The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-11-19
"DON'T GO THT1REtr

"DON'I GO THERE !! % s-....7-.
The scenes Of our boyhood are oltei remem
bered and as the STRIPPING rises mo manhood
I the lessons of his youth become the lights of hi,
pilgrimage. No one perhaps ever lived. who
mas not felt the indescribaLle sensations ola fun
nc"r', when met with the tender yet overwhelnl.
| ing parental reproof for some youthful aberra.
non. Parental authority never exercises no.
o'er or more benerclent prerogutive, than when
10 the correction of youthful error il bings it,
llalIowed affection and mistaken Justice. The
youthful offender nelts into conlrition and eau
only dry up his tear in the sunshine Of forgive
ness When he beholds the smile Of Justice
satisfied or benevolcnce kindly extended to his
faults he endeavors 20 do better and to deserve
IN me tulh'inent of the many duties OF parent
nj character there is high accountability to
which many are altogether inscnsible. The
1apIts oi the parent are too often the sole in
herltance OF the child-and his tastes, prnc.
pies ana pursuits are often fashioned by tue most
trivial attentions or negIects of the parent. But
enough of This for the present moment.
When mere youth, the curiosity natural to
all children frequently led me beyond the limits
OF parental license. One afternoon, us | wan.
dered into neighborng church yard, to scan
the monuments that told the brief story of its
silent inhabitants, the sun had cast his last de.
chung rays upon the tall trees beside me, ere
Thought of returning home, or the command
received AT my departure. The sense of DISC
bedIence confused me and | sat down silent
MS the marble at my feet. From this rcvere
was arous ID 10y a shrili call from the nursery Of
weeping willows on side of the grave yard
aud bad not time TO answer before she stood
ut my side, an aged domestic of my fathers
dwelling, clad in an unusual gnrb, which |
should now know better how to compare with
some OF these female singularites that the mas
ter spirit OF Scotland so faithfully Portrayed
She led me hastily toward home, hctraying ut
every step evident fear of the ghosts and spirits,
the most marvellous stories Of which she had
been wont to pour INFO MY ear. She led me by
the hand, now wondering at my temclilY,
'ndns my yts Se MSu 10 Y Fer Ia
with an emphatic charge never 10
90 there again.
: "UonY 90 there 20 said she, as we passed Il
rang of Observation-Disclosures will he broken lIm"7
aad hrlises-don't 90 there We passed sue,
.os,;yely The retreats of the idle, the haunts OF
the dissipated, the assemblies OF the proiahe-
n,,J NV ,ruile MS she hurried me onward, earn
ns,Iv rIuTated the injuncton--"Don t go there
In the course of a long life, i have Witnessed
the various characters of men, and wondered 1T
The G,rility with which passion and loily leads
han, ,strov-ond | have thousands times
thounh, Of the simple warning OF my Suine an"
lonred to whisper it III their ears. "hHn
Youthful companions urged to the wayW'H''
chase. 10 the evening route or reVel-,he win
cred form Of the old cuchantresS STOOD nei"re my
Young eyes, and could no longer y'e'd 10 'he''
soiiritntions ~ .
And now, when see young man about TO
enter the gay assembly Of the 'hongh'less, ant"
vicious, perhaps to JOIN in rotons excuses "c,
bauchery and GamingIl could WIN ;,I,. TO- avert
the evil and tell HIM "never to go 'here.
! When see the young mechanic oePe"""n,
on his daily earnings; the merchants clerk
whose salary will scarcely keep him in decen
clothes, nighdy vending his way to the theatres
could wish to whisper in his ear, "Doh g
there" ala
When l seen the young entering the gu, p"'
; ces or the rum shops, the illuminated n'''at'
rooms, and dark bowling alleys of the me"opo
, lis-I could wish some spirit would put L"
: thought into their minds, "Never to 60 there