Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-05-07
From The New-York Organ.
The Evils of fDisObedicnce.
KATE SWITZERLAND.

Come, Nero" said Harry Long. as he
passed out Of the house with his satcheIl in
his hand. "Come. old fellow'
Nero sprang instantly to his feet. and
dashing past the boy, ran few rods from
the house, and then pausing, turned and
with a look half human in its pleasure and
| intelligence, waited for Harry to come up
with hIm.
Now, lIarry's mother had more than once
told him that he must not take Nero away
when he went to school But il was plea
sant To have the dogs company along the
road TO the schoulhouse. iaslthe lad every
now and ,heu disobevcj this injunction, ,sust-
ing ibs. lcvo.il escape punishme1t
Nero was qGite as wiling 20 go with his
young MASTER as the later was to have him
in company; and bounded away, as has been
seen, at the first word Of encouragement
But the two friends had not proceeded far
before the mother Of Harry saw them from
her windows, and instantly came out and
called after Nero. She was offended at the
disobedence Of her son. aud uttered some
ihreatning words To both him aud the dog.
Nero did not, at first, show much inclina-
lion TO obey the authoritative voice Of Mrs.
Long and if Harry had only spoken single
| word, would have gone with him In spite OF
| all opposition, But that word Harry dared
not speak, and so the dog stood still, looking
back first towards Mrs. Long and then wish
fully after his young master. Finally Nero
returned slowly TO the house, and Harry
went on as slowly and equally as much dis
appointed, TO school.
When Harry returned home a few hours
afterwards his mother received him kindly,
yet with serious countenlnce. His first
| thought was of his disobedience in trying To
get Nero to follow him to school and. as he
expected she began al once 10 speak on that
subject.
Harry" said she. IL hardly think you
can have forgotten what | said TO YOU las,
week about taking Nero away from home
Harry hung his head and did not attempt
TO offer an excuse Tor his cohduct
IL am extremely sorry" continued Ms.
Long, that my son should have acted so dis
obediently. Sorry Tor his sake; for disobe-
dience brings evil into the heart and this
creates unhappiness. And | am also sorry
for another cause; to disobey is to do wrong;
and wrong doing, in almost every case, in
lures others"
Harry looked mp into his mothers face
with glance Of inquiry.
Yes, my son." she added, "wrOng doing,
in almost every case. injuries oihe,s.,'
"lt couldn't have hurt any body il had
taken Nero Ia school with me. How could
it, moher1" said the boy.
Mrs. Long gazed for few moments into
the face OF HAIRY, and then reaching her
hand towards him, said.-
Come"
There was something so serious, not TO say
solemn, in the face of Mrs. Long. that the
lad began To feel little strangely.
Where, motherl' he asked.
But she did not answer, and he moved
along silently by her side.
From the sitting loom down stairs, where
the mother had met her boy, they passed
along the passage, and up stairs into a cham
Der, where, to his surprise. Harry saw his
little sister Phoebe, a sweet child in her sec
ond year, lying asleep, and looking so pale
and deatllly, that the sight caused shudder
10 pass through his body.
"Oh, mother" he exclaimed, turning
quickly and grasping the garment of his pa
rent. Dear mother. wha; is the matter with
Pbmbe!"
"Let us sit down here by the window"
said Mrs Long, in a calm voice, "dnd will
tell YOU all about what has lappened.'
''ls she dead, molherl" eagerly asked the
boy. while the tears came into his eyes.
ANU NY Cullus sue ~ nOt uCdu, tuaOhS 10
our Heavenly Father But | cannot tell
how it would now be ifyou had taken Nero
off TO school with you this morning"
why IN otherl What did Nero dol''
"Lisien, and | will tell you. Afier called
the dog back, he came and laid himself down
on the mat before the door. ard placing his
head between his fore paws, shut his eyes,
and seemed TO be sleeping, He remained
lying thus for nearly an hour, when. all at
once, saw him start up. listen and look a.
bout him. Presently he ran off and went all
around the house. He seemed uneasy about
something. First he looked in one dIrec-
ton aud then 10 another snutfed the air; put |
his nose to the ground and ran little way /
from the house, aud then came back again.
What's the matter, Neror said l.
lie came and fixed his eyes npon my face
with look that TO me seemed anxious; stood /
for few moments. and then wen; to his mat
again. But he did not lie there more than
an instant. before he arose and started OF up
stairs. in little while he came down and