Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-09-01

All! that mother did not dream thai
she Was incul atino and fostering prlR-
cIPIes in the heart of her child, that should
subject him to disgrace and remorse, and
herself 10 unulterable anguish.
From this time Henry was accustomed
TO strike with his tiny hand every person
or thing that offended him, and those little
ebuIln'ons of passions, were hailed and
encouraged as so many evidences Of su-
perior vlvacily. True, he was sometimes
tod that It was "naughtV," and that
"good BOYS must not be splte'uI,' and
that "mamma would not love him if he
acted so" bot there were, in the words of
reproof so much of the manner and tone
Of approval, that il is not marvellous that
he understood the censure rather as an
encouragement than restraint.
Years passed.
One dav when Henry was about seven
Yeas old, be ran sobbing into the parlor,
where his parents sat, and rushed to his
fathers knee 10 great distress.
Why. my SUI, what in the world is
the mattrr?" asked the father.
"CharIts slapped me in the face" an
severed the angry boy.
Well. he is no larger than you, why
didn't you whip him 70: it; hope you
are no! going to be coward: you mnst
take your own part, or you will never be
a man."
Now the truth was, that Henry. upon
some slight vexalion, had struck his cous
in Charles, who having been probably
similarly trained by his parents, had re-
turned the blow. But without any in.
qury into the cause Of the quarrel, the
father who, in accordance with the popu
lar but ruinous maxim, wanted to make
his son "a lad Of spirit" encouraged hin
TO take his defence in his own hands
The child, stunned and nerved by his ia
theirs reproaches of bis cowardice, left :he
room, and in few moments The screams
of the two boys proclaimed that they were
in battle. Before they could reach the
scene of contention Charles had run, and
little Henry was the boasting victor.
"Now YOU are brave boy said the
! blinded, foolish father, patii"g his cheek
my own brave lad. never let any boy o
your own size insult you without paying
him for it,
The principles Of the first lesson wer
Gred, and the bent twlg hardened, as
grew in the direction 10 which it wa
thus inclined.
Henry grew up a passionate and re
vengeful boy. His disposition, naturally
yielding aud peaceful, under judiriou
treatment might have rendered him ami
able aud beloved, and. as it was, there wer'
lovely traits n his character. He was a
generous as hasty, as read to forgive a
20 strike, as eager to repair an injury
when The storm Of passion had claimed, a
10 INFECT one while it was raging. B
his youthful associates his temper wa
/ The ori4it strands that composed tn
warp of his temperament were clouded b
the dark threads that We're woven in il
wool
During his seventeenth year, Hem
entered college, and possessing untirIn
energy and industry, started fair 10 ii
race Ior thu faure!S of his class. Bot b.
ore year had passed he was expelse
: for grossly insulting the tutor who mild
! reproved him for being tard at the hot
: Of recitation.
i His mortified parents were now ;
q severe in censuring his 61ul passions
they had been industrious in insliIlir
t them. Earnestly did they strive to 70
5. on, from the soil of the heart the noxio
= weeds which in their thougEtess fol
they had planted. But it was too la
PTomo'ed By their own ass iduous cul,u
The groNlh had become TOO rank 10
=, easily subdued. Aud they sought not
" bin, nor did they instruct him to See
!, the interposilon Of that divine hat
which alone can break up the faIEe
ground" and plant the flowers of paradi
To tie meIlowed soil.
A cIerkship was Obtained for Henry
the store Of merchant in his naive tow
a He wa attentive to the business Of his e.
r plover. who. though often tried by his
V ritability, highly valued his pronptne
ii and energy. Experience in the wor
y had taught Henry the necessity Of CO
ir trolling his anger when crossed or CO
s. I,radtc,ed. But his passions were on
8 suppressed, not expelled. The fire W
IS bu' smothered, not ex lngui<hed, and
n. puff of who'd could raise it TO b!az
le Unfo, tunateIy the puff WAS given, and
the flame of his own ungovernable VITA
v, the reputation and heart of the u"hapl
- Young man were scared and blacken
as for ever.
n Ole day when the store WIS crowd
j. with purchasers, Henry, in the hurry
ID The moment, mistoo;s the measurement
Or niece of c 10Th which be was cutting fru
10 the bolt. Some time after the boyer /:
turned, and laying the cloth on the cou
y ter. said, in an angry tone, This clio