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The Power of Patience.
BY TANARUS, S. ARTHUR.
I have a very excellent friend who mar
ried some ten years ago, and now has her
own cares and troubles in a domestic
establishment, consisting of her husband
end herself, five children, and two ser>
Vants. Like a large majority of those
limilarlv"Situated, Mrs. Martinet finds her
natural stock of patience altogether in
adequate to the demand therefor; and
tltat there is an extensive demand, will be
at once inferred when 1 mention that lour
of her five children are hoys.
Id think Mrs. Martinets family
b by . nv means perfect, though
*he has certainly very flinch improved i,
and get> on with far more cointo t to her
self and all around than she did. For
the improvement at which I have hinted,
I take some credit to myself, though lam |
by no means certain, that, swre l situated |
w, m IH y friend is, l should govern my lam
ilu as she governs tiCb. lam
that a maiden lady, like’ myself,
young or old, it matters not to tell the
reader which, can look down trom the
quiet regions where she lives, aud see how
easy it would he for the wile and mother
to reduce all to order in her turbulent
hau U’.
of ihejifticuliies that beset tile
wife ami mmhejf h the incessant, exliaus
*■ ling and heaitbJestroying nature of her
duties, and h<v tier mind, from these
causes, must, mu rally lose its clear see*
ing qualities lien most they are needed,
and its calmed even temper when its ex
ercise is of nst consequence. Too lit
tls allowance! am satisfied, is made for
the mother,fin, with a shattered nerv
ous sy>tem,‘id suffering too often, iron)
physical ftftimlion, is ever in the midst
of her I'u'lniuily of restless spirits, and
compelled, administer to their thousand
wants, to glo, guard, protect, govern.
■nd restratheir evil passions, when of
■II things, T|se and quiet of. body and
mind lor etla brief season, would be
the grea-testlssing she could ask.
1 have srl wife and mother, thus sit
uated, bettul into a hasty expi ession,
or lose l -9f
<pei>k wnjJwpff , ice to achild,
ded to be soothed by a J
WWSjiPWpollen word; and I have seen her
evcU'iniWed ImshaiHl, who knew not
feel a pain, or to suffer
lrom jrvous prostration, reprove that
wife wih a look that called Hie tears to
her e\w. Sue was wrong, but he was
1 wrongnvii greater degree. The over
tired wif needed her husband’s sustaining
patience md gently spoken counsel, not
his Cold epi oof.
Husttisis, as far as my observation
gives the ability to judge, have far
less co deration for, and pa ieiice with
their cs, than they are entitled t<> re
ceive. should know best the wife’s
trials, a wrings; and incessant exhausting
duties, is the husband, and he ol all
others, ould be tbe last to censure, if,
from v v prostration of body and mind,
■he be| meiimes betrayed into hasty
*jnerally do more harm
and domestics than total
Ito what is wrong. But
on. .
lied toseeMrs.Mart.net,
stale ol
tyoried to death Kale!’
lr 1 came in. .
F ,T; 1
“•* re ;
PH Vlrcelv 4 , ' Vf ‘ r nv
,e9(i that i v pWnce • lr,ed .‘° “ e
ViiStiet every body m the
A°"*e ,/„ ‘Mil or she likes, or else there
” i’mie lam not ajlowed to
•*** ourM£p" l ’ without some
b eins Wfended/
\ Cm
y? a great trial as well as respond
hiHi * have tfi|kclia>ge of a family,’ 1
re may
‘lnUf, well say that.
