The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-01-15

me Soou. L III tell you now L got lntt
it.
About one year ago. l went home
one damp, slushv, lhawing night. rather
late for supper. Old ScoIdem had beer
very cross that day, and very insolent
and that. with the unpleasant weather
made me feel very cross. too, very. We'll
got home. The fire was almost out,
the room uncomfortable but supper was
ready, and we sat down at the table. Lu-
cy did not seem inclined to talk, ltte
Jimmy was iretiul tea was weak and
! cold, and the toast wasn't made right.
felt very much annoyed. and though
would just tell Lucy in confidential
sort Of way, that the tea was only slops,
and that the toast wasn't fit to throw TO
the pigs and that would put on my
hat, and go off to the Odd Fellows
lodge earlier than usual, aud serve her
right But then looked across the ta-
BILE at Lucy, who sat there holding her
baby. eating nothing and looking pale
and weary and noticed too that jim
my looked flushed, as lie sat there in his
armchair ; and II occurred to me that it
WAS just possible that my vile might be
feeling i'll, aud that ilttIe Jimmy was af-
iected by the weather, just like cider
folks, and that perhaps, this damp air
affected the draught of the chimney. l
asked Lucy if she was I'LL, and she said
that for six hours she had had nervous
headache, So, thought | wouldn't
say anything about The tea and toast, but
| pursuaded Lucy 10 lay down on the
settee with The baby. while | took lille
Jimmy on my knee, and commenced tel
ling him a story while put on his night
gown, and then got him into his crib,
where, as | was describing to him the
old mans sheep jumping over the wall
then another- and then anolher--aud
then another--he went over Tie wall
with the twentieth, aud was fast asleep.
Then | cleared the table, aud put
away the thinss till morning, rakel out
the tire and got il going, and took the
baby. and placed 1t IN the cradle. | got
some cold water and balheL Lucy )
hands and face and smoo,hed down her
hair vi my hands, magnetism, you
think ? wei! no matter. and placed u
wet clo,h above her forehead | asked
her II she WA, better, Yes, She sail,
with a sweet smile, and lairly went TO
sleep while she aaid -. 81 cot doIa
a book OF travel, and forgot all about my
SELF Tor IA couple .. hous. Then look
ID up, and ~ | >a~ illo Jimmy sleep
iug 50 soumdly and pleasantly in lis crib,
where lac had kicked himself out 10 the
'op OF the b.I-c!othes ; AMI the baby,
90, doing quelly with her thumb IN
her mouth and Lazy rrposing 50 re-
reahinsly Is, VITA hall smile on her
parchei lips, the fire now burning
brightly, and the ram beating against
he windows, wa~ glad dil not speak
\ cross word 10 Lucy, aud leave her sick
md alone with a detanged kitchen, n
iul fire, tretiul chill |, aud n nursin !.
baby. What "a brute | should have been
il had done IL.
Yes, Of course" said Tom rather
slowly for he was just then impressed
with An idea that he. wi,h ali his good
temper. had done il :" 1T Il time not
very remote. But he regained his com
posure by saying =" Wen, 20 on Dick,
thls is as interesting AS u pnzetale. .
have but liuIe more 10 say" con
tinued Dick a. have considered the
matter n great deal. and the more | CON
slider upon it, the more | think l
won't.
When old Scodem IS iusoent to me,
when any one joslles me lnsultinsly,
when tradesman or fellow craftsman
treats me rudely, my first impulse is TO
pay him IN his kind but when [ con.
slider that il viii do me no goou to do il,
lhiuk | won't. When | am annoy.
ed by short comings at home, and am
tempted 10 find fault, | ask myself ii Lu-
cy Is not II good tempered. industrious
woman, "A good mother aud loving wife,
and It don really lhnk she meant to
do as well As she mi shl under the cir.
eumslances. and the sharp expression
never forms on my lips, because think
| won't. So when the children are too
NOISY or one OF them is treliul. think
that noise Is ott preferable 10 constrained
silence, AMI that IL is better 10 take the
little ievered hand in yours. and tell him
about CULVER and the Lillipullaus. than
10 cut hls ears and seud hun outraged
and crying 10 bed. | am glad that | OF
ten think won't feel that | have
trlumphed when | can say, | thought |
wouldn't.
Dick" said Tom. can you give me
"A Arran Di MINER -
Ills friend examined his wallet aud
produced piece.
Here" sad he, :" is the back Of a
letter dropped today in the city post
office !. Is addressed 10 me. ant post
marx on II, TOO, buI as it is MAJ A-d ::
Paid | hope thai won't hurt it,"
"All the better for leaving your name
and date on i, Dick" sail Tom. who
proceeded 10 tho desk, wrote something
very carefully on the paper. folded It.
and put IT away IA MS pocket book
The t"o II'en5s grew old together in
thelr native clty, Ihey both became
prosperous IN their calling, aud were no
led ior lhelr kindness 10 their woikmen
and servants, Tor amenily 10 the commu-
| niy al large, and Tor Iheir domestic hap
plness. Inty were dl-ln. .ulaued Uy
uIyll honors. and We're made depus,toss
OF responsible trusts. They rcmWneI