Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-05-18
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Smiles at Home.

n Take that home with you, DEAR said
Mrs. Lewis, her manner half smiling, half
serious.
TAKE what home. Caddy?" said Mr..
Lewis, turning towards his wife,curious
Now, Mrs. Lewis had spoken from the
moments impulse, already partly regret
ting her remark.
flake what home ~ repeated her
husband. !" don understand you. :
a That smiling face YOU turned upon
Mr.. Edwards, when you answered bis
question Just now" iit=.!
MI. Lewis slightly averted his head
and walkedon in silence They hadcailed
ii ii al the store, Of Mr.. Edwards 70 pur-
chase a few articles, and were now on
their way home There was no smile on
the face Of Mr.. Lewis, now, but q very
Grave expression instead grave almost
to sternness. The words Of his wife had
taken him altogether by surprise and
though spoken Lightly. had Jared upon
his ears. t s
The truth was, Mr. Lewis, like q great
many other men who have their own bus
mess cares and troubles, was IN the lab-
ii Of bringing home asober and, too Of
ten, clouded face. II was in vain that
his wife and children looked into that face
for sunshine, or listened TO his words fol-
Itonesof cheerfulaess. .#
z Take that home with you, dear. ~
Mrs. Lewis was already repenting3 this
suggestion, made on the moments i'm
pulse. Her husband was sensitive to a
fault. He could not bear even an i'm
plied censure from his wife. And SO she
had learned to bel very guarded IN this
particular. fI lei
H !" Take that home with you. dear All
me 1 wish the words had not been
said. There will BE darker clouds now,
and gracious knows they were DARK
enough before! Why cant Mr. Lewis
lea.e his cares and business behind him,
and letus see the old, pleasant, smiling
face again ! thought this morhing that
He had forgotten how To smile but see
that lie can smile If lie tries. All Why
don ne trv at home KS
So Mrs. Lewis talked to herself, as she
moved along by the side Of her husband
who had not spoken 4 word since her re-
piy. Vi his query. Il TakeWhat home Z
block after block WIS passed, and street
alter street crossed, and still there was
silence between them.
81. OF course, " said Mrs. Lewis. speak.
inc ii her own thoughts. e Of course hs
q Z offended. He won't bear q word from
ne. / might have known beforehand
that talking out n ibis way would only
make things worse. Oh. dear ! I'm get
| ting ont Of all heart
Y What then, Caddy? ~ esy
Mrs. Lewis almost started at the sound
az her husbands voice, breaking unex'
pectedly upon her ear. in a softening tone
.1I..s What then !? q he repeated, turning
towards her and looking down into hei
shyly upturned face
~ II would send warmth and radiance
thro. the whole house, |" said Mrs. Lewis
her tones all 4 trembling with feeling
ss You think SO !? \
II know So. Only try Il, dear, 10
| this one evening
|. II isn't 50 easy Z thing TO put on
smiling face, Gaddy, when thoughts oP
pressed with care.
IN Didn' Z seem To- require much efior
inst now said Mrs. Lewis. glancing ri
Il her husband with something q arch
ness IN her look.
1Aoain ! shadow dropped down upcr
nv fsca IF Mr.. Lewis, which vas agar
tpartiv t,irnea sray md agsin haHslket