Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-08-20


dfen. al,o see hos h,,cfal thew are, srd be
cured II he aJCssAiiun the Mex-can aud
Of all o.her wa-S, sod viii never sgsin re
loiee 81 the suee%ss Of w,ekednc~ and the
the death Of his follow mes He has
known ihn, disagreed With him, lha, !
thought BIN wrong. bu, ! shuuId not have
SAD his to you Vi did not think It a ell
omn duty which owe vou, 10 say what
thiok abou, the crimes Of our government
and OF your wickedncss IN committing the
ssme offence seama our innocent and eI
etlleni neig hbor, theBrowns shall nev.
e' cease 10 enifcat your father to give up
The Cranberry pasture 10 Mr. Brown, VINO
claims II ~ hrs own righipl property
am ashamed oil my sons II they can com
nit robbery and cruelty. nd thcn boast OF
the act and talk Of glory and bravery
mourn that their ihhef nv husband, should
ever have given hs children OCCASION to
think for a momeo, that such acts could
meet With his appreciation.
A. she concluded. Mr. Luess the Abol.
tionia entered The poor Browns had
s,nl for him, their only friend md told
him their grievance. and asked his aid in
TIN, moment OF their nccd. IL appented
that the youngest ofihe boys who fill into
The dnch had dlsoca,ed bis hip and injured
himself severely, and was now a gtca, SUI.
iefer. They were very poor and this was
heavy calamity 10 them, Mr. Lucos after
be had related the fact, added, ] coIld moi
believe that your sons intended 30 serious.
" 10 injure any one OF these poor boys, and
thought thu, II they knew: all the pain
nnd injury they had donc, they would new.
or again have the heart 10 commit such
cruelty but their violation OF the law OF
right would have been JUS, as great, had
no serious injury followed could not
believe, sir, tina, you approve Of this con.
duct Of your sons, and though, you would
wish to make what PREPARATION is possible TO
The poor Browns
The father OF these bows who had shown
themselves such apt SC hoIars in the art OF
wrong doing, had been looking aeadfast.
" on the floor while Mr. Lucas spoke, he
now broke silence, Il, said he, only have
been TO blame my boys, perhaps, have
been too ready 10 learn evil, but have
been their eachcr-I from whom they
should only learn good but will dc
the best TO remedy my fault. Had their
mother always spoken TO them and TO m,
as she has to day, her higher and pure,
moral sense would perhaps have taken hole
Off minds md my own before now
Her unwlllngness 10 condemn their father
has kept her silent she has loved me nnc
ny favor more than her own children o.
or her own serse OF right, or she would
have r,hukod my conduct before now bu
the words she has uttered shall no, be il
vain henceiorward | will bid mv boy
learn justice and humanity from their mo
Their, and tina, they may be induced 10 bt
good scholars | will myself be a learne
with them confess to day feel usham
Cd OF nv politics, ashamed Of my injustice
That very hour he wen, with Mr. Lncn
70 see the poor ilule boy who was so mucl
injured BY his fall he promised to pay al
the expenses Of the physician and nurse
he begged the forgiveness OF the liule iel
low md his -3pmpl*S raF.,hfheN'1 huberrr
1dsbfc which he had Obtained by purchas,
TO Mr. Brown, as n compensation Of the in
jury he and his sons had done him.
Is ItnOt dcvontly wished and prayed { o
tha, oar country stepped rs il is in inioui
". might follow his example. and repen
ofh-r SINS +. l. F.