The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-03
WHO MPElED ?

People wondered how IN the worl
Margaret Mason would ever nianag
TO get along with Herbert Halls oil
maid sister. Everybody warned tn
tiancc that Miss Sarah was the mos
eccentric, eNacting, unbcarablc-wcl
tho community had long ago exhaust,
its supply Of descriptive adjcctivcs
giving opinions Of her.
On the other hand. Miss Sarah wOl
,lcrcd how she would ever manage
get on with Margaret Mason, wht
everybody said had Il temper AMI
will Of her own. and would bca tyranni
cal mistress in any establishment sh
entered.
And now. since the engagement was
positively announced, the 0iliciOuSncSs
Of pretended friends was doing all it
could to array the two against each
other. The only wholly unsuSpccting
heart was llcrbert's. To him, OF
course, Margaret was an angel, nothing
more nor less nor ever could be. while
his sister, Miss Sarah, had ever been
the most devoted OF sisters, as we'll a.
an incomparAbIc housckccprr. Such
a thought aS clash or conflict between
the two females SO dear to him never
FOR an instant entered his mind.
Margaret started ont IT, announce to
some OF her near nri righbOrs that her
wedding day had been fixed. Old Mrs
Trlplcy WAS the first to whom she
communicated the sweet secret. Now
the sharp-tongurd old soul pretended
Il deep interest in Margaret. aud aS
there is nothing 50 inexpensive "a
advice. she poured Il share OF il into
Margare.'s ear which. If acted upon.
would ut once let loose the urira in
Herbert Hairs home.
Nov, Margaret dear. IN a little
older than YOU. ana it's my duty to say
Il thing OF two to you before you go
under the roof with old Miss Sarah.
| know her better than you do, and.
while | respect her. of course, all
have 10 say Is stand up for your rights.
Don't give an inch Let her see right
from the start that YOU won't be run
over. Everybody knows what old
maids are, Speciality If they have had
authority. | never knew one tiat
wasn't aS cross a. two sticks mad at
the world, You see. because nobU iy
would marry them Stand 70 lr
ground. child, and the first spat You
have with her max" her know her
place and then keep her to il, dye
hear ~
This advice WAS followed by hypo-
critical laugh and the charge
Don repeat what say. dear. will
you :"
Margarc, left the house ,horoughly
unhappy-aimost sorry she had ever
seen Herbert Hall. she Mad no heart,
h to MAKE other calls, 10 ten Of hrr AN.
4 proachlng marriage, except TO dean
h little Mrs. Mcckrr, whose words wrr,
an antidotc 10 the poison forced int,
her mind by Mrs. Trpcy.
"And 30 you're really going 10 b,
h marNcd, are you. dear? "WclI, now
chlId, | don't want lr ne oiliciuus, but
must give you little advice old
married plcoplc claim that right. YOU
h know, and sometimes We arc able to
hclp one IN new sphere. hear yOu
are going right to Hcrbcrt's home,
where his sister has been ruler and
mistress so long. I'm afraid, dear,
h this Will be hard for you and for her.
H l'Oor Miss Sarah she will naturally
h leel that She Is giving over crown and
d throne To another woman, and sh.
wouldn't be woman If that didn't
cause her q heart ache. And you
poor young thing. OF course every
Dody makes YOU fear her: but oury
oon listen TO what people say ahuu,
olo maids just resolve That yOu won,
20 INTO any nome and carry strife and
h unhapplncss with you. Don't let Mis-,
Sarah feel that she Is laid on the shell
4 because Of your coming. Make her love
you IN spite Of herself Tell her that
yo" ana Herbert cant get on without
hGr pc tchuer 10 her, and remember
wG"t sad fate it is for any woman to
w w "lIhont neart she can claim as
all her own lustthiDk Oi the chunr..
she had to marry Poor Miss sarah :
know she vii! do her part, Dnn't
E listen TO anything ugly about her, hnt
e lust bear yourself like rood nohIo
Fl glrl, and you will be spared SO murh
unhappinGss."
II Iears gathered in Margaret's ewes,
ana ieil on her soft checks. She
Inahked the little woman and went
IS !ier way with sweet harmony sound
ing through her soul as if angels had
Snahtcd The songs OF heaven all about
ner ears. Yet she could not sleep that
n nlghI ior thinking Of all the dreadful
Posslolilt'es toward which she might
DC rushing with that old maid Thn
ADVICE OF OLD Mrs. Triplcy came back
Co ner' stand your ground The
,rst spat you have with her. make hen,
know her place ~ Then she heard
nhgalh those gentle words: "Make her
81 10 YOU IN spit OF herself. Be tender
b IT. Il; fef is fos ana rememter what sad fate
81 hoaS. 30 'ot any woman to be without a
81 heart she can claim as alI han b'nU"V nu"'' q; a.
n,a q mental a soliloquy followed: " Mawho "v
put put how could his sister be- anvthir" rer3Grt,
pendent ose k,nt and and dsSsn; gGGa Shall be inde
make her love me? 1t is 60 hard d'ty tt
Fl good when people around YOU M are a cuool ~ oe
and dictatorial" But then she saw Iuoss Han
Fl berts sorrowful eyes looking Into ba
own, heard him repeating II can 1
not live without you, Margaret an
Bhe fell asleep with wave of 10
rushing over her heart and drownin
eyery fear.
+ Margaret and Herbert arrived {
Fhome from their bridal trip in TIL
|zpvening. When Herbert left the hous
10 go To business the next morning h