MRS。KARNEGIEwasawomanoffeebleintelligenceandviolenttemper；prompttotakeoffense，andnot，forthemostpart，easytoappease。ButMrs。Karnegiebeing——asweallareinourvariousdegrees——acompoundofmanyoppositequalities，possessedacharacterwithmorethanonesidetoit，andhadherhumanmeritsaswellasherhumanfaults。Seedsofsoundgoodfeelingwerescatteredawayintheremotercornersofhernature，andonlywaitedforthefertilizingoccasionthatwastohelpthemtospringup。TheoccasionexertedthatbenigninfluencewhenthecabbroughtMr。Crum’sclientbacktothehotel。Thefaceoftheweary，heart-sickwoman，assheslowlycrossedthehall，rousedallthatwasheartiestandbestinMrs。Karnegie’snature，andsaidtoher，asifinwords，“Jealousofthisbrokencreature？
Oh，wifeandmotheristherenoappealtoyourcommonwomanhood_here？_“
“Iamafraidyouhaveovertiredyourself，ma’am。Letmesendyousomethingupstairs？“
“Sendmepen，ink，andpaper，“wastheanswer。“Imustwritealetter。Imustdoitatonce。“
Itwasuselesstoremonstratewithher。Shewasreadytoacceptanythingproposed，providedthewritingmaterialsweresuppliedfirst。Mrs。Karnegiesentthemup，andthencompoundedacertainmixtureofeggsandhotwine。forwhichTheSheep’sHeadwasfamous，withherownhands。Infiveminutesorsoitwasready——andMissKarnegiewasdispatchedbyhermotherwhohadotherbusinessonhandatthetimetotakeitupstairs。