Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-06-17

DON'T.
By 7. :. ARTaCR.

has gone wrong during the day"
Mr.. Landell, who had been sitting with
his eyes upon the floor, silent and abstrac
ted, for some minutes, reused himself at
these words, and looking mp at his wife,
smiled. in forced way, as he apswred-
'Oh, no. Nothing has gone wrong
Don't you feel well?' The voice of Mrs
Landell was just shaded with concern.
We'll enough in body; bat not SO com +
Portable in mind as | de.lre.'
Then something has gone wrong said
the wife. Her manner "as slightly troub-
led.
Nothing more than usual, Mr. Landel
replied. The forced smile had faded away
from his cour,euance. Mrs, Landeil sigh
Ell
Than usual?' she repeated his words,
looking with earnest inquiry into her hus-
bands face. Then added tenlsrly--
Bring home your trouble, dear. Don't
hide anything. Let me share with You
all tie good and i'll Of life. Hearts dtaw
nearer in suff.ying than they ID in joy
Bless yorr kind hear. Alce.' said Mr..
j l.anden, a broad smile sweeping over his
face, and he caught her round cheeks be
tween his hands, and kissed her. There
isn't anything in the case SO serious rs ali
that comes TO. I'm no, going to f,il in
buisncss--haven't lost anything worth
speaking. Haven't cheated anybody and
don't intend DONG 50. Us only this hasiy
lmpulsiye temper of miAe that IS all the
while leading me to do o. say something
,has leaves a sing
The cloal passed from ;he flce Of Mrs
iandell
You will overcome .ha,in time, Elwasd
said She, encouragingly
4 cant see that | maze any progress
Yesterday [ spoke sharply to one of my
young men, when a mild repgoof would
have been u5ler, and ot more s1lutagy ell
ect. lie IS sensitive and my words hart
him severely The shadow tha. remained
on his flce all day was my perpetual re
buke, and felt it long ai.er the sun went
down. Ny punishment WAS gra.cr than
his. But the lesson OF yesterday dill aot
suffice. This morning WAS again betray-
el into captious iangdag., that wouals1 the
ieeIlngs OF the same y0ua5 man, and threw
him s. much OF his guard. tina. h ans
werel me back with some feeling This
regarded rs inpsrtinencs. aad threatened
90 dismiss him from my service if he dared
venture a repetition ofh.s language. When
feeling subsidei, and though. became clear
a9oia, saw tha. had been wrong. And
have fsl' unhappy IA Il i ever since.--
[ wish tha. had more seif-coatrol. That
coal bride my tongue wAen feeling is
suddenly spurreI. Buttemporament and
AMI long iaInlseI habits, are both a5lilst
nc.
Ms. L,nlell encouraged all so,,hoi
her husband. ana 50 won his mlal away
is bgoolias sslf-reprolches.
On the next morning. as Mr.. Lanlell
WAS about leaving for his store, his wifi.
looked up a.him and with 4 N saains smile
sai!--
Don't
Tn.re vas jus. The slightest paroep.aJlo
warning in her tone.
Don't what? Mr. LanIel! seemed a Ii
tle puzzled.
'Dop't forget Yourself
oh! Light broke in upon his mial-
Thank you. will not. And he went
forth to meet the trials of the day.
Almost The frs. ,hing that fell under the
no.ico If Mr. L!nlell was al important let
ter, which, at,er writing, he had given 10
the clerk to cory and mail. Instead Obs
ing in Boston, where it should have beer
i. Iay apoA his desk. Neglect Ike that he
f,l5 To be unpardona6le.
joint lie called sharply to Il young :
man at thc farther end of lhs store
'Don'tr Ii seemd like the voice Of his
Wit in his ears. Don't forget YOURSELF
This mental warning come just in sea-
son. The clerk cane quickly towards
him By tie time he had reached the desk
or Mr.. Landell The latter was andor seltcoa-
trol
Why was not this letter mailci, John?'
The tone was neither imperative nor capt
ious but kind. and the question asked IN !.
way that sail of course there i5a good
reason for The omission. And 50 there
was.
Il think, sir answered John, that there
is a mistake, and thought 1t not best to
put the letter in the mail
a mistake? Howl And Mr. Landeil
opened the letter.
1t read. said the clerk, three hundred
cases # shawls.'
Oh, no--thiri; cases. replied Mr.. Ian
dell But. as he sad thirty, his eyes rest
ted on three hundred. so 1t Is! How
could have made such an error? You
were right, John, in not seadlasihe lotter
away
The clerk went back to his place, and t.-e
merchant said to himself. How glad am
that | was able to control myself. 1t l had
spoken to that young man as talt, l%ould
have wronged and alienated him aud made
trouble for myself all day
Not long after this. case OF goods fell
through one Of the hatchways, crashing
down upon the landing witt. noise that
caused Mr. LandelI, whose temperament
was exceedingly nervous. to spring 20 his
feet. To blame somebody was his first inn
pulse. What carless fellow has done this?
was on his tongue.
Don't! The inward monitor spoke in
time. lie then calmly inquired into the
cause of the accident, and found that sPe-
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