The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-04-06
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SMILES FOR HOME.
By T. s. ARTHUR.

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"Take that home with you, my dear, .
said Mrs Lewis, her manner half smil-
ing, half serious.
Take what home, Caddy ?" And
Mr.. Lewis turned towards his wife, Gu
riously.
Now, Mrs. Lewis had spoken from
the moments impulse, and already Part
ly regretted her remark.
"Take what home ?" repeated her
husband. 81 don't understand you"
''That smiling face you turned upo7
Mr.. Edwards, when you answered his
question, just now"
Mr.. Lewis slightly avsrted his head.
and walked on in silence. They had
called in at the store of Mr.. Edwards
to purchase few articles, and were
now on their way home. There was no
smile on the face of Mr.. Lewis now, hut
a. very grave expression instead-grave
almost to sternness. The words of his
wife had takeu him altogether by sur
prise and, though spoken lightly, had
Jared upon his ears
The truth was, Mr.. Lewis, like a
great many other men who have theiL
business cares and troubles, was in tho
habit of bringing home sober, and too
often, clouded face. It was in vain
his wife and children looked into his
face for sunshine, or listened to his
words for tones of cheerfulness.
"Take that home with you, my dear" !"
Mrs. Lewis was already repeating this
suggestion, made on the moments i'm :.
pulse. Her husband was sensitive to
fault. He could not bear even an i'm
piled censure from his wife. And so
she had learned to be very guarded in
this particular.
4sTatze that home with you, my dear.
Ah me wish the words had not
been said. There will be darker clouds
now, and gracious knows, they were
dark enough before Why can't Mr..
Lewis leave bis cares and business be-
hind him, and let me see the old, pleas
ant, smiling face again. I thought this
morning that he had forgotten how to
smile; but I see that he can smile, if
he tries. All why dou't he try at
home ?"
So Mrs. Lewis talked to herself, as
she moYed along by the side of her hus-
band, who had not spoken word since
her reply to his query, stake what
home ?" Block after block was passed,
and street after street crossed, and still
there was silence between them.
"Of course" said Mrs. Lewis, speak.
ing in her own thought, "of course he is
offended. He won't hear a word from
me. 1 might have known, beforehand,
that talking out IN this way would only
make things worse. Oh, dearl Pm
getting out of all heart ~
"What then, Caddy ?''
Mrs. Lewis almost started at the
sound of her husbands voice, breaking,
unexpectedly, upon her ear, in soften
ed tonc.
a'What then?" he repeated, turning
towards her, and looking down into her
shyfy npturDed face.
'sIt would send warmth and radiance
through the whole house," said Mrs.
Lewis, her tones all q tremble with feel
ing.
You think SO ?''
I know sol Only try it, dear, for
this evening"
at isn't SO easy a thing to put on a
smiling face, Caddy, when Thought is op-
pressed with care"
at didn't seem to require much eff
fort just now," said Mrs. Lewis, CLAN
cling up at her husband with something
of archness in her look.
Again a sbadov dropped down on the
face of Mr.. Lewis, which was again
turned away-and again they walked on
in silence.
He is so sensitiyei" Mrs Lewis
said to herself, the shadow on her hus-
bands face darkenipg over her own
81 have to be as careful of my words
as if speaking to spoiled child"
No, it did not require much effort on
the part of Mr. Lewis TO smile, rs he
passed few words lightly with Mr..
Edwards The remark of his wife had
not really displeasod him. it had only
set him to thinking After remaining