The Davenport gazette., 1852-04-08

From the Child's paper.
THE MIGHTY CURE.ALL.

From the Child's paper.]
THE MIGHTY CURE-ALL.
Several gentlemen were talking on
evening at the house of friend, whei
one Of them exclaimed, "Ah, depend upol
it, soft answer is mighty cure-alI."
At this stage Of the conversation, boy
who sa, behind table studying bis Latr
grammar, began TO listen, and repeated
as he thought quite 10 himself. IA sof
answer is mighty cure-all." "Yes that's
it," cried the gentleman, starting, ant
turning round to see where the echo came
from; .Yes that's it; don't you think so
my lad?" The boy bIushed little at find
ing himself SO unexpectedly addressed
but answered, 81 don', know as | under
stand you, sir"
swell, Ill explain, them" said the gen
lleman, wheeling round his chair; ''for il is
principle you ought to understand ant
act upon: besides, it is the principle which
is going to conquer the world" The boy
looked more puzzled than ever, aud though,
he should like to know something that was
equal to Alexander himself.
81 might as well exploin," said he, "by
telling you abou, the first time il conquer.
ed me. NV father was an officer, and bis
notion was to settle everything By fighting
l'a boy ever gave me ssucy word, It was
Fight 'em, Charley; fight emp
by and by | was sent 10 the famous
- school, and j. SO happened my seat
was next to lad named Tom Tucker
When found be lived ina small house be
hind the ncademv, Il began to strut little
md talk abou, whai my father uas but as
he was capital scholar, sers much though
If by the boss, besides lei1g excellent II
bal aud ball, we were soon On pretty goof
terms, and so il went on for some time
After while, some OF the fellows Of M
stamp and with the rest got into diff
Guilty with one Of the ushers; and some
how or other, we got the notion that Tom
Tucker was at the bottom Of it.
"Tom Tucker, who is he?" cried an
grily. all let him know who amp and
we ratified on, until we fairly talked our,
selves into parcel of wolves. The boys
then set me on to go down 10 Tom Tuck
er's and let him know what he had to ex-
pec,. Swelling with rage | bolted into
The ward, where he was q. work with Trip
and his sister. 'sl'll teach you to talk a
bou, me in this wav," ,hnndered march
log up to him. He never WINGED, OF
seemed the leas, frightened, but stood still
locking at me as mild as a lamb. "Tel
me-" cried, throwing down my books,
doubling up my fist, and siding up to him;
.',ell me, or I'li''-kill you, was going to
say, for murder was in my heart. He
stepped one side, but answered firmly, ye,
mildly, "Charles, you may strike me ss
much as you please, | tell you sha'n''
strike back again: fighting is poor way
to settle difficulties. I'm thinking, when
you are Charles Everett, 'iltalk with you.'
10, what an answer was that; how il
cowed me down SO firm, and yet so mild.
felt there was no fun in having the fight
all on one side. was ashamed of myself,
nv temper, and every thing about mo-
| lorged to get out of his sight. ] saw
what poor, foolish way mn 'ray of doing
things was. felt that Tom had com
p!eteIy got the better Of me-ihat there
was power in his principles superior TO
anything had ever seen before; and from
that hour Tom Tucker had an influence
over me which nobody elso ever had be-
fore or since: it has been for good, too.-
That, you see, is the power, the mighty
moral power Of soft answer.
81 have been about the world great
deal since then; and ! believe" said the
gentleman, "that nearly all, if not all the
chickering's, the quarrels, the disputes,
which arise among men, woman or child
rem, in families, neighborhoods, churches.
or even nations, can be cured by the nigh
ty moral power Of soft ansmer; for the
Scripture has it. "A soft answer furneth
array ,rrath.'' Yes yes, it is just so; it
stops the leak in the beginning"
Bows, study this principle. Try it
Tho Fighting principle hus been tried
these many thousand years in the world.
and evcry body admits tht the remedy is
worse lhan the disease; in fact, ,ha. il in
c,e4ses The disorder. Anger begets anger.
fighting makes fighting, war leads TO war;
nd 50 on. Difficulties are neither healed
or cured by il. Let's turn about and try
the peace principle.