Milford chronicle., 1906-04-06

& ! NEAR OL II Ludu nc oEuA a AIlCkidAu ~
n derlng a reprieve until he could loo
e into the matter and pass upon the a,
5 tion Of the court martial When Ger
j sral ROsecrans received the telegraph
r orders he was furious. He declare
that if the officials at Washington di,
, not leave him alone he would resign
i This pardoniDg policy of the presiden
was absolutely running the army.
. What did Lincoln do? Did he dis
charge ROsecrans? No After he haC
looked into the matter be sent a lettei
to the commander which went thus:
Dear General Rosecrans-I have person
ally examined all the papers in the Lyon.
case and l cannot see that il is a matter
Of executive Interference, so I will turT
it over to you, with the full confidence
that you viii do what is just and right
| only beSging you, my dear general, to dc
nothing in reprisal for the past, only what
/ is necessary to insure security for the fu-
ture and reminding you that we are not
/ lighting against foreign foe, but our
/ brothers. and that our aim is not to break
| their spirits but only to bring them back
to their old allegiance. Conquer by kind
ncss-let that be our policy. Very truly
yours ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
But / not only state that an ungov-
ernable temper makes your enemies
more hateful and bitter than ever be
fore. but that an ugly temper reacts
and strikes hardest against those whom
you ought to love best on earth. your
own friends and dear ones. And of all
contempuble and despicable actions ]
think one of the most despicable is for
men and women to 20 Off in rage or
fit Of sullss merely because something
goes wrong in HE house and thereby
to make wives or husbands ana chill
dren live in a perfect panlemonium of
fear. And when | speak thus am not
talking about curse which is to ne
merely theoretical. In every church /
have served as pastor there have been
to my personal knowledge at least /
three or four families living such Il life |
as have described on account of the |
temper of one Of its
members.
The other day l had this evil brought
to my attention in Il very forcible way
The telephone bell rang. and a gentle
man said: Il am stranger to you.
I'M in great trouble. Can l come and
see you at once?" Yes" / said: Jump
IN the car and come up" No sooner
lid he enter my parlor than his eyes
illed with tears. and his lips tren-
lied as he said, Mr.. Talmage. my wife
nd my two daughters have left me.
nd want you to help me to get them
n ha.l- T7.f, IL I ]
sked. "No. l never drink" Are
OH a gamblerY" NO" he answered.
Are you untrue to your marriage
Ows?' NO" he again answered
What is the matter?" well, l will
I'll YOU" Then he told me a long stO-
2. He was a very nervous man and
lerefore very quick tempered. There
ad been a family quarrel, and the
other had taken the two girls and
# the house. "And, Oh" he said, 'T
D love them so much and l am so
,rry What am l to do? Will you
lip me?"
mo" said, 'T will not. admire
,ur wife for taking the stand she has
me. As far as l can make out. you
I've again and again threatened her
e." He said, Eyes, | have" "You
we been going off in your ugly fits
jealous rage for at least eighteen
ars. If anything goes wrong in your
use, you work yourself up into a per
ct pandemonium of fury. You are
unworthy husband, and there is no
cuse for your actions. The wonder
me is that your wife has lived as
lg with you. You go to a boarding
use and get a room and live there
me long enough to prove that you
2 sincere in your repentance. Give
rt Of your weekly wages. and
Il see that she gets it. and that mon
will help her support her daughters
lille you are away. Then, when your
lentance is an evident fact she, !
Ow, will go bacl4 Hnd live with you,
: she is a good woman" YES" he
swered, "she is a good woman"
Bitter Words a Curse.
do not know the history Of all your
mes, but / do know this: Some are
mes in which it is absolutely impos-
lie for peace and love to dwell Why?
cause in some of those homes there
a father or a mother or a sister or
brother who has never learned to
ltrol the temper. No sooner does
ything 90 wrong in those homes than
ter words come to the lips and SHARP
rings sting and lacerate. until life
elf becomes a miserable burden to
cry one around them. God forgive
i. my brother, my sister, if you have
IN one of those who, on account of
e temper, become a curse to all
out them.
II closing. would again read to you
: text. "He that is slow to anger is
tier than the mighty and he that
eth his spirit than he that taketh a
y" You see, it is written in the
ssent tense. 1t means for you to
IN to govern your temper now. Per
ps by laxity Of past training you
We been guilty of this sinful habit.
II you not now begin systematically
curb your evil temper as a general
g out a campaign to capture a city?