Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-08-07


: '.eiofe see how it is. u smiles have
beei ~ The Out side VIZ lj--l.i world neither
] loved nor regarded me, ard my cou1ed brow
/ for the dear ones at home, inr y nose thought
anil care are everything activities"
! Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis were now at th, own
! door, where they paused moment, and then
went in. Instantly, on passing hi, TIN e,lold,
) Mr Lewis felt the pressure upon him Of his
7nasiaI state. The hue Of his feeling Legan
+, to change The cheerful, into. esting cxterur
pn; "a fpr those he net il business inter-
, coursc, began rapidly 10 change, aad Il soler
hue 20 succeed. Like most business inc,.h
! desire f,r profitable results was even far in
advance Of the slow evoiutions oe trad; and
his dali, history of disapp 'intnents, in some
ME asure dependent upon his restless anticipa-
| tiOns.
He was not as willing to work and to wait
as he should be j.; and. like many of his class,
neglected the pearls that they lay here aud
there along his liie-paths, because 'h-. wPr4
infer, r in value 10 those he ,ned;o GaI just a
little way in advance. The consequence was
that, when the days excitement was over. his
mind fell into a brooding state. and fingered
| over its disappointmenis, or looking Toward
..Et... -:..., Ao,e ii tt.c tatu..--i i6r 4oIe-.i
many things, had been long deferred. And 50
he rarely had smiles for home.
"Take that home with you, dear" whispered
Mrs. Lewis, as they moved along the passa ge
and before they had joined the family. She bad
an Instructive conciousneSs that her husband
was in danger of reiapsing into lis usual
state.
The warning was Just in time.
"Thank you for the wo. ds y sad he. al
will not forget them.
And he did not but at once rallied himself
and to the glad surprise of Jenny, Will. and
Mary, met them with new face covered with
fathcrly smiles, and with pleasant tones Of their
days employment. The feelings cf the chill
dren moved in quick transition. They had
not expected greeting Ike this bnt tie re-
sponse was instant. Little Jenny climbed in
to her fathers arms. Will came and stood
by his chair, answering his que ,tions, while,
Mary older by a few years than the rest,
leaned against her fathers shoulder and laid
her white hand softly upon his herd, smooth
ing back the dark hair, just showing a little
frost, from his broad, manly temple.
A pleasant group was this for the eyes OF
Mrs. Lewis, as she came forth from her cham
Der to the setting room. where she had gone
to lay off her bonnet and shawl and change
her dicss. Well did her husband understand
the cllarming.ooks she gave him, an warm
ly did her heart respond to the smile lie threw
back upon her.
" Words fifty spoken are Ike app'es OF
gold in pictures Of silver said Ma. Lewis,
speaking to her as she came in.
"What do you mean by that p asked Ma
rv, looking curiously into her father l,ce.
N,tl
smiling tenderly upon his wife
Something pleasant, must have happen
Cd" said Mary.
"som'hing pleasant ? Why do you say
that ~ asked Mr.. Lewis
d" You and mother look 81 happy" answer
cd the father as he drew his arm tightly ar
onnd her, "in having three such good chill
,lrcn.'
Mary laid her check to his, and whispered
'lfy"u are smiling and happy, dear father,
home will do like heaven
Mr.. Lewis kissed her, but did reply. lie
:elt rebuke in her words. But the rcbnkt
did not throw a chill over his feeings--it on
ly gave new strength to his purposes.
''Don't distribute all your smiles Keep
few of the warmest and brightest for hpme,"
said Mrs. Lewis, as she parted will her hus-
band on the next morning. lie kissed Eer,
but did not promise. The smiles were kept,
however, aud evening saw them, through not
for the outside world. Other and many eve
nin5s saw the SINE CHI eriul smiles and the
same happy home. Aud was not Mr.. Lewis
a better and happier man? OF course he
was. And SO would all men be, if would
take home with them the smiling asycct they
50 often exhibit, as they meet their fellow
men in business intercourse, or exchange
words in passing compliments Take your
smiles and cheerful words home with you
husbands, fathers, and brothers. Yonr hearts
are cpld and dark without them.