Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-03-21

iuoVitapie lehlous ieW, were won ut once
by her kindness, her deftness, her edu-
cational requirements Everybody had
q pleasant word to speak to Harvey
Layne's wife, all save Miss Abigail
Harris. She alone remained unchanged.
She shook her stiff gray head uncom-
promisingly over the praise lavished upon
the young wife she treated her with
cold civility, and steadily refused to bo
won. 1t was case Of the sternest pre-
judice.
shes whited sepulcher," the old
spinster would say. grimly. "fair enough
outside, but within" and an ominous
shake Of the head would com plete. the
sentence. But Myra moved quietly on
her way. She taught ncedlework to all
of the younger girls around who desired
to learn. She was milliner, dress.
maker embroiderer. all in one. She
trained the budding talents of the village
artist, and taught him to read Ruskin
and to strive to create the best. She
was an embryo physician, too, for her
knowledge of what to do in certain emer-
gencies was found upon more than one
occasion to have saved life.
But still Miss Abigail shifted con-
lomptuonsiy ana turned coldiy from her
when books were being discussed Myra
offered to send her George Eliot's 'Ro-
mola, but was surprised to receive an
insulting No, thanky, ma'am I don't
never read books writ by SIGH n eritter
a woman .ha1 was taxed ABOUT! oh'
no ! uon encourage no sich,
anu p'yrh 0ouiu not repress smile
as sno ooservea INA. neither praise nor
o'a"e cou'o 'oucn 'he divihe genus OF
tho aathor OF ,homola' NOW, alter
.na' MISS Ao'ga'i seemed 10 d'slike nor.
" possible, more 'han ever.
ana so '''nS r, wore on untii the sum
me, came: inc scehe o' my story IL
ia'd III iitt.e country town low miles
from certain southern CITY, ana over
Una, iair Guy dark cloud was slowly
gatnering' "hich was lated TO br'hg
obstruction 20 many :,
wen, MISS hoigaif down at last J!
sAcla''neu ueacon Layne' az ne came
,tom . .he v,''age III ms buggy one day
one r'ghe SICK tney say ana NOT
sou. WIN 1er ruse time ever nearea
. noigaii Iiarrls peih III, en- wite q
mrs. hayno iookea concerned.
Dear-uear' Enos-,yes. l never
knew K her 10 nave SICK day IN her HE
"e'i' we are a'i growing oia' nnos' you
Know ;,
les, W DO sure -thougpttuiiy, as
.pough u hau struck MIN lor tho nrst
LIME say wie' 40 you tnihk u pos
S'p,e 'nn' ni'sS no'ean oo"h Win tue
yeiiow ieyer : lou know she wouid go
over TO jackson last week 70 seil her
WOOL Wouldnt peiieve that inc iever
thore was 80 oae ana you knos ~"
hard-neaded Aoigai, Is, ! declare, there
goes 1T. 'ouos' u nan hiih @na und
out whats tne "a.ter. 49,.
eiiow iever 0uo.h the oia doc
tor' aryiy' ies' 10 oe sure u u,
neishpcr worse ,ga case ! ve seen since tne
eP'ae'n'co Oh 'o-)ust 'en years ago u
a'l her own lault-Miss hoigaifs: No
oody couid prevent ner gong right to
.ne inIeceeu c''y. one SOFA her wool
there every year since inc war; she
marx ] c,ao s sho sn;d and voy @ IU". @
mhat hard -ha.aoS noaa 49, 90 "ao ap,
w;,h y = " '
.No mora. ,l,., ha,a hoadod 80.
Doctor Jono. ~ o,;od : ohasrcnI vn,aa |
.na I' H. n~ nass on,aa. H.. Jna,n.,a ,oioo' ss.
was og and So wns how;no % III Uar,a",.
"wbo,,s ,ho, oho,, M;os Ah;oou ,
s;oL > And ,ho voIlom eonor9 I,eo,a.
o" ,o,' ,.,,., nI ,"i, W. yomo oa. 49, le no.'