Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-03-27
Tic Mighty CurC.All.

Soycnl gentlemen were talking one eve
ming nt the house of friend, when one ol
thcm exclaimed, "Ah, depend tTpon IL, a soft
answer is mighty curc-all"
At this stage Of tie conversation, n boy
who sat behind at a table studying lis Latin
Grammar, began 10 listen. and repeated, as
lie thought, quite tu limsr ~ soft answer
is a mighty curr.alln "Ics, tlmt's it, cried
the gentleman. starting aud turning round
TO sec where tic echo came from; "Gcs
that's il; don't you think so, my lnd| The
boy hlUShcd litlc at finding himself so
Unexpectedly addressed, bot answered, 81
don't know ms understand You, sir"
"Wcll, lll explain, thcn." said the gentle
men, wheeling round in his chair; "l0r it IS
a princihin you ought 20 understand and net
upon bcsidrs, it is tie principle which Is
going to conquer the world, Tho hoy look
cd more puzzled than ever, aud dougld re
should like To know something that was
equal to AlcVnudril lns.G
~ might cs well cSPhiu,' snid he. "hy,
telling you about the li'si time it conquered
NE. Ny Gthcr wasau officer cud bis notion
was 10 SUtIe every thing by iiglting. if a boy
ever gave ne q saucy word, It was Fight 'cm
Charley; fight emf
By aud 10y was sent TO the ldmoug---
school, and it 80 happened my seat was next
10 n lad named Tom Tucker. Whcul found
he lived in n small house behind the Acndc-
my, began to strut n little aud TX about
what my .jaihcr lcas : but as hc was a capital
scholar very much thought Of 10y the boys,
besides being excellent at bat and ball, we
were soon on pretty good terms, aud so il
went on for some time. After a while some
fi.iIt.ss of utt1 ,,.tfl o.
into q difficulty with ono Of the uShcrs; and
some how or other, we got tie notion That
Tom Tucker was at the bottom Of IT,.
"'Iom Tucker; who is he? ! cried all
gully, l'il let him know who am I; aud VIC
ratified ON, until we ijjgly talked ourselves
into parcel Of wolves. The boys then set
me on TO 20 down 10 Tom fuckers and let
him know what hc had TO expect. Swelling
with rage, | bollcd into his yard where ho
was at work with Trip mud his lille sister.
I'll teach YOU 10 talk about nc in it's rgy'
! tiundcrcd, marching up TO him. lie ue'cr
vinchcd, or seemed the least frightened, lm
stood still, looking Us mute as lamb. 'iell
me- | cried, throw lug down my books,
doubling mp my fist, and siding up to him
'tell me, or lll'-kil YOU, was going to say,
for murder was in my heart. lie stepped
one side, but answered hfnly, yet mihfiE,
Charles, you may strike ne rs much ms you
please; tell you shaal strike back again
fighting is poor way to settle dtlicnlies.-
I'm thinking when you are Charles Everett,
III talk with you.
"Oh, what an answer was that how it
cowcd me down: so firm and yet so MIDI
| itit there was no iin in having the iigllal
On one side. was ashamed OF myself my
temper, aud every thing about me. lungcd
10 get out Of lis sight SAW what u poor
foolish Wgy my ,cIy Of doing things was
| li.!t llnt Tom had completely got the better
Oi mc--t!al there was power in his pruci-
pies superior to anything had ever seen be-
fore; and from thnl hoUr Tom Tucker had
nm influence over me which uobady ever had
hcingo or since; il las been for good, too.
That you see, is tle power, the mighty moral
power Of n soft aaSirer.
II have been about the world n great deal
since then and | hcIicvc," suid the gentle
man, "lhol nearly all, il 10, al the biclicr-
Jugs, the quarrels lhc disputes which arise
among men, women or children, la families,
muigl. hurhuods, churches, or even nations.
can he cured by the mighty moral power oi
"A soft answer ior ilu Scripture has il, y
soft answer iruucih array wrath. Yes, yes,
ii is inst so it stops the luak in the he sln-
ming"
Boys, study Ibis principle. Try it, The
fighting principle has been tried these many
thousand years in the world, and every body
udmits that the remedy is worse than the
disease; in fact that it increases the disorder.
Anger hcgcts anger fighting makes fight
ing, war leads to war, aud 80 on. Difficult
ties are neither healed or cured by it. Let's
turn about and try the peace principle
Chiid's Paper