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A FAMILY PK'TI RE.
The following story, ho admirably trim |
* to nature, whidli we copy from the " An
gusU Mirror," la from the jh?h of Judge
Loiigstreet:
"I describe a Georgia family. It in a
\Ji?ir specimen of Georgia families general '
L ly? tlie heads or which lire parents of good 1
1 sense, good morals, and well improved
minds. To la* sure, there are in Georgia, <
' as many notions idiout parental govern- '
inelil, s.j? there are in any vUwr e'miin,
ami the nrueti -e an various as the opinion-, i
&>iue parents exercise no government at '
all; others confine lhi%seWtit exclusively <
to th< government of the tongue; and 1
others rule by the rod alone * out by far
the larger class, blend these several modes
of government, and prefer the one or the >
other according to times and circumstance*.
To ibis class belonged Mr. ami Mrs. t
Butie, the heads of the family 'w.hich 1 aiu |
about to describe. Gillx-rt whs the chris- '
\ tiau name of the husband, and Eliza of <
tlio wife. I whs intimately acquainted >
with them both, before tbeir union: and i
afterwards admitted to tln-ir household, ?*
with the freedom of one of its ineml?ers? I
indeed I was a connection of one of them. '
They had been married nlxiut eight ?
| months, when a dull Kevembcr evening
' found me at their fireside. In the course <
of the evening, the conversation turned 1
_ upon raking children. " By the way <
Eliza," aaid Gilbert, u I have been think- , <
I ing some time past of interchanging views <
f with you upon this subject; and there can 1
never l?e a better time ibun now, while" (
Abraham is with us, whose opinions we i
both renpect, and who will nil as umpire 1
between us."
44 Well," Mid Eliza, 44 let lito hear
yours."
44 If we should over be ble?s*cd witli
children, (Eliza blushed a little,) let it he
a fundamental law txAwoen us, that nei!
ther of us, aver interfere with the disci pline
of tho other, either by look, word, or
action, in the presence of tho children."
i 44 To that rule* I m<*?t heartily sub[
acril>e."
"When a child ia corrected by one of
urf let not the other extend to it tho least
condolence or sympathy."
44 In that also you havo my hearty concurrence."
\ 44 Let pa never correct a child in a pas'
sion."
44 The propriety of that rule I fully admit;
but 1 fear that I shall not always he
able to conform to its requisition. 1 w ill,
?however, endeavor to do so."
44 Well if you will do your best, J shall
be eaiisfiou."
44 Let us as far as it is practical intro,
fc ducc atnonjj our children, the universally
(admitted principled of good government I
among men."
44 That i? a very indefinite rule,husband,
I know very little of the principled of good
government aptong men ; and much less
f of those principles which are universally
admitted.*1
44 Well, I will be a little more specific.
I believe it is universally admitted that
la*m should precede punishmmi: and
that none should be punished who are incapable
of understanding: the law. In accordance
with fnesc principles, I never
panish a child, who is incapable of distincuiahtug
tatweh right and wrong, nor
until he shall Have been forewarned of the
wrong, und taught to avoid iC
' " Thcac principles scent very reasonable
to me,11 jwiid Eliwu 14 but they can never
be applied to children. If you do not correct
? ohild until it is old enough to leam
Ihom precept the difference between right
a Hi ,i. :n ?. !,<,
X1K1 wn?iiK, UIVI ? "i4i w ?r? ?n ikj^ ?? mx
. hottae with it f<?r tho flrat five or mx ye?r*
of its life and no controlling it afterwarda."
1 Gilbert rooeirrd tbip $??w$ of hia xvifr
L with DOtno alarm, and mtorcd upon a long
I
argument to convince her that they were
erroneous. She maintained her own very
well, but Gilbert had certainly the advantage
of her in the argument. All Jie could
say, however, did not in the least shake
her confidence in her opinion.
' I was at length appealed to, and I gave
judgment in favor of Gilliert.
" Well," said she, " I never was better
satisfied of anything in my life, than I am
that you are both wrong. Hut let us
compromise this matter. I'll ugrc# to
this: if ever I correct a child before it is
old enough to receive instruction from precept,
ami you do not approve of my conduct
I will then promise you never to do
the like again."
" Well," said Gilbert, " that js very fair.
One move rule will settle the fundamental*
0...1 ? * * " '
w...-, mill ?>?r may iuuviy irusi ail others to
future adjustment. I*et us never address
our children in thy nonsensical gibberish,
that is so univrrsally prevalent among parents,
and particularly among mothers.?
