Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-07-05

iNhN0' nSi WINS ooiIohihS d ilVIIe, put eA-
pressing more discouragement.
Are you certain about that ?"
The blood, which had commenced re-
ceding from the face of Mrs. Lawrence,
went flashing back again, mounting to
the very temples.
eyes, / am certain r' She spoke en-
.phatically, and then shut her lips with a
close pressure.
If we were all doing our best in our
power, Ruth, our lives would be far near
er perfection than they are. Heaven
knows, my short comings are continual
reproach. So, take that back, my dear,
and think it over little"
There was something so impassioned
and so kind in her husbands manner,
that the excitement in Mrs. Lawrcnces s
mind began to die away, and thought
grew clearer in consequence.
81 might GO better, suppose" was
her answer, in falling tone, "but no
one is perfect"
"Of coarse not. If we were perfect, there
would be no occasion for trial and disci-
pline. But, one thing is certain, we
might all come great deal nearer to per.
fection than we are IN the habit of doing
Isn't that so %
Yes" The admission came half re.
lgctantly. -
at is so in my case" said Mr.. Law
renee. =" Not day closes, in which I dc
not look back and sigh over shortcomings
The great source of all our troubles il
life, Ruth, lies with ourselves. | see
this more clearly every day. If | could
always be right with myself---if / could
always possess my soul in calmness
could deal with events as they touched
me, and rarely experience jar. lit II
from an undue reaction against the cir
cumstances of life that experienced 81
many disturbances And as it is will
me, SO it is with you and others. Thi
getting right with ourselves is the grea
achievement"
Mrs. Lawrence dropped her eyes ava,
from her husbands face, and sat silen
for some time.
Without self-government." said MI
Lawrence. seeing that his wife did not re
ply, and wishing to turn her thoughts ex
actly into the true channel, Z" it is impos
sible rightly to govern others. We mus
be calra ourselves if we wish to produc
calmness in other minds; patient, if W
would produce patience. just and discrim
mating if we would produce like condi
tions. 1t is the disturbance we ourselve
feel that so often creates disturbance i
those we seek to influence. Now, let you
thoughts 60 down into your own con
sciousness, Ruth, and see how it has bee
with you in this and other days of NOR
than ordinary trial with our restless, i'm
pulsive, hard to govern children. Fror
some cause your nerves were unstrune
and you were not able to possess you
soul in patience. In almost your frs
contact with the children, there came
jar, and after that every thing wen
wrong" t' 80
Mr.. Lawrence ceased speaking, and a.
expression of pain went over his counte
nance, for suddenly his wife dropped he
face into her hands and commenced sob
bing. The truth he wished her to Sc
had gone home. From any other lip
she could have taken the admonitio
/ ~
calmly, but nothing gave her such dee
grief as the knowledge that her HUSBAND
saw in her any fault She was not angry
bnt hurt and humiliated. 1t was plain
from his language, that he thought he
government in the household exceedingl
defective--so at least it seemed to her
and the impression that this judgmen
was correct went profoundly into he
own convictions. And, in truth, he
dealings with her little family were nc
in all things wisely ordered. Just tn
thing most needed her husband had sug
gested-self-government. But she coul
not receive the suggestion without pair
at laa a. not from him . iet..yg4