The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-05-04
THE HASTY WORD
A h.if. HIeEsOn


"Away you go; and don't let me see your
face again for week You are the tor
ment of my life ~
So spoke Mrs. Dorrance to her little
daughter bright eyed, rosy checked gir
of eleven years She had meant nothing
out of the way, but she had allowed herself
to become fretted, aud the harsh, uugrate-
full words slipped from her tongue without
thought or meaning. The child left the
room, and the mother piled her needle
more vigorously than before
But Mrs DorranCe was not left alone.
Mrs Nasehy, cousin of her husband, was
there Oh visit, and had been spectator
of the scene which had just passed And
these two women were much alike. They
were both true and faithful wives; kind
aud indulgent mothers, and warm hearted
trusty friends Mrs Naseby was some
years the oldest, and had consequently
more Of life's experience to guide aud direct
her
For some time after the child had gone
both women sat aud sewed in silence but
at length Mrs. Naseby spoke:
Maria said she, addressing her friend
by her most familiar name, you will par
don me if | presume so far upon our friend
ship as to speak plain to you
Certainly" replied Mrs Dnrrence. with
a slight dropping Of the eyes, aud trenu
lousness of the neither lip
n You will confess, pursued the visitor
''that you are not SO happy as you would
have been ifyou had spoken kindly and
softly to your sw Get little child"
GGRut c,iJ MrS Dnrrapca tSynu don
know what poster she can be >
That is much as mother pleases to
make it, Mariah have been here over
week, and must say that Lizzie has ap
peared to me to he one Of the best children
ever knew Am not right?'
Yes, yes, Matilda; you are right. But
still she sometimes pl agnes inc dread
fully.
':And them said Mrs Naseby softening
her remark beneath kindly Smile you
lose your patience, and set your child an ex
ample which must Influence her for evil in
the time 10 come ;"
Weren't you ever impatient with your
children p asked Mrs. Dnrrence.
81 used to be; but think am not now,
ans w.red Mrs Naseny Il will tell you
story of my experience" she continued.
folding her work and laying it upon the
table by her side. You remember our
little cottage by the seashore. where we
used to live before my husband went into
business III the city. My oldest son. Clar-
euce, was then thirteen years of aga
bold, fearless noble hearted BOY, who never
knew what it was to be cruel, and who was
the pet and pride Of his friends, both old
and young Still used to think that lie
sometimes bothered me When he was at
home from school his wants were so many.
and his persistence IN claiming his priv
leges so determined, that often allowed
myself to speak very harsllly and unkindly
to him; aud though the hasty
words always fell Up n my cwl
heart with pain and modification
still was slow to break myself of the un
pleasant habit
One day when | was engaged at baking
Clarence came III and asked me for solme.
cake My hands were all covered with
dough, aud told him that could not get
it for him. de then asked me if he might
get some himself answered him quite
sharply-''No !" The feeling manifest in
my quick short answer called up CORES
ponding feeling in his bosom, and he did
not attempt to hide it. He replied to me
and then spoke more harshIy than before
He finally told me that if did not give
him the cake he would take one of his
fathers boats and go out into tue haripor
Two Of his schoolmates he said were going
with him. had suffered myself by this
time to get entirely out of patience, and
spoke words which even now make me
s.udder when recall them to my mind
told him to go and also told Iirh that
did not care VI he never came back OF
Course | meaut nothing. The words
were the fungi of my heated blood-heatrd
party 10y work aud partly 10y contact with
the strong character ofmy sou.
lie went away and after he was gone |
was sorry that had spoken to him as had
| stopped iii my work. and wished that I
had not spoken Those words. AS stood
there alone, called to my mind the first
boru of my iove-l remembered the warm
kisses AMI tue ringing laugh remember
ed the smiles If my curly haired boy--his
soft warm arus about my neck, and mis-
',iear naruuua." ., now wished had
not spoken those hasty words, II do 40,
care If yOu aersr come back ~
became nervous and uneasy. A heavy
hand was upon me and chill was in my
heart The cruel words rang in my ears,
as they had dropped from my lips, and in
voluntarily prayed to God that no larln
might come to my Child. Dinner tilne
came but no Clarence. My husband was
in New York. and | was alone with my
three children. Towards the middle of the
afternoon a messenger IA soldier stationed
in the fort at the entrance of the harbor-
came to our house and told me that one 81
my husbands boats had beeu capsized U1
Eagle Point; that three boys were in thu
water; and two boats had put off from the
fort to their assistance What passed du
ring the next half hour know not except
that ran down upon the beach, and stoo4
there, wringing my hands and asking tod t.
spare my child At length one OF the f''l
boats came TO the shore, aud wien the mel
brought my boy to INC | thought he wal
dead His boat had been struck hy a flaw
of wind in rounding tie Point. and wheI
she went over he ha used his first enrryi-!
III saving his two companions lie had grnt
them tn II safe position upon the top of tir
overturned boat and jest as he was aLnu
to secure safe hold for himself a heav
sea cams rolling i'll and swept him off
When the boat from the fort reached then
he had sank the third time, and one Of th