Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-13

< esa fields, than ever had wing with oth- CT girls for the most dances and fa- vors in the german with n lot of boys. Oh, mamma Lydia laughed, "some- times I'm awfuily ashamed of having done all that when -when"
 "When what, darling?" Mrs. Gran ston's lips were compressed, her eyes fixed half fearfully on the speaking countenanoe.
 When there are so many of God S ereatu here in their shells of power ty and misery trying to rise, trying to grow out into the sunshine of life I think could be perfectly happy if could only help those people in some way. I want to teach them, to encouf- age them, not to believe in their degra- dalton. Mamma, just the other day I saw an old woman selling eggs from q wagon at the gate, and in the wagon was her daughter, poorly dressed, but her features were finely drawn, and when l stopped to speak to them the girl looked at me as if I were a prin- cess. Oh, mamma, that sort of thing cuts nae. I have not done anything to N@SsSOA w S1S1es SA1AIB QpOA W44<AL AGB she in store for her? Nothing but to fall into the sort of life her mother is leading
 That's all true," agreed Mrs. Gran ston. "but there are different grades of society, and we can't alter the con- dition." Then the speakers face, be- came more rigid, her tone tense and tentative. "And the mixing of the elements. my dear she put in guard edly, sometimes produces sad com piications. You remember how Hailie Dunwoody married beneath her in Lexington and that 1t actually killed her father and broke up happy home7"
 "That was awful, simply awfull'' re- marked Lydia. You know I saw her two months afterward, and the poor thing tried to keep me from recog- nizing her. She told me she was try ing to adapt herself to the ways of her husbands family, but could not do it. Her husband meant we'll enough, but even he seemed unable to make 1t bearable for her"
 Mrs. Oranston sat perfectly still; she seemed hardly breathing. She was very anxious to have her next remark seem casual
 "I have never heard you say before what you thought about that marriage. dear. but never thought HaiIie treat ed her father and mother right.'
 "No, she didn't" answered Lydia. "Haliie knew the extent of her father and mothers pride, and she had no right to crush 1t for her own selfish love, If she had sacrificed her own desires. and even those of her hus- band, she would have been happier in the eonsciousness of having done her duty,a I don't think self sacrifice has ever brought about bad results in the long run.''
 Mrs. Cranston breathed freely, She was all aglow as she bent and kissed Lydia good night,
 Going down to the major. she said: I've had very, very satisfactory talk with Lydiaoh. no not openly on that suhject!' she haseened to correct as he raised his brows in surprise, ssbut In roundabout way. We need not be afraid of her, If she cares par tioulariy for George Buckley she doesn't know it, and if she should realize that she was drifting in that direction she would pull herself up"
 Well, I'm glad she's that sensibie,,' said the majoE as his eye fell to the paper and began to search for a re- membered paragraph. ssI didn't think she was a fool.''
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