[CHIDING “LOVE’S CHIDINGS.”]
The cruel word in anger spoken,
Has oft the loving heart near broken,
And left its sting for hours behind,
Upon some dear one’s troubled mind.
How many a day is clouded o’er,
And many a heart made sad and sore,
By thoughtless words that give us pain,
That ne’er can be recalled again!
Our dearest friends should surely be