No omAjows what it lubnt slm who has
the trnl The greatest trouble is with
your dolttics. Asa classjtlkyare dir
ty, cnreQpod impudent.
think itl-ts them pleasure to iritewMk
widi arrangemehts, artm
t,,r( !' v a Vo, disorder. This seems es
peciaby Ip the spirit of my present
cook. -M husband is particular about
having hileals ’nt the hour, and is nev
er pleasedVp,, irregularities occur, al
though heL s not often say anything;;
this i told Ynali when she first came,
ami have s'yd her about being behind
hand ad >xxoies since; and yet we do
not have a im at the hour ofiener than
two or three I a
‘1 his mot Mr. I\l ar ii ne t asked
me if I woulfW), particular in seeing
that dinner vwkj t | le table exactly at
two o clock. JCon as | )e was g onej I
went down^intchit c |, en anc j sa i ( j > j) 0
lor mercy s s AHannah, have dinner
ready at the h(L_ dav> Mr Miminel
particularly dd },,’ Hannah made
oo answer. It l e 0 f |, er disagreeable
habits when yoti|i t 0 | ier _ .£) i(] y()ll
hear me? I I,s l(|.iiie out of patience
• i . .. Tu..l ...
‘iiu tJW t ill
with her. Thel ( ,,. e |„ o | t( .d „p a( me
with an impudti-e an d said, pertly,
•I’m ru t deal.’ V ell , v !, v didn’t you
answer me wheA. )llk , ? h’savery
ugly habit thatyiLA 0 f „ ol ~P p |y m' a
when any one ad* s \.ou, How"is it
in he known tHajVcar what is said?’
I The spirts in vv^ic winMi met my’ re
quest to have dinnVdV time, satis
fied me that she w* so\ nagp as to
throw it off |, our< j
left the kitchen ee ''3f s .- well
suppose, exceeding!w‘ r, ed.‘\
ie Just then the room 'Vhi c l,
Z w e ere sitting was jwn openV ‘* (
hang, ond in bouncy an 'y> Mrs. Mv
‘ r tinet’s eldest boy-/ld young scaped
‘* grace of a fellow—l 1 * pooped out soine,[_,'.
jj
er startled and annoyed .C”"’ |ci
terruption, ordered him to leave the room
instantly. But Harry stood his ground
without moving an eyelash.
‘Do you hear?’ And Mrs. Martinet
stamped with her foot to give stronger
emphasis to her words.
‘Liny snaHied mv top-cord out of my
hand, and won’t give it to me!’
‘Go out nf this room!’
‘Shan't Ltni'e rive me my top-cord?’
‘Go out, I tell you!’
•I want my top-cord.’
‘Go mil!’
Mv poor friend’s face was red, and her
voice trembling with passion. Willi each
renewed order for the child to leave the
room, she stamped with her foot upon me
floor, Harry, instead of going out as
he was directed to do, kept advancing
nearer and nearer, as lie repealed liis
complaint, until he came close up to
where we were sitting.
‘Didn’t I tejl yon to go out!’ exclaim
ed his mother, losing all patience.
As she spoke, she arose hastily', and
seiiing him hv the arm, dragged, rather
than led him from the room.
‘1 never saw such a chidj’ she said, re
turning after closing (he door upon Harry.
‘Nothing does but force. Yon might
talk to him all day without moving him an
inch when lie gets in one of those moods.’
Bang! went the door open, and,
‘1 want my top cord!’ followed in loud
er and more passionate tones than be
fore.
‘lsn’t it beyond all endurance!’ cried
my friend, Springing up and rushing
across the room.
The passionate child, who had been
spoiled by injudicious management, got a
sound whipping and was shut up in a
room by himself. After performing this
rather unpleasant task, Mrs. Martinet re
turned to the parlor, flushed, excited, and
trembling in every’ nerve.
‘I expect that boy will kill me yet,’ she
said, as she sunk, Ipfiniiiip iu*n a chair.
*|i is surprising InSw sni'hhnm and f.elf
uilled he grows. I don't know linn to
account for it. He never has Ids own
Wi ,y —I never yield an inch to him when
lie gets in t!iee terrible humors. Oh.
Heart I feel sometimes like giving up in
despair.’
I did not make a reply, for I could not
say any tiling that would not have been
a reproof of her impatient temper. Af
ter nyy friend had grown cajmer, she re
newed her narative about the dinner.
OGLETHORPE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1851.
