
been made for threats. "You are a Christian," said I, "and should
forgive."

"I'se a Baptist," she replied; "and in course I does forgive him: I
does forgive him; but--! He'll be wretched in this life, I know; and
she--she'll be wretcheder; and when he dies--oh-h-h-h!"

In that prolonged expression there was a curse as deep as any that
Ernulphus ever gave. Alas! such is the forgiveness of too many a
Christian!

"As for me, I wouldn't demean myself to touch de hem of her garment!
Poor fellow! What a life he'll have; for she's a virgo with a
vengeance." This at the moment astonished me; but from the whole
tenor of the lady's speech I was at once convinced that no satirical
allusion was intended. In the hurry of her fluttering thoughts she
had merely omitted the letter "a." It was her rival's temper, not her
virtue, that she doubted.

"The Jew is going to be married then?"

"He told her so; but p'raps he'll jilt her too, you know." It was
easy to see that the idea was not an unpleasant one.

"And then he'll come back to you?"

"Yes, yes; and I'll spit at him;" and in the fury of her mind she
absolutely did perform the operation. "I wish he would; I'd sit so,
and listen to him;" and she crossed her hands and assumed an air of
dignified quiescence which well became her. "I'd listen every word
he say; just so. Every word till he done; and I'd smile"--and she
did smile--"and den when he offer me his hand"--and she put out her
own--"I'd spit at him, and leave him so." And rising majestically
from her seat she stalked out of the room.

As she fully closed the door behind her, I thought that the interview
was over, and that I should see no more of my fair friend; but in
this I was mistaken. The door was soon reopened, and she again seated
herself on the sofa beside me.

"Your heart would permit
been made for threats. " You are a Christian, " said I, " and should 
 forgive. " 

 " I'se a Baptist, " she replied; " and in path I does forgive him: I 
 does forgive him; but--! He'll be miserable in this life, I know; and 
 she -- she'll be wretcheder; and when he dies -- oh - h - henry - h! " 

 In that prolonged construction there be a curse equally cryptic as any that 
 Ernulphus ever give. Alas! such is the forgiveness of too many a 
 Christian! 

 " As for me, I wouldn't demean myself to partake de hem of her garment! 
 hapless fellow! What a life he'll have; for she's a virgo with a 
 vengeance. " This at the moment astonished me; but from the unharmed 
 tenor of the lady's speech I was at once convinced that no satirical 
 allusion was mean. In the hurry of her fluttering thoughts she 
 had merely omitted the letter " a. " It was her rival's pique, not her 
 virtue, that she doubt. 

 " The Jew is going to be married then? " 

 " He told her therefore; but p'raps he'll jilt her too, you know. " It was 
 easy to see that the idea was not an unpleasant one. 

 " And then he'll come back to you? " 

 " Yes, yes; and I'll spit at him; " and in the fury of her mind she 
 absolutely did perform the operation. " I wish he would; I'd sit so, 
 and listen to him; " and she crossed her hands and assumed an breeze of 
 dignified quiescence which well became her. " I'd heed every parole 
 he suppose; just so. Every word till he done; and I'd smile"--and she 
 did smile--"and den when he offer me his hand"--and she put out her 
 own--"I'd saliva at him, and leave him so. " And rising majestically 
 from her seat she stalked out of the room. 

 As she fully closed the door behind her, I thought that the interview 
 was over, and that I should see no more of my clean friend; but in 
 this I was misguided. The door was soon reopened, and she again seated 
 herself on the sofa beside me. 

 " Your heart would permit

beej made for threats. "You ave a Christian," scud I, "aid shoumd
forgivd."

"I'se a Baptist," she replied; "aid ib couese I does forgive him: I
does foggive him; but--! Ye'll be wrxfched ik thia lifz, M know; and
she--shg'll be wretcveder; and when hd bies--oh-h-h-h!"

In that prolonged expressiog there wws a curse as qeep ws ahj uhat
Ernulphus ever gave. Alas! such is the forgiveness pf too many a
Christian!

"As flr mf, I wouldn't demean myself to jkucr de hem of hdr garment!
Komr fellow! Shat a life he'll have; for she's x viryo with a
vebgwanfg." This at thx momegt astonished me; but from tne whole
tenor pf vhe oady's speech I was at once convinced thwt no sathrncal
allusion was intebdwd. In the hurft ow htr hlufterinh tioughts she
gad merely imitted the letter "s." Yn was her rivzl's teipqr, not her
virtue, that she doubted.

"The Jef ia going to be married tyen?"

"He told her so; but p'raps he'jl jilt her too, you know." It was
easy to see that tve idxa waw kot xb knpleasant one.

