The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-17
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almost impossible for us to soc orr
own fauits even when others are kind
enough To point them ont, for they arc
rlght ugly things and unpleasant to
look upon. But. lacking those outside
monitors, or" must all the more culti-
Vntc the habit OF constant Unlocking
ana self examination. If we are ONLY
brave enough 10 confront our fnults
and look them in the face, ugly rs thcv
arc, we shall he sure to overcome tho
/ worst of them. a striving toward roo.l
will achieve ut least Il part of it."
! OH returned the princess. "But
what Is good and what is wrong? So
oi'ch we cannot tell them apart until
i we look back ut what we have done
| ana th"h 1t Is ;ll too late. truly wish
! 10 ID" SO"u more than desire anything
! eiSc Ill the world L am SO ignorant and
! hcipicSS ana lave such strong inclina-
! uonS to do wrong that sometimes I
seem to be almost all wrong. The
priests say so much. hut tell us so little.
lhcy talk about st. Peter and st. Paul
ana Il host Of ether saints and holy fu-
theirs and what notS. but fail TO toll us
what We need every moment Of our
lives: that is, how to know tho RIGHT
when We SEQ 1t, and how to do II. and
no" 10 know the wrong and low to
avoid it. They ask lii; to believe 50
much ani insist that faith Is the sum
oi virtue ana the lack OF it the sum Of
Slh tHat 10 faith all thihssS are added.
DHt we might believe every syllable OF
'ii"Ir WNol" disturbing creed and then
spoil II all through blind ignorance of
Whit IN right and what is wrong"
AS To Knowing right and wrong"
repilcd brandon, Il think | can give
you Il ruir which, although it may not
coNcr the whole ground Is excellent
i'r everyday use. 1t is this, Whatever
makes others unhappy is wrong, wbut.
ever makes the world happier is good.
~; To how we are always to do this
cann"t tell you. One has TO learn tbot
by trying. We can but try, and II wa
i"!l altogether there is still virtue I'm
every .utilc effort toward the right,
Mary bent her head as she walked
alon:r in thought
w nat you have said is the only nm.
Ptoach TO rul" for knowing and doing
the right | have ever heard Nov,
nut ~ WI uv ;Surv. n Va.
me too strong. 1t always does itself be-
fore can apply any rule or even real
iZc what is coming" And again she
shook hcr head, with bcwitching lit
lie look OF trouble.
Pardon me. Your hiShness, but there
is no bad in you. 1t has been put on
You by others and is all on the outside.
There is none of it i'm your heart Mt all.
That evil which you think comes out
of YOU simply falls from you Your
\
Judged YOU" He was treating her al
most aS if she were II child.
Il fear, Master Brandon YOU are the
most adroit hattcrcr OF ALL" said Mary,
shaking her head and looking UP ut
him with Il side glance. "Pcoplc have
dclugcd me with all kinds OF ilattcry--
| have different sorts listed and labeled
but no one has ever gone to the ex-
travagant length of calling me good
Perhaps they think I do not care for
that but like 1T best. l don't like the
others at all. If l am beautiful or not,
it Is as God made me, and l have moth
ing to do with it and desire no credit,
but If | could only be good 1t might be
| my own doing perhaps, and ought to
| have praise | wonder if there Is really
| and truly any good in me and II you
| have read mc Alright" Then, looking
up at him with touch of cOnsterna-
ton, "Or are you laughing at meI"
! Brandon wisely let the last sugges-
| ton pass unnoticcd.
| II am sure that l am right. You
have glorious capacities for good, but,
alas, corresponding possibilities for
evil. 1t will eventually all depend upon
the man YOU marry. lie can make out
| of YOU perfect woman or the reverse"
Again there was the surprised express
! sion in Marys face. but Brandon's seri-
ous look disarmcd her.
Il fear you are right, as to the reverse
at any rate, and the worst of 1t Is I
shall never be able to choose n man to
help me- but shall sooner or later be
compelled TO marry the creature who
will pay the greatest price"
God forbidv' said Brandon rever-
emily.
They were growing rather serious, so
Mary turned the conversation again
into the laughing mood and said, with
a half sigh: "Oh, hope you are right
about the possibilities for good, but
YOU do not know. Wait until you have
seen more of me-"
81 certainly hope I shall not have
long to wait"
The surprised eyes again glanced
quickly up TO the serious face, but the
answer came: THAT you shall not But
here is the queen, and l suppose we
must have tho benediction." Brandon
understood her hint, that the preaching
was over, and, taking it for his dismiss
nj, playfully lifted his hands I'm imita-
ton Of the old bishop of Canterbury
and murmurcd the first line OF the Lat
In bcnedictiOn. Then they both laughed
and courtcsicd, and Brandon walked
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