Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-01-26


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\ Admirable y calculated farmer Grav
i what is admirable p asked his " i,s
who cane within hearing dislarcc al the
linnmrnt.
\ Why the lesson | gave our fiicnd
Barton yesterday works admirably
II How 80 2
II why two Of our cows were in ,,i.
corn field few minutes ago, dcsr'. owing
The corn nj rapid rate.
\ well what dad he do tc them - in y
|, quick anxious tone.
\ lie drove them or
'DId he stone u EN-, or eat them =
On no. lie was as aentie as a child
toward Their,
on re certainly jcsling.'
W. !. Friend Barton has not for-
r'den that his pigs were in my c"rntield
=, ,rsierday, and that tunIcd them "u'
without hurting Ii hair OF one at them, -
Now, suppose ! had got angry and bent
Ell his hogs, what do yon think the result
would have been Why, it is much
more than probable, that one or both oI
our fine COWS would have been at this
nome NJ in the condition Of MIR. Mclion's
old brndle.
\ u wish you wouldn't say anything
more about old brindle,' Mrs. Gray SAID
trying TO laugh, while her face grew red,
in spite of her efforts to keep down hei
feelings.
well, won't, Sally, if it worries you
But II is such good illustration, that ]
cannot help using It sometimes
Il am glad he didn't hurt the cows,
Mrs Gray said, after Pnuse.
And so am |, Sally. Glad on more
than one account. II shows that he has
made an effort TO keep down his hasty,
irritable temper-and il he can do that,
Il 1t will he a favor conferred on the wh"le
ne X hborhood, for almost every one COM
plains, at times, Of this fault iD his char
actcr'
1T is certainly the best policy, to keep
fair weather, with him'-Mrs. Gray rr-
narked--'lor man OF his temper could
annoy us n good deal
THAT word policy, Sally, ia not II
good word her husband replied. 1T
conveys thoroughly selfish idea.
Now, we ought 10 look TO some higher
motive of action than mere policy mo-
i!ves grounded in correct aud unscltisb
principles
But what other motive but policy |
could We possibly have for putting up
with Mr. Barton's outrageous conduct 2
Other and far higher motives, i, 4
seems 10 me. We should reflect that
Mr.. Barton has naturally a hasty temper,
and that, when excited, he does things
for which he is sorry alterwards-and
that, in nine cases out Ot ten, he is a \
greater sufferer from these outbreaks
than any one else. In our ac,,ons to-
wards him, then, il - much higher and |
better motive for us to be governed by n /
desire Ia aid hlm IN the correction of this
evil, than 10 look merely TO the protection
Of ourselves from lis effects. Do you
not think So =
YES. Ii does seem So
'When thus moved to action, we are. i
in Il degree regarding the whole neigh
borhood, for the evil of which we speak,
effects all. And, in thus suffering our
selves TO be governed by such elevated
and urseIfsh motives, we gain all that
we possibly could have gained under the
mere inslig alton OF policy-and great
deal more. But to bring the matter int"
a still narrower compass. In all our ac-
ions towards him and every one else,
we should be governed by the simple
it right IL n spiri,
Of re,alis,i"n be not righ-,hen It can
not be ioduIged without n mutual injury.
OF course, then, it should never prompt
Us TO action, or II cows or hogs get into
my field or garden, and destroy my
is to blame most o.
course, myself 1 should have kept my
fence 10 better repair, or my gate closed.
The animals, certainly are not to blame,
for they follow only the promptings OF
their owners should no, be
censnred, for they know nothing sbou,
il. II would then be very wrong for me
10 injure both the animals and their own
Frs i"r my own neg would It not 2
'les-l suppose II would 4
so at least 1t seems to me. Then, o.!
'puTst, ouRnt uot VI itJuie neiRoob'
Baron's cows or hogs, even if they do
Freak into my corn-ied or garden SIM
by because 1t would he wrong to do SO.
This is The principle upon which we
houd act, and not from any selfish poll
~ II
After this there was no more trouble
bout farmer Gray's geese or CATTLE
the geese would get among
\lr. Bar,on's hogs, and annoy them
While eating, but ii did not worry him rs
t did formerly. il they became too
he would drive them away,
,ut no, by throwing sticks and stones al
hem as he once did. 4.
Late in the fall, the shoemaker brought
n his bill for work. il was pretty
arge bill, with sundry credits.
Pay day has come at last farmer
Iray said, good hnnorrdly, as the shoe
maker presented his account. We'll,
ct US see = and he took the bill 10 ex-
,mine il, item after item.
What is Tins = he asked, reading
,loud.
'Cr. by one bushel Of corn, .fNy0
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