‘As I was saving, when that hoy inter
rupted us, 1 left the kitchen very much
worried, and fell worried all the morning,
Several times I went'down to see how
things were coming on, but it was plaiti
that Hannah did not mean to have din
ner at the hour. When it was time to put
the meat on ‘the roast, the fire was all
down in the range. Half an hour was
L&t in renewing it. As I expected, when
BfcHmshand came home for his dinner, at
SUHjlkgular time, the table was not even
iJgEjLme!’ Ife said, ‘isn’t dinner ready.
I told ygkthat I wished it at the hour.
p3rtioi)larlfej 1 have a business engaee
ment at half feast two, that inn-t be met.
It is 100 bndfßnC am out of all p itiei.ee
with these I can’t wail ol
course.’
‘And saying this, Mr. Martinet turned
upon ids heel and left the house.-ygAs you
may suppose, I did not feel very froni
fortable, nor in a very good humor wills
Hannah. When she made her appear
ance to set the table, which was not lor
a qarter of an hour, I gave her about as
good a setting down, I reckon, as slteev
er had iu her life. Os course l was paid
back in impudence which L could not
stand, and therefore gave her notice to
quit. If ever a woman was tried beyond
endurance, / am. My very life is becom
ing a burden to me. The Worst part of
it is, there is no prospect of a chance lm
the heller. Things, instead of growing
better, grow worse.’
‘lt is not so bad as that / It <pe,’ I conic)
not help remarking. ‘Have you never
thought of a remedy for the evils of which
you complain?’
‘A remedy, Kate! What remedy is
there?’
‘lf not a remedy, there is, I am sure, a
pallative,’ I returned, feeling dnwbtfu! of
the effect of what 1 had in my mind to
express.
M rs. Martinet looked at me curiously'.
U remedy nr pahuive of
it ‘-'/-’ k'ke a d tn „, f Van) eil for goodness
I he g ot n, ng mtln I will clutch
[ . ring clTis “ Stra J*. J
‘The remedy is Patience .’ Oxy-s-v.,,
slightly faltered as I spoke.
Instantly the color deepened on the
face of Mrs. Martinet. But our close inti*
macy, and her knowledgs of the fact that
I mas really a friend, prevented her from
being off-tided.
‘Patience!’ sin: said, after she had a
little recovered herself. ‘Patience is no
remedy. To endure is not to cere.’
‘ln that, perhaps, you are mistaken,’ 1
returned. ‘The effect of patience is cure
domestic evils. A calm exterio', and e
gentle, yet firm voice, will in nine cases
in ten, effect more titan tl e mosl passion
ate outbreak of indignant feelings. 1
have seen it tried over and over again,
and I am sure of the effect.’
‘I should like to have seen the effect of
a gentle voice upon my Harry just now .’
‘Forgive me for saying.’ I answered
to <his, ‘that in my opinion, if you Had
met this passionate outbreak at the w rong
lie bad suffered in tbe loss of his top-cord,
in a different manner trom what you did,
that the effect would have been of a like
different character.
My friend’s face colored more deeply,
and her lips trembled. But she had good
sense, and this kept hei Horn being offen
ded at what 1 said. I went on—
‘There is no virtue ui'ire necessary in
the management t-f household than pt
tie nee. It ncconuil'Wies almost every
tiling. Yet it is a hard virtue to practice,
and I were in your place F would practice
it any belter than you do. But it is of
such vital importance to the order, com
fort, and well being of a family to be able
patiently and calmly to meet every dis
orderly circumstance, that it is worth a
struggle to attain the state of mind requi
site to do so. To meet passion with pas
sion does no good, but harm. The mind,
when dislurbyd from any cause, is dis
turbed more deeply when it meets an op
posing tnind in a similar state. This is
as true of children a< <>l’ grown poisons,
and perhaps more so. for their reason is
not maimed, and therefore, tln-re is noth
ing to balance their minds. It is a! o
more true of those who have not learned
from reason to control themselves, as is
as js the case with too large a portion of
our domestics; who need to be treated
with almost as much lorbeaiance and con
sideration as children.’
