The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-12-07
TIE TWO FACES.
TIE one for Home, Me Other for Company.

7ae one for Home, The other for Company.
OF course, we never mean to be personal
but vet know that the following llie-lessOn
must find application somewhere, else il
would never have been written. Or, like
the preparations Of the universal physician,
it may be laid up for use in case Of disease,
or even taken as preventive.
Mrs Abby Ieeman was thirty years old
and had been married about ten wears. She
had an excellent husband, and three good
children. She was naturally kind, excel,
lent woman, and meant to do right: she had
one fault; and small as il seemed to her il
occasioned much unhappiness in the family
circle. She was not always pleasant, though
for the life Of her she could not tell what had
occurred to rufile her feelings. She had ev.
erything about her calculated to beget iov,
and her every reasonable wish was answered.
But after all, she often wore a sour face, and
her tongue would often run on in strains far
from sweet or aceordant.
"What is the matter, Abby !" asked her
husband, as he returned one evening Iron
the store, and found his wife with a SOUR
lace on.
Nothing" was the answer, given rather
moodily.
"But something must be the matter. You
never look so when YOU are happy"
{" How can help my looks Cant look
as feel withou: disturbing YOU 2"
Pshaw, Abby-tlon't talk SO" said the
husband, at the same time placing his arms
about her neck and kissing her. "Now
tell me what has happened"
Nothing has happened more than usual, :"
uttered the wife, still unpleasantly. "Whu
wouldn't be sober, I'd like 10 know. stuck
up here from morning until night, with two
squalling young ones to LOOK out for all the
time
Squalling young ones" repeated Albert
Leeman, while an expression OF pain passed
over his features.
There look at that :" cried the wife,
pointing to where her Youngest child, girl
Of four years Of age, was just climbing up 10
the tea table after the sugar bowl. "Ge;
out ~ that, you little brat. Therc-tike that
and let me catch you up there again. stop
that crying-stop il, saw. Touch that su-
gar again, aud III give you such a king as
you won't want"
The poor child tried in vain to hush il.
sobbing, and instineti,ely crept BY is fa.
ther's side. lie placed his arm around the
little one and raised it to his knees, aud in a
moment more its rcddrncd inilamed cheek,
where the mothers blow had fallen, was PHI.
lowed upon the fathers bosom.
30, YES" said Tie wife " now You'll pei
the brat. I'd like 70 have YOU have charge
Of 'cm all day; we'd see how much patience
you'd have 70
Il would al least remember shr was ms
child" said he, somewhat rcproaChiully
;" and also bear in mind the single fact that
the Young disposition may gain al iis i'm
pulses from the example It receives at the
hand 81 Il guardian"
go yes, that's Il. 0f course, avn al.
ways wrong" aud then Abby Lerman put
her apron to her eyes and began to cry.
vi course the husband could say no murc.
lie had often, very uiten, suffered all this
before, and he had often tried TO make his
wife sec how much real unhappiness she was
making Tor hcrself but she would not listen
or, il she did. the impression was not lasting.
IN fact, Size had no patience with her chill
dren, and the single ruflle Of a moment was
sure to make unhappiness Cot her. She loved
her husband iondiy ani her children sic
l6ycd too. She was proud d them. and for
their comfort She would sacrifice any amunn,
Of personal convenience. MANY and many
an hour II blis.lul joy did size pass With hcr
husband when tie sky was clear. bat cloud
was sure TO bring the storm. For years. hui
a day passed that had not seen some nnpTeas.
ant passages between herself and children,
aud she would not understand that hcr very
mode Of treatment--the disposition she ma.
infested, and the language she used -was
surely warping the minds OT her little ones.
In pain and anguish her husband had tried
10 show her this, but she wuuld not listen ;
and then when she was calm aud reasonable,