It i? very silly in the first place, and it i
greatly retards a child's improvement in
the second. Were it not for tins, I have
110 doubt children would speak their mo- s
tlier tongue as correctly at four years old, i
as they do at sixteen."
Klizn smiled, and observed, that this I
was such a small matter that it li id also I
lietter be left for future adjustment. To t
this "Gilbert rather reluctantly assented. i
Alniut two mouths after this eonversa- I
tions, Gilbert was blessed with a fine son ; t
whom he ipuncd John James Gilbert, at- <
ter the two grand fathers and himself?a t
profusion of names which he had cause 1
afterwards to repent. i
Just fourteen months and six days there I
after he was blessed with a fine daughter I
whom Kliza named, Ann Francis Kliza, af- t
icr the two grandmothers and herself. jj
Fifteen months thereafter, he received I
a third blessing, like unto the first; which
he called Oconto llcnrv, after his twobro- s
thers. fl
Thirteen months and nineteen days af- li
ter the birth of George, a fourth blessing li
ilcscendcd upon Gilbert in the form of a it
tine mm. This took the name of AYilliam tl
Augustus, ufter two brothers of his wife, o
Kliza now made a long rest of nineteen a
months, four days and five hours, (I speak
from the family record,) when by way of tl
tim-iul, she presented her husband witli r<
i pair of blessings. As soon as liis go<>< 1 ii
ortuuc was made to liim, Gilbert express- ?>
' I rcgr? t, that In: lta<l not reserved bis ei
>wn name and mine. Seeing this could p
i t he, lie bestowed my name upon the
11**1 ? #\rii 'in?l uio ll??* | oI I
mmiug'thc seeoiul. As I consider " a a
mod tuime, rather to !>e chosen than great
icIiCH," I called the innomitiate after Isaac s.
l.e patriarch, and a beloved uncle ofmiue. U
In this vcrv triumphant alul laudable !\
nanner,did Sirs Huticr close the let of n
ons.
She now turned her attention to daugh- ?
ers, and hi the short space of five years, w
rodiiced three, that a queen might have tl
ecu proud of. Their names in the order n
>f their births, were Louisa, Rcbeceg and o
sarah. It was one of Mrs. liutler's max- k
ms, " If vou have anything to do, do it g
it once," ainfeshc seemed to Ik* governed a
?y this maxim in making up her family ; tl
'or Surah completed the number of chit- r<
Iren. t?
John was about a year old when I was u
igain at (jillicrt's for the evening. lie a
ivas seated by the supper table#with the h
liild in his arms,addressing some remarks w
to me, when I called his ntttentioii to the 1
.-hild, who wns just in the act of putting a
liis fingers into the blare of the caudle.? ti
liilbert jerked liim away suddenly ; which tl
so incensed Master John James Gilbert, s<
that he screamed insufferably. Gillart a
tossed him, patted him, walked him, ami u
w histled to him, lr.it he could not distract r
his attention from tho candle. He remo- c
veil hiin out of sigh of the luminary, hut
that only made 11111 tors worse. He now c
commenced his first lesson in the " principles
of good government." lie brought 1
the child toward* tho caudle, and the I
nearer it approached, the more pacified it I
became. The child extended it* arm to r
c?tcli tho blare, and (filbert boro it slowly I
toward* tho flame until the hand came
nearly in contact with it, when ho snatch- *
ed'it away, cryng, "bunny tinnies!"? I
which is i?y your interpretation, "you'll
burn your fingers I" Elira and 1 exchanged
smiles, but neither of us saw! anything.
Tho child construed this into wanton t
tearing and Iwcame if possible, more ob- <
streperous than over, (lilb-rt now resort- i
<<d to another ex|>criient. lie put his own I
fingers intQ tho blare, withdrew them suddenly,
blew them, shook them and gave I
very sign of acute agony. This not only
quieted but delighted the child, w ho signified
to hitn to do it again. He instantly
perceived (what was practically demonstrated
the minute afterwards,) that the
child was putting a most dangerous interpretation
upon his last illustration. lie
determined, therefore, not to tepont it.?
