The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-07-24
From the phrcnolosical Journal.
Kindness and Cruelty contraatea.

non from Inc PiaCe.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
From the chronological Journal.
Kindness and Cruelty Contracted.
A vicious OK will sct whole yard OF
cattle goring each other, down TO the horn
less calf, which will vent his excited wrath
on the sheep or simple turkey gob-
bier. The leader OF file Of mules, Il mile
in length. is stnng by ay in the flank
he kicks the shins of his follower who
raps the one behind him, and so it goes to
the end Of the cavalcade. Each kicks his
successor, because he feels the smart from
his predecessors heels. That same vi
cious OK might set the whole tribe catess-
ing each other, by simply rcaching forth
his tongue and commencing the work Of
amiable kindness. There are few animals
which may not be subdued to mans will
and wishes by kind treatment. The cle-
phant, with gentle hand, may be led by a
hair.
Men and children have feelings similar
TO those OF the OK. mule and cali, which
| may be aroused or allased in like manner
John, you lump Of laziness, 60 to work!
| makes John feel sour--lessons his hope o
! pleasing, levers his sel-respcct, aWakens
spirit Of opposition, and John becomes an
eye servant-a kind Of unwilling cart
horse in the performance Of his duties.
Conc, John, let the work go ahead
you arc the boy To make it fiy p awakcps
| the ambition Of John-makes him feel tha,
he is appreciated as being capable of doing
right; although he feels lazy, yet it does moi
seem to be HlIown; he is said to he able to de
| well, and he feels encouraged to keep up hi,
atrnltaiion. His hope is insPired--his ioya
"a singSnnl kind feeling are awakened
and he leaps into his bnsinGS ~. b. rieh
guod will, and by habit !ndistri
| ots, and by kind treatment obliging.
Frank, yon william, what did you do ,ha
for You are perfectly hateful! I'll flee
you smartly ii you repeat it! touches
Franks pride and awakcns his anger. He
knows he is noisy and playful. but he is nu,
conscious of any villanous intention, and
did not mean to be hateful. He feels
s'andcTcd, aud consequently indignant, and
The threatened hogg;ng which is to dis
grace him, he regards as unjust, and he
resolves TO fight his way through. He
feels that the treatment is humiliatng and
cruel, and lie loses his sclf-rcspcct and am.
btion to do wclI-bccomcs quarrelsomc
and hateful, and tho mother has her hands
full.
Frank, my son, will you ply moro qui-
city, and not turn over tho chairs! The
yard is better place 10 play horse than
the parlor. Men drive horses out of doors,
conyinces the judgment of Frank that his
thoughtlcss. roughncss and rudcness are
out of place in the parlor, and the mother s
kind tone Of voice evincns no anger, and
arouses none in him, and he complies with
alacrity with the mild and reasonable re-
quest.
There, Sarah, goes another dish. and
the milk Oh the table cloth and carpet
Take that slap in the face, and see il you
can mind what you are about!' makes
Sarah angry, for she tried to be CAREFUL
The cup slipped in her little hand. She
teeis unconscious OF intentional wrong; and
anger, grief and wounded scnsityeness
make her tmid, discouraged and unhappy.
Every time she attempts to handle what
will break or spill, excites her fear, and
her agitation of mind and trembling hand
makes her ten times moro likely to meet
with accidents, and she prefers tin cup
and seat in the chimney corner to nibble n
crust and sip her beverage, where neither
spllling nor breaking viii be mortal sim
Sarah, my daughter don't cry--nevcr
mind the cup, the cloth nor the carpet
You did not mean to do it, am sure; and
crying never mcnds a cup nor cleans d
carpet Never cry for spilled milk Ii
you arc more careful in future, as trnst
you vii! try to be, you Will avoid all sucI,
trouble. There is another cup and nice
milk; wipe on'the tears and be happy again.
Sarah smiles through her tears, takes her
fresh cup OF milk with firm, confident,
courageous, rc-assured hand, and rejoices
IN her strength and acquired cautiousness
and skill. She is certainly made happier
by the kind treatment, and the cup, cloth
and carpet are not more hopelessly dam
aged than if tho chd's happy nature had
been SCARED and defaced by unkndness,