St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-07-23
A SMILE FOR HOME.

lake IuaG nome Win you, my
DEAR" said Mrs. Lewis, her manner
half smiling, half serious.
"Take what home, Caddy?" said
Mr.. Lewis, turning towards his wife
curiously.
Now, Mrs. Lewis had spoken
from the moments impulse, and al
ready partly regretted her remark
'Take what homer e?'~reIeated her
husband; 4 don't understand you. u
THAT smiling face you turned
upon Mr.. Edwards when you
answered his question just now"
Mr.. Lewis slightly aEerted his
head and walked on in silence. They
had called in at the store of Mr..
Edwards to purchase q few articles
and were now on then Hay home.
There was no smile. ot the face
Of Mr.. Lewis now, but q very grave
expression instead-grave almost
to sternness. The words of his wife
had taken him altogether by sur
prise; and though. spoken lightly,
had Jared upon his ears.
Mr.. Lewis, like many other men,
was in the habit of brieging home,
and too often, clouded face.
Mrs. Lewis was already repeating.
Her husband was sensitive to a
fault. He could not bear even an
implied censure from bis wife; and
SO she had learned Ito be very
guarded in this particular.
Block after block w4s passed and
street after street crossed, and still
there was silence between them.
"What then. CaddY?'
Mrs. Lewis almost Started 1T the
sound Of her husbands voice,
breaking Unexpectedly upon her
eur in softened tone;
What then?" he repeated, turn
ing toward her, and booking down
into her shyly uptur,ied face.
1T would send happiness through
the whole house, said Mrs. Lewis,
her tones all trembling with feeling.
"You think so?@
Il know SO! Only try it, dear,
for this one evening"
1T isn't SO easy a thing to put
on a smiling face, Caddy, when
thought is oppressed with care"
1T didn't seem to require much
effort just now." said Mrs. Lewis.
glancing up al her husband with
of archness in her look.
Again the shadow dropped down
upon the face Of Mr.. Lewis, which
was again partly turned away; and
again they walked on in silence.
After remaining gravely silent,
because he was undergoing a brief
self-examination, Mr.. Lewis said:
"You thought the smile gwen to
Mr.. Edwards came easily enough?"
1T didn't seem to require an eff
Fort," replied Mrs Lewis.
"No, not much effort was requir-
3D." said Mr.. Lewis. His tones
we're slightly depressed. But this
must be taken into the account; my
mind was in certain state of ex-
element or activity that depressed
sober feelings and made smiling an
Easy thing. So we smile and are
yay in company at the cost of a lit
lie effort, because all are smiling
md gay, and we feel the common
sphere of excitement. How different
t is when we are alone, I need not
Jay. You, Caddy, are guilty of a
;ober face at home, as well as
!" Mr.. Lewis spoke with a tender
'eproof in his voice.
1T is caught from yours oftener
han you imagine replied Mrs.
Lewis.
care you certain of that Caddy?"
"Very certain. You make the |
sunshine and shadow of your home. |
smile upon us; give cheerful words;
inter into our feelings and interests, |
md there will be no brighter home.
shadow on your countenance is q
ell for my heart, and the same is
rue of our children"
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis were now at |
heir own door, where they paused |
moment and went in. Instantly |
IN passing his threshold Mr.. Lewis
cit the pressure upon him of his