Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-05-26

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trouble viii DO that he u,nst st.v 49,
4 Nobody win let him out a lea.t nc.;l he
Is rio ofhis propensity TO lying.s '. ~
ne shall GO there at Olce,' said Mr..
nenso1. Wall write to lying Sam. and
gee HIM admitted. You must mot write
e, SamDs' said her freud; but to M.
johnson, whO has the oversight of him.
MFs9 phnseH willprObably receive him..-
I. Il slalt be dOns nhsdiately ! said Mrs.
During The whole co sn 81. Mrs.
l benson's friend preserved. the msn,ost srav-
ny. and appeared to BE- IN earnest !: and
nsd u not been forthe affected counsenance
Of Mrs. Benson, Horace would have beef,
deceived. But he saw at lenptE. nFeffv
plainly, that the whole was iarce ana
instead OF doing him any good. r, onlv
hardened him. And Why should !. MOI
have had such an effect I The whole was
falIs'ei'ood. invented for the occasion. I.
was concerted lie 70 cure a habit Of Wins.
inadvertently acquired. There was no
such person as Lying Sam, e;alisr in Vest
minister, or any whore else and Horace
knew it beforasAh was over. And the 81
feet upon him, as | have said before. was
most obviously to harden him.. him.
/ And what adds to the singularity Of the
case this very friend who planned the
farce, and was a principal actor ia. il. is. for.
ever tinding fault with parents and teachers
about the management Of their children.
saying thae, we teach, them all manner az
evil conduct, in word and deed. and ,han,
charge il on the natures which God has
given them. In short, he II ALWAYS ".aik-
ing. but seldom doing. He Is always lei.
ling what may DO DONE, BY Others while
his own practice IS little, If at all. healer
than that Of those whom no most loadlx
condemns. .esg 6 ''.."'.'',,''.'|ss
No.a few of my readers NAV by this
time, begin to smile, snpposing that I toe,
have been lying, to cure lying, in the re-
!atlng OF such a story. But it is not so.-
What have related passed under INV own
observation. not two months ago and il is
substantially a matter Of fact, except that
the names mentioned are fictitious. i do
not believe in telling falsehood. under
any circumstances not even ON paper =
especially to reform others. y t.ash ,+i1l
And yet it u perpetually DONE We be-
gin to educate children to ialsehood from
their veriest infancy. The parent who.
having something Id the hand for which
the child takes fancy, puts him or by
denying that there is anything 10 lis hand
,, what docs he but to teach falsehood {
And what is the consequences Simply
and naturally the following. The child Nv
and by. has something 10 his hand that the
: parent or some other individual wants. but
which he chooses 70 resain. So he skuls
! his hand closely, and perhaps insists that
. there is nothing id 1t. &3
: What can you do with hint He has
Q your example and authority for lying.
. Will You punish him !? Would II moi he
]. more correct for you to punish YOURSELF
J eri--Anna!s IF Education. +atl
. Noble Rssoayd ef Intsgrity.-A farmer
called On earl kitzwiiliarl 70 represent that
bis crop Of wheat had been seriously inju-
red in . field adjoining certain wood.
where his hounds had, during The winter,
, frequently met 70 hunt. He stated tiaat the
: young wheat had been so cut up and de-
!; ssroyed that in some parts he could not
hope for produce. ~ Well, my friend, : said
I bis lordship. II am aware that we have
done considerable injury, and II you can
procure an estimate Of the loss yea have
!, sustained, will repay you.' The farmer
: replied. that anticipating biz lordship,s con-
: sideration Of kindness, no had requested 4
friend 70 assist him in estimating the dam-
age. and they thought that. as the crop was
y quite destroyed $50 would not more than
repay him. 4 The earl Immediately gave
. him the money. As harvest, however, ap-
o preached, the wheat grew, and JIM those
o parts ofthe field that were most sfampled,
2 the corn was the strongest and most lnxa-
= RANT. Tho farmer went again 20 his lord
= ship, and being INTRODUCED said, am
q come. my lord, respecting the field Of Whaae
" adjoining suchla wood His lordship in-
stantly recollected the circumstance
Well, my friend, did I 'n6s allow yeuisuf-
!. ieicnt to remuneratei you f6f your loss g
y i Yes, my lord, / have found that I have
= sustained no loss as an. fUr where the lsots
ses had most cut up tie land tie crop u nSst
. promising, and ] have therefore, brought
the sol. back again Z All T. sxelaiped The
venerable earl. that i what ] like this
. what ought 70 DO between man and man.
He then catered into cenvsrsapion With ihe
farmer, asksngshim some questions ah0ae
bis family -h6w many children he had, &c.
His lordship then vent nto'sn0thSr room,
: and getusning, presented the farmer cheek
for ElOO. take care or this, and whom
!. yoIr eldest son i Of age. present il 70 him.
: and tell him the occasion that prOdsesd H.
!! We know not which most CO. admire, the
2 benevoleuee or the wisdom displayed by
: this illustrioas man, Cor vliils doisg sDe.
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