Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-01-08


Bad Light, and Later, When She Ran
Up Against Another Strongminded Per-
son, She Came out Second Best.
THAT text, Blessed are the meek. is a
great comfort to me-" said little woman
the other day. "The meek surely ought to
have some reward hereafter, for they have
a hard time of it here. often regret that
have that kind of IA disposition and feel
willing to forego the reward promised in
the rest of the text, for they shall inherit
the earth for fine, overbearing bullying
spirit.
Il was shopping in Il big Sixth avenue
store the other day with my daughter. and
we were looking at some furs heaped on
bargain counter. On the counter was
pretty muff with a purse pocket on one
side Of it, and as | admired it picked it
up, showed it to my daughter and told her
that if her father and the children wanted
to give me u present to be sure and let
them know that would prefer muff Just
like that.
"'Look at this dear little purse pocket
on the side | said, as ! unbuttoned the
cover of the pocket and looked in. There
to my surprise, saw tiny lace handker
chief and some money. Instantly the
thought struck me that | had picked up
soiiie customer nun y! n''S'"he' ah, AT
Une H'ilie Vliile 9n"lP No'ce SOUNDED IN
~! e'l S"9 'hS' ""''' ''e YOU "O'ns WIN
my muifP
'u'"eu "rounu an" saw TAIL well
ure99eu woman ioohihS at me ahgrlIy' ana
regret 10 say oltSheo "eepY NJ my
1t" "".u 'l'''"he que e''ueI'ly TOOK 'he
olus,i Tor " Gu'Ity one anu procetded TO
9I"I' me iV'''iS "'lr 'li9ii'""'e 'i'"O "'''lU
e' W 9'e"' licr ''uli anu money.
49,, AL'o'I. Iiihk TOO NhEh'
ouS"t " n%'e "''N'' ucr Win
eq""n reieill'nce' suppose ""t just mere
NY """" i'"n"Oe "ieeN"e9' c''l'e lhlo play
"''' vU'V' 'i"' ny oNh a'"P"N'S was
iN9Po"1'' ~ P"''i'N "iV J." poSIt'oh
MneIe iooNeu ilAe d Siie'tA 'h'eI, ana that
'it n "9n,"n N"S J"Stllle'' Ill ti,hNlhg so
All ulu therefore was 10 apologize Tor
my action put thls seemed Only To confirm
'iie S"Splc,ohS Oh the woman the shop
glrls ana the lioof walker
flhally the woman took her muff, shut
OH her stream OF words and walked away.
Seeing That had not convinced her of my
innocence, turned to the iioor walker to
explain IL TO nm, but he sad he had not
time to listen, and intimated that the store
would prefer to get along without visits
from me III the future Now wasn't that
nice inheritance Tor my meeknessY
After had recovered from my mortl-
hcation somewhat we went into another
big store to look at some hats. There were
more customers than shopgirls in the mil
ilnery department. ana 50 ana as many
Others were dolhg-tned on number OF
mats before the gas, without waiting
Tor shopglrl to help me. Not find
ing any nat TO Alt me- decided to
go out. ana looked around for my own
nat, when hau iald down on IA table
as ! was trying others on. 1t was gone. |
looked everywhere nut could not lind it,
when suddenly my daughter spled 1t on the
hean oi another woman VINO was trying 1t
on before il glass.
OVERCOME BY NEEKNEss.
Gong up TO her, sad politely That is
my hat you have on
indeed II not your nat; she answered
notify. con care II yon "ld PICK II out
nave CHOSEN IT, 'oo before you p"iu Ior IT,
ana ! Inlehu 10 Keep H.
mere my hieehneSs oVercalile me again.
81" 'h"' .! Jay iliS III; H"t uoNn among
,hc ones lor sue mao Ieu TINS woman 10
tnihk 1t was lor s'' aIso' NaS Nhe TO