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It was not so with Frank. He had given without the hope of reward; and in staying at home on the Fourth of July, he was perfectly contented, because it was the price he paid for the pleasure of doing good. IT WAS NOT SO WITH FRANK HE HAD GIVEN WITHOUT THE HOPE OF REWARD AND IN STAYING AT HOME ON THE FOURTH OF JULY HE WAS PERFECTLY CONTENTED BECAUSE IT WAS THE PRICE HE PAID FOR THE PLEASURE OF DOING GOOD
oyment as Rippleton could afford him. CHAPTER IV THE FOURTH OF JULY Charles Hardy was sadly disappointed. He had given his money to the widow Weston in the fullest confidence that it would be refunded to him, and that he should be able to attend the celebration in Boston. When Frank had proposed the charitable plan, his heart told him how good and pleasant it would be to assist the poor woman. His feelings were with his friend in the benevolent design; it was a mere impulse, however, which prompted him to join in the act. He thought of the sacrifice, but the hope of not being actually compelled to make it in the end involuntarily helped him to a decision. His father had misjudged his motive in calling him hypocritical, for he really felt like doing the noble deed. He felt kindly towards the widow Weston; but his principle was not strong and deep enough to enable him to bear with pleasure, or even with a good grace, the deprivation which his benevolent act had called upon him to suffer. THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY JOHN TAYLOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THE FOURTH OF JULY CHARLES HARDY WAS SADLY DISAPPOINTED HE HAD GIVEN HIS MONEY TO THE WIDOW WESTON IN THE FULLEST CONFIDENCE THAT IT WOULD BE REFUNDED TO HIM AND THAT HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE CELEBRATION IN BOSTON WHEN FRANK HAD PROPOSED THE CHARITABLE PLAN HIS HEART TOLD HIM HOW GOOD AND PLEASANT IT WOULD BE TO ASSIST THE POOR WOMAN HIS FEELINGS WERE WITH HIS FRIEND IN THE BENEVOLENT DESIGN IT WAS A MERE IMPULSE HOWEVER WHICH PROMPTED HIM TO JOIN IN THE ACT HE THOUGHT OF THE SACRIFICE BUT THE HOPE OF NOT BEING ACTUALLY COMPELLED TO MAKE IT IN THE END INVOLUNTARILY HELPED HIM TO A DECISION HIS FATHER HAD MISJUDGED HIS MOTIVE IN CALLING HIM HYPOCRITICAL FOR HE REALLY FELT LIKE DOING THE NOBLE DEED HE FELT KINDLY TOWARD THE WIDOW WESTON BUT HIS PRINCIPLE WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH AND DEEP ENOUGH TO ENABLE HIM TO BEAR WITH PLEASURE OR EVEN WITH GOOD GRACE THE DEPRIVATION WHICH HIS BENEVOLENT ACT HAD CALLED UPON HIM TO SUFFER
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