Litchfield enquirer., 1840-10-01
PARENTAL. DECISION.

II IS not dllncult to he decided, were this all but to be decided while the feelings and voice arc as soft us the notes of the flute, is difficult. Your child has no judgment- Hundreds of times every week, and many tunes every day, ho must be denied, and have his wishes and his will submit to yours. When he is well, you must, of necessity, bo constantly thwarting his inclnations, for bidding him; or commanding him; and when ne IS sick, you must force him, and stand further aloof than ever from ndul- gence. Even when you feel that he is on the ped of death, you must control him, gov- ern him, command him and see that he obeys! Your own decision, energy, and flrmness, must never waver for moment in his presence. While a mothers heart pleads for indulgence, you must have res olution which will lead you to your duty, even while the heart bleeds, and the eyes weep. That noble mother who held her 1 child while its leg was ampMated, and with l a firmncss that he dared not resist, and with tenderness that made him feel that she did It for his good-who does not admire !-- These qualities, decision and mildness, are seldom found in man. He is either too can possess boifRi,s bifRisntd ntttd nyt the mother she ercisc at the same moment. But she must have the aid of Heaven. She must seek it in prayer. at the foot of the throne, and therc she will find it.
 l could point you to son who cherishes the memory of his mother as something in- cxpressibly dear and sacred. She was widow, and he, her only son. When 0 young man, he said something in the pres encc of his sister and cousin, both young ladies. highly improper. His mother told him of his fault mildly and kindly. and re- qnes,ied hin! to make an apology to the girls. Hial &hn nd laid her commands. He refused. She next requested him 10 go with her into his cham Der in the third story. He complied. She then very cooly took the key, and told him she should lock the door, and he would nei- iher see her face, nor receive any food till he submitted.
 The next day she called at the door of the prison. My son are you ready to con- ply with my request No mother.' Tho second day. the same question was asked, and the same answer was received! The third day she went to the door, and says. James, you think by holding out thus, your mother will yield, and come to your terms but you do not know her l lam in the path of duty, and shall not yield till the iimbers of this house decay and fall, should live so long, 5"H .i. ".t
 That evening he would have sent mes- senger to his mother, but he had no messen- ger. On the fourth day, he promised 10 do whatever she required She opened the door. and her pale sickly looking boy em- braced her with tears, asked her pardon, and submitted to her requision. He has since been seen to shed tears of gratitude over that decision aud faiihfulness, and to assert with the utmost confidence, that it was this !rmness in his widowed mother that saved him from irrcvocable run.--Rer. John Todd.
 
 The Art cf Prining--The following truly beautiful passnge is selected from the For eign Review, for April, 1929.
 When Tamerlane had finished building his pyramid ot 10000 human skulls. and was seen standing at the gate of Damascus. gilt tcring with steel. with his battle axe on his shoulder, till his fierce hosts filed out to new victories and carnage, the pale on-iopker might have fancied that nature was in her death throes-for havoc and despair had ta- ken possession of the earth, and the sun of manhood seemed setting in seas of blood.-- Yet i: might be OH that very gala.day. of Tamerlane, little boy was playing nine pins in the streets of MeniZ. whose history was more important to men than twenty Ia merlanes! The Tartar Khan, with his. shaggy demons of the wilderness. passed away like whislwind, to be forgotten for overland that German artizan has wrought n benefit. which is yet immeasurably ex- banding itself. and will continue to expand itself through all countries and through all lime. What are the conquests and expedi. tions of the whole corporation of Captains. from Walter the Penniless 10 Napoleon BuO- naparte, compared with the moveable types of Johannes Faust r h
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