The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1859-11-17

NAMED on his face all day was my perpet-
ual rebuke, and 1 felt it long after the
sun went down. My punishment was
greater than his. But the lesson of YES
terday did not suffice This morning |
Was betrayed into captious language, and
wounded the same young man, and threw
him eft his guard so much that he answer
ed me with feeling. This | regarded as
lmpertinence, and threatened to dismiss
him from my service if he dared venture
repetition of his language. When feel
ing subs ded and thought became clear
again, saw that L had been wrong and
felt unhappy about it ever since. / wish
that l had more self control that could
bride my tongue when feeling it suddenly
spurred. But temperament and long in
dulged habits are against me-"
Mrs. Landell encouraged and soothed
her husband, and so won his mind away
from its self-reproaches.
On the next morning as Mr.. Landell
was leaving for his store, his wife looked
up at him, and with = meaning smile, said
10 aim
Don't"
There was the ightest perceptible
"Don't what ?" Mr.. Landell seemed a
little puzzled.
Don't forget yourself"
"Oh ~ Light broke IN upon his mind.
''Thank you, | will not" and he went
forth to meet the trials Of the dav
Almost the first thing that fell under
the notice of Landell was an important
letter, which after writing, he had given
to clerk to copy and mail. Instead of
being in Boston, as it should have been,
it lay upon his desk. Neglect like this he
felt to be objectionable.
John" he called sharply to a young
man at the farther end of the store.
Don't 1t seemed to him like the
voice of his wife in his ear-''don't forget
yourself"
This mental warning came just in sea-
son. The clerk came quietly toward him
By the time he reached the desk of Mr..
Landell, the latter was under self-control
''Why was not this letter mailed, John?"
he asked
The tone was neither imperative nor
captious, but kind and the question was
asked in way that said of course there
is good reason for omission and so there
was.
81 think, SIR answered John, sthat
there is mistake, and | thought it not
best to put the letter in the mail"
"a mistake? How ?'' and Mr.. Ian
dell opened the letter
1T reads" said the clerk, "three hun
dred cases of shawls."
"Oh, no; thirty cases" replied Mr.
Landell. But as he said this, his eye res
ted on the three hundred. 80 it is
How could L have made such an error?
You did right, John, in not sending the
letter at all"
The clerk went back to his place, and
the merchant said to himself, GLOW glad
[ am that | was able to control myself
If | had spoken to that young man as l
felt, l would have wronged and alienated
him, and made trouble for myself all day"
Not long after this, case of goods fell
through the hatchways, crushing down
upon the landing with noise that caused
Mr.. Landell, whose temperament was ex-
ceedingly nervous, to spring to his feet.
To blame somebody was his first impulse.
"What careless fellow has done this ?" was
on his tongue.
''Don'tD' the inward monitor spoke in
time Mr. Landell shut his lips tightly,
and kept silent until he could command
himself. He then inquired calmly into
the cause of the accident, and found that
special blame attached to none. Opening
the case of goods, the damage was found
to be trifing.
"Another conquest" said Mr. Landell
as he turned to his desk Self-control is
easy enough if the trial is made in ear
nest.
A dozen times that day was the torch
applied to Mr.. Landell's quick temper,
and as often was he in danger of blazing
out But he kept his temper till the sun
went down, and then he turned his steps
homeward, feeling more comfortable in
mind than he had for several weeks
There was no shadow on his couptenance
when he met his wife, but smiling good
humor.
"You said Don't as l left this morn
ing.,
.Well -
"And didn't"
"You are a hero" said Mrs Landell,
laughing.
'sNot much of one. The conquest
was easy enough when drew the sword
in earnest"
"And you felt better p
oOh, thousand times What curse
of ones life this quick temperament is
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