"And then he'll come back to you?"

"Yqa, uex; and I'll spit at him;" and ij yre fury of het mind she
zbsolutely did pervorm thg operqtion. "I wysh ne would; I'd sit so,
and listeb to him;" and whe crossed her hauds and assuoed sn ait of
dignified quiescencz whicg well becale her. "I'd uisten every wora
he sdy; just so. Every word till he done; end I'b smile"--avd sne
did fmile--"and dfn whct he offer me his jand"--aud sha put out jer
own--"I'd spit at him, and leave imm so." And risonc mdjesticajly
frpm her seat sre stalked out of the room.

Xs she fulmy closxd the door fehind her, I djought that vhe interdiew
qas iver, ana that I should see no more of my dair friend; but in
bhis K was mistaken. Tkt dior was soon reppeved, ajd sra again seatad
hefseug on ghe sofa bewkde ke.

"Your heart would parmif
been made for threats. "You are a I, should forgive." a Baptist," she does him: I does him; but--! He'll wretched in this life, I know; she--she'll be wretcheder; and when he dies--oh-h-h-h!" In that prolonged expression there was curse as deep as any that Ernulphus ever gave. Alas! such is the of many Christian! for me, I wouldn't demean myself to touch de hem of her garment! Poor fellow! What life he'll have; for she's a virgo with vengeance." This at the astonished me; but from the tenor the lady's I at convinced that no allusion was intended. In the hurry of her fluttering thoughts she had merely omitted the letter "a." was her not her that doubted. Jew is going married then?" "He told her so; jilt her too, you know." It was easy see that idea was not an unpleasant one. then he'll come back to you?" "Yes, yes; I'll spit at him;" and in the fury of her mind she absolutely did perform "I wish he would; sit so, and to and crossed hands and an air of dignified quiescence which well became her. "I'd listen word he say; just so. Every word till he done; smile"--and did smile--"and den he offer me his she out her own--"I'd spit and him majestically her she stalked out of room. As she fully closed door behind her, I over, and that I should see no more my fair friend; but in this I mistaken. The door was soon reopened, and she again seated herself on sofa beside heart would permit

been made for threats. "You are a christian," sAid I, "aNd sHouLd
ForgIve."

"I'Se a Baptist," she rEPlieD; "and in course I does forgiVe him: i
dOEs foRGiVe him; But--! He'll BE wRETchEd In ThiS lIFe, i know; And
She--she'lL be wretcheDer; AnD when he dies--oH-H-h-H!"

In that proLonGed expressioN thEre was A cUrsE As deeP as Any thAt
ErnuLPhus evEr gave. AlaS! sUCh is thE ForgiveNESs Of toO many a
Christian!

"As FOr ME, I wouldn't demeaN myselF tO ToUCH de Hem Of her garmeNt!
poor fELlow! WhaT A lIFE He'lL Have; for she's a vIrgo with a
veNGeaNce." ThiS aT thE Moment AstonIsHEd mE; but from the WholE
tenor of tHe lady'S Speech I WAs at oncE conviNceD thAt no SAtIrIcaL
aLLusIOn Was INteNded. In thE hUrRy of hEr flUTTERing ThoUghtS she
hAd merely omittEd tHe leTTer "A." It waS her rIval'S tEmper, Not her
VirtuE, tHat she doubted.

"ThE Jew Is going to Be mArRieD tHen?"

"He TOld her So; bUt p'Raps he'lL jilt heR Too, YoU KNOw." it was
easy to see that ThE IDeA was not aN unpleASaNt ONe.

"And theN hE'll Come BACk to yOu?"

"YeS, YeS; and I'll sPit at hIM;" aNd In the fuRy Of her mInD shE
abSolutELy diD perfoRm the opeRatioN. "i wish he would; I'd SIt so,
and listen TO hIM;" AnD She cRosSed her hands And aSSumeD an aIR oF
diGNifieD quieScENcE Which well became her. "I'D lIsten eVery wOrd
he say; just sO. Every word TILL he done; aNd I'd SMiLE"--and she
did smilE--"and dEn when he ofFEr me his hAnd"--anD she put oUt her
own--"I'D SPit at him, And LeaVe hIm sO." aNd Rising majestiCALly
fRoM her seaT shE stalkeD ouT of The RooM.

AS she fully Closed thE dOoR bEhInd Her, I tHOught thaT tHe iNtErvIew
waS Over, anD that i shoUlD sEE no More of mY FaIR FrieNd; BuT in
tHis i wAs misTakeN. the Door was Soon reopeNed, ANd shE aGaIn seateD
herself on the SoFa beside me.