The child, not satisfied with the sport,
determined to repent it himself; which tho
father opposing he began to reach and
cry as before. There was but one experiment
left and that was to let the child
ft*cl tho flame a little. This ho resolved
to try, hut how to conduct it pmjierly was
not so easily settled. It would not do
to allow tho infant to put his hand into
tho blaze; becauso it would either burn it
too little, or too much. Ho then-fore resolved
tn dirnrt the band to n noint ao
near the fame, that the increasing heat
would induce the child to withdraw hi*
hand himself. Accordingly he brought
the extended arm slowly towards the fame;
the child was more and more* im|mtient
with ?v*ry moment's jmstpooenu-ot of its
gratification, until the hand carnc within
alxnit and inch of the wick, when he held I
the child stationary. lint John would 1
not let his hand remain stationary, nor at
W
the chosen jK)int. He koj)t switching at
the candle, till finding all hid efforts fruitless,
lie threw himself violently back, gave
his father a tremendous thump on the
nose with the back of his head, and kicked
and screamed most outrageously.
" You little rascal," said Gilbert, ' I've
a good mind to give you a gook spanking
r *
" Give him to me," said Mrs. liutler.
" You'd better not take him," said Gilbert
in an under tone, 44 while he is in
such a passion." * . j
44 No danger," said she, 44 hand him to
me."
As she received him, 44hush sir!" said
she sharply *, and the child hushed instantly,
and was asleep in a few minutes.
it ?? ---- 1 *? *? ? - *
.... .....gin linn m control ins temper at i
's first appearance, and has learned him
lie meaning of a word (hush,) ?hich will 1
lien supply the place of correction, and i
I ways forewarn him of desires unlawful. I
Long before the second son arrived at I
lie reasoning age, (filbert abdicated, unservedlv,
in favor of his wife; content- I
lg himself with the subordinate station i
f her ministerial officer; in which he exL'litod
her orders in cases.requiring more
hysicul strength than she possessed,
rasping over the intermediate period,
....... ,i? reader to this family, I
fter most of the children t?n<! rcnclicd tlfe
nge of reason." In contemplating the
lie which I am about to sketch, he will
e pleased to turn his thoughts occasional- I
r, to Gilbert's principles of good Governicnt."
s
Sarah was about two years and a half I
Id, when Gilbert invited me to breakfast
it li him one December's morning near
ic Christmas holidays. It was the
lorning appointed for his second killing
f hogs : which, as the southern r^uler
nows, is a sort of family carnival in Geor- I
ia. I went, and found all the children ?
t home, and Gilbert^ mother added to
10 family circle. John and Anna had t
. ached the ago when they were permit- <.
d to take seats at the first table; though
pen this occasion John living engaged I
bout the pork did not avail himself of
is privilege; the rest of the children
ere taught to wait for the second table. *
Ireakfust was announced, and after the
dults and Anna had dispatched their
aonl, tlio children were summoned. As ! e
hey had l??en taught not to seat them- j
elves to the table until they wore bidden, |
nd there wcro :omo preparatory arrange- I
neiita to be made, they all gathered 1
ound the fire, clamorous with the event* '
>f the morning.
wHy Jocky," said Wil'inni, "didn't that t
ild black hurrah weigh a heap1"
"Ixmk hero youHg gentleman," said
lis mother, "where did you pick up such I
unguago as that I Now lot me hear you
aj-jockyintj, or Ay-ing any thing else
igain,aud I'll by joeky you w ith a witness, <
!'ll warrant you."
"But the black bnrrah," said George,
didn't weigh as much for his size as the
>ob-tail speckle, though."
"lie did." '
"Ho didn't."
"liush your disputing?this instant j
dAl\ U *?on olioll ''A* -1--* ?
%-?ivii iiniiii uuw lajuirtuiii'i ClK'll
ithor in that manner. And let us hear
no more of your hog-pen wonder*?no
IhvIv wants to hear tliem."
At this instant William snatched a pigtail
out of Isaac's hand.
"Masaid Isvac, "make Bill gi' me
muh tail."
* "You William g ve him his?tiling.
And, if I was near you I'd box your cars
for that snatching. Mr. Butler, yon really
will have to take that fellow in hand.
He's getting so that I can do nothing
with him."
"Ma," said Bill, ho took my blntha
"I didn't."
"Yon did."
"Ijon't I tell you to hush your diaput'ng*M
"Well, ma, uenlc York give it to roc."
"lie didn't, uncle Monday give it to
me."
"He didn't"
"He did."
Here the mother divided a pair of slam
h i .? -? * -
cnuauy neiwnen tlie two fliaputant*, which
*ifonc??cl them fop a few momenta.
At thiw juncture, Mia* Kebecca cried
out with a hnrnt finger; which ahe received
in cooking another pig tail. The
burn woa *> slight that ahc torgot it aaher
mother jerked her from the fire.
