New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-21
IN 4 PASSION;
OH THE
EVILS 0F a. EHASTY TEMPER.
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she knew the communication about to be made
would produce disagreaable impression.
.WeII, Hannah, what is it " returned Uncle
Abel looking at her ever the top Of tie morning
paper, which had proved more attractive to him
shan the cup Of coffee, which he had only tasted
and left to cool on the table beside him. The
expression Of the good mans countensnce
showed that he was prepared for gonsthing dis
agreeable
swell, what does Mr.. Edwards girl want
aow?"
J The Edwards family we're inyeterate borrow
srs, and my uncle was beginning TO lose all pa
Bience with theH. 8 58 a5#e
She says, viii yoa please z The chamber
maid hesitated
g Lend what It's lent, Of course Y
The old gentleman'8 face Was cFimsoning.
6 Ill say you're using it, replied Hsnnah,
IN % aoothing q tone as ahe could venture To
assume.
6 No, .you needn't 2 angrily replied my nm
cle. !" den't rant you to put words into my
month. Tell the girl To tell Mr.. Edwards that
Z ne Wsnts W read. the morning psper, he ean 4
subscribe for it, as I dos'ss n Z. S15
Hannah looked doubtingly at the excited old
gentleman. she did NOT wish to be bearer Of
Dye hsafs y said uncle Abel. ID IN impera
tive voice is @ ss857 ss5s
Hannah turned and left tIss room.
- loo bad! outragsona! The family i'd
nuisance r calculated uncle Abel, IL ID unu-
sually excited manner M I'll stop taking The
paper, il am to be annoyed In thia way and II
he fnttered the cracking shsss as lie threw hia
hands about him
I could with difficulty rspreaB d auils,s ID 4 Al
locked at the resll kind hearted old man, III
his temporary excitement.
g It is we'll TO be angry I said, the moment
saw that could speak to his reason.
g No, it is not we'll, Kate he answered, in
suDdued voice. g IL is not we'll And lam
old enough TO know better
ssThat was avery rough message you sent 70
o neighbor.
e What did I say = The old gentleman look
ed little frightened.
ssWhy, you told Hannah to tell the girl to
tell Mr.. Edwards, that if he wanted 20 read the
morning paper 10 subscribe for it,, as you did.
Unele Abel sighed, and looked down upon tho
floor with fixed, absent gsze. His spirit fMss
troubled.
.sMr Edwards appears to be 6 very gentle
manly person, said {.
sit isn't gentlemanly to be forever annoying
neighbors and coveting their property retorted
| uncle Abel, little sharply.
He was making feeble effort ct self -justifea.
| tioH, but it wouldn't answer. His OWN con
science Tas not satisfied.
g Perhaps" said /, 90 Mr. EdWard's paper
failed to reach him.
L got mine" he answered.
g It's no use to argue the matter Kate ard
try to place me In the wrong said the old gem
tleman, warming mp. There's nothing TO jus
ify his conduct.
| that morning. He laid down the paper, tasted
the cold coffee, and then pushed the cup away.
g Your coffee is cold, y said T. Let me pour
| out another cup
sNo, I don't want any more.'' he answered,
getting up and leaving the table.
l What q troublesome thing quick temper IS;
! and the more so, il it leads 70 hasty speech.
Some Of the best t-hearted people, naturally, are
quick tempered. They suffer. Of course, greatly
| from their infrmity, but never seem to gain
much power over it. Of this class is my exeel-
lent uncle, to whose affectionste care am in
debted for pleasant home.
noticed that he did not leave the house
4 quite as early as usual, and that as he walked,
! uneasily, the psrlor floor, he now and then
] bent listeningly an ear towards the street. In
q truth, he Was waiting until he was certain M
Edwards had left home, SO as I'd run no risk Of
meeting him. Il 4. E5s
Ny unole was, in fact, heartily ashamed of his
little outbreak of temper, and he felt that he
!. must appear very badly in the eyesof his neigh
= . bor. Il was mot an unusual thing for them to
= meet during the day, and to pass friendly
J. - meeting. How could my uncle LOOK Mr.. Ed
! wards in the face, after what had happened
And on the other hand, how would Mr.. Edwards
trStst UlLl, SutlE palus SEVES GhEA UbHSS
Il Il during the day
= Poor old gentleman! He was sorely troubled
in consequence Of his hasty speech.
! The day, as he had feared, proved one Of SEE
! rious annoyance, Once he saw Mr.. Edwards,
: half block in advance, and coming towards
: him. A friendly corner vas at hand, and
short turn enabled him to escape the unWel-
come contact.
Again, on entering 8 store, he saw MIR. Ed
:. wards talking with the proprietor. The former
=, did not observe him, and he quietly Withdrew,
y feeling something like guilt in his heart.
Once he met Mr.. Edwards face to face. The
|" latter bowed, with his usual politeness, sHfe
) nothing had happened; and this was to uncle
: Abel g most cutting rebuke. He would have
! felt better if Mr.. Edwards had met him coldly,
or with disdain.
5 The fourth and last time that he came in con-
Il tact with his neighbor was late in the after
! noon, when he was within . few PAGES Of his
= own house. Mr.. Edwards overlook him, and,
offering his hand, remarked oheerfully on the
state of the weather and the news of the day.
70 AS they we're parting at our door, Mr.. Edwards
! drew from his pocket q newspaper, and said, as
y - he handed it to my uncle asz4Ms5@ ss j
~ "I received q late copy of the London Times,
y to-day. 1t contains an article on the United
y States, which am sure will interest you.
- . ii" Thank you thank youP stsmmsred uncle
y Abel, pushing back the paper. 6 But don't let
~ ~ me deprive you Of the pleasure Of reading it..
"a "a thine enough for me- replied Mr.. Edwards;
- - &c time enough for will enjoy it the more
!, from knowing that its perusel has given plea
IL IL sure So take it, take il, and you can send it
II in any time. Good evening" ~
- And Mr.. Edwards passed on, leaving the
~ Times with uncle Abel
~ Now this was too pointed, and my uncle Felt
y it keenly. He came in looking hurt and de.
> pressed, and laid the paper quietly down.
= l happened to be standing OF the parlor win.
~ dow, and SO heard what passed between the two
- gentlemen. My unole's state Of mind was
ii5 therefore, no mystery to me-
~ "Pretty severely punished" thought I. I
~ ~ was all in vain that tried to win his thought
f. f. from unpleasant reflections he answered M
s ,s only in monosyllables. Even his favorite air
III on the piano failed to restore a cheerful shad
~ his spirits.
"Alasp' thought I, show much Of suffering
-, We draw upon our own hearts. These auicl
X tempers and hasty words, how like the foxes
y, do they spoil our tender grapes"
Hannah said lbs we sat at the tea table
at (uncle Abel had spread the butter on both side
,e Of his bread play ed with his spoon, done in fac
If. almost anything but eat his supper,) sWhat mes
oss sage did you send to Mr.. Edwards this morn