Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-01-14
From Abbotts' Magazine.
A SCENE IN A FAMILY-sUNDAY
MORNING AFTER BREAKFAST.

MORNING AFTER BREAKFAST.
The family in which have long lived
are considered good moral people, and
the head Of it is pious man. His wife
generally agrees with him upon religious
topics, but If in any way irritated, she
will oppose him, by staying from meeting,
or absenting herself from family prayers.
The cause Of her opposition may arise in
the first place from not according altogeth-
er with his wishes in some triAing affair.
A dispute arises,--the father, who is nat
urally Of bilious temperament, instead Of
curling his passions, lets them loose Gre
ating aspirit of malevolence between hus-'
baud and wife. This is at the family
board; the wife leaves the table. Imme-
diately after breakfast the family are call
led to PRAYERS. The wife refuses to come
perhaps Saying that prayer and anger are
Inconsistent, therefore she does not wish
to hear her husband pray. The children
see and follow the examples of their pa
rents. The father tells them of the sin of
quarrelling, threatens, and perhaps pun
ishes them, Many a time have the chill
dren resolved and re-resolved to be kind
and affectionate ); but still they 60 on, and
have been going on in the path Of discord
these twelve years. The elder children
have often spoken of the bad government
ofthe parents---of the examples they have
set. and ofthe unhappiness brought on the
family by the fathers giving way to his
temper. Perhaps they are then censured
for reproaching their parents, with anger
or else the father-says the wife acts so bad
and he is so troubled with sickness, thai
tits impossible to restrain his anger, bu
ifhe does wrong they should not follow
his example.
Now would make a few interrogato
ries. Cannon man in q great measure
ifnot wholly RESTRAIN his bad passions, NJ
matter how severe his trials! If so, is no
this parent mistaken, and ought he not II
be informed of it2 Is it not wrong for
Christian parent to correct his children il
WRATH When parents quarrel, can it b
expected otherwise Of their children, ant
if,that parent wishes to live in peace
should he not begin to live so HIMSELF l
il proper for children to tell their parent
when they do wrong, if theydo so in al
ahectionate manneT2
But to relate what transpired the las
Sunday morning that l breakfasted a
their house. One ofthose usual dispute
arose, and a like result happened TIL
wife left the table, the family were calle
toprayers; she refused to come. Ate
prayers were over, the youngest boy goe
into the kitchen and finds the servant read
ing a. book which belongs to himself ask
him for it, but is refused The child the
tells the father; but the father says, lie
him read IT," The child then tells hir
thai -itis book improper to read on tn
Sabbath" The father then says, "but
he is not reading that he will be doin,
something worse. One Of the elder chill
dren then interferes and says, II shoul
think the servant better have some othe
book to-day, as that is unfit for today
at which the father gets angry and saw
''you mind your own business" Tn
child tenacious Of her opinion, keeps o
talking, and endeavors to bring in argu
ment to support what she has said-an
Immediately you hear words that i'll b,
come a father and child. Now are n,
these things wrong2 Is it not wrong
let our children, or those under our car
commit small sins, in order that they ma
keep ouhof greater .ones2 The childre
also do wrong, and l could say thing
equally derogatory about them; but m
design has been only to speak here of Ii
fountain head. IL this should meet Ii
eyes OF those parents, i hope they will SC
the error OIL their way, and know that tn
isfrom true friend M.
"A ne,c, Benefit of The Temperance r
formation reformed drunkaI
-"Drunkards always have bad wive
IhaVe often been with more than doze
fellow inebriates, and when conversin
about our wives, il was invariably four
we all had bad wives. would say
inebrlates, since have become sober ms
lind have as good a wife as any m;
can have. From the bottom ofmy hea
will say to you. TRY the magic tempe
ance pledge, and have no doubtyou W
experience the same .hannvs resuh y ~