These remarks produced a visible ef
fect upon Mrs. Martinet. She became
silent and reflective, and continued so, to
OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD IS OURS.
a great extent, during the half hour that
1 remained.
Nearly tw o weeks elftpsed before I cal
led upon my friend again. I found I.*r,
happily in a calmer state of mind than
upon my previous visit. We were in the
midst of a pleasant conversation, half an
hour after / had come in, when one of the
children, a hoy between seven and eight
years old, came into the room and made
some complaint against his brother. The
little fellow was excited, and broke in
upon our quiet chit chat with a rude jar
that / felt quite sensibly, /expected, of
course, to hear him ordered from the room
instantly. That had been my friend’s
usual proceeding when these interruptions
occurred; at least it had been so wli ui /
happened to be a visitor. Hut instead of
this, she said in a low, mild, soothing ,
voice,
‘Well, never mind, Willy. You stay
iti the parlor with os, where Marry can’t
[trouble you.’
This cvns just tiie proposition, above
all others, to please the child. His face
brightened, and he came and nestled up
closely to his mother, who was silting on
the corner of the sofa. Drawing an arm
around him, she went on with the re
marks, she happened to be making when
the interruption of his entrance occurred.
No very long time elapsed before the
parlor door flew open, anil Harry entered,
asking, as he did so, in a loud voice, for
Will v.
‘Willy is here. What do you want
with him?’ said the mother, iu a quiet,
but firm tone.
‘/ want him to come and play.’
you were not kind to Willy, and he does
r.otwisli to piav with you.’
•Come Willy and play, and 1 will be
kind,’ said Harry.,
‘Will you lei me be the master some
times?’ asked the little fellow, raising him
self from where lie had been seated beside
his mother.
‘Yes, you shall be master sometimes.’
‘Then I’ll play,’ and Willy sprang
from the sofa and bounded from the room
as Happy as he could be.
Xhe mother smiled, and looking into ed
re alone said— w |,
‘You see,
remedy, patience.’
‘With most happy results, 1 am glad
to see.’
‘With better results than 1 could have
believed, certainly. Gentleness, consid
eration, ami firmness, / find do a great
deal, and their exercise leaver my own
mind in a good state. There is a po*w
er in patience that 1 did not beUgve it
possessed. I can do more by a miltily
spoken word, than by the most emphatic
c ommand uttered in a passion. This is
the experience of a few weeks. But,
nlrts! Kate, to be aide to exercise patience
—how hard a thing that id ‘7t requires
constant watchfulness and a, constant ef
fort. Every hour I find myself"-betrayed
into the utterance of some hasty word,
and feel its powerlessness compared to
those that arc most gently spoken,’
‘Do you gel on with your domestics
any better than you did?’
‘Oh, yes! Far better.*
‘J suppose you sent Hannah away some
time ago?’
. ‘No, 1 have her yet.’
‘/u deed’
‘Yes, and >he does veryywell.’
‘Does she gel your meals ready in
time ?’
.‘felie is punctual- to the minute.’
‘Really site must have changed for the
better! And is this, too, the result of pa
tience and forbearance on your part?’.
‘i suppose so. What you said in re
gard to having patience, at your'fast vis
it, struck me forcibly, and canned me to
feel humbled and self condemned. The
more 1 thought of it, the more satisfied
was I that you were right. But it was
one thing to see the use of patience, and
another thing to exercise it. To be pa
tient amid the turbulence, ill-tempers,
and disobedience of children, and the ir
regulariies, carefesness and neglct of do
tl,sties, seemed a thing impossible; 1 was
b tip-state of ihuibl as to my ability tp
ev rci'f the virtue so much needed in mv
bust hold, when Hannah cause •> the door
ol the room where 1 was sitting in no
very h.’tppy mood, and notified me ol
some waul in- the kitchen in an exceed
ingly provoking way. I was about re
plying sharply and angrily; hut suddenly
checking myself, I said iu quiet mild
ay,
‘Very well, Hannah. 7 will see that it
is supplied.’
