Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-07-06
niscinIine.

AN ANEcDoTE FOR PARENTS AND FOR CHILDREN.
Little Mary once struck her brother during
my absence from the house. The stick in her
hand had a sharp knot, which went clear
through his cheek, making an ugly CASH
The blood flowed in a stream the boy scream
ed piteously, and Mary was exceedingly alarm
ed. She had no animosity against her little
playmate; and when her mother who was
called to the room by his screams, came in,
her little daughter had thrown her arms
around his neck, and was joining her cries to
his, while the red blood poured full in her face
When the mother had made inquiries, she
took the boy away to dress the wound, and
the girl went up stairs without a word and
crept under the bed There she sat and Sob
bed for several hours. Her mother, discover
ing were she had gone, said not word to
her, believing that it was best to leave her for
the present alone. Her own heart was much
panied to hear her dear's grief, but she was
willing to let her suffer awhile, in hopes that
it might be made a lasting lesson to her.
came in little while before night, and
learned how matters stood Il was season
to me of great interest and responsibility
Upon my own action here might depend the
future conduct of this child. Her violent
temper had been often checked by punishment
and she had been frequently enough told ofits
evil consequences. Now il had led her to great
crime, and if not at once restrained, my little
daughter might grow up very wicked and
miserable.
/ considered while how / should act,
and having humbly asked guidance Of the
Father of all I took my seat In the room where
the affair had happened, and took the knotty
stick in my hand. Then Icalled out in kind
voice: "Sister come in here TO pa She was
always an obedient girl, and she instantly crept
out and came down to me Neyershall for
get the expression Of her countenance as she
looked in my face. She had Wept until her
eyes were greatly inflamed, but they were dry
and in her face was look of the most pro-
found humility and grief that ever saw
She walked slowly to my side and bowed her
head on my knees. said: "My daughter,
some naughty person has hurt your brother
very much. His cheek is cut open and there
will always be scar there, as long as be lives.
Viii my daughter tell me who did it? I
heard a little sob, and then she whispered: !:
1T was me.n / continued: "If the stick
had struck his eye, he would have been blind
She commenced weeping. Isaid: "If it had
MS temple IL tnlSnt ttlafe k4AeQ Hltns one
gave low scream, and said; 'f0h pa Z, con-
tinued: "Yes, the blow you struck would have
killed your brother if some one had not turned
it aside. There was some one in the room
who saw how angry my daughter was. Do
you know who it was ?" She looked up IN
my face with look of almost happiness, and
said at was God, pa
She wept now more bitterly than before. ]
took her hand and led her to the room where
her brother lay asleep. His face was bound
up and it was very pale
I asked her very softly: aIs little brother
yet alye?" She started as if smitten with a
horrible though and uttered and ejaculation Of
grief This awoke the boy, Who casting his
eyes about and seeing Mary bathed in tears,
reached out his arms and called her. Il was
electric. and hardened must have been the
heart which could behold this sweet reconcilia-
tion without tears. s sfssis
That night, as we bowed around the sacred
altar of family service, tender hearts were ours,
and the angels who watched to carry our of
ferings upward, saw the tear drops glittering
in the FIRE light, and heardlow sobs as we uni
ted to ask the seal of Gods appreciation upon
the reconciliation onearth. Ban. of Peace.