"Yon little vixin," aaid the mother,
"what po*aea*e$ you to be fumbling about
the fire! Mr. Hutler I beaweh you to for
inu?iii<{v, suiu i>ir. j>uiior, "HOW'
much sooner the mother acquires control
over a child than the father.
' Not at all," said Mrs. Butler, "you
would have controlled him as easily as I
Ui<l, if you had given him tho same l?sm?ii
beforehand that I gave liiin. lie got
in jnst such an uproar the other day, and
linding nothing else would quiet him, I
spanned it out of him ; and I have had
110 trouble in quieting him since."
"I begin to think Butler," said i, "that
Eliza was right in the only point* of difference
between you, touching the inanlgonieiit
of cihldrcn. I olmerved that you
addressed the child just now in tho gibberish
which you so much condemned beore
you became a father: and though it
iceincd ridiculous,. especially in you, I
hink it would have appeared still more
idiculous, if you had said to a child so
I'oung, 'John, ?iy son, do not put your
Ingers into the llatnn of the candle, it will
urn then.' And your experiment has
aught you the absolute iinposibility of
governing children of very tender years,
?y prescribed rules."
"1 am half inclined to your opinion," i
aid Butler. "Eliza's discipline has per:>rmed
several good ofliccs. It has re- ;
icved us of John's insufferable noise; it
I fit! !?? ?? 'v 4" ' * " '
bid the negroes giving these children an
more of these poison pig-tails. luey artsou
rcc of end less torment. And notv youn,
gentlemen ono nil of you?tlic next onec
you that brings one of those things int
this house ngnin I'll box his cart as? lonj
as I can find him. Now remember il
Come along to your breakfast."
In a little time after some cbntrovers'
about places which was arrested by th<
mother's eyes, they were all seated ; Join
who had dropped in in the mean time, ta
king his father's seat.
"ls-s-sp!" said William, "saatidpt*, that*
what I love."
"lloo!" said Jake, "sparo-ribs! that';
what I love."
' Well cease your gab, and eat what':
set before you without comments. Ni
body cares what you love j| what yon
don t love."
"Souse," said Abraham, "I don't love
souse?I wouldn't eat souse, ta'nt titter
for a dog to eat."
"(Jet up sir ; right from the table, and
march out of the house until you learn
better manners. I'll ho bound if I say
you shall eat souse, you eat it. Do you
hear me sir."
Abraham raked himself^ lazily out ot
his scat, and moved slowly oft', casting a
longing look at the many good things on
the table which he thought 'fitton for a
prince to eat.'
"Ma," said he ns ho retired, " I wish
you'd make Hill quit laughing at ine."
"William, I've as great a mind as I ever
I had to do any thing in my life, to send
you from the table, and not let you eat
a single mouthful. I despise that abominable
disposition you have, of rejoicing at
your brother's misfortunes. Remember
sir, what Solomon says: "he that is glad
at calamities shall not l>c unpunished."
"Ma," said Abraham, "mayn't I come
to my breakfast I"
"Yes, if you think you can now behave
yourself with decency."
Abraham returned and they all broke
forth at once.
"Ma, may'nt I have some sassidges?
Ma, 1 want some snare-rib. Mn I ?i*'?
;ot no coffee. Ma, if you please ma'am
el mo havo some liam gravy, and some
'ried hoinony, and some egg, and ?
"And sumo of every thing on the table
! suppose; Put down your plates?every
>ne of you. George what'll you have."
"Some snssidge, and some fried 'later."
"John, help your brother George."
"What do you want William i"
"I want some spare-rib, and some fried
'" u" n^i'i -y, tleip * "'r<'
"What do you want Abraham."
"I reckon." said John ttmilling, "he'd
ike a little souse."
"Now John behave yourself. IIo has
utl'ered the punishment of his fault, and
ot it there rest."
"I'll have," said Abraham, "some hamgravy,
and some egg, and some homony.
"Quip him Chancy."
' Whnt'll you have Issac I"
Til Iinvc ?omo ham-gravy and some 1
lomony and'some aawudge, and some
ipare-nb and 90111c "
"Well, you're 11'ot going toiinvo every
hing on the table 1 assure von.
lo you want I
"I want some ham-grnvy and some
lomony."
"John help I " *
"No, 1 don't want no gravy, I want
loine spare-rib."
"John give him "
"No, I don't want 110 spare-rib, I want
lome sassidge "
"Well if you don't make up your mind
oretty (prick, you'll want your breakfast,
I'll tell j?u. I'm not going to be tauta
izeo 34ii uay long witn your.wauu. Kay
what you want and havo'dono with it."
"I want Kouie hum gravy and some
tassidge and some horiiony."
