The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-04-08

of it, l should not wish to have anysd&:
ference between our families ~
" "And.so did I like Mr.. Barton. He
has read good deal, and l find it very
pleasant. to sit with him occasionally,
during the long winter evenings His
only .ault,is bis quick te3per-but am
sure it is friE6 6Retter fol us to bear with
and soothe that, than tospppose and ex-
cite it, and thus keep both his family
and our own in hot water"
you are certainly right" replied
Mrs. Gray, "and 1 only wish that I
could always think and feel as you do.
But I am little quick, as they say"
"And so is Mr.. Barton. Now, just
the same consideration that you would
desire others to have for you, should we
exercise towards Mr.. Barton, or any one
else whose hasty temper leads him into
words or actions that in calmer or more
thoughtful moments, are subjects of re-
greet" !, ar,
On the next day, while Mr.. Gray
stood in his own door, from which he
could see over the two OF three acres of
ground that the shoemaker cultivated
he observed two of his cows in his
neighbours corn field, browsing away in
quite contented manner AS he was
going to call one of his farm hands to 60
over end drive them out, he perceived
that Mr.. Barton had become aware of
the mischief that was going on, and had
already started for the field of corn
!" Now, We will see the effect of yes
lesson," said the farmer to him.
self, and paused to observe the manner
of the shoemaker towards his cattle in
driving them out of the field. In few
minutes Mr.. Barton came up to the cows
but, instead Of throwing stones at them,
or striking them with a stick, he merely
drove them out in quiet way, and put
up the bars through which they had en-
tered. -
{" Admirable !" CALCULATED farmer
Gray.
"What is admirable 7" asked his wife
who came within hearing distance at the
Wny, mo ,vs.v.- r.---H:--Lp---
ton yesterday. 1t works admirably ,,
"Htw. so ~
"Two'of our cows were in his corn
field a feW,minutes ago. destroying the
corn at a rapid rate. ~; a,,, i. h.,..
"Well what did he DO to them ~
in quick anxious tone.
"He drove them out"
"Did he stone them, or beat them ?"
ooh no. He was gentle as child
toward them"
" You are certainly jesting."
"Not l. Friend Barton has not for
gotten that his pigs were in my cornfeld
yesterday, and that | turned them out
without hurting hair of one of them.
Now supposing had got angry and
beaten his pigs, what do you think the
result would" have been! Why, it is
more than probably, that one or more Of
our cows would have been at this mo-
pj1sit,in a'condition of Mr.. Melons old
r,
"Irwish you wouldn't say any thing
more about old brindle," said Mrs. Gray
trying to laugh-while her face grew
red in spite Of her efforts to keep down
her feeling. ~
wa, I won't Sally, if it worries
you. But it is such good illustration
that 1 cannot help using it sometimes"
CT am glad he didn't hurt the cows,"I
said Mrs Gray, after pause.
"And SO am l, Sally. Glad on more
than. 4ieasNnt. It shows that he has
made an eff6tt to keep down his hasty,
irritable temper-and if he can do that,
it will be favor conferred on the whole
neighborhood, for almost every one COM
plains at tihies, of this fault in his char
acter.n.N ~ So
at is certainly The best policy to
keep fair. weatherswith' him." Mrs. Gray
IS for tEiian of his temper
could annoy us'a good deal" =
That word policy, Sally, is not a
good word, = replied her husband. 1T
conveys, a thoroughly selfish idea. Now
we ought.to look for some higher motives
Of, action than mere policy-motives
grounded in correct and unselfsh prin-
ciple"
:" But what other motive but policy
could we possibly have for putting up
with Mr.. Barton's outrageous conduct !"
"Other, and far higher motives, it
seems to me. We should reflect that
Mr.. Barton has naturally hasty temper,