrs. Ward smiled, aud pstted her
friends hand.
II have learnt something this morning.
Nellie. have been thinking the matter
all over. and have been perfectly sur.
prised and ashamed to find what practice
We have Of making little disparsging
speeches about even our very beat friends
All true enough, very likely, but that does
,ot make ii right. II We do not like to
hink OF our own faults or deficiencies be-
ng talked about. then we ought not to
ak Of other peoples. just think how we
unused ourselves with Mrs. Brsdbury's
lirs and fourishes, and Mr.. Brsdbury's
How way Of speaking. and Mrs. Martins
lat prom onunciation. and Captain Singleton's
and Mrs. Stanleys way Of
her childrenl There is not one
II these persons whose friendship we do
,ot count upon with pleasure. yet how We
lid mimic and 60 on about theml Sup
posing they had been where they over
leard us?"
"As for instance hidden away 10 that
lreadful closetl" said Mrs. Birdseye, with
N arch glance that way. "They would
zone Of them have been so forgiving as
ou have been TO me, l am afraid"
"But never listened there before. and
ay dear, l promise you never will again.
"You won't hear anything but good Of
'ourself II you do; you are the best and
earest creature 10 the world,I do believe.
'ut oil these other people; mustn't | ever
augh about them sgain9 Some Of them
re so ridiculous; I'm afraid I can't help
l."
Just imagine they are always standing
ebind the door, my dear; l think that
ill help you effectuslly even when you
re most strongly tempted.