The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-11-17
Power Of GensIeness.

Il never tried but once,' SAID Tom tto
set at naught the authority Of my wife.
You knew her way-c"ol, quiet, but de-
termined as ever grew. Just after we
Were married, AMI all was nice and CO.
sey she got me into the habi, of doing
all the churrin.. She never asked me
to do it, you know, but then shr-whv,
it was done il just This way.-She finish
eu breakfast rather before me one morn
ing, AID slipping away fom he table,
size filled the chur with cream, and set
j. just where | couldn't help from seeing
WI at was wanted. 81 took hold, regu-
larly en- ugh, till the butter came.-She
didn't thank me, Lut looked SO nice and
sweet a'out it that ielt myself we'll
pa dwell, when The nex' clurning
day came along, she d d the sam. thing
and l followed suit and fetched the but
ter. Aga;n and again It Was do e Just so
ard l was regularly in for It every time.
Not a word was said, you know of
'ur>e. Wellby and bye ih.s Logan 10
be rather irksome. ] wanted she should
Just ask me, but she never di', and
couldn't say anything abou, it TO save
my life. So on we went. At last I
made resolve that l shouldn't churn an
other time until she asked me. Churu-
ing day came, and when my breakfast
she always got nice lreakfa>t>-when
I at was swallowed, there God the churn
! got up, ard standing a few mi"utps;
just TO give her fair chance, pu OIL
my hat and walked out of doors!-I stop
p'd in the yard to give her time to call
e, but n Yer word aid she, and so,
with palpitatng heart; moved on, I
went down town and up Town, and all
over town, my foot was as restless as
was that OF Noah's dove. felt as il I
had done wrong-1 dn'' exactly feel
low-but thee was an indescribable
noon 1t seemed as il di ner time w, uld
never come, and as for going home one
minute before dinner, would as soon
have my ears cut off So l went fre,tny
al d moping round town till dinner hour
came. Home went, f cling very much
as or minaI must when the Jury is out
having in their hands his destlny-life
or death. ] couldn't make up my mind
exactly how she would meet me- but
some kind OF storm expected. VIII
you be.eve-she never greeted me with
a swecter smile-never hal better din
ner for me than on that day; but here
stood the churn just where l left it,
Not word was said I tplt confound.d
ly ou; and every moulhful OF that dinner
seemed as lift would choke me. She
didn: pay any regard to it, but went on
just exactly as nothing had happened.
Before dinner was over, had again re-
solved, and showing back my chair. I
marched to the churn, and went at It just
in the old way. Splash, drip, rattle,
splash, drip, rattle-I kept itup. As if
in spite, the butter never was so long in
coming. supposed the cream stand
ing SO long had got warm. aid So Ire
doubled my efforts. Obstinate matter
the afternoon wore away while was
churning. Ipaused at las, from sheer ex
exhaustion, when she spoke for the first
time. 'Come Tom my dear, yon have rat
tied that bnttermllk long enough if it's
only for fun you are doing it' knew
how it was in flash. She had brought
the butter in the forenoon, and left the
churn standing with the butterm,lk in for
me to exercise with. l never set up for
myself III household matters after that"
Be CAREFUL HOW YOU SpEAK.-Hush!
why should you speak against the char
acter of female? 1t is all she has to de-
pend upon in this world. Just give the
impression wings, that she is not SO good
as should be, and it will fly to every nook
and corner of the town The story you
whisper will return in tones of thunder, to
astonish even yourself, who was the first
guilty wretch to repeat SO base story.
A word has often proved the ruin of a vir-
tuous soula word thoughtlessly spoken,
it may be, but reported by an evil mind.
Suppress any thought, which, if uttered,
might injure the character or feelings Of
another. A thought may be stlhed at it's
birth, but a word spoken may never be
lost. Weigh every thing you utter, as
that none may misconstrue you language
Or receive wrong impression. Above
all never, even in jest, whisper words,
which If true would throw blight upon
3 srosless reputation.