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a cHAPTER. ron PARENrs.

4 touching story, b5 Mrs SIG9uRNEY, OF 4 litle
Ieirl who one evening, 10 moment ofill,leelins
declined 10 bring her "poor sick mother d glass
or cold water !" who retired 10 TEST wilhaii Kiss
ing her, % bidding her good night; and when
she awoke i'd The morning fond her feeble and
Ieng suffering parent sleeping Tie slesp IA,
knows Ep waking = Next 10 that afee.inp
sketch We place The rolIpwing.recoid of parental
sorrow. which We find 10 The August thicker.
boeker. lis ralhos we need moi sayis the8oucb.
ing pashOs Of ruth T.
A few months ago buried ms eldest
son, 6ne manly boy Of eight years u
age. who had DeyeT had q Days Illness
until that which took him hence 10 be
here no more. Hisdeath occurred ander
circumstances peculiarly painful "a me.
A younger brother, the ne Ii ID ace tdbim,
delicate, sirkEy child from baby had
been down for nearly fortnight with an
epidemic fever. Ia consequence 81 The
nature Of The disease, i used esetv Ipre.
caution that prudence suggested 10 snard
the other members Of nv family against
q Butof this one, my eldest, + bad bui
little to fear. be was so rugged and 80 zen.
orally healthy. Still, however, I IL @pt a
yigilant eye upon him. and especially for.
babe his going into the pools snd DICKS
near bis school. which be was prom to
visit.
One evening | came hone wesried
with a long days bard labor, and vexed
at some little dissppointms nls. and found
that he had also Just come into the house
and that he. s~ssiret and covered With
dock mud. TAXED him with disobediehce.
and scolded him seyerely-more~ so than
had ever done before andihen harshiy
ordered BIN TO his bed. He OPENED his
lips. for an exculpatory reply As suppos
ed. but ] slernly checked him /; when
with mute. sorrowtul countensnce, land
a swelling breast. be turned away add
went slowly 10 bis chamber. My heart
snole ME even at the moment. though !
ielt conscious ot doing but fsther's duty
| But how much keener did feel the psrg,
when was informed. ia the course or The
evening. Ybysa neighbor. tina, my boy had
gone TO the dock at the earnest soilci;a
lion Of Younger and fsvorite playmate.
and by the especial permission Of bis
school. master, in order to recover . cap
belonging 10 the former. NJ ich had blow o
over the wharf. Thus Learned that
had treated with unwonfed severity 81 a
fault, what was but The impulse Ola &c,
nervous nature. which, forgeiful Of self,
bad hszarded perhaps life for anotber.- mn
II was bu. The quick prompting Of ina,
manly spirit " hich had always e1desv-
ored TO engrsti upon his susceptible mind,
and which young ss be was, had already
manifested itself on more than one occp
sion III
| How bitterly now did regret my
thsrshness, and resolve o'mske amsn5sic
his grisved spirtln The morning Alas!
that morning never came 10 him 10 heslih,
Before recurring TOT the night. bopeser i
lctept 10 his low col and bent over him.
| A tear had stolen dosn upon his check
! sod resled there. kissed il OF; but be
EsIepi so sweeily and SO calmly. THAI | did
mol venture 10 disturb bin. The mex
day be swoke with q raging fever on bi:
brain. and 10 forlyieigh, hours be was nc
/ morel He did no, know me ~hensI wa,
FIRST called tobis Se6sidei nor at any mo
meht aiieFward, though 10 silent agony
bent over him until Geath and datknesl
lclosed the scene. | would have sgiyer
worlds 10 have whispered one kind wore
/ IL bis ear, aud have been answered bU
Fiji was not permitted. Once indeed |
smile. Il thought Of recognition. Eghlec
up his eve, and | leaned eagerly forward
But Il passed quickly away. and " i sue
lceeded by tbe,eold nnmesnIne glare. ant
The wild tossing II the fssered limbs. iha
lasted till death came 10 bis relief.
| Every thing I now see hat belongs
u 10 him, reminds me Of fhe lost one. Yes
lierday ionnd some rude reucil skeiche
which be delighted 10 % AXE foS>ths smnse
ment Of bis younger brother; 10. day n Ii
II rummaging an old closet. care seTDs
i bislbo siill covered with dock mud .
! hen hslsst wore them and every morn
ing and evening pass The grouad Nher
his voice rang The meFriest among hi
lplsy mates, All these things speak y n
lyividly o. bis active life: but ! cahnol
Though i often try, recall any oihet e.
lpfessions Of bis face than that 3uti
lmonrniul one with which be turned lros
me on the night ] sol harshly Tsrelse
, him. Then my hesrk bieeds asreshS o
! how careful should We III be. thai . Cd
: daily conduct towards those lilsi8 bring
b sent % BY kind Proyldenee, re are d
! llayine 6p Cor ourselves ihs sobFess
! many future bitter tear How cspsiou
that nsiihsf BY inconlidsrsle VOID .
llook. We unjoIlly gfiete their ReEeFcI