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 ATsushiRg SEefy.
 ~ t,a,o~,r, affecting narrztive paEpoEts to - ta~s givea by a father to his son. as wafn- !a, 1s-;vea gr9sE bis own bitter cxpensnee oa ne ..s of grssviag and resaS''ns u'otaet i9ss s''a eosnsei ...,.,. ,.., ,,,,< r,..h.-r.. face
 .ss ar that all sss sad aHd suffered. failed. ~, ,.,ar~ mel She nass to SO bere, and iSllowed ., d,staace. She spoke no more 70 me uA sne fssI.ss .sssI ame now, said she. Go ny soa. and lei me once more beseech you tank upon wAst have sad ,.r
 sa. looked astoashed al my boldness, but re- pug ... van will ro, Alfred command you
 - .,II nat said I, with tone of defiance
 .o.s af ,va things you must do, Atfted-either ,o ,o srh,ol thIs mosneat. og | witi ioc& yoa ih San, room, and keep you there uii you ate 1eaay = .,,1o;~e implicit obedience to my wishes in ia 'asT' dare VOL do it. said I, you can't get me up S'aaS ,;s... ,bose now sad my mother who laid .s,aa m ray arm. SAcD tFsmbled violently and was deadly pale.
 .rf,,, taaeh me will kick you,' said l, Tn tefrg5.e rage. God knlNsi Ah~" A'e NH@e sa4H- X Wi you %, Aitredi
 .yari real,ed, but quailed beneath her eye.
 srhs, foliow me- sad she, as she grzsped my .-7. snuiy [ raised my foot--ohs my soa hear re@t-T rasei my foot and kicked her-Eny sainssd reTfsey How my head reels, as the torment ot TD.rnnrv rashes over mel kicked my motner-a ,.,bta v,svan--ay mother. She staggered oaek sr ,,sns and leaned against the wall. She did mol la,k 4, me saw her heaFt beat againsi Ls, srs.s. a0hi heavenly father,' she cried, @f,,s,ys hinn he knows not what he dcesg
 Tss yardne, jast then passed the door and sec in1 nv mother pale and almost unable to support berss.f he stopped, she beckoued hlm In Take ths boy up stars and lock hin n his own room, cad she and sarned from me. Looking oack as xse was eateriag her room. she gave me such a look-it will forever follow me-It was look Of .,,ny mingled xith the lntenseSt love-lt was the fsst uaut,er1ble pang oi heart that was oEoken
 In moment I found myself pfIsouer m my owa room. 1 thought for moment. Woaia mug myself from the open window and dAsn my ofalns out. but fs, affald to die. was not peniteat- At times my heart was subdued, but my staaoo1n nr,de rose in an instant, and bade not y'eid The pale face of my mother haunted me. lung my self on the bed aad feh asleep. Just at twilight heard foot step approach the door. l. was my slSIer What may tell mother from you she asked Nothng,' l replied. tOh. Alfred, for my sake for all our sakes, say that yoa are sorry-let Ee tell mother that you are sorry. She longs to forgive yoa. woala not answer. 1 heard her footsteps slow ly rssreat.ng, and again flung myself on the bed to pass anoSher wretehed and fearful night. Another fO0tStep. slower and feebter than my sister disturbed me. yotce eabed ne of name. l. vas ny mothsrS
 lIf,gd, my son. shall come nF Are you sor- " for what you have doueF | cannot tell what lnfneace, operating at that moment, made me speak adverse to my feelings. The gentle of my mother that thrilled through me melted iae ice frJn my Obdurate heart, and l !aaged 10 throw myself on her neck but dld not. Bat my words gave the lie to nay heart. when l sad was not sorry. I heard her withdraw. I heard her groan. Longed to call her back, but 1 dd aot.
 Twas awakened from my uneasy slumber, by heanag my called loudly, and my sister stood bY my bedside.
 Get up Alfred Oh, doa't wait minute. - Get ap. and come with me. Mother S dying thought was yet dreaming, got up melan- ehoy and followed my sister. On the bed, pale and cold as marble, lay my mother, She had not uadsessed She had thrown herself on the bed to Test; srsiag % again to me, she was seized with palpsatoa of the heart; and borne senSeless to her r0ol- cannot tell you my agony as looked on her; 1 my remose was ieafold more bitter from the 1 thought she would never know is believed my 1 self to be her murderer. fell on the bed beside | her 1 could not weep. My heart burned in my l bosom; my 5raga was all on hre. Ny sister threw i her arms around me and wept n silence. Sad 1 denly we saw a slight motion of mothers hand | her eyes anclosed She had recovered conscious | ness but not speech. She looked at me, and moved | her Ups. l could not understand her wordss-- Mother. mother I shreked, say only that you | forgive me. She could not say 1t with her lips, | but her hand pressed nine. She smiled upon me, aad lifting aef thia. white hands, she elasped my oER within them, and cast her eyes upwards Shy l moved her iips ia prayer. aad thus she died- Ire mained stlI! Aneehng by that dear form. sill me | gentle sssiet removed me. The joy of my youth | bad eff me forever.
 Boys who spurn mothers control, who are ashamed to own that they are wrsng, who think 1t 1 manly to resist hsr aaihorty or defy her nA Aut nce 6ewarei Lay n0t ap fsr yourselves bitter memo i nes for your future years