Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-11-01


man, but she is too easy and indulgent to
manage such high-spirited children as
they are, and her husband Is seldom at
home. I daresay he issvery useful to the
various societies which he advocates, but
if he were to look little more after his
own family, he would, in my opinion, at
least, be quite as much in the way Of his
duty"
Talking of duty reminds me of our
sermon yesterday morning. How practi;,
cal it was! Mr.. Robinson is very faithful
and pointed in his applications.
"True; admire his earnestness, but he
is not sufficiently experimental in his
preaching. He should remember that
his flock requires food as well as instruc-
ton"
Don't you think he is much more ami
mated than he used to be ?"
eyes; his manner is certainly improved,
but his sermons are not so well studied
as they were when he first came. His
ideas are good, but his language wants
elegance; it is too rough and unpol-
ished."
Now, dear reader, if you are not tired
of these edifying remarks, I am; so we
will leave these two friends to finish their
tea by themselves, and take our depart
/ ure.
Miss But, the second, is not in her own
house. She is spending the afternoon
with cousin, to assist her in sewing for
a poor woman.
Cousin Mabel is a tall, thin individual,
whose natural element seems to be that
of fault finding. Listen to what she is
saying:
"Have you heard of Mr.. Westerton's s
failure? He is completely ruined, my
brother says will not have a penny left
when his affairs are settled. 1t is pity,
but they have been so extravagant."
"But, my dear Mabel, man may fail
in business without being extravagant
Mr. Westerton has had, l understand,
some heavy and unexpected losses lately ;
and l know he lent very large sum OF
money to his uncle, which he never got
back again.
"Ah, was sure you would find some
excuse You must, however, admit that
Mrs. Westerton and the girls dressed
rather above their station"
"Well, perhaps they did; but if they
wore expensive things, they made them
last very long time; SO that they proba-
bly did not spend more than others. And
one or two of the daughters are very
clever with their needles, and they used
to help with the dress-making, which was
a saving"
"The eldest boy, Harry, will have to
turn over new leaf, now, | expect" con-
tinued Mabel "He has run wild for
some time, doing nothing, unless it has
been mischief. I am afraid he will never
come to much good"
''He is very young; we must trust he
will improve, Mabel. He has many faults,
but he has many good qualities. He is
wilful and giddy, but els very affection
ate, and easily led by kindness; and this
sudden reverse may steady him, and in
duced him to exert himself"
''I had q COLL rom Mr.. Arden this
morning." remarks Mabel. "He wanted
a subscription for his Mission School,
and he had so much to say about it, that
l was glad to give him trifle in order to
get rid of him. Mission schools being in
the ascendant with him just now, he
could not talk of anything else; and to
listen to him you would imagine that they
are destined speedily to evangelize the
nation and to convert the world"
eyes, he wants little more moderation
occasionally, but he is one of our best
collectors. He can get money where 9th
els cannot. A converted heathen, when
accused once, by white man, of being
too enthusiastic, replied, 1T is better to
boil over than not to boil at ALL and [
suppose Mr.. Arden would say the same"
"What proud girl Miss Taylor is, >"
SAYS Mabel, as she stitches with increased
energy; "she never speaks to me if she
can possibly avoid doing so; and when
have asked her to tea she has invariably
declined to come, just because she has a
little more money than some people. 1t is
so absurd!'
'She is not very sociable, it is true,
Mabel, but think it proceeds from re-
serve rather than pride. 1 have noticed
that she often colors and hesitates when
| obliged to converse with any one; and |
should fancy that she is shy and timid." "
"Have you been to visit Aunt Martha
lately ?" inquiries Mabel. "Not that there
is much pleasure to be derived from her
company, for she is so cross and so easily
offended that it is difficult to get on
smoothly with her"
"Her natural temper is certainly not
happy one, but she was never taught
when young to control it, and this makes
it more difficult for her to do so now. She
ought not to give way to her feelings as
she frequently does but, poor thing, she
has great deal to try her and to irritate
her temper"
"That does not give her, as professed
Christian, any excuse for yielding to an
ger and impatience," said Mabel, deci-
sively.
sNo, Mabel, but it gives us an addi-
tional motive for bearing and forbearing
with her. If we keep in mind the trials
and temptations which she has to con-
tend with, we shall not harshly condemn
her, but we shall pity her and pray for
her."
''It does not signify, then, how bad our
tempers are," says Mabel, in pettish
tone; cit is not ourselves, but our cir
cumstances which are to blame"
"No, no, Mabel, we are not to judge
others; but we are to Judge ourselves. I
would not think or speak lightly on an
others fault; but I would not forget that
charity covers multitude of SINS /
often check censorious and self-compla-
cent feelings by the recollection of re-
mark of John Bradford's, who, when he
saw criminal led past his house to pris-
on, said, There goes John Bradford, but
for the grace of Godr"
Dear reader. as you arise from the pc.
rusal of this sketch, don't try to evade
the force of any "word in season" which
it has brought to you by saying, eyes,
the remarks are very good, but. y
Or Ooo11 Fsreside.
At party where questions were asked,
and facetious if not felicitous answers
expected, coal dealer asked what legal