Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-03-16
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= you will have the approval Of vo.r owo
conscience and the gratitude of your
iellowcreatures.
Such was the repeated Injunction Of
my worthy father, and he continued n
repeat It TO me until his tongue wa.
silent "rever. But must give my
readers slight sketch of Inv father
and how he passed through his pilgrim
age,
\ should say that there never was n
man who passed through life so pIacidly
a"d' may say, so happily. He was
always deceived, aud never ound nm,
lhat lie was SO in the whole course or
MS '''s aud irthat was not happiness,
do not know what is. Barn IN 81,
estate of 100000 year, he came into
his property when he was of aae. oud
he had no brothers or sisters to provide
lor. AS simple in his habits As he wss
IN h's disposition, he spen, liuls uu,,
''''"se'i and true Christian in heart
lie CONSIDERED himself but a. a steward
IN trust Of his splendid income and
sought every means of doing good 70
"'hers. or The earlier part of his life
can say nothing, but do rccoIlect ,bu
when was child Of six or seven wear,
old, my mother would loudly cxnre.,
ner Indignation at the way in which NV
'"'her permitted himself TO be robbed
and plundcred by undeserving people
''''' mere was little alteration, as NV
i"ther was very silent man. hoy.
near" h'm say, IN reply 10 MY molher.
ihar II we were only charitable 10 III.
e"od' our bounty would be very limited
ana That Kindness TO bad man miob,
prevent his becoming worse, even irn
did not reform him, and. at all e,.,,.
nc was grateful. My mother uscd ,o
shake her head, bu. il was i,npossible
o DC angry with my idiher, he wos 6,
"eek' So patient, aud SO mild in his
Peech However, my father was call
"a away, and | was left the orIv son
ma my "ther's acts and iniunctious
net with no more rcproof or rcmou-
STRANGE.
your mother was GOOD wom.n
''ry good woman" my father uould
'ay, "but she was suspicious in her
cmper. ! wonder what made herSo:u
And as boy, wondered too; for I
''ought mat III such beautiful world
very body must be good. And INV
''hsr would point out these bcou,;es j.,
realIon, and ask me whether we ouoL,
Ut 10 Ieel grateful 10 The God who LoJ
"de u so delightful for our use and en-
yincni; | acknowledged the trutb oc
nat be SAID, and felt sincerely CRATE
!. thus did grow up at The knees or
'"'"er' I"'iy convinced that this was
best OF all possible worlds, and ,bn,
was overfiowing with gratitude No
I'll as with milk and honey.
J Ih'nk that J was about ten years old
zen had my first lessen of oAccptiou
this general rule ] was wulknu
use 10 the park-gates, when | rer-
l''d large butchers dog who was
'r'hg To pieces small terrier, who
under his feet alternately swapping
h"wl'nS. caught up some l,roe
mes, and hurled them one after an
Ter at the big dog, until he made
TASTY retreat, leaving The poor InrIe
r''r still yelpne on the rurl.
IN my philanthropy, FASTENED to
j" III my nrns The object Of my com
'Sera'Iop, and was pressing il with
ppn'hy 10 my bosom, when the l,,l,
'st, S'iIl smmling, ! presume. from
punishment, TUNED its head Sharply.
se'zcd me by the nose 7 dropprd
'"m my arms, doubly panied With the
aud such unexpected inCraii,ude O.,
part of the litile wretch But wa
p pol to part so easily The brute
g on, and, had not becu assisted
The gate-keePer, my nose would NOT
q hung on much longer as II was,
."s d'shgurcd for u long while, aud
marks remaip TO this very day. As
'm"'ned IN bed, for was very N.
indeed ihere was some suspicion
The dog was mad, could no, brln
kpg that there was not anno 80
u gratitude IN The world os nv G,.
thought, and told him SO. lis
1er Was
My dear boy. We do NJ. esr.c,
""de ii"m anrnals, although dop.
'ciy grateful But r,collect that