Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-07-21
LOSING ONES TEMPER.
BY MRS. MARY GRAHAM.

was sitting in my room one morning,
feeling all 'out of sorts" about something
or other. when an orphan child, whom
had taken 10 raise, came liz with a broken
tumbler in her hand, and said, while her
young face was pale, and her little lip quiv-
cred
See, ma'an | went to take this tum-
bier from the dresser to get Anna drink
Of water, and lie. it faI.'
/ was in a fretful humor before the
child came in, aud her appearance, with
the broken tumbIer in her hand, didn't tend
To hel p me to a better state of mind. She
was suffering a good deal of pain in con-
sequence of the accident, and needed a
kind word 10 quiet the disturbed beatings
of her heart. But she had come 10 me in
an unfortunate moment.
You are a careless little glrl = said |
severely, taking the fragments of glass from
her trembling hands. A very careless
little girl, and am displeased with you =
said no more, but my countenance ex.
pressed even stronger rebuke than nv
words. The child fingered near me for
few moments, then shrunk away from the
room. | was sorry in a moment that |
had permitted myself TO speak unkindly to
the little girl, for there was no need Of my
dong so, and moreover, she had taken my
words, as | could see, deeply TO heart. |
had made her unhappy without q cause
The breaking of the ,umbler was-an acci.
dent, likely to happen to any one, and the
child evidently felt bad enough about what
had occurred without having my dispea.
sure added thereto. If was unhappy be.
fore Jane entered my room, | was still
more unhappy after she retired. blamed
myself and pited the child 8; but this did
not IN the least mend the matter.
In about half an hour, Jane came up
very quietly with Willy, my dear little
curly haired angeI, faced boy, in her arms.
He had fallen asleep, and she had, with her
utmost strength, carried him up stairs
She did not lift her eyes to mine as she
entered, but went with her burden, to the
low bed that was in the room, where she
laid him tenderly, and then sat down with
her face turned partly away from me, and
with fan, kept off the flies, and cooled his
moist skin.
AJI'Ob8I VI . dtlC > IOuALIiulECE WAS flSl
ble to enable me TO perceive that It's ex.
preston was sad. And it was an unkind
word from my lips that had brought this
cloud over her young face
So much for permitting myself to fall
into fretlul mood said | mentally. In
future must be more watchful over my
state of mind. have no right to make
others suffer from my own unhappy TEN.
per-
Jane continued to sit by Willy and fan
him and every now and then could hear
4 very low sigh come up, as If involuntary,
from her bosom. Faint as the sound was,
1t smote upon my ear, and added to my un.
accountable frame Of mind.
4 friend called, and | went down into
The parlor, and sat conversing there for an
hour. But all the while there was a
weight upon my feelings. tried, but in
vain, 10 be cheerful. was but too distinct.
ly aware Of the fact, that an individual
aud that motherless little girl-was un.
happy through my unkindness and the
consciousness was like heavy hand upon
my bosom.
This is all weakness said to mysel
allcr my friend had left, making an effort
to throw off the uncomfortable feeling
But 1t was Of no avail. Even if the new
train OF thonght, awakened by conversation
with my friend, had lifted me above tht
state Of mind in which | was when sbt
came, the sight Of James sober face, a
she passed Inc on the stairs, would hav
depressed my feelings again.
Ia order both to relieve my own and th
chIlds feelings, thought | would refer Il
the broken tUmbcr, and tell her not t.
grieVe herself about il, as lis loss was of n,
consequence whatever. Bat this woul,
have been to have made an acknowledge
menI to her that had been in the wrong
and an instructive feeling Of pride remon
strated against that.
An me sighed. Why did ner
NIT myself to speak so nng1ardedlv =
How small are the causes that somefime
destroy our peace How much or soo.
or evil is there in single word p
Some who read this may think that
vas very weak 10 let hastily red cen
sure against careless child trouble me.
What are chlld's feelings?
! have been a child and, as child
have been blamed severely by those whor
/ desired 10 please, and felt that uGkn