The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-06-25
TERNES or ADVERTISING.
A STORY.

rort, TO have been given by father 10 hii
son as warning derived from his own
bi,ter experience Of the che sin Of grievine
and resisting mothers lOVc aud counsel,
"Whal agony was visible on my moth.
ers face vixen she saw that all she said
ana suffered iaied TO move She rose q
20 90 homo. aud followed at a distance
She spoke 20 more 70 me Lill she reached
her own door.
- Ii IS school time now said shes Go my
Son and let me once more beseeeh. yon to
think npon what have Said.
Il shan't 90 70 school, said /,
She looked aseOpiShed a. my boldness;
Ebut replied 6rmly, a...3 L. f
Certainly you will 60, Alfred, com.
smand you,
1 win not" said I. with tone Of def
ancS. ..,-.
''One Of two things you must do Allied
either goto schnol this moment, OF ] will
jock YOU in your room, and keep you there
till you are ready o promise implicit obe-
diehce % my wishes ia future. a- ---
n dare you TO do IL, said I, 'you can't
ge. me up stairs.
cAlicd, choose no " said my mother,
who laid her hand on my arm. She tremb>
led violently and was deadly pale. -.F
If YOU touch me will kick you,' said
lin terrible rage. God knows ] know
not what said.
tWdi you go Alfred?
No. replied, but quailed beneath her
eye. .a
Then follow me, said she, as she gras-
ped my arm firmly raised my loot-Oh,
nv son, hear mel raised my foot and
kicked her-my sainted mother. How
nv head reels as the toEnent Of memory
sushes over me- Hi my mother-a
feeble womar-my mother. She staggered
back few steps and leaned against the
wall. She did not look at me. Lsaw her
hsr heart beat against her breast. On.
heavenly faiher.' she cried, forgive NM
he knows not what he does.
The garduer Just then passed the door
ard seeiag nay mother pale and almost IN
able 10 suppOtt herself he stopped she beck'
.oued him in. Take this boy up stairs
and lock lina iR his room, said she, and tu:G-
ed from me. Looking back as she was
entering her roOm, she gave me such look
1T will forever follow me-it was look
Of aroay mingled with the intensest love
il was tie last unutterable pang OF heart
that was broken.
In moment found myself prisoner in
my own room | thought for a moment
would fling myself f:Om the open window
aud dash my brains out but tel' AFRAID 70
die I was not penitent. At times my heart
was subdued. but my stubborn PRIDE rose
in an instant, and bade not yield Ihe
pale face Of my pale mother haunted me.
Aung myself on the bed and fell sleep.
Just at twilight heard a footsteP ap-
proach the door. IL was my sister
What may tell mother from you! she
asked.
"Nothing, IT replied.
"Ob. .AIfred;for my sake for all our sakes,
sav that You are sorry; let me tell mother
that you are sorry. She longs to forgive
you.
slowly retrsating, and again | flung my.
sellon the bed 10 pass another wretched
aud fearful night.
Another fo0tstep, slower and ieebler that
smy sisters, disturbed me. A voice callod
-me by name. IL was my mothers.
-',AIhed,mY son are you not sOfryior wha'
.yOuihave doheg" '-".
Uannot tell what influence operating
at that moment made me speak adverse
TO my fivelings The gentle voice Of my
molher that thrilled through me, melted
1.-THE ice from my ObduTaie heart, and long
st0thr0pv,Wlyelf ou her neck, bnt / did no.
BGt.my wOtds gave the 'ie TO my heart
when I said ! was nat sorry. / heard he
withdraw. ] heard her groan, IongeC
90 ocdl her back. but did not.
lives awakened from NV uneasy slum
beYlbY iheafing nv name called loudly
Snd nv sister stood by my bed.lds. 8 ss'
Iset un. .Alfrea. Oh, don't wait q min
-uis, Get uP. and come with me. Mothe
tho1aht T.ecs yet dreaming. got D
.slen6ls6lo and followed my sister. o
80 80: usls and Colda - marble, lay m
s~~tb.r Sic had not undfesseds Sh
thrown herself on tho bed 20 rest; aFii
60 t6 70 again 20 ne, che I7gus seized wit
ioitution ~ thehsar. and borne ssnsi
les ,to her room. q fis - a.ek.
cannct ieH yop nv agony Rs lPp IS
ar. nv renor1s tlas tenloid more q
rom ne honeht che would never knq
believed myself 70 Be her murders
TfII ~ ne bbd beside her. could %
Mg heart burned "a ny boson
80 br-fa we an Ga ir9. Ay sister thre'
rms round ml and wspf in silenc
ra ht motion of mofhel
So ewes uneloeed. She looked
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