Year: 1874




it was handed to him by her little boy.
No doubt he would have told you all
about it, but his past experience had:
taught him to be wary and dread your
jealous ire. I have the floor my dear
| and as I have begun I will be needed
so please keep quiet as you promised
until I have finished, then you may
have your say"


But I will not keep quiet, and I
tell you now that l stopped her writing
for the Record, any way, by showing
up her true"


"No, sister, you succeeded only in
making yourself supremely ridiculous
and that same editor has made all the
reparation possible, by amply apologize
ing and offering her place in his COL
ums and at an advanced salary"
Jerusha, Jerusha, I don't believe
one word you say. l have always
thought you my friend but I tell you
now, although you are my own sister I
believe you to be one of my worst enc.
miles,


"Don't get excited now, sister mine,
and will prove to you that all I have
told you is true and great deal more.
There was 'Clarice Gray the story you
so much admired in last weeks iniyror.
No one but Madge, that you consider so
contemplate, wrote that. Think you
one so vile as you imagine Madge to be
could be the author of such Heavenly
inspirations? No, no, Amanda. Pure
streams do not flow from impure fount-
aims. They seldom ever rise above their
source, and in the very character of the
jealous wife you so heartily dispised,
behold your own likeness drawn"


"Jerusha, I say do you mean to in
suit me in my own house,"


mo, nothing of the kind. I mean
only to help you see yourself as others
see you Yours is an extreme case and
needs very bitter medicine. l know
you have innate sensibility left and as
soon as you can be made to see the stu
alton plainly you are in, you will be
cured of this frightful malady. You
asked me in the beginning Of our con-
versation what I would do. Now, you
know am so unfortunate as never to
have had so vexing an appendage as
husband, and as you sel6shly appropri-
ated the only man I ever would have
had, can only say that if he was mine
1 should be so proud Of him that posi-
bly, it would make simpleton of me,
50, after all, dear, I could excuse your
exacting nature if it was not that it so
often places him in ridiculous and false
position"


"But why in the name Of all the
saints is he so afraid of giving me
his confidence? I would have been the
friend Of Madge also in that ease."


Il have already partly toldyou Aman-
da, and sometimes I have almost thought
he was afraid of you if it was not that
I know he is too brave to be afraid of
anything. But this do know, he
values your peace Of mind too much,
perhaps, and no doubt that matter
passed from his mind at the time of its
occurrence, and after that unwarrantable
attack through the columns Of the pa
per, and, verbally, you rendered it i'm
possible tor him to explain. If you
will look upon the matter dispassionate-
ly you will discover that you have been
the aggressor and they the aggressed
parties all the way through. As wit
ness your treatment of Madge's lady,
like note to you, every line of which
breathes forth the consciousness Of NOR
al rectitude. If you will allow me I
will tell you remark made by Mr..
Maple in regard to your husband and
yourself, not very complimentary to
yourself, however"


"Proceed, think I can bear anv.