Telegram-herald., 1889-06-04


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va nr. Fozlssi De oGAssc 70 ssu ~
Yes, &na Hot lat cay. sas a. ta-s hs
possesses
.Pe9r m4zi / pity hlu"
= t0G = sad aer aasosnS. eEupaztlcs-1s
but consiaer shzf = hloss Il InusI es -
49, - l3se als entire fortsns At oae stroAe-
Yes. - al fee h&d enough pUt
serves hlm rlg1I for tie neaE trleH hs
played upen me
1T W2s G-e-a, grant; but -" be l. IA
trouble you c-n surely z1ora - tof8st -
"A sA24 lever forget b. INTENDED, Ma >
l. 511-d house o. a partiol - t-as -et Now
! eaa probably get possession - = ana o-iis
o-t ~ or srLl@l aessEl"
''lae4, after -, tAe evil w,L oe - F--t e.
Yes, but uot oec4 1se foi-eit = Ing
Probably the bitterest part . nis dis-p-
pointment VII De TIE thought ta-I hs 60
10 ioAgeF thw4rt me
= thilk yea mis- g4tge aim -
Il ool { believe / de-
81 ealed The con ouversatioo- Otaers were
he'd. u which Mrs. Murdoch enoeSvored,
but In vain, u moafy The bitterness OF her
husband pre-. .lclee
Meanwhile lhiags went worse aud worse
with poor Folett BIS Oldest child w-s
taEen slek with scarlet fever, and after =
brief Illness died
When Robert Murdock saw his careworE
and grief stricken face, then for the hrst
tine a senun,ut OF pity stirred him. The
change w4s 50 great between Mr. FoletI
bright and sn. mated as DC had been before
his misfortunes came upon hiIn, and now,
that his enemy must certainly have had =
hard heart not 70 feel some compassion fcr
him. Then he, too, became sicA-a result
rational enough uuder the complication oi
misfortunes The sickness lasted Tor four
weeks. and he emerged from IL the ghost OF
his former self.
His ruiz WAS found % be complete. Two
hundred dollars alone remained Of MS once
I handsome property. He must at once do
| something FOR his support. Under the cir
| cumstances some OF his friends thought OF
trying 10 obtain for hitn the post OF post
master, which would yield him HI income
OF eight hundred dollars year. But there
was one difficulty in the way. Robert Nur-
docks Influence was great and being lnt-
ma;ely acquainted with the member Of Con-
| gress for the district, could probably defeat
the plan. James Follett said this ia a de-
spending tone when the plan was broached
| To himself
''It WON'T do" he said; "Murdock win op-
pose it"
But Robert Murdock was restored 70 his
better self He quietly wrote note 70 his
friend, the member OF Congress-, urging
Follett's claims. This was sufficient. A
fortnight later Follett received intelligence
Of his appointment from the member him
self, accompanied by the intimation that be
had acted upon the Recommendation of
Robert Murdoch.
| Mr.. Follett read this communication. 1t
was the first intimation he had had of the
change in his enemy's feelings and pro
| duced wonderful effect upon him. II made
him, moreover, utterly ashamed of his
| former act of meanness.
| Acting on tho impulse Of the moment be
seized his hat and hurried toward Robert
| MurdOck's house, which for years hs had
not entered. The servant received him
with look of surprise, and ushered HIM
| into tho sitting-room. Robert Murdock en-
tered five minutes later.
"Murdock," he said, with emotion, 'I
have come to thank you for your noble kind
ness to one who has 80 little deserved it."
''Thcn you have got the officer
"Yes; thanks to your Kindness"
81 am glad OF il. l had not heard the re-
suit Of my application"
''Now you must let me apologize for what
have long been asha-led of-my purchase
of the Walsiugharn lot"
"We won't talk of il now"
"You can haveit now. That must go with
the rest OF my property"
Il will gladly buy it at a fair price; but
am sincerely sorry for your losses"
Thank you, Murdock. How little knew
your'
Il am afraid you knew me only too well
When l first heard of your msfortunes l
was unfeeling enough 10 exult; but better
feeling succeeded, and now / am truly
sorry"
"Will you forget the past and look upon
me as friend, bound TO you by no ordinary
ties of gratitudef'
"On one condition"
"And that is-n
"That while you are settling up your af-
fairs, you and your wife win become nv
guests. We have a large house and viii
make you At home"
The reconciliation between Robert Muir
| dock and James FOllett was d nine DAYS
wonder in the village; but it served as an
introduction 10 lasting friendship, which
was source Of mutual comfort and pleas
! ure. There is more than one quarrel that
might be concluded happily if people would
take more pains to understand each other,
and, by kindness and forbearance, appeal TO
! their higher and nobler natures -Horato
Ager, IN Yankee Blade.