Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-19
AND THEY MEYER KNEW,

A Little StOTF OF RCstA Int
The great hnancIer buried his face
IN bis hands as great aOod OF bitter
ness crowded his soul He had locked
the door OF his private Office aud de-
MED himself TO every one all morning. I
Just AZ years before BE- had shut The 4
world and It's people from his heart. T
When but child he had been .
branded a. q bad boy" and other
children were forbidden Co play with
him. Tie had grown up asking him
self why no one loved him. That he
was bad De had learned as parrot
would. but the real meaning was too
VAGUE % De understood by his childish
mind.
At school no one had understood
him once. when Re- was dlSooedient
n plan had hecn conceived 20 punish
his favorite teacher. lie was -
rrieved that hc ran away for fear he
might again cause pain or punishment
10 the one De loved. No one came and
asked WHY he did sO-he was expelled
That 20 starve. 20 die, was better
than 10 live without sympathy, had
becn his early conclusion. Tor truly
was De being eaten up with a gnawing
hunger for sympathy and companion
ship.
: once. when be was YOUNG business
man. successful. indeed. because ne
, gave his life-his whole encrgy-to
- work. some one started report that
he was dishonest in deal
lie cried out against the injustice
2 Or a world which would not see. lie
was tried. aud the judge. who. 10
J doubt. meant 20 be honest. decided
: against him. because circumstance
were not In his favor.
p Not one came 20 say. Il know. I be-
Z lievc YOU are honest" No wonder
1 Ike a haunted thing which would hy
. 20 shelter from the eyes or the world
:. he lived alone ia his grief OF being
E misunderstood.
Years after. when Il was found that
3 be was honest. that he had been Falsely
4 accused. no one came 10 rejoice will
him-and be cared but little. but real
+. lzed anew how little the world cared
: % Dee just
% His ewes were kind and seemed Z,
q appeal 20 YOU 10 respond. but al
.e mouth was set and firm. and lines
which once expressed sweetness ha'
!. now deepened into burrows OF care an
~ coldness.
y A. he sat there dreaming bis III
=, over. he wondered who was ever dt
in MED sympathy as he.
s. 4 rap came on the door. and he ad
- mit1ed bis bookkeeper, woman. IN
IN looked frightened. and there wer
traces OF tears in her eyes
1e He asked her 20 be seated ANY on
I IN trouble was welcome. particular
a., this woman, whom he had more tina
ADMIRED
Il have come" she said, ito a.
what YOU are going 20 DO with ml
II NJ
l There is no way 10 prove my inns
/ + cencc. FOR I believe 4 alone have Oh
| combination. and SIN too poor e. r
4 turn the money. or course. YOU car
not know or understand that 1 w0ul
not SteaT'-and the woman wept hl
y terly.
3 "why do you say I cannot unde
q standF' be asked
Il do not know" she said Il on
y felt YOU would nOt-no one ever doe
Il We are born in one sphere and force
81 10 live IN another. where 1t is all ~
u trust and bitterness"
81 Il do know; / do understand
a replied.
81 The woman looked at him thrOuG
q her tears and saw two great eyes
1 kindness. yet she dared not believe.
You really do not think I took q
81 money! she asked.
II And IL | didn't would you car
other than for the disgracef'
yes. oh yes I should want y
Il 10 think me honest, because I kno
~ how you hate dishonesty"
"A Then do believe ia your innOcens
"a There are none who can 50 symp
n thise as those who have suffered, al
"a only hope you may never suffer
I have"
III "But you. sir. are rich" she said.
''Yes. in money, but as for friends
- l have none"
How she wished 30 tell him how 5
admired and loved him. But she ~
woman, aud only a b0okkeeper.
An. she thanked him for his trust In b
- but forgot 20 offer him the word
1ur sympathy. and he, thinking no o
an could love him, mistOck her modes
80 for Indifference.
IN So the word which trembled on
the lips when he saw her troubled v
,ea left unsaid.
ark.
the rfTc PernAneuriy cured No fts nervozrness
on Il 1 - - klrne-s Nerve