The Lincoln County herald., 1869-10-14

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CLARA Lerisg sans ists' The library
Nhsrs boz uothss was rrsdisg, aud said
ain 4sivsriss lips: y i''.
II 81 angry 90 quickly, sssua, end
~kss In sssry I always ssy sonsthisi
t'k'Stksy ~ o. dess I woslds'
grow up ssa b like Asst Jane for th'
0osll. She's always Arisg up, o. HsrrJ
ay:, ia tsspisg herself ssd everybody
en- % kst walsr most II The Aes. Asd
Do said shis morning shss Il ! didst TAXI
sass Ia b jest - bad - Asst Jane
~ nsnaai | I 10 wish knew how h
keep cool, - Harry calls t."
Aud dear iltsls, generous, kind.hesrsed,
Bat quick ssapsrsd Clan, looked really
ssrvevfsl y shs crowded iate The greet
essy shair bssids hsr mother sad leased
sgaisst her.
sH.rry says Tn ars and tow" added
tbs child. "And hs calls words matches,
ssl eye hs sas toueh ne Of into . blase q
asy tine. Asd 20 be can. Oh, nsnua
lent Il drsadfsli And I'm % sorry sad
syHsncd sflorward. What esa I do 70
help IL, mammal"
.Aud you really vsst 70 overcome this
kssty tsuper :" said Clsrs's mother.
"Oh, yss, MAMMA | Id give The world
X I seuld do it."
"sslf control cannot be bought with .
thousand vorlds."
aOh, mamma I" and Clara's face had .
sstssvfsl look.
"Aod yet oven child may gain IT,"
"How, mamma"
"God hes given every ono Of ~ the
power Of solf control, II ws will use It.
Il 10 because the people will not uss the
power, that they are hasty aud passionate.
Il is harder for some to use IL than Il Is
for others, because they have quick TEN.
per, like you and mo, and Auat Jsns.
But then they must try the harder, that
10 oil -snd to get power over hasty TEN.
per 10 worth . great deal Of trying"
"jike yos, mamma |" exclaimed Clara,
10 astouishment. Why, you haven't q
hot tsmperi And you arc not ars and
tuv ike me and Aunt Jane"
II don't lot it rulo me quite SO much
as you do; but my feelings aro quick
and strong: and wbe" I was your sgs
they often biased out suddenly. I've
been called 6rs and tow many time" {.
sway, nsnus IL can't bel" said
Clafa. ..
"It 10 all 90, darling. But l vas able
70 subdue this hot temper. and keep Il
usder control; aud 90 may you Il you
WILL"
"Tsll me how, mamma. oh, do
plsassl II I could bo like you, I'd bs
y hsppy as tho day 10 long,"
Everything depends on beginning
tight" said CIsra's mother.
allow shall begin right, mammal
Yesterday I heard you say, iu excuse
for hasty words that ought not to hsvs
boon spoken, and for saying which yor
were ashamed, oh, I didn't think.
Nov, just here lies tho trouble. In th'
old saying, think twice before you speal
onco, will be found the cure for . ho'
temper. Passionate people are too ap
to speak without thinking. If the!
would only stop to think before speaking
they would, 10 most cases, keep silence o
thosss their words more carefully. Il
siothsr old saying, Habit 10 second ma
sure. 10 ore taught one Of the most i'm
bo,tsut Of lessons. If one has . hast
temper, the habit Of thinking bsfor
spsaking-of rssolutsly keeping silsue
~hss passion prompts 70 angry words
wilI gradually grow stronger and stronge
until the old Asry temper will give plas
70 hsbitual self.control."
"Oh, mamma" I" exclaimed Clara, .
most catching her breath With ssgssuss
II soc IL just % plain - day and II Is I
easy"
'"Not 20 easy % il may at arst sser
~ doar. And yet not 90 very har
Make tho beginning; and do not Be di
Outraged If the hot words sometimes lea
by the opposing thought. Try Away
vhen you sfe angry, to think before "
spsAk, and keep silence until your fec
iass Eow sulmet { and Il will not be ls'
Asfors my Clara's hasty temper will BE-
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