Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-08-22
From the Ladies' Wreath.
LOSING ONES TEMPER.
BY MRS MARY CIR "A II A NJ

was sitting in my room one morning,
feeling all out of sorts about something
Of other. when an orphan child. whom
had taken to raise. came in with a broken
tuinbler in her hand, and said, while her
Young face was pale. and her little lip
4uiSercd:-
See, ma ami | went to take this tum-
bier from the dresser. to get Anna drink
Of water. and let it fall
was in a tretful humor before the child
came IN, and her appearance, with the
broken tumbler in her hand, didn't tend
- help me in 4 better state of mind. She
was suffering good deal of pain in con-
sequence Of the accident. and needed a
kind word to quiet the disturbed beatings
Of her heart But she had come to me in
an unfortunate moment.
"lou are careless little grill" said l.,
severely, taking the fragments Of glass
from her trembling hands. "a very care
less little girl, and | am displeased with
voui'
said no more, but my countenance
expressed even stronger rebuke than my
wOTuS. TnU CHILD iin5vr0d ne for q
few moments, and then shrunk away from
the room. | was sorry an a moment that
had permitted myself. to speak unk ind.
ly to the title girl, for there was no need
OF my doing SO, and moreover, she had
taken my words. as could see, deeply to
heart had made her unhappy without
a cause The breaking Of the tumbler
was an accident, likely to happen to any
one, and the child evidently felt bad
enough about what had occurred, without
having my displeasure added thereto Il
| was unhappy before Jane entered my
room. was still more unhappy after she
retired. ] blamed myself and pitied the
the matter.
In about half an hour, Jane came up
very quietly with Willy. my dear little
curly-haired angel-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 sh'
entered, but went. with her burden, to tn,
low bed that was in the room, where she
laid him tenderly, and then sat down will
her face turned partly away from me; ane
with fan, kept off the flies and cooled hi
moist skin.
| Enough of James countenance was Wis
ible to enable me to perceive that its ex
preston was sad. And it was an unkint
word from my lips, that had brought Thu
cloud over her young tace.
| 80 much for permitting myself to fal
into a fretful mood" said |. mentally. "Ir
i future must be more watchful over m,
state of mind. | have no right to MAKE
others suffer from my own unhappy TEN
/ per-"
Jane continued to sit by Willy and fal
him; and every now and then | coult
hear very low sigh come up. as if iEvol
UNFAIRLY from her bosom. Faint as tn
sound was, it smote upon my ear. and add
ed to my unaccountable frame Of mind.
\ friend called and | went down int
/ the parior. and sat conversing there fog al
hour; but all the while there was a weigh
upon my feelings | tried, but in vain, L
be cheerful. was too distinctly awar
of the fact, that an individual-and tina
a,notherless little girl-was unhappy thro
my unkindness: and the consciousness
was Ike a heavy hand upon my bosom.
..This is all weakness" | said to my
self, after my friend had left, making al
effort TO throw off the uncomfortable feel
+ inC. But il was Of no avail. Even if III.
new train of thought, awakened by con
ver5atIon with my friend, had lifted MI
above the state Of mind in which l wa
when she came, the sight Of Jene's face
as she passed the on the stairs, woult
have depressed my feelings again.
In order TO relieve both my own and tn
child's feelings, | thought would refer t
the broken lumber, and tell her not t
grieye herself abou. it, os its loss was g
no consequence whatever. But this woul
have been TO have made an acknowledge
ment 10 her that had been in the wrong
and IN instructive feeling Of pride renon
strated against that.
'.Ah mel" sighed. "Why did per
nit myself to speak SO unguardediy! Hov
small are the causes that sometimes des
: troy our peace. How much OF good
II evil is there in u single world.
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