"Help him John."
John helped to about a tea-spoonful
from eaih dish.
"Now Ma, just look at bud John ! IIo
ha'nt gi' mu only jist these throe little bits
/ bits."
"John, if you can't keep from tantalizing
the children, tell me so, and I will
not. trouble you to hjp them any more.
I confess that I am at u loss to discover
what pleasure one of your ago can tako
in teasing your younger brothers."
"Rebecca what do vou want ?"
"I wniit my pig-tail ma'am."
my soul and body ! hav'nt you
forgot that pig-tail yet. It's burnt up
long ago I hope. Look 1 (oh and aw, and
if it isn't, give it to her. I wish in my
heart thero never was a pig-tail u)k>ii the
face of the earth." .
Rob propuccd the half phorrod pig-tail
and laid it on Mum Rebecca's plats.1.
"There," continued her mother, "I hope
now your heart's at ease. A beau tit til
dish it is truly for any mortal to take a
fancv to."
"Ma, I don't want this pig-tail."
"Take it away?I knew you didn't
want it, you little perverse brat, I knew
yon didn't want it; and I don't know
what got into me to let you have it. Hut
really I am so tormented out of my life
tlmt. Iinlf tiiA l!liu> I luirillv Lnovv wtivlli
or I'm standing on toy ligiul or my hcela.'
"Mia*'en," ?aid Clianey, "aunt Dorcai
nay J>lea*o male Miss Louisa coin? out o
i tho kit< In n??ay if you don't male? hoi
com? out of tho lire ?lieU get burnt uj
presently??ay every time she telf her t<
coin? out of tho Are ?ho make mouth a
her."
"Why ?ur? enough, where ia Louisa
Go and toll her to co;n? into her UreaV
fast this instant."
"I did toll hor ma'am: and ?he any ah
wont come, till ?hb gM* done baVin h<
cake."
"Mi*. Butler loft tho room, and, eoc
re-appeared with I/ml** Mobbing, andf c#
y | ing :?"Aunt Dorcas jerked uio as hard i
u ' as ever she could jerk, 'fd|l I did any '
g ! thing 'tal to her." w
>t* "Hold your tonguo! Sho served you
0 ; right enough, you'd bo business in there. j
% You're a pretty* thing to be making mouths i
t. at a person old enough to Ml your grand- s
j mother. If I'd thought when I gave i
y ; you that littlo lump of dough that the :
n ' wholo plantation was to bo turned up
1 side dowli about it, I'd havo let you do s
- without it." t
"Miss Louisa, after a little sobbing ttynl
i pouting, drew from her apron, a small r.
dirty, nshey, black, wrinkled, burnt biss
euit, warm from the kitchen shovel, which c
would jnst havo boon jiwiscty the pro]x>r
< | accompaniment to Miss Rebecca's dish ; ; h
? i and upon this, in preference to every thing \ t
i ' on the table, she commenced her repast. ] v
"Well Ix)ti," said the mother With a j I
! laugh as she cast her eye upon the uni
j sightly biscuit, " vou certainlv have, n I n
j * : i
| strange taste!
I Every body knows that the mother's.! a
j laugh is always responded to with coin- |
i pound interest by all her children. So \ I
' it was in this instance; and good humor ' h
prevailed round the table.
' | "l!m sorrv," said Abraham, for "Iyouisn's h
: b-i-s, bis, k-i-t kit, bi*kiLn ?
"SVell really," said Mrs. B., "you are d
: a handsome speller. Is that the way you pi
spell biscuit?"
"I can sj>ell it ma!" bawled out Isaae. ci
"Well spell it."
''11 i-s, bis?c?f"Well that's right,")? di
h?"Ah well that'll do, you needn't go to
any farther ; you've inisscd it farther than h<
your brother." pi
"Spell it William." a
William spelled it correctly.
" Ma,",satd Abraham, " what is bis- k?
cuit derived from ?" of
"I really do not know," said Mrs. But- se
lor, " and yet I have somewhere read an io<
explanation of it. John what is it derived
from ?" uii
John, From the French; his twice, a i
and cuit baked.
William. Why, 111 'you don't bake pa
I biscuits t? ice over!
Abraham. Yes ma does sometimes;
don't you ma, when company comes?
Mother. No; I sometimes warm over sa'
cold ones when 1 havn't time to make
I fresh ones, but never bake them twice. tai
llntlcr. They were first made to carry
to sea; and they were then baked twieo t'o
over; as I believe sea biscuit still are.
