Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-06-21
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From Moore's Ru raj New Yorker.l
The Two Homes.-A Story for Mothers.

Mother" said a girl of ten years, " have
done all the work vnu gave me-now may Will
lie and 90 to Mr.. Oray's?
d wish YOU would keep out of the WAY
and stop teasing" replied the mother, she
gave her daughter push which sent her reel
ing araIusJ "a chair
Why, mamma" s,iI Will:e-a brigh sturdy
little fellow OF i've vedrs-wbo had been busIly
engaged for the last hour, trying to make
wooden kn fe for his s.ser--' Why mamma.
YOU promised we might % to-day, and now If
vuu duu let u~It III toe telling wrong story
Well do 90 alonq-stay an hour. art hope
shall have some peace while YOU are gone.
Hurrah" said Willie. Jumping up. " v here
is M cap? Mamma. I c;tui reach 1t"
III y arriint It-alvays something fo hinder
me: here,-iake your cap aud 20, and with the
s.lrue impatient step and frowning brow which
had been seen al that day she turned again to
her work
BAt let US follow the children as they leave
the house Sarah walk along with sad and
fearful face-hers peculiarly sensitive na
LuTe, and the harsh repTouf SO often given Is
sure to u shadow ON her heart-and As Nll-
lac giauces UP into her face. rebellious Thoughts
arse. and has ewes flash Indignantly as he SAYS
/ "a a comforting tome. woul Int feel bad If
mother due- scoli. | Shalt be big maa pretty
s.oh. aud then II talk right back 10 her, jus1
a. she does 10 and when / get rich enough
/ | III going to huy horse and carriage, aud you
and ! q mav ride nth me. but mamma shan /
cause she amt good Maybe she'll grow old
sometime. and come 10 live with me. Just a.
! lrat dina does TO our house, and then If she
~coids 70 Us. III just shut her up in the dark,
wouldn / youf
I Little does thai mother think she IS sowing
/ seed In the Young hearts which shall spilng up
and weld a hundred fold of bitterness, ;nd
SORROW.
| Ten Years have fown-let Us again visit that
| dwelling. Where is the gentle Sari b.,
whom every one thought sweet tempered! !!
She is there. but how changed IL former years
! the angry reproof would only cause flood "t
tears but as day after day, and year after year,
the harsh words fell upon her ear. angry feelings
/ began to surge up, until her very nature became
! chang ed and she has learned at last TO throw
/ back the bitter retort. Sadly darkened must be
| the soul IF that mother who thus wounds and
crrishes the heart of the n~itive, until hatred
| takes the place Of love and tie Evil Genius pre-
sides where once Heavenly Angels loved 10 lin
| ger.
But we n,iss the brave little Willie Where
| can our pet have flown? In days of yore his
| laughing ewes and sunny smiles always
the FIRST 10 greet US; list IT. vain for his
! coming foo,step. He wanderer-exIled by
his mothers frowns and irrItabeness from an
otherwise pleasant home
| Oh mother, how great an influence thy words
and tones of voice possess, Are they harsh aud
! vttuperativef Are those tender blossoms eutrus-
! ted to YOUR care made to feel they are only a
trouble and burden? Then murmur not II
when the frosts of age have whItened your loo Us
when vuur steps slow and feeble, and all
/ the helplesSness o. a second childhood IL upon
you--y ou are treated in like manner Onioved
l-unhunored ii may be-you wall go down Ia
/ sorrow TO 10 the grave.