The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-10-11

pie. when they are not doing just right. oc
cured. The glass shield spp- from Johns
hsnd end cracked 70 pieces on the n ,or.--
The noise startled snd excited me. / went
hastily 20 the rsrIor. and say At . glance
shs dsm.gs which hsd been done. sad slso
comp b. ndsd ths c.ass Of the dssster.-
Edssfd looked psle and ,gi,ened. John
dishsd and grisv-d. r .pentsncs snd self
condemnation bad come with the accident.
Even ,hrcuzh my indignation. which could
not be sssyed. saw ,hs, Hard words
~ss s.rugghng 10 come through my lips.
bur repre.ssd them. Exleriencs warned
ne 10 keep silence until could spssk calm
\ ~. ssd under the ialasnce Of reason.
1 "IGood. for fss m ,msnss. ID, king a;
the shisersd glass. snd then. without trus,
ing ny lips 90 cay anything. wen, out for
the tusspsn and brush.- I wss gsd that I
hsd controlled myself It's my experience.
that seoiding almost sI~sys does harm; and
even where Il works corrections OF bsd hsb
is an certain that d Esrent way would
Esse BE- better. was qli,e self possessed
shen returned AZ I stopped 70 gather
up tbe broken fragments OF glass, J ,hn
came up close 10 me. did not speak 70.
nor lock st him Edward had drawn away
TO tistan, psrs Of the room. Silently the
~ork cf coie-'ins the pieces OF glass wen,
on. John .;snding near me al The while
Il vas drns, aud wss abouf rising. wien
I felt his arm scrsss my shoulder. I'm scr
~. he sasd. 10 penilent voice, laying his
ffsee down against mine. which had turned
towards him, Il. was wfoog 10 touch il. l
kno~; but Ithoaghi would Dc 90 careful.
I cant tell what made il slip out Of my
hand. Accidents are almost sure 70 hap
ren sith ", my SON. | answered. gently
shat j. right. Let this disaster sisud - q
lessen TOR tn fu'ure You shall tske my
Doass snd buy . nes cass, mother ne an
ssersd in asprif Of msnly Justice that was
s.ratefoi % my ears. ~ this little expert
ence VIII mske YOU more careful shout dn-
irg rght.' returned. none Of Us will very
deeply regret the accident. lie put bic
arms srouHd my neck and kissed m-. I
kisssd ham 10 return. snd then went ou'.
thankin. God in M heart. that He hsd
helped me u se.f control in moment Of
trial. when passion would have hsrt my
boy.
MOI long Afterwards | heard the boys
tslking together. Edward s.id, II il had
been my mother. she would have ecolded mr
until wss mad enough 10 bresk everything
IN The house. Why didat your mother
sroIdyon, 'Decsuss she loves me. and
k1oss that seoiding wosIdn'i make one Ls..I
% sorry - lam 4 Si.h that my mother
loved me- sid Eiwsrd. 10 tone nf voice
% ssd ard longing that il brou.h, tears into
my ey-s--
The nashcr Of El@ard c,ught her breath
- ths Hsr lips moved % II shc ~s- s5ou !
no -ps.k. bus she rspressed what wss in her
thosghis. kept rilsn,. sOf course your
r7o'hrr loves yos." sns~ered John. s., The
friend contnned- Dut Elss-d s,id. no.
I'm sure she doseni iove me- Why do yon
-sy ID ~ 9ussrs.nsd John. H. she loved
me. she wcsldn't b. sIwsys eeoldisg me.
srd hursiag me by hss5 ~osds. 40 matter
= hn 90. Oh. Jahs IL Ihsd .uch moth
er % You hsve I'd Be- the hsppies, bsy alive
I'd Do anything tor her
Thss- ~sss silence FOR some time. MI
wss broken BY the friend Who sid:
-fvrg'sr me for having told YOU his.-i
TIE suands 81 . 'risaH are better lhsr the \
kissses % an enemy. Fsrgv- what may
seem "a .xhsitation 81 nyseIf sbgvs you.
lie Who knows that IN It there i no prize
Of superiority. lie Who knows Oh thing.
d1oss how wesk sm; how often | fsil
sbcr; ho- often 2ssston gets the better
% resssn: bow near il wss a. bearing me-
down YESTERDAY. II ass 10 Hs strength
ths' l cvereame and he ped ms boy insfesc
% huriing him In HE strength you m,y
overecme alL and win the Iovs cf child
= hose hearts sshirr for your lovs. ss |.
ths drooPins a1wer slhirsi for the de~ and
sin,
The mother of. Ejx.rd .bosed her fscs,
inc hsr hsnds. Fvfs Istls while. her BODY