The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-06-13
Want Of Thought.

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did you not think? What is your
mind for but to think? When you
agree to be at a meeting at time
and place appointed. you ought to
think about it and be as good as
your word. Your failure to think,
often inhicts great injustice upon
your friends.
A boy goes down stairs three
steps at stride, slams the door and
wells like an Indian to his compan-
ions across the street, and frightens
his sick mother into a nervous chill
that almost ends her life! And
when brought to account for his
cruel conduct his ready excuse is,
So, l never thought But his
want of thought nearly killed his DEL
icate mother. Boys ought to think
of what they are doing and saying,
and of the probable consequences.
Thoughtfulness or thougbtlessness
makes all the difference between
the agreeable and reliable boy, and
the boy that is rude, offensive and
untrustworthy.
A mother, tired and worried with
many duties, cares and Interrupt
tions, gives way to irritability; and
when her little daughter comes in
from school, full of life, affection and
hope, and ignorant of the sore state
of er heart, asks for a cookie or an
apple, she replies, in fretful, an
cry tone, 30, get away; you're
Just more trouble than you're
WORTH" And the little girl goes
away cut to the heart weeping and
wondering why it is that her mother
is so cross and thinks her little girl
is such burden. And if you ask
that poor woman why she thrust
her child away in such an unmoth-
erly way, and with such singing
words, she will excuse herself with
80, l was tired, and didn't think. {"
A husband comes in from the
office or store in the evening, per-
forms his ablutions, takes his paper
and sits down in his easy chair to
read the news. In few minutes
supper is announced, and whilst
they are at the evening meal the
wife asks him if he will 60 with
her this evening to call on one
of the neighboring families. He
promptly gives his promise, and at
eight O'Clock they are to start. The
supper over, the wife attends to
some domestic duties and then goes
to her room to dress for the pro.
posed visit. And the husband goes
back to his easy chair and paper.
When the news has been satisfac.
torily scanned, the paper is dropped
and he meditates awhile, then whis-
ties, lights his cigar, takes his hat
and goes out to take stroll; and
before his walk ends he falls in
with a friend or two, and they
walk about the streets and talk,
and the time passes briskly and
pleasantly, and by nine or later he
returns leisurely to his home and
wonders where his wife is; and he
goes up to her room to see, and flnds
her putting away her wraps, her
face sad and traces of tears on her
cheeks. He exclaims in astonish.
ment: "Why, wife, what's the
matter?' To which the wife re-
plies: "You promised to 60 calling
with me at eight, and I dressed and
i waited for nearly an hour, and then
l knew you had found something
more attractive than your wife's
company; so l swallowed my dis
appointment, as I have often done
before, and came up here to put
away my things" And the hus-
band sorry, no doubt, after a
worldly sort-puts forward the
plea of thoughtlessness 80, wife,
l declare l never Thought about
it,"
And so the old, himsy excuse