Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-10-07

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mate fioatsd farther, and farther away
apd more and moro seldom her clear blu,
fAyss smilsa upon him. through the rainbova
misis Of ths, past, OF from the air castles Q
the future. RI process Of time he married
|aftsr the same fashion that a large proper
rioE Of :nen do; because It vas convenient
to have 4 vile, and thsre was q woman o.
good character ir ths neighborhood willing
|Iot marry awhoeyer ;frst offered her ., re-
isPsctabls home, Her character bsfs tht
stamp of harmless, -mediocrily. She was
industrious and patienb but igncrant,, dull.
and quietly obstinate. The neighbors said
she was well enough suited to him, he was
90 rough aud passionate; and in the main
he thought so himself; though her imper.
iuFbable calmnesa aometip,esi ffetsed him
las q ,reck chafes. the lashing ocean into
foam. The child that was bort, to them
fthsy both ioved bstter than they had ever
If6sed: and according 10 their light, they
EsincSrely ,strovs 10 do their duty. His
bodily wants were supplied. often at the
cos, Of great weariness and selfsacrifce;
But their own rude training had given
them few good ideas concerning the cui.
tture OF an imfnoftabsouE. Pho infant did
more than they fotihina. .a Angelic iuflusn.
lcss, unseen and unheard amid the hard
struggles Of their outward lifo, became Wis.
lilly audible through tho unconscious limo.
cence of ,heif littis one. For the second
time in his life, vision Of beaaty and love
gleamed across therugged path of that hon.
est laborious man. Vague impressions Of
beauty hs had constantly received from
the panorama Of tho universe. His heart
sometimes welcomed a bright howsr in the
Sunshine, or cluster of lilies by the
stream; he maryeied at the splendor of
the rainbow, and sometimns gazed reye-
renlly a, the sun sinking TO rest in his rich
fdrapery Of purple and gold. But these
wefe glimpses OF the Infinite; their beau.
ny did notseen 10 appertain TO him; it did
not enter like u magic charm into the
sphere Of his own existence, as did the Wis
ion OF Mary Williams and his own little
Joe. The dormant tenderness thers was
in hia leaped up N the smile Of his babe,
and eysry pressure Of the little fingers
made a dimple in the falhers heart. Like
the outbursls Of spring, after long winter,
was the revelation Of infancy to him.
When he piodded home, after hard day $
work, it rested him body and soul to have
the little one spring into his-arms for q
kiss, or came Ioddling ulong, tilting his liz
l. IF
his supper on his fathers knee. -
But though this new influence seemed
10 have an aamost miraculous power over
bis nature, it could not quite subdue the
powre of temperament and habit
AS the darling babe grew into boyhood, he
was sometimes chsrishsd with ihjudicious
fondness, and sometimes repelled with
bursts Of passion that made him ran and
hide himself from the over indulgent ia
lher. Mr.. Barker had himself been edu.
cated under the dispensatien Of punish.
Ement, rather than attraction, and he be.
lisyed 10 it most firmly. olfhis son com.
mi,,ed . fault. he thought Of no o.bsr pun.
isemen, than severity. If a neighbor did
him an i'll turn, he would observe in the
presence of the boy, 4 will watch my
chance to. pay MIN for it, if thesdeg stole
their dinner. when they were at work in the
woods, he would say, 'Run after him, Joe,
and give the rascal sound beating
Wiieh he saw tho child fighting with some
larger lad, who had offended him, he
would praise his strength and courage and
tell him never to put up with an insult
He was not aware that oil these things
wore edoeatfon, and doing "a 7 more 10 form
his sons charnc,sr than my thing he
learned at school. IIssdid mot know it,
because bis thoughts had never been direc.
ted towards it. The only moral instruc.
ton ks sver received was from the minister
of tho parish; and he usually preached a.
bout the hafd.heur,edness Of the Jews two
dhousand years agn, rathsrthan the errors
and Temptations. Of nsnS and boys who sa.
before him. ..,.x- -, ....ra s45 sz,,.is
I Ooee he received an admoni,ion from
I'LL neighbor Goodwin, which being novel
aud unexpsetsd, offended him, a. an imper-
tinent intsrfsrencs with his rights He
was riding nome with. J3es then a lad OF
thirteen, when the horse. took fright at a
piece of while paper that the wind blew a.
tcfoss the road. Mr.. Barker was previous
|iy in 2ana ili hbmor, because d sudden
lsquaA Of rain wet soanss fine hay, aibrsady
for the barn., Pursuing the system 9en
which he had himself bsen educated, he
sprang TO the ground. and cudgelled the
poor beast unmsrcifllly. Mr.. Goodwin.
who was passing BY, inquired the cause o
1 70 mitch severity and demonstrated a gains'
| il; assuring hin .hatsa horse was nevel
cured of bad habits by violence. 'HesPokt
mildly, but Mr. Barker was ,irritated, apt
having told him to mind his own business
he continued 10 whip The poor, frightened
animal The humans 11ieighbor turnet
faway saying, that Is a bad lesson for you
son, Mr.. FBarksf.At7 If you say much NOR,
will fog you instead Of the horse,' mut
tered the angry man. IT -isn'h his horse
VIVA: business is it 10 hins?'
I He did not reflect in what narrow cir
(cui.yhe WAS mailing up the sympashies o.
Ibis child by, such, words 5as. these. Bu
~ vuh IL 1~,a. nontod ~ he ,ov, he, 4: