Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16
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Your own way you viii take, until
into some great trouble you stumble"
"And then my own way / shall take,
until out of it stumble"
Il have told Rem what he must do.
Like a man he must say, I did wrong
and l am sorry for IT, and 50 well l
think of those he has wronged, as to
be sure they will answer, II Is for
given"
"And forgotten"
"That is different To forgive freely
is what we owe to our enemy; to for
get not, is what we owe to ourselves"
IL think II is cruel, father, to ask
Rem to speak truth to his own injury.
Even the law is kinder than you, 1t
asks no man to accuse himself"
Right wrongs no man. Till others
move in this matter, you be quiet If
you talk, evil words will you say; and
mind this. Arenta, the evil that comes
out of your lips, into your own bosom
will fall. All my life have seen this"
But Arenta could not be quiet. She
would SOW thorns, though she had to
walk unshod; and her fathers advice
moved her no more than breath
moves a mountain. In the same after
noon she saw Madame Jacobus going
to Doctor Moran's, and the hour she
remained there, was full of misery to
her impetuous self-adoring heart. She
was sure they were talking OF Rem
and herself; and as she had all their
conversation to imagine, she came to
conclusions in accord with her sus-
picions.
But she met her aunt at the door
and brought her eagerly into the par
lor. She had no visitors that day, and
was bored and restless and longing for
conversation. Il saw you go to the
Doctors an hour ago, aunt" she said.
81 hope the Captain is we'll"
"Jacobus is quite well, thank God
and Doctor Moran-and Cornelia.
have been looking at some of her we'd
ding gowns. A girl so happy, and
who deserves to be so happy, l never
saw. What darling she isl"
1T is now the fashion to rave about
her. l suppose they found time
enough to abuse poor Rem. And you
could listen to them! would not
have done so! No! not if listening had
meant salvation for the whole Moran
family"
You are remarkably foolish
young woman. They never named
Rem. People so happy do not remem-
Der the bringer of sorrow. He has
been shut out-in the darkness and
cold. l am ashamed of Rem. can
never forgive him. He is a disgrace
to the family. And that is why 1
came here to-day. wish you to make
Rem understand that he must not
come near his Uncle Jucobus. When
Jacobus is angry he will call heaven
and earth and hell to help him speak
his mind, and have nearly cured him
of habit which is so distressing to
me, and such a great wrong to his
own soul The very sight of Rem
would break every barrier down, and
let flood of words loose, that would
make him suffer afterward l will not
have Jacobus led into such temptation.
have not heard an oath from him in
six months"
Il suppose you would never forgive
Jacobus II you did hear one?"
"That Is another matter hope l
have heart to forgive whatever ia
cobus does, or says-he is my hus-
band"
1T is then less wicked to blaspheme
Almighty God than to keep one of Lord
Hydes love letters. One fault may be
forgiven, the other is objectionable.
Dear me! how religiously ignorant 1
am"
you look extremely handsome
when you are scornful. Arenta; but