The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03
DON'T"
BY 7. 8. ARTHUR.

"You are sober this evening"" said Mrs.
Landell 10 her husband. II hope moth
ing has gone wrong during the day"
Mr.. Landell, who had been sitting with
his eyes upon the floor, silent and ab-
stracted for some moments, reused himself
at these words OF his wife, and looked up
at her. smiled in forced way, as he
answered.
"oh, no; nothing at all has gone
wrcug."
The voice of Mr.. Landell was just
shaded with concern.
"Wcll enough in body, but not as COM
Portable in mind as desire"
Then something has gone wrong"
said the wife, her manner troubled.
"No;hing more than usual" replied
Mr.. Landeli. The forced smile faded
away from his countenance. Mrs. Landel.
sighed
Than usual !" She repeated his
words. looking with earnest inquiry into
her husbands face. Then she added in
tender manner
"Bring home your trouble, ,dear--don't
hide any thing. Let me share with you
'hO SoOu duu III VI lllGs blu YOU uDL
know ,he, hearts draw nearer in suffering
than they do in joy"
"Bless your kind heart, Alice !" said
Mr. Landell, broad smile creeping over
his face as he caught her round checks
between his hands and kissed her.
There isn't anything in the case SO Sc
rious as all that comes 10. I'm not going
TO fail in business ; haven't lost anything
worth speaking about. haven't cheated
any body and don't intend TO its only
, this hasty impulsve temper OF mine that
is always leading me to say or do some.
thing that leaves a sting,
The cloud passed from the face Of Mrs
Landell.
"You will overcome that in time, Ed
ward"
Il can't see that make any progress
y Yesterday l spoke sharply to one of my
young men, VIXEN mild reproof woulc
have been more just and of more salutary
effect. He is sensitive and my word,
hurt him severely. The shadow that re
manned on his face all day. was my per
petual rebuke, and felt it long after the
sun went down. My punishment was
greater than his. But The lesson of yes
lerday did not suffice. This morning
was betrayed into captious language. anC
wounded the same young man and threw
: him off his guard SO much that h'
l. answered ME with feeling. This / regard
ed as impertinence, and threatened to dis
miss him from my service ifhe ventured
repetition Of his language. When feeling
subsidized and thought became clear again
| saw that had been wrong and hav
felt unhappy about it ever since. wisl
| had more self control that l coul(
bride my tongue when feeling it suddenl
G. spurrcd. But temperament and long in
dulged habits are against me-"
- Mrs. Landell encouraged and soothe
her husband, and so won his mind ava
from lis self reproaches.
=. On the next morning as Mr.. Landel
I'd was leaving for his store, his wife locke
9y up at at him and with meaning smil
said to him
Don't"
ri There was the slightest preceptbl
" warning in her tone.
Don't what ?" Mr.. Landell SCENE
- a little puzzled.
"Don't forget yourself"
"OhW light broke in upon his mint
Thank you, will not :" and vent fort
oi to meet the trials Of the day.
. Almost the first thing that fell undC
o, the notice OF Landell was an importaI
letter, which after writing, he had give
to clerk to copy and mail Instead (
T. !; being in Boston, as it should have beeI
es, it lay upon the desk. Neglect like tn
Ils' he felt to be objectionable.
t. "John," he called sharply to a your
- man at the further end of the store.
"Don'll" it seemed to him like Il
voice Of his wife in his ear-"don'L forg
yourself"
This mental warning came just
season. The clerk came quietly towarC
him. By the time he reached the desk
u Mr.. LanGell, the latter was under sci
(. control.
, "Why was not this letter mailed, Johni
- he asked.
The tone was neither imperative n
, captious, but kind and the question w
; asked in a way that said, of course the
is good reason for omission and so the
'ry was.
nd nd "I think sir" answered John, 4h
there is mistake, and thought it be
not TO put the letter in the mail"