The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-16
Hurting =
Her Feelings


the bookkeeper, bitterly, as he added
column Of figures for the sixth time
and prepared to add II seventh
time, oil unconsciously. Il have re-
solved never to feel sorry for any,
thing / do or say! Repentance and
,contrition and such things are good
lin theory, but they don't get you any
lthing!"
"You may imagine that you're weep
ling on my shoulder" said the little
istenographer, comfortably. Go on
and tell me about It."
1T was last Sunday" began the
bookkeeper, slammins the ledger shut
and tearing with vicious force his
trial balance sheet my SISTER had
invited young woman friend Of hers
from the country to her house tor the
week end and she asked me to help
her out. OF course, ] could tell from
the way my sister talked that this
friend OF hers was no peiEe article.
and as Sunday comes only once 4
week l hated Hike fury to give 1t up
to charity. But I did"
How charitable!" murmured the
little stenographer.
The bookkeeper went on: We'll. II
developed that this country person
not only was not good 70 look at, but
her feelings were as sensitive as--as
all get out! We started right In Sat
urday night, she and /, falling out aud
making up again. Honestly. didn't
open my mouth but that had to tell
her the next minute that was sorry.
You can imagine that learned to
keep pretty mum.
MY sister and her visitor kept on
talking, though. and then we played
cards for while, and. aside from our
losing every game-for our country
guest was my partner, OF course, and
my sister played with my lid broth
Grand my having TO bear the brunt
Of every wrong play and to insist that
| hadn't meant to offend her and that
| never dreamed OF intimating that
she didn't know the game--though
she hardly knew jack from q queen
the evening passed of pretty well.
She looked at me very coyly. how.
ever, when she said good night, and
she said that she hoped ! wasn't Of
Tended with her and that she bnew
her feelings were easily hurt. and al
she never liked to go to bed without
every one being forgiven and forgiv-
ing, she wanted to make sure that
we were good friends.
"Of course, had 10 assure her
that everything was all right between
u.s. And, oh! the relief / felt when
finally got my door closed and could
think of eight good hours alone, with
out a feeling to hurt and with not a
pardon to beg!
We'll, in the morning we got ready
for church We ats breakfast in
fairly good temper and almost at
peace. However, this visitor nearly
cried when / leased her about sell.
ing ancient eggs to the city people
her fathers farmer--so ! decided
that my jokes were misplaced and
pretty bad, anyway. So I adopted the
policy of silence.
II didn't say word to her all the
way to church. My sister walked
back OF US with the rest of the fam.
lily, so the visitor and I had the ad-
vance guard all TO ourselves.
ri was worried, too, On account of
we'll, you know, Miss Bruce some.
times
"Oh, well, anyway the visitor and |
we're getting on famously, as
thought, when I suddenly heard a LIT.
tie sob.
There I was, on Sunday morning
bound for church and passing every
one knew and in danger Of running
into Miss Bruce at any minute-and
with sobbing Young woman on my
hands! I should have cut and run
but was sorry for her I'm sorry
for all weak-mlnded people. women
especially.
81 had to break my resolution
about talking TO her. so asked
What's the matter? as soothingly az
I could.
MY question must have been more
soothing than had intended, for she
grabbed me by the arm and she'd
have fallen into my arms II hadn't
held her.
"'Oh!' she exclaimed. You're an
cry with me! How can 20 to church
with some one angry With mer
And there, right out loud. as II
had been accusing her of all sorts Of
things. she begged me to forgive her
Say. II was the limit. tried 4
straighten her up and told her Il
behave In public, and Just as wa,
doing my uoblest and she was weep
ing her hardest and leaning all owe,
me along came Miss Bruce!" TIL,
bookkeeper sigher disconsolately
What did you do. then ?" asked tn,
little stenographer, deeply interested
Nothing! I Just gave that tear
stained craven image shove an,
told her to go to blazesl But Mis-,
Bruce had gone past by that timel"
He ierked the ledger open and be
gan adding up the column OF figure,
for the eighth time.