Isaac. Ma, what's breakfast derived cla
I ?
|,,u
breakfast. ha
Mother. Well Ike, yon aro a grand pr;
speller. Brcakfa*t, is the word; not wr.
b reek-fust. bit
Ala-abet*. I know what it comes from, iu
Mother. What ? _ fee
Abraham. You know when you call yo
us chil'en to breakfast, we all break oil' i pu
and run ns fast as we can split.
Mother. Well that is a brilliant deri- trii
vntion truly." I)o you suppose there was as
no breakfast before you ehildren were tin
l>orn i ; sui
Abraham. But ma, everybody has ' m:
children.
Isaac. Ma I know what sassidge comes iu?
from. ag
Mother. What?
Isaac. 'Cause its got sass in if. ho
Mother. Well there, there, there, I've co
got enough of your derivations unless they :
were IsHtcr. You'll learn all these things j m;
as you grow older. 1
I Just uere, Miss Sarah, who had been j At
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?> V?I\MWIC\! ill il SlUCDIUIl'f Bl'UlM WHK J
a curiosity to see what was on the break- 1
fust table. j ke
Accordingly, sho undertook to draw (sh
herself up to a convenient elevation by the | lie
tablecloth. Her mother arrested her just , ini
in time to save a cup, and pushed her | an
aside with a gentle admonition. This did wi
not abate Miss Sarah's curiosity in the
ledst, and she recommenced her cxperi- co
ment. Her inothur removed her a little
more emphatically this time. These lit- tir
tie interruptions only tired Miss Sarah's M
zeal; and .she was rcturftng to the charge Ai
with redoubled energy, when she ran her po
cheek against tlio palm of bei mother's mi
hand with a rnhifacient force. "t
Away she went to her grandmother, da
crying, " Gramma, ma wlrpp'd your pre- | pr
I ciou* darlin' angel baby."
" Did she my darling ! Tlion grand- j
mit't precious, darling, angel baby must 1
bo a good child, and mother won't whip j
it any more." * j wl
M Well I will be a good chile." [ cr
" Well then mother wont whip it any , |K
more." And thia coufcrenoo was kept up
without the variation of a letter on cither \ ar
side, until the grandmother deceir.eft it j a
expedient to remove Misa Sarah to au ad- ui
joining room, lest the mother should insist ol
upon the immediate fulfillmentof her promiac*.
H Ma, just look at Abe!" cried William Cf
; ** lie saw me going?to tako n bis- j?
' cnit, and he snatched up the very one I b
was looking at." in
l 44 Alu> " otiiil tlia 44 T /In uiJi T
, could make you quit nicknaming each '
other; and I wUli more thnt I never net ?
' you the omtnplo?put down that biscuit
i sir, and take nnotlier." a
f Abraham returned the biacuit, and Wil- n
r liam took it up with a ah, but triumphant
> giggle at Abraham.
> M Ma,n said Abraham, 44 Bill said 4 (Jod '
t rfum." ? t
44 latt, what a story I Ma, 1 declare I t
! never naid no such thing." t
44 Yes you dhl, an<l (?nancy hoard you."
tVillUm'* countenaflco immediately *
o showed that his memory had been refresh- j
?r ed, ami he bawled out 44 never none now," j
with a tontitad countenancetfiat plainly
n imported gwnt to some extent. His tru*
ther suspected he was hingfhg upon tech.
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riics and she put tlio probing question?
' Well What did you say I"
" 1 said, I bo teto'tly Warn."
" And that's just as bad. Mr. Butler
,ou positively will have to take tliis buy
nto lyiud. lie evinces-a strong propcuiity
to profane swearing, which if not corected
immediately will become ungovcruible."
.
" Whenever you can't mann^P him,"
aid Butler as before, "just turn him over
o mo, and 1 reckon I can euro him."
" Whop did ho say it I" enquired the
notlier, returning to Abraham.
" You know that time you sent all us
hil'eu.to the new ground-to pick pens 1"
" Why that's been three months ago at
jast; and you've just now thought of
elling it. Oh you malicious toad you,
diero do you learn to bear malice so long !
abhor that trait of character in a child.-'
" Ma," said Hill " Aljo lia'nt said liis
rayers for three nights."
Abe and Hill now exactly swapt places
nd eonntenances.
" Yes," said the mother, " and I suppose
should never heard of that, if Abraham
ad not told of your profanity." ,
' I know better," dragged out Abraatn,
in reply to William. ^
" Abraham," said the motlmr solemnly,
id you kneel down when you said your
ravers last night ?"