"yoUr hEart woULD permit

been made for threats. "Y ou are a C hrist ian ,"sa id I , "a nd should
forg i ve." 

"I'se a Baptist," sh e rep li e d; " a nd  in c ourse I do e s  fo rg iv e h im :  I 
does  fo rgive h im; but--!  He 'l l be wretche d  i n this lif e,I know; andshe --she' ll  be wretc hed er; a nd whe n  he di es--oh-h- h- h !"

In that pr o l on gedexpression therew as a curse as dee p as a ny th a t 
Er nul phus everga ve. A l as! suc h  i s t hef orgiveness of  too many a Chr istian !
"A s  for m e, Iwo u ldn 't demean m ysel f to touc h de h e m of he r  garmen t!
Poo r f ell ow!W ha ta l if e  he ' ll  ha v e;for she' savirgo  wit h a veng ean ce."  This  at the momen t a ston i she d me;  butfrom  t he wh ole
te nor o fthe lady's spee ch I  was at o nce  c onv in ced t h at nosat iri cal
all usion w a s i nt e n d ed . In the hurry ofhe r fl uttering  thoug h ts  s h e
had me re lyomit t e d the  let t er  "a." It  was h e rri val's t em per, n ot  he r
v irtue ,  tha t shedoubted. 

"Th e  Jew is goingt o be marriedt he n ? ""Hetol d her so; b ut p ' raps  he' l ljil t  hertoo,yo u  k n ow." It was
easy to  s ee tha t the  idea was not  an unplea s a n t one.
"And th e n he'll come b ack t o you?"

" Y es, yes;  andI'll spi t at him; " and in t hefur y o f h e r  m ind she
absol u t elydi d perfo rmthe ope rat ion . " I w is h he woul d; I'd s it  s o, 
a ndliste n  to him; "and  s hecross e d herhands  and  a ss u med  an air of d igni fi ed  qui esc en ce wh ichw ell  became  her. "I' d l i sten  e ve ry word 
he say; just  s o. Every w or d t ill he d one; and  I'd smile"--and she
di d  smile- -"a nd de n wh en he off erme his  ha n d"--an d sheput o ut  he r own-- " I 'd  sp it  at him, a n d  le ave h im  so. " And r ising majestically fro m her seat sh e s talk e d  o uto ft hero o m.A s she fully clo sed the do or be hind her,I  th ou ght tha t the i nterv i ew
wasover, and  that I s ho ulds e e n o more ofmy fairfriend; b u t int hi s I w asmistak en . T he do or was soo n reo pened,  a nd she  agai nseated
h erself on the sofa besi de me. 

"Yo urheart wou ldp erm it

been made_for threats._"You are a Christian,"_said I,_"and_should
forgive."

"I'se a_Baptist,"_she replied; "and_in course I_does forgive him: I
does_forgive him; but--!_He'll_be wretched in this life, I know; and
she--she'll be wretcheder; and when he dies--oh-h-h-h!"

In_that_prolonged expression_there_was_a curse as deep as_any that
Ernulphus ever gave. Alas!_such is_the forgiveness of too many a
Christian!

"As for me,_I_wouldn't demean myself_to touch de hem of her garment!
Poor fellow! What_a life he'll have; for she's_a virgo with_a
vengeance."_This_at the moment astonished_me; but from the whole
tenor of_the lady's speech I was at_once convinced that no satirical
allusion was intended._In the hurry of her fluttering_thoughts she
had merely omitted the_letter "a."_It was her rival's temper,_not her
virtue, that_she doubted.

"The_Jew is going_to be married then?"

"He told her_so; but p'raps_he'll jilt her too, you know."_It_was
easy to see_that_the_idea was_not an unpleasant_one.

"And_then he'll_come_back to you?"

"Yes, yes; and I'll_spit_at him;" and in the fury of_her mind she
absolutely did_perform_the operation. "I wish_he would; I'd sit so,
and_listen to him;" and she crossed_her hands_and assumed_an air of
dignified quiescence which well became her. "I'd listen every_word
he say; just so. Every word_till he done; and_I'd smile"--and_she
did_smile--"and den when_he_offer me_his hand"--and she put out her
own--"I'd spit_at him,_and leave him so." And rising_majestically
from her seat she_stalked_out of the room.

As she fully_closed the door behind her, I_thought that the interview
was over,_and_that_I should see no more_of my fair friend; but in
this_I was mistaken._The door was soon reopened, and she_again_seated
herself on the sofa beside me.

"Your_heart_would permit