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Nr ~ this inpatiense and nutksri4v :,
Me f,rt q AE Bslknap, Jshn Thsna,
nstse away ~ saail's psss. ana ,s q,
fsrmcf, a : stats II considerable irriisiil;,
81, 1alsl altar The bar. he fila s,r.,ol,
tsnpttl ID sall hin hack. asa rive bi.s ,
hskgisE j. srasr IA, be nisKl clearly 80.
gFshs,@ tbe fssa q his ksine i, sarss,k g
Hbnt, - this hsGEi.g Wasaa pntlsk,ant lii {
q business, and had - al p1erious ,csa.
sisas, bssh s1sessas1 BY : rscsnt.nt :. Z
self sseusiAg stats, Mr. BelknAy restraiied
his Indignant mpalsss.
| II that sinbbsrs. inooffigibls bsy rsturns
II half - ksnr, i will BE- vsndsr., m alter.
cd Mr.. BelkAtp. ~ ks ease back inte II /,
citing rsen. Wish kasw what i. 4.
with him. There Is ~ rsspess 81 obedience
IN BIN lssveraau such hey He knsws
that I'm il hurry (; isd yst he gees cresp.
ing alsng like tsrtsiss, Ard, ten chances q
she, i no ssssa', forget his srraad alssrs.h.
er before Le is half way to Lesliss. What
is t. DO desc with him, Aunt Maryr
And Mr Bslknap turaed, rs he spske. 10
an elderly lady, with q mild, open Ease. and
CLEAR blue eyes frsn which gsslpsss licked
fsrth as an angel She vast valued relative.
Whs vas payisg kin. = brief visit.
Aunt Mary let her knittisK rest in hsr
lap, and turned her mild, thsughtful eyes
uPsn the speaker
What is 10 be dele With that bsy, Aunt
Msryf Mr. BelknaP repeated his wsris.
I've tried everything with hin Iut i. e.
mains isesrrisibls,
Have ysu TIED,
Aunt Mary paused. and seemed half in
dsubt whether 10 we're best to give ut.sranee
70 whstvas il her mind.
Tried Nhat,' asked Mr. Belksap.
May speak plaislyl' said Auat Mary.
70 msi Way Jssl The palmer the
better
Have ysu tried kind, affec,isnat,. a.
iuPasaisnsd manner With the bsyi Since /
have bsen here, s,,ice that yea SPEAK 10 4
him in : GELD, iadiffsrent, or authoritative
tsns Under suoA treatment, seae natures,
thai soften quickly in the suaskino sf atfee.
hsa, grew bard aud stubbsrn'
The blood nsuated to the checks and
brew Of Mr. Belknap
Forgive me, II have spoken tee Slaialy.,
said Aust Mary.
Mr. Belknap did net make any response
Ter ssnio time, but sat, wish his eyes upsn
The Aesr, il sslf,sxanination.
Ne, Auat Mary, act tee plainly, said 10,
- hs lseksd q. her with = ssbsrei face. Il |
aseded that sugGesIiss, Al thaak IAN fas
her ssatle earnest way !. Il Is
.For Iovo bath reader will than fear
All, If wo esuld all comprehend the wsr-
dsrful pswer Of leve 1t il FIRE that melts /;
While fear eAlJ smites, the strokes harden
lag, Or breaking its unsightly fragments
Jsha Thsmas has many gsoa qualities, that
ought TO bs made as active - pssslble--
T6ess, like gosdly aswsrs growing III care
fully titled garden, will abssrb the latent VI
taIity 10 his mind, and thus leave nsthlng
frsnl which inherent evil tendenceis caA
draw nutrision'
Auat Mary said no mere, and Mr.. Belk-
maps thoughts were seen tee busy with
new train IF ideas, to leave hin in any need
fer conversation.
Time moved steadily en-. Nearly hall an
hour lad eispssl in which period Jsha
Theass might hays gsne twice 70 Lsslis's
store, andFrssuraed; yet be was still absent
Mr. BslkAap was particularly in want Of the
ham mer and nails, and the delay cLafed hin
very considerably the mere particularly As
II eyincea the indifference Of his sea il re-
spec. TO his wishes and commands Seine
times BIO would yield to nsnsntary bliad-
ing flush Of anger, AID resolve to Puslsh
\ the hsy severely the msneat be could get
his hands .. him Bat quickly would csne
in Aunt Mary's suggestion, and he wsuld
ssaia resolve 10 ny the power Of kind words
He vas also good deal strengt 10 his
purposes, by the faetthat Aunt Marys eyes
would Be upon bin at the return u Jshn
Theuas After her snggestish, and his &C
kaewled sment II its value, il Wsuld hardly
do fer him y let passisn % rule him as 70
act il speu visla.isn Of what was right -
Wr,ug bis son BIZ unwise treatment, when
he profs.sed to desire snly bis good,
TIE fast is, Mr.. Belksap had already
made tho discovery, that il be wssld gsvsrA
tie boy, be mus. FIRST govern hinself This
was not an easy task. Yet hs felt that i
must be dsne.
There comes that boy new, said he, -
Re slsncsa fsrth and saw Jeha Thomas com
inc hsneward Al . very dslibsrats pace
TSere was mere ef Impotence il his tsHe q
voice than he wished - hstray . Aunt Ma
l-ry Vie let her besntifkl, aakslliks eyes
rest fer : msnsst q i've, penetratingly Up
! On lin. The balancing power OF that lssk
was needed; and il PsFfornsa its work
Secs after, tie tssterisg beg sane in
He had package q nai.s n bis Aaaa
which Il reached, hall indifsrsntsy, g III
Tbsh.nrkssr Jshh started viii ) bali
ffirhtsnsd air. Indeed, fstasr, ] fssgst II
sboutitp said be, lsskisg up With flushed