News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-07-30

| Win Dang and In bounded Harry, MIS-.
Martinet's eldest boy-a wild young
scapegrace of fellow-and whooped
ont some complaint against his sister.
mother startled and annoyed by the
rude interruption, ordered him to leave
the room instantly. But Harry stood
his ground without moving an eyelash.
'Do you hear2" and Mrs. Martinez
stamped her foot to give emphasis to
her words.
'Lizzie snatchsd my top-cord out of
my hand, and won't give it to met"
$50 out of this roomr
"Sha'nt Lizzie give me my top-cord2"
$50 out, tell you'll"
II want my top-cord."
"Go outi"
My poor friends face was red, and her
voice trembling with passion with eS.h
renewed order for the child to leave the
room, she stamped with her foot upon
the floor. Harry, instead of going out
as he was directed to do, kept advancing
nearer and nearer as he repeated his
complaint until he came close up to
where we were sitting.
Didn't tell you 90 out9" exclaimed
his mother, losing all patience,
As she spoke she arose hastily, and
selzing him by the arm, dragged rather
than led him from the room.
81 never saw such a child I" she said,
returning after closing the door upon
Harry. Nothing does but force. You
might talk to him all day without NOV
ing him an inch when he gets in one of
these moods"
Bang went the door open, and,
/ fnr fol IN,
louder and more passionate tones than
before.
'Gsn't 1t beyond all endurance 2" cried
my friend, springing up and rushing
across the room.
The passionate child, who had been
spoiled by injudicious management, got
sound whipping and was shut up in a
room by himself. After performing this
rather unpleasant task, Mrs. Martinez re-
turned to the parlor, flushed, excited,
and trembling in every nerve.
81 expect that boy will kill me yet,"
she said, as she sank, painting, into a
chair. 'It is surprising how stubborn
and self-willed he grows. don't know
how to account for 1T. He never has his
own way-I never yield an inch to him
when he gets in these terrible humors.
Q dear feel sometimes like giving up
in despair"
did not make reply, for I could not
say anything that would not have been
reproof of her impatient temper. After
my friend had grown calmer, she re-
newed her narrative about the dinner.
AS was saying when that boy inter
rupted us left the kitchen very much
worried, and felt worried all the morn
ing. Several times went down to see
how things were coming on, but it was
plain that Hannah did not intend to have
dinner at the hour. When it was time
to put the meat on to roast the fire was
all down in the range. Half an hour
was lost In renewing it. As 1 expected,
when my husband came home for his
dinner at the regular time, the table was
not even set
q 1" Bless mer he said, isn't dinner |
ready z told you that I wished it at |
the hour particularly. have business
engagement at half-past two that must
be met. 1t is too bad! am out of all
patience with these Irregularities. |
can't wait, of course
'.And saying this, Mr.. Martinez turned |
upon his heel and left the honse. As you
may suppose, did not feel very COM
Portable nor in very good humor with
Hannah. When she made her appear
ance to set the table, which was not for
quarter of an hour, gave her about as
good a setting down, 1 reckon, as she
ever had in her life OF course, was
paid back in impudence which I could |
not stand, and therefore gave her notice |
to quit. If ever a woman was tried |
beyond endurance, am. My very life
is becoming burden to me. The worst |
part of it is, there is no prospect of a
change for the better. Things, instead
of growing better, grow worse"
1T is not. so bad as that, hope" I
could not help remarking. "Have you
never thought of a remedy for the evils
of which you complain 2"
"a remedy, Kate What remedy is
there 2"
eff not a remedy, there is, am sure,
palliative" returned, feeling doubt
ful of the effect of what had it in nv |
mind to express.
Mrs. Martinez looked at me curiously. |
''What is the remedy or palliative of |
which you speak. Name it, for goodness
sake Like a drowning man I will
clutch it, If it be but straw"
"The remedy is Patience" My voice
slightly faltered as l spoke.
Instantly the color deepened on the
face of Mrs. Martinez But our close
intimacy, and her knowledge of the fact
that was really friend, prevented her
from being offended.
Patience !" she said, after she had
little recovered herself; ''patience is no
remedy. To endure is not to cure"
GIn that r,arba,,o vnY, ora |
| returned. "The effect of patience is
to cure domestic evils. A calm exterior
and gentle, yet firm, voice will, in
nine cases in ten, effect more than the
most passionate outbreak of indignant
feelings. l have seen it tried over and
over again, and / am sure of the effect" :"
81 should like to have seen the effect
of gentle voice upon my Harry just
now"
Forgive me for saying" I answered
to this, "that in my opinion, if you had
met his passionate outbreak at the wrong
he had suffered in the loss of his top
cord in different manner from what
you did, that the effect would have been
of like different character"
My friends face colored more deeply
and her lips trembled. But she had
good sense, and this kept her from being
offended at what l said / went on:
''There is no virtue more necessary in
the management of household than
patience. 1t accomplishes almost every
thing. Yet it is hard virtue to prac-
tice, and am by no means sure that if
l were in your place would practice it
any better than you do. But it is of
such vital Importance to the order, COM
fort, and well-being of family to be
able patiently and calmly to meet every
and disorderly circumstance,
that it is worth struggle to obtain the
state of mind requisite to do so. To
meet passion with passion does no good,
but harm. The mind, when disturbed
from any cause, is disturbed more deep
ly when it meets an Opposing mind in
a similar state. This is as true of chill
dren as of grown persons, and perhaps
more so; for their reason is not matured,
and, therefore, there is nothing to bal
ance their minds. It is also more true
of those who have not learned, from
to control themselves, as Is the
case with too large a portion of our do
mestics, who need to be treated with al
most as much forbearance and considera-
ton as children"
These remarks produced visible effect 4