The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-10-31

All ilis was sad experience fnr rhlId.
and ose. ihe memnry Of which could ne.
yer 10 wholly eifaccd iGr the mind. more
easily ailccird by injuries Than The body.
rriaias impressions Ear longer. This fact
Few understand or think about.
heres Taml" asked Mr.. Telforh,
addressing Helen, but, before she had
time ~ reply. his wife said
I" I've sent him or 10 hsd. The child
has seemed possessed all day. and has al.
mos, varied The life oft Of me-"
ME IeiIoid did not inquire IS 10 he
particular crime Of which Tom had been
guilty. for that would only lead his wife
10 says good deal on The snbjecl Of The
child's faults. and his ears were eager
for more pleasant sounds. So he kept
silence.
When supper was announced 81 hui
nnlucky Tom appeared in lie dining
room. Somehow or other. scolding.
| freilul mistress. usually has careless and
neglected. servants. Whether This pecu.
| liar temper makes them 50. or whether
they sre sent as Judgment we will not
take ap0n ourselves 10 say. We simply
make The observation. With such tomes.
lies Mrs. 'lelionl was blessed. I he e.
mily drew around The table. and Mr.. Tel.
ford was in the act q helping one Of The
children when his wife exclaimed.
.rhere i, is again. and the table. bell
was jingled vigorously. No teaspoons.
as us,ial!'' greeted The ears Of lie domes-
tic who answered the summons. Now
don't lei me have 10 speak about this
again."
The spoons were brought and tie SER
want retired; bur she had scarcely closed
the door ere The bell was rung again.
Just look al that sugar bowl!' ex.
claimed Mrs. Teliord, exhibiting the yes
sci she mentioned. |, was empty.
The glrl tok The sugar bowl with ne
very amiahle gesture. and in her own lin,
supplied the deficiency.
/" You'd have better siaid all night,
! said Mrs. 'reliord, when The sug i bow
al length appeared.
:" came as qnick as | could" was re
: piled in an insulting tone.
i AT hrs The lady fired up and gave mite
rance toa pr, Try sharp rebuke; which III
i domestic received with sundry mulleiing
Of di.cnnlen, and then withdrew.
Its downright wrTIuIness. said MI:
i Teller i; /" and il .he don't take care. l.
send her of about her business"
o The tea was now served around, an
Mr.. Telford, after helping The children
! helped himself, and was lifting the cup
o his lips. when his wife exclaimed,
"rhe,e! Just see wha, you are abou
l. Look at the table CLOTH nowl rvea gre
mind 10 send You away without anoth'
II mouthful."
Mr.. Tellord replaced his cup 10 hi
saucer without having tasted IFS contents
o and turned 10 see the cause Of his ne'
ebnll uen. Helen in trying to pour ht
4 tea into her saucer, had spilled part .
il on the ,able.rlo,h it was simple al
n cident. The child fell this and the inju
ticc Of the harsh rebuke. She had bee
d in a bad state of mind all day, OWN.
mainly, TO reaction upon herself OF hi
mo hers unhappy feelings. But on III
e appearance nf her father better and tel
dcrer stale came. Shs felt sofiened al
II subdued. TWAS upon this better state III
,e the unkind words Of her mother fell, al
they came with jar that would not ha
ii been fell under other circumstance
ut The poor child lel, deeply hurt. Tea
ne came instantly to her eyes, aud were 500
~ falling over her face.
!" You needn't set up cry about Il
~ said the mother, in harsh voice. "A
ne other time look better 10 what you a
IN doing :"
ne HELEN turned her wet eyes, with
CT appealing look, to her fathers lace, a
We then quietly slipping down from her cha
or left the room.
r. An angry feeling smo.e across the b
ch som Of Mr.. Telford. He loved Hel
as with more than a common tenderness
nc and this, perhaps, because she manifest
~ more love for him than any one OF
children. Words Of sharp rebuke ait
ter 10 his lips, but, with strong effort.
Ter depressed them. His wife was not
ed. WAYS in This temper. She was not W
He and pain had weakened her nerves q
nd made her fretful. These reflections X
&c. him silent. But his sympathles "
me after. Helen SO strongly. that he star
a. from the table and followed her from
her room.
lis Indeed, pa" sobhed the child, as
no overlook her in the passage, and, liil
her her in his arms, kissed her tenderly-
uds didn't mean to dot. My hand sllppe
ex- Il known you didn't, love; but ne
we mind. Don't cry" And he drew
len. hand down upon his breast, and car
tied her over to the chamber where she US
less " slept.
her You didn't finish your supper,
la the fathes, rs he sal down, still hol'
ngs, the child in his arms.
lied al don't want anything 10 eat, Fel
ring Helen.
The Mr.. Teliorl kissed her, and said
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