" Yes ma'am," said Abraham, briglitling
a little.
11 Yes ma." continued Hill, he kneels
>\vn and 'fore I say "Now I lay me down
? sleep," he jumps up every night and
>ps in bed and says he's done said his
avers, and ho lia'nt had time to say half
prayer.
I hiring this narrative my name sake
pt cowering under the steadfast frown
his mother, until he transformed him- 1
If info the perfect personification of id
?v.
"IIow many prayers did you say last
ght Abraham 1" pursued the mother in
awful portentous tone.
" 1 said one. and?" (here Abraham
used.)
? ? ...1..1 4"
' '?iv; aim " ii.it ?
44 One mid piece of t'other one."
" Why nm, ho couldn't ha' said it to
vo his life for ho lind'nt time?"
"Hush sir, I dent ask for vour nssislee."
" I did," muttered Abraham, 44 L said
tlier piece after I got in bed."
44 Abraham," said his mother, 44 1 deirc
I do not know what to say to you. I
im so mortified, so shocked at this con- j
vt, that I jim completely at a loss how ;
d died last night after trifling with your
lyors as you did ; who can say what
add have become of you! Is it possi5
that you cannot spend a few minutes
prayer to your Heavenly Father, who
ds you, who clothes you, and who gives
u every good thing in the world. You
or si null child, I could ween over you."
Poor Abraham evinced such deep conlinn
under this lecture, (for he sobbed'
if his heart would break) that his mo;r
deemed it prudent to conclude with
tsives; which she did in the happiest
inner.
Having thus restored Abraham's cquanily
in a measure, with a gently cncouring
smile, she continued :
44 And now Abraham, tell your mother
w you conio to say a part of the send
prayer?"
441 couldn't go to'sleep till I said it
t'nni.
44 Well that is a good sign at least.?
lid what part was it ?"
44 (r'uil bless in;/ Father atal 3/ ither /"
Mrs. Tlutler felt quickly for her handirchief.
It had fallen from her lap, and I
0 was glad of it. She depressed her
ad below the table in search of it?disissed
the children before she raised it?
d then rose with a countenance suffused
th smiles and tears.
44 Poor billies," said she 44 what an odd
mnound of good and 1 ad tlicy are !"
The grandmother returned just at this
ne, and discovering some uneasiness at
rs. Puller's tears, the latter explained.
1 she concluded?"TlicTxird bless the
or dear boy," oxclaiuicd the venerable
atron, raising her apron to her eyes,
lint shows Iih's cr.it n ffim.1 lmart V,.
tiger of the cliikl that can't bleep till lie
ays for hi* father ami mother."
Mutual Forbearance.
That house will be kept a turmoil
liero there is no tolcrnnco of each otli?
errors, no lenity shown to faillings,
> incek snbmi&sons to injuries, no soft
iswors to turn away wrath. If you lay
.iuglo stick of wood uj>on tlic andiron*
id apply tiro to it, it will go out; put
i another stick and they will burn; add
alf a dozen and you will have a grand
integration. There are .other fires subct
to tjio same conditions. Ifonomonier
of a family gets into a passion, and
let alone, ho will cool down, and
nssibly be aahnincA and repent. But
pposo temper to temper; pile on the
10I; draw in tho others of the group,
nd let ono harsh answer follow another,
nd there will soon .he u blnzo which will
nwrap them all in it* lurid splendors.
ho venerable l'hilip llenry understood
hia well; and when his son Mnthew,
ho commentator, was married, ho sent
I it.so lilies to the wedded pair:
I/ire one another, pray oft together, and sea
foa never t*>th together angry bo;
If one speak fir*, t'other with water come j
la oaa provoked ' he t'other soft or dumb."
Thcne two linen, we have no douU? j
Will exactly fill thin column out. *
n c/ ju wu 11 ZZ?
ielfrteii Jlrtirles.
i
Home.
There should be uo spot on the whole
' earth so beautiful, so happy as home. Nt>"
where in ihe world should the heart tmrtv
with so much longing, with such deep f&K
ncss of love, as to that blessed sanctuary.
Tho fondest associations, the dearest recollections,
from infancy to manhood should
cluster and cKng around it, and the memory
of its joys should brighten the lingering
days of old age. Every home was intended
to be such an Edcu in the world's
wilderness. Alas! how lew such there re
ally arc. In how many homes coldness,
selfishness, disregard of eneh otheAfllWf
ings andaflection,make all other places seem
more attractive than this. Hot to^et aside
all positive uukindness, rudness or ill-temper,
all willful wrongdoings of parents or
children, how many homes are cold and
chill as winter from the absence of all
manifestations of love. The father wrapt
in a mantle of reserve, never caressingly
draws his children to his heart, ancl lets
them feel that it bents warmly foi them.?
