The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-05-18

L. 4 wan, my arrow. Wolt you coz
:. and find it for me molherr
No, not now. l'm too busy
The crying went on again as loudly
before, and soon lost all my patience. -
Laying aside my work, | went to the hoa
oil the stairway and called down
81 Some now, sir There's been cnnus
=. of this crying, and you mus, stop it !
Is can't find my arrow returned Wal,
IN Well. suppose you cant: will cryin
u bring il You should take better care Q
7. your lhlngs. Little boys must loUk tn
|. way they shoot
did look, but cant find it,
Go and look again, thee
: And then the crying wen. on a.nin-
To Willy the loss OF his arrow was rea
grief, and he was too young to have fot,i
iude to bear his trouble patiently. Blu,
was not in a state Of mind to feel with him
Stop that crying Instantly, said a.
. the worrying sound cane again on my ears
wont have such noise 10 the house.
Bu, ny words had 10 effect ibey did
not produce the arrow. WHY crrd on.
Unable longer to endure the sound, aud
also thinking 1t wrong 10 lie. b,m Indulge
the habit OF crying, land my work aside,
aud gong down STAIRS, took ho'd Of hun
resouiely, saying as | did So
Now, stop this. INSTANTLY
The child looked up at the with mos,
/ distressing counlcnauce, while The Tears
covered his face.
4 cau'I fad my arrow said he with
qIlverns lip.
Pm sofry--bu, CRY ins wob't fad H.
Come up STAIR, siIh me- Willy sscended
10 nv room.
Now don't let me hear one word more
Of this. The next time you gel an arrow
take better care Of IT,
There was no 81 mpa,hy 10 my toms
for ! felt none. d d 20, think OF his loss,
bot Of The evil and annoyance of crying.
The l,Ie Cellow sil.d he crief or rather
his uucrGnce Of il, as hes, he could, aud
throwing himself of full length upon the
floor, sighed and sobbed some ten minutes
A SIGH, longer and more ALTERING than
usual, aroused my sueD,loI and Ihen be
came aware tina, he had fallen asleep.
Now instantly do our feelings change to.
~atds child when we fed that he is
asleep. II we have been angry or o7cnd.
cd. we arc no longer so. Tenderness comes
Ia the place Of s,erner emotions. laid
aside ny work, taking Willy IN my arms,
'ifed hun rom the q ,or, md lsid him upon
my bed. Another long. Aulietlns sigh Og.
iiated his bosom as his head touched The (
pillow. How reptovIng came the sound /!
upon my ears How sadly did II echo Ind
re echo IN my heart.
Poor child" murmu,ed. To him I
he loss Of an arrow vas q grea, thing. |,
has disturbed him 10 the very centre Of his (
lille being. ! wi,h, now. that had pu, I
ty my work for few minutes, until could (
have found bis arrow, or made him new
one. would have los, no more time 10 |
doing so than | have already lost. And, !
after oil, what is a hllo time taken from
my work, TO the happiness OF my child
All me Wish could learn 10 think I
RICH, a, the right time. DSar little fellow /
he was so happy with his bow and arrow.
Bu. all was destroyed by the un.inely loss /
which ] could have restored in few mo. |
men,s. Unleeius unnatural mother -
Is this the way YOU show your love for
your child 7
! stood for nearly FIVE minutes over my
sleeping boy. When turned away. did |
not resume my sewing. | went down IN
TO the yard, and the tirs, objcc, lha, met
my eye was the lost arrow, partly conceal.
cd behind rose bush where il had fallen.
So easily ioundl' said |. How much
would a minute given a, the right time
have saved All mc--we learn too late,
and repeu, when repentance is Of hule
avail
took the arrow and laid i, with the
bow, which | found carelcssy thrown
away, upon the bed beside the sleeping
boy. thu, he nigh. see them as soon as he
awakened.
II was an hour before the deep sleep in
to which my Wiley bad fallen. was bro
ken. | had, IN the meantime, resumed my
sewing, aller having los, fully half an hour
IN consequence Of being unwilling to lose
a few minutes for the sake OF attending to
my child, and relieving HIN from the lrou.
b'es tina, had come upon him. The frs.
notice received of his being awake, was
his gra,iiied exclamation at finding his los,
arrow beside him: II his past grief was
forgotten. In few minutes he was down
in tho yard, shooting his arrow sgaln and
az happy as before. No trace Of his &c.
cent grief remained.
Du, could no, forge, it. With me the
! circumstance was no, us the morning cloud
aud the early dew. Tho sunshine that
came afierwa,d did no, dssipate instantly
the one, nor drink up the other. was so.
Der for many hours Afterwards; for the
consciousness Of having done wrong, as
we'll as Of having bsen the occasion OF grief
TO my child, 10y with heavy pressure on
my feelings. - Ladies' Wreath.
Diamond and Paste.
Qaotiv ,uv deayv eail Mr. Jopea IN