The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-07-24


yourself, and see how you como out1'
John hanson spoke with taaotmg tri.
umph, aud there was heat Of l,.Gcliug in
look and touo. He felt that be had con.
quorcd, aud with a lhump Of his kuitc.
handle upon tho table, as a general might
shcathc his sword, he applied himself to
his breakfast,
Aye, hO had conquered Susan was
crushed and broken. She tried hard to
snbdue the swelling emotions, but they
we're two much for her, Like thousands
of other women, the labors aud tho cares
Of maternity had shattered a system once
bouyant aud strong, aud middle oge--thc
age of Gfly--Gouud her broken id nerve
aud dependent greatly upon surrounding
circumstances for light aud bOppiucss,
John Lamson, ut just the same age, was
strong and we'll lu fact, il was his boast
that he was never so welIin bis Iiro. Sue.
cess had attended his business efforts, and
from tho graceful frame of youth he had
grown to rotuud aud substantial portli.
ness.
Aud through all the years Of his sue.
cess bis wife had been unto him q helper
and guide-holping him in word and
deed, guiding him by a love and devotion
that knew neither variablenCss nor shadow
of turning.
When, on the present occasion, John
Lamson saw bis wife's eyes Oil with tcars,
and saw her cover her face with napkin,
and saw, also, that the children were in
sympathy with her, his impulse was one Of
indignation; aud it was only by strong
effort at self control that hC restrained him
self from telling the sobbiug woman, she
was fool Bathe held his peace, and
ate on in silence. The sunshine was gone
and his appetite had gone with it, At
length, with a suppressed growl moving
back aud replacing bis chair hcrOsc aud
loft the table.
In tho privacy oCh own room, under
the soIaco Of his pipo John Lomsou soon
became cool and reflective. Ilo had. the
experience of more than n quarter Of cen.
tury Of married life on winch to reflect,
und as he set in bis easy chair aud smok.
ed, he looked back over tho years that wcrc
guIc aud called TO MUD the sunshine
how much, oh, how much did he owe to
the true and faithful woman who had shar.
ed with him the triuls aud labors Of years.
OF the shadows, how many of them had
come? lie smoked on, thinking deeply
all The while; and what his thoughts had
been we shall see. When he finally laid
down lis pipe he spoke to himself aloud;
"What fool | was Susan was all in
.tgeOd.nnturr, and surely thcnght herself
correct when she spoke ofmy IyiVg aBod
after she had rousedme, What need was
there of my contradictng her? Don't |
know that it always stirs my indignation
to be fatty contradiccd? And don't |
know that she is far more easily and deep.
y moved by her emotions than AM?
When found that she was really impress
ed with the ilca that had been late in
rising, why didn't | let the matter 60 with
a laugh, just as she was laughing as she
pleasantly laid the imputalion upon mel
Don't | know that it is always these trivial,
nonsensical matters, the decision of which,
one way or another, don't amount 70 a
snap, that breed diScord aud iIl-fceling in
the discussion? Upon matters ofreal mo.
mcDt-matlers involving anything Of in
tcrcst-wo never disagree unplcasartIy-
never"
"As | live, | won't do it again. Surely
| ought to have learned by this time. Aud
so strong nnd she so weak Bless her!
What should do without her?
And John Lamson went down stairs and
found his wife; and he put bis arm around
her waist and kissed her. He waited IN.
til he saw a smile chase away the cloud
and the gladuess came back to his heart
aud he repeated to himself:
81 won't do it again. Bless her dear
heart"
It ia a homoly picture, and roughly
sketchcd; but many life may Gul reacc'
tion ofits passage therein.