Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-20

cheerless, for lack of the "small, swee
courtesies" Of life, SO cheaply given and $
magical in their effect.
One day, Peter Crandall was sent by hi
employer to do some work in the house of
customer This work happened to be i
the family sitting room, IN which were foul
tchildren with their mother. TIE lady spok
Ito him politely when he came in, and th'
children treated him respectfully. He ha
been at work a little while, when his atten
liion was attracted by a request from tkl
mother to one of the children. to go up stair
and bring her some article named. We sa.
request, for this was the form of words ut
tered. The child went Instantly, and was
back in few moments.
"Thank you, DEAR said the mother.
Crandall turned and looked at the chiiidi
Her conhtenance was tranquil st!d happy.
Jane, | VIII lake those scissors if yo'
please
erandaiif' boxed d; Il t again. Il was the moth
er who had spoken One OF the children
was sitting on the floor. busily engaged il
edttiig oil pictures. But she started ~
Instantly aid brought the scissors to. be
aai6ibser.
4Thank you. de.r.,' was the mothers ac
knowledgnens fthe service. as in the form
ef case.
.Will you want them longp asked tn.
child.
..No, dear. only few moments. Their
you shall have them again"
The child stood patiently by the mothers
side until the scissors were out Of sarvice
and then received them.
HThank you," she said, az she took them
from her mothers hand, aad then danced
back, singing, to her place on the fool
where the pictures lay.
All this struck craudaii as beautiful, ara
He sighed as The harsher image of bis ow'r
home intraded itself. While yet at work
the husband and father came home. Every
child had somethingto 10 show OF tell him. and
Ne entered into the feelings OF each, prais.,
ire their little achievements, and approving
wherever there seemed chaRce for words
OF appropriation.' II was tie san.s sowart
Eis wife. She spoke OF SOME dsfe::iohs she
Ead' given to Crandall.
aThai was right he answerdd;' adding,
show tli..tosigiltfdl yoG' areis,
A pleased smile went over the wiFe's conn-
tenance.
"Yo,i' forgot yiodf pocket -haasershisf this
morning" said the latter handing q white
linen handkerchief to her husband.
$50 r did. HhanE pos. dear.'' And he
received the handkerchief with as polite ec-
knowledgementi manner as IN words.
Many other little Instances of home coutrr-
iesies we're observed BY Crandall, who left
the house when his work was completed,
with new impressions of life stamped upon
his consciousness. The image OF that pleas
ant home was Fixed on his mind like thing
Of beau.y. He had dreamed, faintly,' of
such homes-or read Of them in books; but
the reality is now before him. The husband
ahd father, whose presence had frightened
that homes he Knew, in generel way, as a
thriving man Of business, who canie frs-
auen,ly to the establishment where he work
ed
IFS fa5e wore, generally. grave ASPECT
Ia little souf Ire had thought. He had not
given him credit fos much Kindness of feel
ing; and was. therefore, the more impressed
by what he had seer.
The sweet, musical Way 10 which "Thang
you dear." had been said. reeiproeally by
mother and children, many times, a ID on all
occasions of service rendered, No matter how
small. had found an echo in his mind, where
it was continually repeated, until, "Thank
you dear!" as he mused at his work, came
almost to his lips in vocal utterance.
When Crandall went home at nightfali,
he wus still dreaming over the picture in his
mind, and the words, "Thauk you, dear."
were still echoing there in a kind of low inu-
sic. He was very much subdued in feeling,
almost sad; and there was an air of Ian
guor about him as he came into the room
where his wife was at work getting supper
ready. she observed as something unusual
aJane, take your fathers coat and hang il
up,,, said Mrs. CranGall 10 her eldest daugh-
ter.
The siri obeyed, but there was no afec-
ton in her manner. as she moved in a list
less sort of way, toward her father, and
reached oat her hand for his coat. Mr..
CrandalI gave her the garment saying :
.Thanh you DEAR
The words were spontaneous, not Of de-
SIGN and spoken with tender utterance.-
He was but repeating the tones that were
still sounding in his nemory.
What instant life seemed TO quicken
through the chi.d's frame. She gave ONE
glance of surprise into her fathers face,
and stepped away with the coat like ene
we'll pleased to render service.
Mr.. Crandall was surprised at himself;
and for an instant, half ashamed of what
he had dcae. as il it were weakness.
.sWill you have a glass Of waser:n asked
Jane coming back to her father.
"If you please"
Mr. Crandal wondered at his own reply,
almost as much as his wife and children
wondered. A cold abrupt 'yes.' or mo, was
his accustomed answer to nesrly all cues
tons.
With what light feet did Jane trip from
! the room. In a twinkling she was back
with a cool glass of wafer for her father, WAC
as he received it from her hand. said, "Thanh
you"
To the child, ali aNaccustoned to such ar
acknowledgement for any service, these two
little words were felt to be sweet rev ard
The fathers altered manner and way o
speaking was perceived by the children az
| by their mother; and, as ii by magic the
whole sphere OK their lives seemed chang
led.
..Shail bring down your slipperss' ash
ed lane returning TO her father.
4Yes, that's good grlsr he answered
| s.my feet are aching in these heavy boots
As Jane left the room with springin:
step. Dir. Cran5all CONNIE aced drawing Of
his boots. They were no sooner laid upoi
/ the ioor, than two little fellows caught hol,
Of them, each desirous of an appcosing wof.
4 a. 3 reward for service rendered their tire
faiher. -
.sI'll put one in the closet. and John tn
i Qfhef 8 IS s
i .sWhet brave little mem" exclaimed Mr
1 Cfandall, really pleased at heart, and mani