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

y "N'' ou' SIiocIt hau certainly the auNa1
tage of herin the argument. All he coul,
say, however, did not in the least shak
her confidence in. her opinion.
l was at length appealed to, and CAV
Judgment in favor of Gilbert.
WELL" said she, 81 never was bette
satisfied of anything in my life, than an
that you are both wrong. But let u
compromise this matter. III agree tt
this If ever | correct child before it j.
old enough to receive instruction from pre-
G,ePt' and you do not approve Of my con
duct will then promise you never to dc
the like again."
swell" said Gilbert, "thatjs very fair
One more rule will settle the fundamen-
tails, and we may safely trust all others to
future adjustment. Let us never address
our children in the nonscnsical gibberish,
that is so universally prevalent among pa
rents, and particularly among mothers.-
1t Ii very silly in the first place, and it
greatly rctards child's improvement in
the second. Were it not for this, | have
no doubt children would speak their mo
ther tongue as correctly at four years old,
as they do at sixteen"
Eliza smiled, and observed, that this
was such n small matter that it h I'd also
better be left for future adjustment. To
this isGllbcrt rather reluctantly asscntcd.
About two mouths after this converse.
ions, Gilbert was blessed with n fine son ::
whom he named John james Gilbert, af,
ter the tw" grand fathers and himsclf-a
| proftsion of names which lie had cause
afterwards to repent.
Just fourteen months and six davs there
after he was blessed with fine daughter
whom Eliza named, Ann Francis Eliza, af.
ter the two grandmothcrs and herself.
Fifteen months thereafter, he received
u third blessing, like unto the first: which
he called George Henry, after his two bro
Tiers.
Thirteen months and nineteen DAYS af.
ter the birth Of George, a fourth blessing
descended upon Gilbert in the form of n
tinc son. This took the name of SVilliam
Augustus, after two brothers of his wife.
Eliza now made a long rest of nineteen
months, four days and five hours, G speak
from tile family rccord) when by way Of
amend, She presented her husband with
par OF b! !cSSings. AS soon as his good
fortune WAS made to him, Gilbert express
"i regret, that he had not reserved his |
own name and mine. Seeing this could |
u be, he bestowed my name upon the
hr<i l""" ""d S"v" 'ne ths r";":loese OF
nmnmg'thc second. As | consider ga |
Tood ndme, rather to be chosen than great |
riches" called the innnminate after Isaac
the patriarch, and a beloved uncle ofminc.
Ia this very triumphant and laudablc |
manner, did Mrs Butler close the li,t of
sons.
She now turned her attention to daugh-
tcrs, and In the short space of five years,
produced three, that Il queen might have |
been proud Of Their names in the order |
of their births, were Louisa, Rcbecco and
Sarah. II was one of Mrs. Buffers max
inns, "Ir YOU have anything to do, do il |
ut once" anCbshe seemed to be governed
10y this maxim in making up her family
for Sarah completed the number of chill
drcn.
John was about year old when was
again at Gilbert's for the evening. He
was seated by the supper table. with the
child in his arms, ms,addrcssing some remarks
to me, when called his attention TO the
child, who was just in the act of putting
his fingers into the blaze Of the candle
Gilbert jerkcd him away suddenly; which
so incensed Master John james Gilbert,
that he screamed insufferably. Gilbert
tossed him, pattcd him, walked him, and
whistled to him, bat he could not distract
his attention from the candle. He reno
we'd him out of sigh. Of the Iuminary, but
that only made matters worse. He now
commenced his first lesson in the "princi-
piles of good government" He brought
the child towards the candle, aud the
nearer it approached, the more pacified it
became. The child extended its arm to
catch the blaze, and Gilbert bore il slowly
towards the flame until the hand came
nearly in contact with it, when he snatch
ed it away, crying, bunny finnies r'--
which is by your Interpretation, "you'll
burn your fingers !" Eliza and exchan-
ged smiles, but neither of us said anything
Tho child construed this into wanton
teazing and became II possible, more OBJ
streperous than ever. Gilbert now resort
cd TO another expedient. Heput his own
fingers into the blaze, withdrew them sud
denly, blew them, shook them and gave
every sign Of acute agony. This not only
quietcd but delighted the child, who signi-
fed TO him to do il again. He instantly
perceived (what was practically demon
strated the minute afterwards,) that she
child was putting most dangerous inter
probation upon his last illustration. He
determined, therefore, not to iepeat it,
The child, not satisfied with the sport
determined to repeat it himself; which the
father opposing he began to reach and
cry as before. There was but one exper
iinent left aud that was to let tho child
feel the fame little. This he resolved
TO try, but how to conduct it properly wa.
not so easily settled. 1t would not d,
TO allow the infant to put his hand int
! tho blaze; because it would either burn ]
too little, or too much. He therefore re
solved TO direct the hand to point s.
, near the flame, that the Increasing hea