The Iola register., 1889-11-15

new CRATE this evening, and Pat Nc
Flynn. the timer, shall be sent right
up this morning to clean and fix the
pipe"
''Oh, thank We, sur" said Bridget,
with a frightening countenance. And
could Pat fix the cisthern, too? The
pump has been broken long tonne
and keeps me back in my work and
breaks me back drawing water wild q
rope"
Again Mr. Smiths conscience smote
him. How often had his wife asked him
to send man to fix the cistern?
''Yes, Bridget, the cistern shall be
fixed this very day."
swell, sur, thin 1 think I'll stay. 1
was just tellin' the mistress that I
wouldn't work any longer wild such in
convaniences, but if the stove and cis-
thern are fixed poor girl can get
along"
Mr.. Smith made another memorandum
in his book and passed on through the
dining-room towards his wife's room.
He noticed that her plate indicated an
untasted breakfast. Softly he opened
the door of their room. His wife start.
ed up hastily, with an expression of
alarmed inquiry on her face. Her eyes
were wet with tears. The baby, still in
its night clothes, was fretting in the
cradle, while little two-year-old, part
ly dressed, tugged at her skirt.
"And so you missed the train-break.
fast was late-well l can't help it
Bridget is going to leave, too" and the
poor little woman covered her face with
her hands and burst into sobs and tears.
She fully expected angry complaints
from her husband and, in some vague
way, she felt she was to blame. She
could not compass every thing and the
babies were so troublesome. Oh, did
every young mother have such hard
time as she did?
''Why, darling, what is the matter?'
said Mr.. Smith, putting his arms around
his wife, and drawing her to him.
"Come! don't mind. l think it is really
mostly my own fault. / have come
through the kitchen and l find Bridget
has so much trouble with the stove being
broken and the chimney smoking that
wonder she can get breakfast at all"
4 ought to get up in time to see that
you have breakfast early" sobbed the
poor little woman; ''but Bridget is so
cross this morning and IL am so
tired"
''No wonder, darling, that you are
tired, with the care of these big babies
wearing on you all the time. You have
no business to have any care of break
fast at all, and you shall not have after
this. You need your good morning nap
and you shall have it. Bridget is all
right. I'm going to get that broken
stove and cistern fixed to-day, and then
if Bridget can't get breakfast in time
we'll find some other way to do. Come
now, cheer up and I'll help you dress
these rogues; l have plenty of time be-
fore the next train"
How wonderful is the effect upon the
physical nature CT spiritual impulse!
How quickly can an uplifted and
strengthened spirit energize and
strengthen the body! Every thing
seemed instantly changed for poor, de-
jected little Mrs. Smith. She laid her
check on her husbands breast, feeling
what haven of strength and peace it
was. How dear and precious was his
love and protection. Her eyes bright
ened and her cheeks glowed. Her weari-
ness and depression, which had been
utter misery, gave way to delightful
feeling of repose and loving happiness.
In the midst of the most prosaic sur
roundings, her heart was full of the
finest and most inspiring emotion.
Dear, dear Love, how good you are, "
she said. ''How you have changed the
aspect of every thing for me this morn
ing. Had you reproached me, as many
husbands would have done, l would
have sunk in the deepest anguish. Now
1 feel strong-strong and happy"
Releasing his wife with tender kiss,
Mr.. Smith took the baby from the cradle
and merrily drew its stockings and shoes
on its little, plump, kicking, rosy feet
Then he. brushed out the other little fell
lows curls and buttoned his shoes. Viii.
lie, the oldest, had slipped out of the
house, and Mr.. Smith went to look fol
him, and found that he had taken ad
vantage of an insecure lock on the gatu
to run off up the street. Bringing him
back, Mr.. Smith got the hatcaet and in
a few minutes had the gate fixed so that
Master Willie could not open it. His
wife smilingly opened the front door
and, seeing what ha6 been done, eX
claimed: ''Oh, am so relieved to fint
that Willie can not get out of the yard
1t mas been such trouble that he could
open the gate"
And now it was time to start for the
next train. if he stopped to order the stove
and pump man to do the promised work
So, gaily kissing his wife and children
once more Mr.. Smith started for the sta
ton. As he walked along with ligh
and cheerful heart he unused:
How cheap thing is happiness
after all, and yet how easy to turn it in
to misery! If 1 had given way to m!
temper this morning, would hav,
gratified a momentary impulse of un
reasonable anger and left behind m,
aching and discouraged hearts. Thanh
Heaven for the influence of the song o
bird and scent of flower; and thanl
Heaven, too, for all the gentle influ
ences and sweet affections that car
make the most uneventful life bless
ing Dear, good wife! and dear. precious
little children! Thank God, have lef
them happy this morning, if did mis-:
the train."-Helen E. Stanette, in Tht
Interior.
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