‘The girl stood for some moments,
looking at me with an expression of sur
prise on iter face, and then walked away.
This was a victory over myself, and 1
felt, also, a victory over her. Not half
an hour elapsed, before, on passing near
the kitchen, she said to me, in a veYy re
spectful manner:
‘1 forgot to tell yon this morning, that
lea was all out. But / can run round to
the store and get some in a few minutes.’
‘Do so, if you please, Hannah,’ Ire
turned, without evincing the slightest feel
ing of annoyance at her neglect; ‘anil try
if you can, to have tea ready precisely at
six o'clock.’
I wiil have it ready ma'am,’ she replied.
And it was ready.
‘Had I not exercised patience and self con
trol, the interview would have been some
thing after this fashb’n: About ten minutes
before tea time, Hannah would have ernne to
me and said, with provoking coolness—
• The tea’s all out.’
‘To which l would have replied sharply—
‘Why, in the name of goodness, did not
you say so this morning? You knew that
you had used the last drawing! I declare
you aro the most provoking creature I ever
knew. Yeu’ll have to go to the storo and
get some.’
‘l’m not fit to be seen in the sireet,’ she
would in all probability have replied.
‘And tlinn I, losing ail patience, would
have soundly scolded her, and gained nothing
but a sick headache, perhaps, for my pains.
Tea, in al! probability, would have Leen
served at about sea tno J
‘lsn't it? As there a
,j*pwer in patience iwmStTn ed of by those
who seek not its exercise. Next morning
when I had occasion to speak to Hannah, 1
did so with much mildness, and if l had
occasion to find fault, requested a change
rather than enunciated a reproof. The girl
changed as if by magic. She became re
spectful in her manner toward me, and e\inr/
a constant anxiety to do cverythina''^.
shed to have it done. Not once .
, ../binutes later
-b&d.-vii'eal as much as ten vj’
than
‘I could not but"eJjiTrss the happiness I felt
at the change, and urge my excellent friend
to persevere, This she has done, and the
whole aspect of things in her family has
changed.
There are times,fhowever, when from ill
health, or a return of old states, she recedes
agrin into fretfulness; but the reaction upon
her is so immediate and perceptible, that she
isilrivon in self-defence to patience and for
beaiance, the result of which is order and
quiej in her family just in the degree that pa
lieijce and forbearance are exercised.
HOW A “HUM” CUSTOMER GOT
SERVED.
‘Have you got any good West India
rum, sir ?’ asked a woman, a day or two
since, of one of our disciples of Lsculapi
us, as she slowly unfolded her shawl, and
placed on the counter a goodly seized bot
tle. for the accommodation of the ‘crit
ter.’
‘ Far what purpose do you want it,
marini- inquired lie, as lie scanned her
connivance.
‘Oh, simply for bathing, sir; I never
use the vile stuff for any other purpose.’
‘ Well,* said lie, ‘ I have a iitlie left,
but it is not of the best quality. I have
heard much Complaint of my last barrel,
but it is excelant for bathing in sick
ness, as it isjust weak enough, without the
W dilution with water.”
*ii have the bottle filed, and try
and she. And haveing received it,
left, wondering why sheshold he question
ed so closeley about a little rum.
Our rum is all out* C——, “said lie to?
his dark the next moaning, “l will try to
procure a better article than the last prey
ed to be.’ \
‘ All out, sir!’ replied the astonished
clerk; ‘ why I sold a quart just before
yon came, and it didn’t run dry then, for
1 |, ft it running by accident and lost near
ly a gallon —there must be near ten gab
lons left yet, for I have sold very little of
it lately.’
• Why you roust be mistaken! I had
to tip the barrel yesterday to fill up the
measure. Do show me where you draw
it.’
