Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-07-01
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The Boy who Would do RIGHT.

I Most OF my lIttFe readfrs, | hope
are good Children and try 10 dc
what IS right al all llnies. NJ
doubt they ARE sometimes at los,
TO know VIII al is right. For in
stance: one Of YOU gets Into a dis
Ipute with ! choolnIate Is to who
! first discovered h certain bird,
nest, or WHO was first ID answer
your teacher S QUESTION. Now yot
may be perfd city &onfideAt that vol
deserve credit lur being first; anc
SO does your IhttlefrlFal SC EN- to sbt
as confident that he was first; and
youare at a | ss whether TO contin'
jue 10 assert your claims, br TO dror
the dispute ilr th sake bf peace
Cousin Margafet has had some
experience u Ills kind herself
aud she can safel3 say th 81 the lat
ter course is much the bdss. She
don't mean TO Fay, that you should
acknowledge "a hing was SO when
it was net so; but rather than con
tend obstlnately VI 18th another, it is
/ better to let hi in ave his own way.
Especially it il better % 'sgiye up
m tins way, Il ian TO get angry and
come to- blows alb but the matter
This should never be done.
But | was going to tell you a lit
tie Story aboal doing right or rather
about refusing to do wrong, which
is tie same thing. There was once
little boy in tie State of Connec-
tlcut, who was ca lnpelled to " york
in a shop where hearty all the men
and boys were in the habit of using
Intoxicating drinks. This little
boy however, " hs a temperate
man" lie had been told what an
evil thing drunk elnesS was. lie had
seen what beasts men become who
use strong drink; he had seen them
with their faces all bloated stagger-
mgin the streets and even lying in
the cutters, filthy Jas theIpigsl, And
he had resolved never to taste ;he
poisonous and dfd eiying stuff.
He was Sund hy School scholar.
and had imbi6edIr1 ellgious principles.
Ills teacher was "a good man, and
often recommends his pupils moi
20 resent injuries pr in any way use
violence; but ratltr be like tic say
IIioT, who when p4rsccute ed bore il
with mcekness ahd without resist
ance. The boy determined to try
the virtue Of such i course and it
was not long befdf e il was put TO the
Scyerest test.
Three OF fouf of the rudest
drinkers IN the 81 op, who had scy-
eral times been by llnbled by the ar.
gunents Of The temperance boy, re-
solved to ''cure him of his pious
notions" By making him drink their
IylleIstnT. So falling an opFortn-
nifty when he was alone in the shop,
they invited him 10 drink, but he
refused, as usual They told him
they would pour i down him II be
did not. Still be would not give
up, but kept calm and resolute-in-
sisted that it was wicked and he
would not do it. Two Of the men.
then took hold OF, him, one By ca ch
arm, and third STOOD by with the
bottle, ready to force it in his
mouth. But the Aoble boy made
no resistance, further than to re-
nloDsh ale with them meekly and
pray eriully say ing that he had never
injured. them, that be knew he was
right in refusing 10 comply with
their wishes, and would trust to
God for protectionl
The man who bfll The bottle, ait
firstresolute in lis evil purpose.
was SO struck with the non-resist-
ing dignity and irAnoconce If the
lad, lliat his wicked courage failed
him; and although pc twice essayed
10 place the bottle tp the unresist-
ing boy S mouth he Fould not do it,
and gave up tie mfh trick, declar-
Ing That it was a shame to injnre
such a conscientious aud innocent
boy.
Ii my little frienl who is Low
reading this article y a Coy, and
would avoid the bruises and
scratches Of street fight, let him
resolve ever to keel cool and unre-
sisting as the boy hbove referred
to, and he viii ncye} get badly hurt,
| will warrant him; hnd he will soon
be respcctelall the more for bis
peace principles.
AFseBif.