Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-13

"Anangry blush passed over his counte-
nance at such an unusual reception of his
commands, but he checked himself finstan-
taneously and answered, with unusual
mildness, Charles, I may have erred in
many points touching the government of
my children, but have endeavored to do
my duty as a parent and a man. The
time may come when you will be sorry
for what you have uttered to day."
"And that time did come more speedily
than even he anticipated. They were
prophetic words, and even at this late
day they haunt me in my dreams. :
Il went to the ball, but ] did not en-.
JOY myself. Twas .jovial, and full Of glee
my associates thought me in unusually
good spirits. but it was all feigned, and
hollow hearted as a scpulchre.
''Charles, the time may come when
you will be sorry for what you uttered
to day ~ rung in my ears. f....
"It was nta morning when the party
broke up and [ returned home, ,iaded in
spirit, exhausted in physical energy, and
worn down with excitement | went to
bed. and fill into troubled sleep, which
las+cd until near noon, When | arose. a
dizziness and pain in the head incapacita
ted me from mental excrtion still | half
resolved. ere left home in the afternoon.
to confess my fault to my father. met
him at the dinner table, but no allusion
was made by either of us to the incident
Of the previous day +; and when we arose
from the table, it was near the hour at
which it was necessary for me to take the
coach. | followed my father into our lit
tie parlor, whittier he had gone as if de-
sirous of aftording me an opportunity to
speak with him alone but / was ashamed
to confess that [ was wrong, and merely
said I must bid him good by, as the coach
was coming.
"Have you nothing more to say,
Charles 2" he inquired.
No." answered, and we parted. ]
took the coach for the scene of my labors,
dispieased and angry with myself, but
now penitent and for a week succeeding
was industriously employed in my voca
ton, having allowed the unpleasant cir
cumstance to pass out of my mind, when
an express came requiring my immediate
presence at home, for it was stated that
my father, in a state of perfect and florid
health, had been stricken down by an
apoplectic fit.
* Although still, alive when the messen
ger left, he was insensible, and was not
expected to survive. Then, indeed, felt
the full force of the ominous prediction
The time may come when you will be
sorry for what you have uttered to day.
I hastened home, full of anxiety, and
grief, only to find my father at the point
of death. He never gave token of recog
milton of my presence, and resigned his
spirit into the hands of God amid the
grief of sorrowing household, Of whom
mine was infinitely the most bitter
Once indeed. before my arrival. he rallied
sufficiently to inquire if had come, and
On being answered in the negative, re
lapscd into a state of insensibility, and
never spoke again. AS | stood beside
his bed, and gazed upon the lifeless fta
lures of one of the best Of fathers, whose
every command it was my duty to have
obeyed. (and which, as a general thing, |
did obey the thought of the last act of
disobedience and unkindncss tortured me
like an avcnging fiend and felt as if
word Of forgiveness from those cold lips
would have been received more ,ioyfullv
than a welcome admission to the bliss of
heaven" .....