Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-24
SOCIAL SCARIFYING.

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No, l can't abide her. and whatever
you can see.in her so Interesting | fail
I TO- exclaimed Jessie, the impetuoue
beauty. IN reply to an inquiry regard
ing newcomer lately admitted to her
SCI the modest simplicity with which
she addresses the floor. il she deigns to
| reply to YOU AT all is simply exasperat-
ing. gives one a feeling Of vexation
.hdt one mas exposed herself to her Geo;
! indifference by making a remark !.
| Tor one. would like to see her high
! hnghtiliess BUNDLED. ! was laughing
nara inside the other night al the
ciup. when she moved to have il made
IN incorporate body ana was repuiszd:
peSioe he: fine airs, ] should like to
+ Know where al, her eXtraVaG1n.
| ciothcS come from, as would some
, others could mention. Only q poor
rfnl VIE with Il twelve hundred dol
i1r salaiy: | am sure if the lace on
! tfat lovely silk she wore was any
thing. 1t was five dollars n yard. ard
no stint OF it either. iiut you arc Al
ways getting deceived fur your abuurG-
ing confidence in people at first sight,
Amy, and | hope this will be an in
stance to teach you 4 little worldly wis
dorn''
The elder girl booked thoughtful at
TINS explosion. and after a pause re-
Piled: II have given TO Mrs. G.. only
the considera ton due an Intelligent ana
cultured woman who has come among
us as stranger. If / am deceived.
the loss is hers. not mine: ana as for
her fine clothes, il matters little 10 me
what she wears or where She gets
them. 1t is the woman, not the wrap
pings to whom ! pay tribute"
There is no accounting for tastes.
and il is Just as Wen that We don't Ill,
see alike. suppose" returned tnc .;rst
speaker CURLY. as she closed the in
terview by rising t. lcIN,. and hurried
away nursing hcr u"n Injured feel
ings.
ii WIS 10. until !"nI after tnc above
con- crsdtion that the Knowledge caule
10 .iesein of great sorrow which nal
endowed ,hr young lfa in question.
1t was quite ~ accilcu, sn, learned NJ
H." carly hardship, suffering ana rc-
Str:.irt that even yet chilled any effort
Al assertion. much les, ,rlf-passae.irn.
81 the sensitive nature i'll the prceruc,
IT ccns.irus criticism; nor dill -nr
know Of the devoted $oung cousin ~
Il distance with ample means and OPP
nOrlunititS at her command. who had
just Con" into Hournin+ ana Cnal
think % mono more ~orthy ~ grace h,r
unused fnery than the dear. i'm
pccunious rrof's Wife. Wnas, akiII and
taste converted il into fairy roles fiji
fur y cinderella. All thcs. thing
were made apparent long after. Vii.,:
the acquaintance 21 rulcly thio.t. ma
"a tie outset mad ripeneI into - ,ius.
cnnnaminnship that opened u" Nth icr-
standing ANA wen tine heart KS this
Sc ming hclliscrcHt.
The incident above cited is ont one of
many. by which our cans arc J4iIy ll-u"I
ana goes ~ strengthen thv Inroy. tIaL
Judgment from appearances ia false a-
we'll rs unjust You viii a.,rrr wiz. .ao
if son stop To think. that th:n@a hook
strangely different from within. ana yrt
frequently opinions :tr. fCT.n"tl amt jrut.-
m,nts hastily decided uud vXpfrsS,t!
from mcre Impressions rather than andy
sis. 1t is not that IaiaciuUs iUjIr.- D.
intended To Inc subject az attack. hHt 50
thuEghtltrs ana s"t minsly heI-tit@- rr.t-