Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-07-15


the account; my mind was in certain
state OF excitement, or activity, that re-
pressed sober feelings, and made smil-
ing an easy thing. So we smile and are
gay IN company, at cost Of little effort,
because all are smiling and gay, and we
feel the common sphere Of excitement.
How different it is, too, when we are
alone, | need not say, You, Garry, are
guilty Of the sober face at home as well
as your husband" Mr.. Lewis spoke
WITH tender reproof in his voice.
''But the sober face is caught from
yours oftener than you imagine, my hus-
band," replied Mrs. Lewis.
Are you certain of that, Carry?"
Very certain" she replied. You
make the sunlight and shadow of your
home. Smile upon us; give us cheerful
words; enter into our feelings and inter
ests, and there will be no brighter home
IN all the land. A shadow on your coun-
tenance is veil for my heart, and the
same is true as respects our children
Our pulses strike too nearly in unison.
not to be disturbed when yours has lost
its even beat.
Again Mr.. Lewis walked on in silence.
his face partly averted, and again his
wife began to fear that she had spoken
too freely; but he soon dispelled this
impression. .at
Il am glad, Carry" said he, "that
you have spoken thus plainly. I only
wish that you had done so before. I see
how 1t is. My smiles have been for the
outside world-for the world that nei-
ther loved nor regarded me-and my
clouded brow for the dear ones at home,
for whom thought and care are ever liv-
ing activities" Wag
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis were now at their
own door, where they paused moment,
and then went in. Instantly on passing
his threshold, Mr.. Lewis felt the pres
sure upon him Of his usual state. The
cheerful, interested exterior put on for
those he met in business intercourse be-
gan rapidly to change, and sober hue
to succeed. Like most business men,
his desire for profitable results was even
far In advance Of the slow revolutions of
trade; and his daily history was a hi<to-
ry of disappointments, in some measure
dependant upon his restless anticipa.
tons. He was not as willing to work
ani to wait as he should be; and, like
many Of his class, neglected the pearls
that lay here and there along his daily
path, because they were inferior in val
ne to those he hoped to find lust a little
way In advance. The consequence was
that, when the days business excite
ment was over, his mind fell into a
brooding state, and fingered over it's dis
or looked forward with
failing hope into the future; for hope, in
many things, had been long deferred;
and so he rarely had smiles for his
home
'sTake that home with you, DEAR
whispered Mrs. Lewis, as they passed
along the passage, and before they had
joined the family. She had an instinct
i've consciousness that her husband was
in danger of relapsing into his usual
state. The warning was just in time.
'"Ihank you for the words p said he,
81 will not forget them.'
And he did not; but at once rallied
himself, and to the glad surprise Of Jen-
ny, George, and Mary, met them with a
ncwfaes, coVeredwith fatherly smiles and
with Neutrality-suspicious. in pleasant tones
asked OF their days employment. The
feelings OF children move in quick tran
sitions. They had not expected a greet
ing like this, but the response was in
slant. Little Jenny climbed into her
fathers arms; George came and stood
by his chair, answering in lively tones
his fathers questions; while Mary, old
er by few years than the rest, leaned
her head against her fathers shoulder,
and laid her white hand softly upon his
head, smoothing back the dark hair,
just showing little frost, from his
broad, manly temples.
A pleasant group was this for the eyes
OF Mrs. Lewis, as she came forth to the
slttlng-room from her chamber, where
she had gone to take off her bonnet and
shawl, and change her dress. Well did
her husband understand the meaning
look she gave him, and warmly did her
heartrespond to the smile he threw back
upon her.
"Words fifty spoken are like apples
of gold in pictures Of silver" said Mr..
Lewis, speaking to her as she came in.
"What do you mean by that?" asked
Mary, looking -curiously into her faith
ers face.
'Mother understands" replied Mr..
Lewis, smiling tenderly upon his wife.
Something pleasant must have hap
pened,' said Mary.
Something pleasant? Why do you
say that?" asked Mr.. Lewis.
You and mother look so happy" re-
piled the child.
"And we have cause to be happy"
answered the father, ashe drew his arm
tightly around her, Sin having three
such good children
Mary laid her cheek to his, and whis-
pered, eff you are smiling and happy
dear father, home will be likeheaven. ="
Mr.. Lewis kissed her, but did not re-
ply. He felt rebuke in her words; but
the rebuke did not throw chill over
his feelings-it only gave anew strength
to his purpose.
Don't distribute all your smiles
Keep few of the warmest for home,' y
said Mrs. Lewis as she parted with her
husband on the next morning. He kiss
ed her but did not promise.
The smiles, however, were kept,
though not for the outside world, and
evening saw them.
Other and many evenings saw the
same cheerful smiles, and the same hap
ply home And was not Mr.. Lewis a
better and happier man? OF course he
was. And so would all men be, if they
would take home with them the smiling
aspect they so often exhibit as they meet
their fellOW-men In business intercourse