Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-09-25
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Philadelphia Call.
You are serious this evening""
said Mrs. Landell to her husband -
II hope nothing has gone wrong dur
ing the day.
Dir. Landell, who had been sitting
with his eyes upon the floor, silent
and distracted, for some minutes,
reused himself at these words, and
looking up at his wife smiled, as he
answered "Oh, no! Nothing has
gone wrong
Don't you fell well 2" The voice
of Mrs Landell was just shaded with
concern
well enough in body, but not so
comfortable 10 mind as DESIRE
"Then something has gone wrong?n
said the wife.
Her manner was slightly troubled.
Nothing more than usual,p Mr..
Landell replied. iIg S.
The forced smile had faded from bis
countenance.
Mrs. Landell sighed.
ethan usual z" She repeated bis
words, looking with earnest inquiry
into her husbands face. Then she
added, tenderly, Bring home your
trouble, dear. Don't hide anything.
Let me share with you all the good
and i'll of life Hearts draw nearer
il suffering than they do in joy.v
BLESS your kind heart, Alice!Y.
said Mr.. Landell, o broad smile
sweeping over his face, as he caught
her round cheeks in her hands and
kissed her. "There isn't anything in
the case so serious as that comes to-
I'm not going to fail in business
haven't lost anything worth speaking
about; haven't cheated anybody, and
don't intend doing so. It's only this
hasty impulsive temper of mine that
is all the while leading me to do or
say something that leaves sting"
The cloud passed from the face of
Mrs. Landell.
"You. win overcome that in time,
Edward said she encouragingly
II can't see that | make any pro-
gress. Yesterday | spike sharply to
one of my young men, when mild
reproof would have been juster and
of more salutary effect. He is sensi-
tive, and my words hurt him severely.
The shadow that remained on his face
all day was my perpetual rebuke, and
] felt it long after the sun went down
My punishment was greater than his
But the lesson of yesterday did not
suffice. This morning l was again
betrayed into captious language, that
wounded the same young man, and
threw him so much off his guard, that
he answ cred me back with some feel
ing. This / regarded as impertinence,
and threatened to dismiss him from
my service If he dared venture a
repetition of the language When
feeling subsidized, and thought became
clear again, / saw that | had been
wrong, and done wrong. AndlI have
felt unhappy about it ever since. /
wish that / had more self-c0ntrol; that
/ could bride my tongue when feel
Ling is suddenly spurred. Put tenn.
permanent and long-indulged habits
are both against me y
Mrs. Landell encouraged and
soothed her husband, and 30 won his
mind away from its brooding self-re-
proaches.
On the next morning, as Mr.. Lam.
dell was about leaving for his ware.
house, his wife looked up at him, and,
with meaning smile, said: Don't i
There was just the slightest per-
ceptible warning in her tone.
Don't what ~
| Mr.. Landell seemed little puz
zled.
! Don't forget yourself"
"Oh!n Light broke in upon bis
mind. rThank you J; ! will not p
| And he went forth to meet the trials
of the day
Almost the Grst thing that fell IN
der the notice of Mr.. Landell was al
important letter, which, after writing
be had given to the clerk to copy and
| post Instead Of being where i
should have been, it lay upon his desk
Neglect like that he felt to be unpar
d0nable.
| John ~
He called sharply to young mar
at the further end of the warehouse
j sDon'tl', 1t seemed like the TDic'
| of bis wife in his ears Don't for
| get yourselfl''
i This mental warning came just il
season The clerk came quickly 70
ward him. By the time be reachet
| the desk Of Mr.. Landell the latteI
/ was under self-control
/ HWhy was not this letter posted
/ John p The tone was neither i'm
peratiye nor captious, but kind, ani
the nupsffon asked In way that said