Saturday morning visitor., 1848-12-09
Izo,C to haze Good nctgR0ors
AN nxAMrLE ron THOSE VINO HAVE
BAD ONES.

$50 you have bought the pleasant farm
| where Mr. Dalton used TO live" said
Mrs. Emery TO Mrs. Austin. at is Q
pretty place, but after all, shall not envy
you for there will be the Watsons under
your elbow, and worse neighbors YOU me-
yer found. Watson, you know, spends all
he can get for liquor, and his wife is little
better than himself; indeed, scme say il
she was the woman she should be, her
husband would be better man. And
their children-the pests of The neighbor-
hood, brought up TO idleness and mischief,
theo bid fair TO perpetuate their parents
character"
"Poor children" said Mrs. A, MOURN
fully; "what better can we expect of
them, than that they will perpetuate their
parents characters, except there he re-
deemlng influences cat around them. -
Their poor mother has had much TO har-
den heart. She was an orphan cast out
on the world in infancy. Her heart new
rr uniolded the buds of its affections, be-
meath the genial smiles of parental love.
Everything in her that was good was
checked by the evil influences which sur
rounded her. How can we expect one TO
be good and kind, who never knew what
Kindness was herself? We do not know,
Mrs. Emery, what we should be, if our
fate Lad been like hers -
True, .rue," replied Mrs. f., ''but It
does seem as if she might know enough
to let her neighbors' property alone; you
know they say she will steal"
"She does net know that she should not
steal. But you and ought 10 thank hea-
ven that strong as we laink our principles
10 be, they have not been iriec by ,empta-
ton such as hers. We do not know " hat
IT is to be hungry and cold, and see our
little ones shivrring around us, crying for
bread, while our neighbors have enough
aud 10 spare"
Merry well," said Mrs Emery, rather
Indignantly; "we shH, see how you like
TO have your clothes line and your fruit
trees robbed every now ard then"
That will be very unpleasant If ii oc-
ours" was the quiet reply. but be-
lieve that society is guilty Of a good deal
Of the mischief it suffers from such per-
sons. They are educated in poverty and
ylce-no smiles of love fall on their cheer
less childhood mo kind voice warns them
Of the evils winch surround their path
no kind hand is extended 10 raise them up
whsn falling; bat they are often repslled
with aversion and contempt by those who
profess 10 be Christians and philanthro-
pisls.n
lyon have singular notions, Mrs. Aus
tin" rejoned her friend. "For myself, |
confess, cannot help feeling an IA, ersion
10 such people, and wishing them as far
off as possible"
I'VE never had bad neighbors," said
Mrs. Austin, thouglllully; iii this ioml-
y cannot be improved, it may be very un-
pleasant living by them"
A few days alicr The above conversa-
lion, Mr.. and Mrs. Austin took posses
sion Of lheiH new home. They were hum
Die, unpretendng people, but they were
Christians, and they had learned to believe
i their duty TO initiate the example OF their
master. they were not among those
whose sympalhies were inactive when ex-
cied by miseries which pass before their
eyes. b
They had entered upon sphere which
10 give trial 10 their patience, and
IN opportunity for the exercise of their
Christian bonevolence. AS soon MS they
we're settled, Mrs. Austin called upon the
Natsons. 1t was not without feeling of
oathing that she entered thai ruinuus ho-
rel, but she was resolved 10 get acquant-
ID with them, and If possible, TO do them
ycod. The children, poor, little, dirty,
things, ran away TO hide when
'he entered, and Mrs. Watson, with
oOk of surprise, rose up and offered her
! broken chair.
ave have just come into the place."
said she, "and as | am anxious TO become
with my neigh5ors, have la
ken the liberty 10 cali"
a am much obliged said Mrs, Wat
ION. People seldom take SO much no
ice of u.s." h
Mrs. Austin inquired kindly respecting
Ter health, and found that the poor woman
sas far from being well. The children
,egan 10 creep around. She displayed
handful of apples, which she took from
Ter pocket, and they soon gathered around
Ter. She gave each an apple, and patied
heir curly heads, with Kind and gentle
Sords. The little creatures looked Wild
y at her, as ii unable TO comprehend The
'alse oil such unwOnied kindness. /
When the kind lady rose TO depart, sho
sked Mrs. Watson to let Mary, child
f seven years, accompany her nome, that
he might send her sumo medicines. /,