The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-08-16
Hurting
Her Feelings

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time all unconsciously. Il have re-
solved never TO feel sorry Tor any,
thing do or say Repentance ana
contrition and such things are COCO
in theory. but they don't get you any
thing!"
you may imagine that you're weep
ing ON my shoulder" said the niue
stenographer comfortably, go on
and tell me about II"
1T was last sunday" began me
bookkeeper, slamming the ledger smut
/, and tearing with vicious force nis
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 prize arucie'
, and as Sunday comes only once
week hated like fury TO give It up
{, TO charity. But did
y "How charitable," murmured the
little stenographer.
The bookkeeper went on. We'll,
developed that this country person
not only was not good to look at, but
her feelings were as sensitive as--as
all get outi We started right IN sat
urday night, she and |. falling out and
making UP again Honestly. didn't
omen INV mouth but that ] had to tell
: her the next minute that ! was sorry
You can imagine that learned 10
. 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
INV sister played with my kid broth;
er-and my having TO bear the brunt
of every wrong play and to insist tha'
I hadn't meant to offend her and that
never dreamed OF intimating that
she didn't know the game-thougn
she hardly knew a Jack from queen
the evening passed on pretty well
d "She looked nj me very coyly. how
h ever, when she said good night anc
she said that she hoped wasn't Of
Tended with her and that she knew
IS her feelings we're easily hurt, and AZ
IS she never liked to go TO bed without
every one being forgiven and forgiv
Il ing. she wanted to make sure ina
m we wnre good friends.
Is "OY course, had TO assure he
i'd that everything was all right between
us. And, oh, the relief felt when
as finally got my door closed and conl'
I'd think OF eight good hours alone, with
d. out a feeling to hurt and with not
~ pardon to beg,
well, In the morning we got read
ed for church We ate breakfast u
ok fairly good temper and almost a
OK peace. However. this visitor nearl
In cried when leased he. about sci
ing ancient eggs TO the city people
her fathers a farmer-so decide
Id that my Jokes were misplaced an
ar pretty bad. anyway SO ] adopted u
I'll policy OF silence.
en- 81 didn't say a word TO her all u
po- way TO church My sister Wake
back OF us with the rest Of the far
out ily SO the visitor and had the a
ON vance guard all to ourselves.
he 81 was worried. too on account
len well. you know. Miss Bruce som
,ed times
"oh. we'll anyway. the visitor and
we're getting on famousiy. as
thought. when | suddenly heard
tie sob
ood "There | was, on Sunday mornir
hound for church and passing eve
ude one | knew and In danger OF runni
ms. into Miss Bruce at any minute--a
with a sobbing young woman on
are hands, should have cut and rur
but was sorry for her I'm sol
wn. for all weak.minded people. Won
ON especially.
81 had to break my resolut
d Is about talking to her, so ask
What's the matter.' as soothingly
an could
and INV question must have been m
soothing than had Intended for
iced grabbed me by the arm and Oh
use have fallen into my arms II ] hat
SUIT held her
how ".oh,' she exclaimed. You're
J. 9ry with mel How can ! go to chu
with some one angry with mer
"And there. right out loud, as
rich had been accusing her OF all sort
an things. she begged me to forgive
plat
upon SAY, II was the limit! trie'
utter stratghten her up and told hel
,nne. behave in public and Just as
into doing my noblest and she was W
xed; ing her hardest and leaning all
rails me along came Miss Bruce!"
eight bookkeeper sigher disoonsolately
"what did you do, them" asked
little stenographer. deeply fntere'
''Nothingl Just gave that
, No. stained craven image a shpf9
). MI. told her TO go TO blazes' tsa
Mn. Bruce had gone past by that time
i ip,t,e He jerked the ledge e. and
-,,,Ie gan adding up the column d hs
$3.50 for the eighth time