The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-07-07

less, he threw himself violently back, CAV
his father a tremendous thump on tb
nose with the back of his head, and kick
ed and screamed most outrageously.
You little rascal" said Gilbert, 'Tv
a good mind to give you cook spank
ingw
Give him to me-" said Mrs. Butler.
YOU'D better not take him." said Gil
bert in an under tone, "while he is il
such passion"
No danger" said she, "hand him tc
me-"
AS she received him, "hush sirg' said
she sharply and the child hushed instant
ly, and was asleep in few minutes.
" Strange" said Mr.. Butler, show
much sooner the mother acquires control
over child than the father.'
Not at ALL" said Mrs. Butler, "you
would have controlled him as easily as |
did, if you had given him the same los
son beforehand that gave him. He cot
in just such an uproar the other day, and
finding nothing else would quiet him, |
spanked it out of him; and | have had
no trouble in quoting him since"
=" / begin TO think Butler" said |, "that
Eliza was right in the only points of diff
terence between you, touching the man
agcmcnt of children. observed that Won
addressed the child just now in the glib
berish which you so much condemned be-
fore you became a father: and though it
seemed ridiculous, especially in you, /
think it would have appeared still more
ridiculous, if you had said to child SO
young, John, my son, do not put your
fingers into the flame of the candle, it will
burn then And your experiment has
taught YOU the absolute iinposbiIity of
governing children of very tender years,
10y prescribed rules"
81 am half inclined to your opiuion"
said Butler. "Elza's discipline has per-
formed several good offices. 1t has re-
licved us Of Johns insufferable noise; it
has taught him to control his temper at
ITS inst appearance, and has learned him
the meaning of n word (hush,) which will
often supply the place of correction, and
always torewarn him Of desires unlawful.
Long before the second son arrived mt
the reasoning age, Gilbert aJdicaied, un
rcservcdly, in favor of his wife; content
ing himself with the subordinate station
of her ministerial officer; in which he ex-
ecntcd hcr orders in cases requiring more
physical strength than she possessed.
Passing over the intermediate period, |
n"'" ''.t-~-i''se tho reader to this fan,;lv
after most of the children nad reached tife |
"agc of reason" In contemplating the
scene which am about to sketch, he will |
be pleased to turn his thoughts occasional |
iy, to GilLert's principles of good Govern
ment."
Sarah was about two years and n half |
old, when Gilbert invited me to breakfast
with him one December's morning near
the Christmas holidays. 1t was the
morning appointed for his second killing
of hogs which, as the southern reader |
knows, is sort Of family carnival in Geor-
gia. ] went, and found all the children |
at home, and GilbertS mother added to |
the family circle. John and Anna had |
reached the age when they were permit
ted to take seats at the first table; though |
upon this occasion John being engaged |
about the pork did not avail himself of
his privilege; the rest of the children |
were taught to wait for the second table. |
breakfast was announced, and after the |
adults and Anna had dispatched their
meal, the children were summoned. As
they had been taught not to seat them.
selves to the table until they were bidden,
and there were come preparatory arrange
ments to be made, they all gathered
round the fire, clamorous with the events
OF the ,aorning.
"By Jocky," said William, "didn't that
old black barrdh weigh hcapp
'Look here youHg gentleman" said
his mother, "whcre did you pick up such
language rs that! Now let me hear YOU
byjockying, or Jy-ing any thing else
again, and I'll by jocky you with a witness,
I'll warrant you."
"But the black barrah," said George,
didn't weigh as much for his size as the
bob-tail speckle, thongh."
"He did"
'Ie didn't"
"Hush your dsputing-th:s instant
stop it-you shall not contradict each
other in that manner. And let us hear
no more Of your hog-pen wonders-no
body wants to hear them"
AT this instant William snatched a pig
tail out Of Isaac's hand.
"Ma," said Issac, snake Bill gi' me
| nah taii.''
You William give him his,--tling.
And, if ! was near you I'd box your ears
for that snatching. Mr.. Butler, you real
ly will have TO take that fellow in hand.
He's getting so that ! can do nothing
with him."
"Ma," said Bill, he took my blatha----
"Hush."
II didn't"
"You did,"
"Don't | tell you to hush your dispu-
ting"
"WcII, ma, ucnle York give il to me-
| ale didn't, uncle Monday give it TO
me-"
ale didn't
"He did,"
j Here the mother divided pair of slap,
equally between the two disputants, which