• What barrel did you take it from ?’
asked the clerk, a little frightened, fetxr^
| TERMS: $2 in Alliance.
ing lie must have been dispensing, alco
hoi.
‘ Why, this one, of course !’ replied ha
(pointing to the one nearest the door.) ‘ I
have sold fora fortnight from it!’
The clerk could now contain himself
no longer. * Why,’ said lie. as soon a .
he could smother his laughter— ‘ that is a
barrel of rain tenter that 1 brought in to
use for any plants, and I had it filled al
the hong to save the head.’
‘ Well, C , keep this entirely to
yourself-— 1 haw been selling rum from it
foa ten days at least! and have wonder
ed that people complained of it, as I al
ways try to kefcp the hestjkind. Keep
mum, C , keep mum !’
Spirit of tke\Timet.
Taking the Sensu*.
A census taker going round lnt sass,
stopped al an elegant brick dwelling home
on Western How—the exact location of
which is no business of ours. lie was re
ceived at the door by a stiff, well dressed
elderly lady, who could be easily recog
nired as a widow of som:: years standing.
On leaving the mission of Iter visitor, ih
lady invited him to a scat in the hall,—
Having arranged himself into a working
position, he inquired for the number of
persons iu the family of the lady.
‘ Eight, sir,’ replied the iady, includ
ing myself. ‘ Very well—your fgy,;
madam ?’
‘My age, sir,’she replied, with a pier
cing dignified look ; ‘ /conceive ids noM
of your business, what my be
vou nre inquisitive, sic,’ JflLagl|
* The law compels me, madam, to take
the age of every person in the ward—it
is mv duty to make the inquiry.’
* Well, if the law compels you to ails, /
presmn it will compel me to answer. /
am between thirty and forty.’
‘ 1 presume dialing n0 suchufing—/ am
‘ No sir, it of age.’
only madam, putting down the
‘ * ju3t as you say. Now fur the
of the children, comment ing with
’ the youngest if you please.’
* * Josephine, my youngest, is ten year*
of age.
‘ Josephine—pretty name—ten.’
‘ Minerva was twelve last week.’
* Minet va—captivating—twelve.*
* Cleopatra Elvira has just turned fif
teen.’
‘ Cleopatra Elvira—charming—fif
teen.’
‘* Angelina is eighteen, sir—just eigb
een.’
Angelina—favorate name—eighteen.’
* My eldest’and only married daughter,
s ; r, Anna Sophia, is a little over twenty
five.’
Twenty-five did you say, madam i*
‘Yes, sir. 7s there anything remark
able in Iter being that age.’
‘ Well, no, 1 can’t say that there is—
but is not remarkable that you should be
her mother ax only eight years of age V
About that time the census laker was
observed sailing out of the house, closely
pursued by a btooitmick. 7t was the hut
time lie pressed a lady to give her exact
age..
Every morning when we go forth, we
lay tiie moulding hand on our destiny
and every evening we have left a death
less impress upou our character. Wo
touch not a wire but vibrates in eternity
—not a voice but reports at the thrdtnrbf
God.—Let youth, especially think of
these things,and let every one remember,
that in this world where character is in
its formation state,it is a serious thing to
think, to speak, to act.
If we go at noonday at the bottom of
a deep pit, we shall be able to ste the
stars which on the level ground are in
visible. —Evefhso.from the depths of grief
—worn, wretched, sealed and dying—the
blessed apparitions and tokens of heaven
make themselvs visible to our eyes.
What you do know, know thoroughly.
Thera are few instances in modern times of
if'rise equal to that of Sir Edward
After one of the Weymouth
slmt up with him in a carriage for tjgtflved,
hour*. I ventred to ask. him eve
cri ofhi* success. His anu(y own, and
when bugioing to read
ry thing 1 acquiredlo£ nv 0 f my compo
nevergo to a as i read in a
acomplished of twe ; ve months my
ti,or , S rC ui/2 fresh as it was on the day it
JjftjlSd,- while dteiri had glided •*
3drreealleetinw.
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