Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-02-07

and it was particularly odd when Morton.
the eldest boy, had been given a place
iii a c,.n !, l0,l Ilou>e IA Cmc,nnall hv
an nnc.e or cousin ur something af tile
sort. began ia think she must have
sla,le il out of sheer light headedness
and frivality.
wrote to Tom. hoping he might re-
monstrate With her. am always mod
crate ia the expression-of my opinion so
| simply said:
: G rarla is looking very badly. All
this 'sancing and racketing around is not
'od for her. But the young people Of
the present day have no discretion.
Nodesty seems TO have goae out Of date
along with veneration for their elders !"
That was all said.
But it seemed to have no effect, for
Gerarda still went ON teaching. She
began TO look worse and worse. All the
color left her face; even her lips we're
pale, and her mouth got pinched look.
hen she got hacking cough, and
used to hear her going coughing along
the street from her dancing school She
had not been 10 see me for the longest
time-treating me with marked dsre-
spect. But at last could not bear to
hear her. so | just ran out TO the gate
and gave her box of |, zenges
She thanked me; then she gave me
wistful sort of look aud hesitated. as if
she wanted to say something, but she
evidently changed her mind, for she
| pas ed on
One day WAS walking along the
beach Winter was beginning to break
up, aud there were bright patches of
green to be seen here and there The
sky Was blue and white. with flying
clouds. and the water around the piers
VAS shining in the sun. Everything
looked SO peaceful and happy that
couldn't help wondering why people
can't he peaceful aud happy too. and
follow the golden rule.
had had very trying morning.
In the first place had been to see
Mrs. Jones' When / went into the sit
ting room there Vas fire cracking on
/ the hearth. and could see through the
/ door that there was one burning in her
room also. Now, as Mrs. Jones is poor,
and as had supplied her with food for
the greater part of the winter. Thought
l had right to say:
Dear me. Mrs Jones, / shouldn't
think you could afford TO have two fires
burning at once-and such mild day
too
She turned as red as a beet and
pressed her lips together. but she didn't
say anythin; | fear Mrs. Jones is far
from being sweet tempered.
Then went to sister Harriet's. Her
daughter Ella had just met with quite a
severe accident, having been thrown
from buggy. while out driving, and
her arm broken. To be sure it was
painful, and the shock had made her i'll,
but then she should not have been so
foolish as to have gone out behind Ned
Pennywiclx's young horse. l reminded
her of this.
"You ought to be very thankful, /
began.
Thankful for having been nearly
killed." she cried. Really, Aunt
Maria, my gratitude is not so easily
aroused.
/ sat down on tile bed beside her.
Perhaps l may have drawn the cover
rather tightly over her feet, but she
need not have given such flounce.
My dear child, it might lave been
! your back or your neck, / said
Well. it wasn't.
But it might have been.
Maria, said my sister at this point,
-too much conversation is not good for
Ella. The doctor says it makes her
! feverisla. ("
So left there and went to Mrs Crit
tenden's She was in great trouble.
She and her husband had not been mar
ried long. but they had had heavy
money losses, and he had been obliged
to leave her with her mother while he
went out West to seek employ ment
! had brought her some wine jelly.
and after | had given it to her said:
"Cheer up, my dear. 1t might be so
much worse. Suppose he was dead?"
Oh don't |" she cried
We'll. but it might have happened
In the midst of life we are in death, and
think how dreadful it would have been
to see him lying in bis coffin instead of
his being just out West where you can
hear from him twice week. Does he
write twice q week ~
| Only once, S1e SAID.
~OnIy once-dear, deari said ]. Il
should think he'd write oftener."
lie is too busy, she replied
Then, to divert her mind from her own
grievances. began to tell her about my
new hou emad, Claris,a. and how many
things size had broken in the last week.
Three saucers and a teaclp-nol
three teacups and saucer, was say
ing. when happened 70 glance at her,
and saw that she was not listening to q
word was saying
She seems to be q poor, spiritless
creature. and made up NV mind that
/ would not 60 to see her again in q
hurry.
Indeed, came TO the conclusion that
there is very little gratitude in the
world Y..u can go around wearing
yourself out trying TO do good to others,
aud never get word of thanks
/ thought / would go on to Mrs
Stones. as size had asked the ladies of
tile church to meet at.ller house and talk
over the new altar cloth. When /
stepped upon the gallery the front door
was ajar, and 3 sound of voices came
from tie parlor; but no one seemed TO
hear my knock. paused moment.
when my attention as attracted by the
follow ing remark;
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