New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27
SIZE REGRETTED HER MEEKNESS.
SOME AWKWARD ADVENTURES OF GENTLE
WOMAN

WOMAN.
"That text, blessed are the meek IS great COM
fort to me,n said little woman. the other day. Tho
meek surely ought to have reward hereafter fos
they have hard time Of 1t here. often regret tnas
I have that Mnd OF disposition and feel willing 10
f6rego tho reward promised In the rest OF the exs:
for they shall Inherit the EARTH for fine, over bear
ing, bullying spirit.
81 was shopping in a big Sxthave. store the other
day with my daughter, and We were looking at some
furs heaped up bargain counter on the couher
was a pretty muff with pursepoeket OIL one sac OK
IT, and as l admired 1t, picked II up, showed u "
my daughter and told her that II her father and tho
children wanted to give me Christmas present TINS
year. to be sure and let them know that would prefer
a muf just like that.
"'LOok at this dear little pursepccket on the sde''
I said as unbuttoned the cover OF TIE pocket ana
looked In. There, to my surprise, saw tiny iaoe
handkerchief and some money. Instantly the thouen'
struck me that had picked up some customers mum
by mistake and at the same time sharp voice
sounded in my ears, saying swhat are you doing WIN
my mufP
az turned around and saw a tall. welldressN
woman looking at me angrily, and regret to say
blushed deeply at my awkward mistake. She e'r
IDENTIFY took the blush for guilty one ana proceeuo,
to scod loudly and nsiiuae that wanted 10 s.e'
her muf and money. ought to have answered her
with equal vehemence suppose. but Just hero nv
that my stupidity was responsible for putting me
in a position where looked like sneak'thef ane
that the woman was justified IN thinking So All aa
therefore was to apologize for my action, bn' 'n''
seemed only to confirm the suspicious Of tho woman
the shop girls and the foorwalher
"Finaliy the woman took her muH, shut on her
stream of words and walked away. Seeing that
had not convinced her Of my innocence, turned 10 to
noorwalcr to explain II to him. but he said he had nos
time TO listen and intimated that the store wou'o
prefer to get along without visits from me IN tno
future Now wasn't that nice Inheritance ior ny
meeknessf
"After had recovered from nv modification some
what went into another big store TO look az so"'
hats. There more customers than spopgrs III
the millinery department, and so did ms many oe''
doing-tried number Of hats before the siass
without waiting for shop-glrl TO help me NOT nho'
Ing any hat 10 suit me- decided TO go out and ooKes
around for my own hat, which had laid down OH :
table / was trying Others on. IL was gone :
looked everywhere but could not find II. when SUD
denly my daughter spled 1t on the head oil aho'"'r
woman, who was trying il on before glass.
"Gong up to her said, politely That Is my os'
you have on =,
"'Indeed it's not your hat she answered houy'
don't II you did pick it out have chosen H. to"
before you paid for IT. and intend to keep It.
"Here my meehness ovcrcame again. saw
that by laying my hat down among the ones for sac
Was she TO blame Was not at faaitf surely "
apoogzed again and about to assert once more
that II was my own hat, when the woman appes'ea
nolsely to shop girl, saying that was u,.
Ing to bully her. and producing her purse she a'Soo
the price Of the hat and declared her intention OF pay,
Ing for IL and carrying II away In spite Oh any
creature
1.-THE shop girl looked at the hat for moment ana
then said IL not n store hat at ALL ana was h''
made there.
"sThen why Is II on the table for salep asked ne
woman shrilly. 49, .,,, -.
.'I put Il there BIZ mistake, while was trying o.
some hnts,' / said. III Is my own hat, trmihe"
myself ,,t
".Anybody could see II was cheap, second .hsnu
hdeous thing said tho woman. now IN towonns
rage. Take your old g and she threw Il a9wn Sa
the table and hurried ont. leaving me ovcrwheineTT
with confusion and feeling like guilty wretch
suppose shoud have charged her with stealing, liz
the other woman dif But then you Know ns
shall inherit the earth. I'm not one OF '.S ss
pe0pe who want the earth. but AN bold 20 saS 49,
never yet saw q meek person who seemed 70 nne"s
a. much Of IL ~ tile other kind a.