\"i hāve no wrong, where i can claim no right,naught ta\"en me fro, where i hāve nothing had,yet of my woe i cannot so be quite;

namely, since that another may he gladwith that, that thus in sorrow makes me sad.\"

wyatt.

margaret had not expected much pleasure to herself from mr. bell\"svisit--she had only looked forward to it on her father\"s account, butwhen her godfather came, she at once fell into the most natural positionof friendship in the world. he said she had no merit in being what shewas, a girl so entirely after his own heart; it was an hereditary powerwhich she had, to walk in and take possession of his regard; while she,in reply, gāve him much credit for being so fresh and young under hisfellow\"s cap and gown.

\"fresh and young in warmth and kindness, i mean. i\"m afraid i mustown, that i think your opinions are the oldest and mustiest i hāve metwith this long time.\"

\"hear this daughter of yours, hale her residence in milton has quitecorrupted her. she\"s a democrat, a red republican, a member of thepeace society, a socialist--\"

\"papa, it\"s all because i\"m standing up for the progress of merce. mr.

bell would hāve had it keep still at exchanging wild-beast skins foracorns.\"

\"no, no. i\"d dig the ground and grow potatoes. and i\"d shāve the wild-beast skins and make the wool into broad cloth. don\"t exaggerate,missy. but i\"m tired of this bustle. everybody rushing over everybody,in their hurry to get rich.\"

\"it is not every one who can sit fortably in a set of college rooms,and let his riches grow without any exertion of his own. no doubt thereis many a man here who would be thankful if his property wouldincrease as yours has done, without his taking any trouble about it,\" saidmr. hale.

\"i don\"t believe they would. it\"s the bustle and the struggle they like. asfor sitting still, and learning from the past, or shaping out the future byfaithful work done in a prophetic spirit--why! pooh! i don\"t believethere\"s a man in milton who knows how to sit still; and it is a great art.\"

\"milton people, i suspect, think oxford men don\"t know how to move. itwould be a very good thing if they mixed a little more.\"

\"it might be good for the miltoners. many things might be good forthem which would be very disagreeable for other people.\"

\"are you not a milton man yourself?\" asked margaret. \"i should hāvethought you would hāve been proud of your town.\"

\"i confess, i don\"t see what there is to be proud of if you\"ll only e to

oxford, margaret, i will show you a place to glory in.\"

\"well!\" said mr. hale, \"mr. thornton is ing to drink tea with us tonight,and he is as proud of milton as you of oxford. you two must tryand make each other a little more liberal-minded.\"