Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-12-19
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49, 'f'12 thaS a&I~etSH hHIAthhtttAH Va III
worthy father, and he continued to rebea
It to me until his tongue was silent fl
ever. Hut | inttst give my leaders a Sigh
sketch of my father, and how he passeI
drought his p%ilgfimage.
sh6Hld sly TINT there never was a MIA
WHO passed through life So placidly, md
| may say, SO happily, Lis wa alway
deceived, and never found out that he wa
so In the whole course ct his life; and
that was mol happiness, | do not know
what Is. horn 10 an estate Of 10000
a-Yeaf, he eaine into his property when III
was Of age. and he had no brothers nr sis
tets to provide for. As simple III his habits
as he was in his disposition; he spent little
upon himself; and d true Christian In heat
he considered himself but as It stswafd ii
trust Of his splendid i]ne6tne, and sought
every means of doing good to others. q
the pnalief part Of bis life / can say moth.
ing, but | do reeollp6t fiat, when | was i
child Of SIX or seven years Old, my mother
would loud i express hGF Indignation atthe
way in which, my father permitted himself
to be robbed and plandefBd By 1ndpseftiBg
people. Still there was little alteration.
as MY father was d very silent mon. |
have heard him shy, in reply t1 my mother.
that If we were only charitable to the good.
cur bounty would he very limited, and that
Kindness to d bal man might prevent his
becoming worse, even If II dii hot RETURN
him. and, at all eyents, he vas grateful.
My mother used to shake her head. but it
was impossible 10 be angry with my father:
he was so meek, 50 p]atieti, and 50 mild in
his speech. However. my mother was
called away. aud ] was left the only son,
and my fathers acts and ihiHntti0ns met
with no more Fepfebf or ftmbhstfanee.
'fYo our mother was d good woman, i We.
~ good woman" my father would shy.
"but she was suspicious in her temper.
wonder what made her SO r. And rs 4
bby | wondered Too. foFI thought lilht In
such a beautiful world everybody must he
Epod. And my father would pgiut out These
btautias IN efeatian, aud ask me whether
we ought n9t to fsel grateful to the God who
had made It so delightful for our use and
enjoyment; | Acknowledged the truth IL
what he said. aud | felt sincerely grateful.
Thus did ! grow up Ut tbs knees Of my fis
thor, fully convinced that Ills was the best
IF all possible worlds. and that il was over
flowing with gratitude, as well d With milk
aud honey.
| think that | was about ten yours old
when | had my iirst lesson Of exception 20
this general fule. ! vas walking close to
the PARTICIPATES, when | perceived a large
butchers dog who was tearing 10 pieces il
small terrieh who laid under his feet alter.
nately ~snappina and bowling. | eabght up
some large stones, and hurled th6m one of.
ter another at the big dog until be made q
hasly retreat, leaving the poor little t]otfierI
stllI yelping on the turf III my philan-I
thfopY | FASTENED to take in my Bfns the
object Of my eotDnisefation, and was press
sing II with sympathy to my bosom, when
The little beast, still srarting, | presume,
fom It's punishment, turned It's head sharp.
~, and seized mic iy the nose. dropped
Il from my arms, doubly panied with the
bite and such unexpected ingratitud6 on The
part Of the little wretch. Bot we were not
e pat SO easily. The brute hung on, and,
had | not been assisted by the gate.hpepor,
nose would not have hang on much lon
ger; as it was, | was disfglred for n long
while, and the marks remain to this very
faY. AsI remained in bed, for was very
Il, and indeed there was some suspicion
hat the dog was mad, / could not beIpi
linking hat there was MT quite 90 much
latitude IN the world rs my father thought,
nd | told hiha 90, His answer was, INV
'ear boy, we do not expect gratitude from
nimals, although dogs are very grateful.
3ut reeoiIeet that the animal was eseeg.
lively enraged, and anger is a more pBWef.
n passion Than gratitude | agreed with
" father in this lust remark. In due
curse Of time my hose got well, my seepti 4
ism WIS cured at the same time, and | /,
Flowed my father in his path Of beneyo. /
sncg. I
It was not till ! was fourteen that I had {
severe lesson. | was riding In The {
reen lanes with q groom behind ms, when i
saw gypsy numerically beating d white ?
1hy hafnessed 10 ii stBali cart laden with
aat. ! demonstrated, but 1t WIS useless, Il
he mar continued ID belabor the poor i
over the head til ii It's struggles, Il q
IL its foot into d deep Fut and faIl. Asile +
hn stood by, edrsing tie aiii6lal I asked, I
Ia II he wonld sell il, and | ofsred five 8
5Bnds, which was certainly more than III u
llue in its condition. The man corsen Il
d, we assisted him in releasing the pony, y
I'd my groom led 1t home. told my fl. Il
or what | bad done, and he commended q
G for the act: II
1--WE will let the poor animal have the :
IN Of the park" said be; 1T has safef ed b
nch. but It shall end It's days in peace"
We then descanted upon the great merits I
the horse, and afterwards | went 10 the J
ables to see that my new pfotege was pro i
looked after. 4
"IIe's a good.shaped 'un, Master James" 4
id the coachuatl, I" remarkably good 4
.aped. Puta little flesh on bis bones, and {,
will be uncommon handsome, for he Is "
Ily rising Eve ia
is be quiet and good tempered, do you y
ink ~ ii
''He's quiet enough now, sir but what n
viii be Icant say; but one thing Ii cer ii
IN, a pony, SO well shaped as no is, did te
{ get intoa gipsy's care for nothing" b.
In a few weeks, my pony was quite ano- az
er animal. He turned out, as the ceach. -
IN had predicted, a very handsome beast. If
ed him with carrots and sugar TO make fl
fond Of me, and he would neigh when al
saw me approach. One day I came b.
b his stable, | had no carrots with me, b.
t | went up to the manger and caFessed CT
n as usual as | went away, the animal th
{ down his ears, and flung ont bis hind to
Is with such force that | was felled to the n'