The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-05
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"You are serious this evening said
Mrs. Landell to her husband II
hope nothing has gone wrong during
the dayl'
Mr. landell; who had been sitting
with his eyes upon the floor, silent and
a. stracted, for some minutes. reused
himself at theseWords, and looking up
at his wife smiled, rs he answered: Yoh,
mo- Nothing has gone wong
gI,out ron fetl we'll Theyoice of
| MIS- Lahdell was ust Shaded with co1.
corn.
"welI enough in body, but not 50
comfortable in mind as | desire
"Then something has gone wrongl'
said the wife.
HGr manner was slightly troubled.
"Eothing more than usual, Ar. Lam
dell replied.
The forced smile had faded from his
countenance,
Mrs. iandell sighed.
"Than usualff She repeated his
words, looking with earnest in uiry into
her husbands face. Then she added
tenderly, "Bring home your trouble,
dear. ! ont hide anything. Let mo
share with you all the good and i'll of
life. Hearts draw ngarer in suffering
than they do in Joy
"Lless your kind heart, Alice" said
Mr.. andell, q broad smile sweeping
over his face, as he eau ;ht her round
cheeks in her hands and kissed her.
There isn't anything in the case so Sc.
r!Ous as that comes to. Pm not going
TO fail in busincss-h haven't lost any.
thing worth speaking about; haven
cheated an Lody, and don't intend do.
ing SO. It's only this hasty impulsiye
temper Ofmine that is all the while
leading me to do OF say something that
leaves sting"
The cloud passed from the face Of
Mrs. andell. .
Z" on will overcome that in time, Ed
ward, said she encournEinglr.
u can't see that make any progress
Yesterday spoke sharply to ono OF my
young men, when mild reproof would
have been uster and Of more salutary
effect. lie Is sensitive, and my words
hurt him severely. The shadow that
remained on his face all day was m
perpetual rebuke, and felt it long
after the sun went down. Ny punish.
mont was greater than his. but the
lesson of yesterday did not suffice. This
morning was again betrayed into cap.
tiOus language, that wounded the same
young man, and threw him so much OH
his guard, that he answered me back
with Soino feeling. This |. regarded as
impertinOnce, and threatened to
dismiss him from my service
il he dared venture repati.
ton Of the language. When feeling
subsided, and thought became clear
again, saw that ! had teen wrong,
and done wrong, And have felt I'm.
happy about it ever since. wish that
! had more self.contrOl; that | could
bride my tongue when feeling is sud.
denly spNrred Bnt temperament and
long.indulged habits are both against
me.
Mrs. LandeIl encouraged Nnd sOothed
her husband, and so won his mind away
from its broOding Self.reprOaChcs.
On the next morning, as Mr.. Landell
was about leaving for his warehouse,
his wife looked up at him, and, with a
meaning smile, said; "lont'
There was ust the slightest percepti,
bic warning in her tone.
Lon what"
Mr.. IOndCll seemed little puzzled.
Ion't forget YOURSELF"
"Oh" Light broke in upon hismind.
"Thank YOU; | will not!m
And he went forth to meet the trials
Of the day,
Almost tho fist thing that fell under
the notice Of Mr.. Landcll was an i'm.
pOrtant letter, which, after writing, he
had given to the c'erk to copy and post.
Instead Of being where it should have
been, it lay upon his desk. Neglect like
that he felt TO DO objectionable.
John"
He called sharply tOa young man at
the further end OF the warehouse.
Don't" II seemed like the voice of
his wife in his ClrSn "LOn't fOrppt vnnr
self.'
This mental warning came Just in
season. The clerk came quickly toward
him, By the time he reached tho desk
OF &r, lhndell the latter was undOr self.
control.
why was not this letter posted,
John" The tone was neither ilnpera.
tive nor captious, but kind, and tho
question asked in q way that said: "Uf
course there is good reason for the
OMISSION"
And so there was.
81 think, sir, answered John, chat
there is mistake, and thought it best
not to put the letter in the post.
~ mistake Ilowl'
And Nr. iandell opened tho letter.
ut reads, said the clerk, 300 cases
Of ca | oes."
"Uh, no-thirty cases" replied Mr.
Iandell But as he said thirty his oyes
rested on 500. $50 it is How could |
have made such an errorl You were
right, John, in not sending tho letter
away"
The clerk went back to his place, and
the merchant said to himself, ''lIow
glad am that was able to control
myself II had spoken to that Young
man aS ! fclt, | would have wronged
and alienatGd him, and made trouble
for myself all day."
Not long after this q case Of goods
fell through one Of tho hatchways
crashing down upon tho landing with a
noise that caused Mr.. Iandell, whose
temperament was exceedingly nervous,
TO spring 10 his feet. 10 blame some
one was his first impulse.
What careless fellow has done this!"
was on his tongue.
Don't"
The inward monitor spoke in time.
Mr. landell shut his lips tightly and
kept silent until he could command
himself llO then calmly inquired into
the tHuso OF tho accident, and found
that special blame attached TO no one.