Satisfied if he gives them shelter and food
anB raiment, provides for their bodily and
intellectual wants, and teachers them their
religious duties, lie deems it quite superfluous
to train lip their affections, that yet demand
so much culture. The mother, if
wo may conceive it possible of a mother,
seldom or never clasps her child to lirr
breast, and bestows the smile that childhood
covets more than the miser does the
most glittering treasure.
All the little outward tokens and manifestations
of love, essential to domestic enjoyment
as the sunshine, the flowers, the
sweet songs of birds are to the enjoyment
of nature, are withheld from tlioso longing
hearts to whom they aro as life itself, and
cold, pulseless, measured duty leads the
steady, unfaltering march along that rugged
way, which ought to be bright and
beautiful with the thousand blossoms ofuffcction.
The heart of a child is very tender.
It is full of stroug impulse^?its affections
seek a Boundless requital, boundless
as their bestowal would be. And to
wnoni should a child look but to its parents,
its brothers, its sisters to meet this
sacred, beautiful demand of its nature.
The sweet smile of affection, the kindly
word, the gentle, beaming glance, the tones
of sympathy in sorrow and trial, the soothing
and tender altenton in illness, thos-e
Messed little self sacrifices, and unpretendin<?
kindness, that sweet patience, aixl
ing ways and affectionate manners that
make a few homes almost heaven, should
make all homes so. In them "out of the
heart tho mouth speaketh," and speech
and act are alike holy and bountiful. Winning,
attractive, lovely aro such homes !
Manhood turns from them to the world's
duties with a sigh, comes hack with a
glad smile. Sorrow falls not so heavily
on them; their inmates bear one another's
burdens : deep peace is theirs even in the
midst of afflictions. Words nnd deeds of
love! Well bas it been said, "Oh let us
unite tho two,?nnd however dark and
troubled our earthly course, a light will
shine within our homes which no sorrow,
nor care, nor even death will, have power
to darken or remove. CJod is love?tho
spirit of Ilia Word is love : and would wo
indeed walk according to his dictates, Love
proved alike in leora and deed, must be
tl.o Ouanlian Anrr.?l of mir II
0? ?"
Present to an Editor.?-The editor of
the New York Journal of Commerce has
received from Florida, four quarts of mosquitoes,
in a glass receiver or jar, marked
" Preserved Mosquitoes from Florida."?
They are specimens of the Mosquitoes,
which according to a statement in tho
Journal of Commerce thrust their hills
through an old boiler in which an unhappy
Yankee had taken refugo to avoid tho
enormous mosquitoes of the everglades.?
The story goes, that the Yankee, on finding
how matters stood in tho morning,
went to work and clinched all tho bills inside
the boiler, when tho mosquitoes, taking
the alarm roso with the boiler, and
flew off at a thundering rate, In the direction
of tho Okeefenoke swamp. Nothing
is now wanted to substantiate tho story
but tho boiler.
A Tan* over the Falls.?A very remarlmble
occurrence, as wo aro credibly
informed, took place at tho Falls yesterday.
Mr. C, E. Shaw, who resides in tho
village, has u bull-terrier dog called Dick,
u surly, quarrelsome auimiil. comtantlv in
trouble himself and entailing annoyance
on Ida owner by his readiness to "full
out" with every other dog ho happened
to fall in" with, Mr. Shaw determined
to get rid of his ill-tempered dej)cndent,
and yesterday morning bound him with
a rope?tyin^ his feet and head together
and threw hiui into the river above the
Falls. On went poor l>ick at a " lightI
ning express train" ?i>ood, toward the ter|
riblojirecipice, and away went his executionc'r
to smoko a friendly pipe with a
neighbor, and to endeavor to forget tho
fate of his animal. Upon his return homo
about two hours afterwards, his astonishment
was great to behold poor Dick, 'alivo
but much exhausted, waiting his arri^I.
Ho had mode the fearful journey in safety
?tho rope which had bound him had
been broken?and be had made bis war
to his old quarter* in the space of an hour
and a halt I There is no question but the
dog went over the Falls, as ho was seen
close to the brink. Mr. Shaw declares
his intention never again to part with
l>iok until he diet a natural death, and he
| hopes that bis temper may have barn imj
proved by his in voluntary trip over the
| Falls of Niagara.? Buffalo Advertiser.