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= dls4xree.ble Attle laugh. Thea. ana
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comfortable, SIS arose and walked mG-
1estlcAlly tT0us the roSn.
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objects 70 every thing say In reproy-
ing them"
Mrs. Keith was both fond and proud
Of her husband and children. but there
was something Of which she Was still
fonder and prouder. aud that Was exer-
cising desPotlc sway over the members
OF hsr family. She was an only dAugh-
ter. early left motherless, ana Ia her
fathers home she hsa ruled supreme.
Fortunately or unfortunately she had
married man quite as iadulgent as her
father. Having assumed the reins Of
government in the household, she had
no intention OF relinqnishing them.
Her chief trouble had been with
doneStlcs One after another had left
because she could not "get along" with
Mrs. Keith or had been discharged for
imperanenoe. until at last Hannah
came. diligent, faithful Hannah, whose
work should have suited the most exact
ing OF housewives.
On the following Saturday Mrs. Keith
descended 20 her kitchen to give orders
about the weekly baking.
Before she had spoken, Hannah said,
IN scarcely audible tone:
al thought / would tell you, ma'an1,
that should like TO leave next week"
Why, Hannah, what is the cause OF
this?''
well, can't do the work 10 please
you. and Mrs. Or. Cation wants a girl, so
/ have promised 10 60 there"
"Who said that your. work didn't
please me?"
"You never liked any thing that I
made and indeed. ma'am, / tried SO
hard" Hore Hannah broke down and
commenced 20 sob.
A new light seemed TO dawn upon
Mrs. Keith's mind. A word OF apprcci-
alton or encouragement-this vas what
the girl wanted, and what the mistress
had mover given. Slowly revolving In
the latter's inner consciousness came q
chain Of almost forgotten circumstances,
disappointed looks and tones Of husband.
children and servants when they had
failed to secure from her the commenda-
tion which their efforts merited.
She could not humble herself by ask
ing the girl TO remain, but, as she went
slowly up the stairway, she felt that
she would give considerable IL Hannah
could be induced to chang her mind
The conviction was gradually forcing
itself upon her that she had been guilty
ofinjustice, if not OF positive cruelty,
and worst Of all to her children. No
wonder that they remarked the contrast
between her Indifference to their nttlo
triumphs and the hearty sympathy of
their school-mates' parents. And her
husband - how often had he turned
away with that panied expression on
his face after some Of her ill-tempered
speeches. How patiently he had borne
thcm all She began to look upon him
as kind of martyr and to long for HIS
return that she might show her peni-
tence for past neglect.
It was not easy TO discontinue her
lifelong habits, but Mrs Keith was
fully aroused TO sense Of her short
comings, and those nearest and dearest
TO her we're not long in perceiving n de-
cided change in her attitude toward
them. They no longer sought in vain
fo- some token of appreciation when
striving to crafty the wife and mother.
Hannah entered Mrs. Caton's service,
but Mrs. Keith luckily obtained an
other servant quite as competent, and
the new girl was never heard to com
plain of any unreasonable fault-fnding
on the part OF her mistress L.
Standiford, in Chicago Journal.