Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-06-01

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aminatjon. bif, kewis said: & zi,Esa
"You tbonght the smile given TO I'd
ward came easily enough" J, -.
"ft did no, seem 10 REQUIRE an ofFort'
replied Mrs L68is. a
..Dlo, Itt mncb effort was required,s
said, rkfLewis. his tones slightly de-
Pissssd.f q "Bnt this must be taken into
account; my mind was 10 certalh state
of excitemsiIt. or actiyity. that repressed
soberI feelings. and snads smiling m easy
flfing% So fge smile Eiid are gHy In COM
panl st cost Of linle effort because al are
smiiife ,ahd gay, and we Gel tl.e columcn'
sphere of 6xcitement How difiefent u
often is when we are alone, Ine6d not say.
You,, Caddy. are guilty. Of Che sober face
at home rs weilAs your husband" Mr.
Lewis spoke with q tender Feproof 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, Caddy?"
Every certain. You make the sunlight
and the shadow of your home. Smile
upon us; give us cheerful words; enter
into our feelings and interests, aud there
will be no brighter home mall the land.
A shadow on your conntenance is veil
for my heart, and the same is true as re-
spects our children. Our pulses strike
TOO nearly in unison not to be disturbed
when yours has lost its even beat"
Again, Mr.. Lewis walked OH in silence.
his face partly averted; and again his wife
began TO think that she had spoken too
freely. But he soon dispelled tho impress
sion. for he said:
II ana glad, Caddy. that you have
spoken thus plainly. Ionly wish you had
done SO before. 1 see how it is. Ny
smiles have been for the outside world
the world that neither loved nor regarded
mr-.and my clouded brow for the dear
ones at home, for whom thought and care
are ever living activities"
Mr.. and Mrs. LOWS were now standing
at tkeir own door, when they paused a mo-
ment, and then went in. Instantly on
passing the threshold. Mr.. Lewis felt the
pressure uporfllim Of his ususl state. Tie
hue Of his feelings began to change. The
cheerful interested exterior put on for
those he met in business Intercourse, be-
gan rapidly to change. and a sober hue to
succeed. Like most business men. his
desire for profitable results was ever far Ia
advance of the slow evolutions of trade.
and his daily history WAS history Of dis
appointments, in some measure dependent
upon his restless anticiPations. He was
not rs willing TO work and to wait as he
should be, and, like many Of his class, neg
lected pearls that lay here aud there along
his life paths. because they were inferior
value to those he had hoped to find just a
little way in advance. The consequence
was, that when the days excitement was
over, his mind fell into brooding state,
and looked over its disappointmcnts, oil
looked forward with falling hope for the
future--for hope in many things had been
long deferred. And SO it rarely had
smiles for his home.
take that home with you, dear, whis-
pered Mrs. Lewis, rs they moved along the
passage, and before they had joined the
family. She had an instructive conscious
ness that her husband was in danger of re.
lapsing into his usual state.
The warning just in time.
Thanks for the words!' said he; 81
will not forget them"
And he did not but at once rallied
himself, and to the glad surprise of Jenny
Will and Mary, met them with new face
covered with latherly smiles. and pleasan
questions, in pleasant tones, of their day.
employments. The feelings of childrer
move in quick transitions. They had no
expected greeting like this but the re
isponse was instant. Little Jenny climbec
into her fathers arms, VIII came and stood
by the side of his char, answering in livel,
tones his questions; while Mary, older b,
a few years than the rest, leaned agains
her fathers shoulder, and laid her whit'
hand softly upon his head, smoothing bacl
the dark hair, just showing little fros
from his broad, manly temples.
A PLEASANT group was this for the eyol
Of Mrs. Lewis, as she came forth froti he
chamber to the sitting room; where sh
had gone to lay of her bonnet did shawl
and change her dress. Well did her hus
band understand the meaning look sh
gate him; and warmly did her heart re
spond to the smile he threw back Upon heT
Words ftly spoken are like apples Q
gold in pictures of silver" "said Mr.. Lewis
speaking to her as she cams iii.
"What do you mean by that?" aske
Mary, locking curiOusly into her father
face.
"Mother understatids," replied vi
Lewis, smiling tehderly upon his wife.
Something pleasant must have hap
pened," said Mary.
Something pleasant? Why do yO
SAY that, I" asked Mr.. Lewis.
"You andmother look SO happy" re
lplied the child.
"And wo have cause to be happy m
swered the father, as he drew his arr
I tightly around her, "in having three sue
, Hgood children"
. Mary laid her check 10 his, and whis
pered: "lf you are smiling and harp,
e dear father. home win be like heaven"
Mr. Lewis kissed her, but did not repl,
4 He felt rebuke in her words. But Il
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