The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-12-29
Volume XII.
MISCELLANEOUS.
From The Lady's Book.]
SPEAK GENTLY.
BY 7. S. ARTHUR.

To rule by love than fear;
Speak gently Let no harsh word mar
The good we might do here"
i am entirely at loss 10 know what to DE-
with that boy said Mrs. Burton TO her bus.
husband with much concern on her face anc
IN an anxious tone of voice. Il never vielc
10 his impairment temper; never indulge
him IN any thing | think about him and care
about him the whole time, but see no good
results
While Mrs. Button was speaking. a bright
active boy, eight years of age, came dashiue
into the room, and without needing any one,
commenced beating with two large sticks a.
gainst one Of the window sills and making a
deaicning noise.
'lncorrigible boy = exclaimed his mother,
going quickly up 10 him and jerking The sticks
out of his hand. Cant learn YOU neither
manners nor decency! | have told you a
hundred times whon You come into room
where any one is sitting you must be quiet
&c up stairs this moment, and don't lei me
sec your face for an hour
The boy became sulky in an instant, and
stood where he was. pouring sadly
Did you hear what saidl Go up stairs
this moment Mrs. Burton spoke in very
angry lone. and looked quite as angry as she
spoke.
Slowly moved The hoy towards The door, a
scowl darkcning his face, thar was hut mo
ment before SO brig ht and cheerful His Steps
were too deliberate for the over excited feel
nss OF the mother, she sprans towards him.
and selzIng him by The ann pushed him from
the room aud closed the door loudly after
him.
i declare ! am out Of all hcarlI' she ex-
claimed, sinking down upon a chair. 1T is
line nron line and precept upon prccept but all
L" u" Sood purpose. That boy will break
my heart yet.
Mr.. Burlon said nothing. hut he saw plain
ly enough II was not all the chld's fault.
lie doubted the use Of coming out and saying
this unequivocally. although he had often
been on The point of doing 81, Involuntary.
lie knew the temper OF his wife so well, and
her peculiar sensitIveness about every thing
tina; looked like charging any fault upon her
self, that he feared that more harm than
good would result from an attempt on his parI
Ia show her that she was much more Than
half to blame for the boys perverscncss Of
temper.
Once or twice the lifle fellow showed him
self at The door, but was divcn back with
harsh words until the hour of tea arrived
The sound of the tea bell caused an instant
oblivion of all the dsagrceable impressions
made on his mind. His little feet answered
the welcome summons with chatter thai
stunned the ears of hls mother.
Go back, sir y she said sternIy, as he burst
open the dining room doc and sent it swing
ing with a loud conclusion against the wall
and see if you can't walk down stains more
like Il boy Than a horse
NJ aster Harry Withdrew, pouIing out his
rosy lips TO the distance of full half an inch.
lie went up one flight OF stairs and then re-
turaed.
Go up to the third story ahere you first
started from and come down quietly all the
way. or you shall not have a m0uthful of sup
per-
Il don't want to- whined the boy.
Go up. tell you, this instant. or / will
send you to bed without anything TO eat
This was threat that former experience
had taught him might be executed, and so he
deemed it better to submit than pay too dear
Iy for having his own way. The distance TO
the thild stony was made in few light springs,
and then he came patlering down as light
y, and took his place at the table quickly
but quietly,
'Thcre-there, not too fast !; you have got
plenty to eat. and time enough TO eat it in
Harry settled himself down TO the table as
quietly rs his 'nercural spirits would et kim
and tried TO wait until he was helped, but in
spite of his efforts to do so, his hand went u
yer Into the bread basket. look from hi>
mother caused him to drop the slice that he
had lifted; it was not look in which there
was much affection. While waiting TO be
helped, his hands were busy with his knife
and fork. making most unpleasant cldtier.
Put down your hands, harshly spoken
remedied the evil, or rather sent the active
movement from the little fellows hands TO
his feet, that commenced swinging mo-
ton, his feet striking uoiSly agaius, The
ch ir.
Keep your feet sfill' caused This 10 cease
Alter one or Two more reproofs. The BOY
was left to himself. As soon as he received
MS cup of tea he poured the entire contents
into his saucer, and then tried TO lift it Stead
lily TO bis lips. In doing so he SPILLED one third
of the contents upon the abecloth.
a box OH the ears and storm Of angry
words rewarded this feat.
Haven't told you over and over again,
You incorrisible bad boy. not to pour the
whole Of your tea into your saucer. just see
what mess YOU have made with that clean
tab!e-cloth. | DECLARE am out ofall man
ner of patience with you. Go way from The
table this Instant
Harry went crying away, not in anger, but
III grief. He had spilled his tea by accident.
His mother had 50 many reproofs and injunc-
tions to make that the bearing of them in
mind was thing imPossible.-As 10 pour
ing out all of his tea al time, he had no rec
objection Of any Introduction on that subject,
although it had been made over aud over gain
dozens of times. In lille wi bile he came
creeping slowly back and resumed his place
at the table. his eyes upon his mothers face
Mrs. Burton was sorry that she had sent him
away for what was ouly an accident; she felt
that she had hardly been just to the thought
less hoy. She did not. therefore, object to
his coming back, but said, as he took his seat
Next time see thatyou are more careful -
| have told you again and again not to fill
your saucer TO the brim; you never can do il
without spiIIing the tea over upon the table
cloth
This was not spoken n'kiudness.