Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-07-20
Chr 1san,ilp JirfIe.
For the Grant Cpnty Herald.
Family Government.

Obedience to rightful authoIty is essential
to our highest welfare. No seiety can be or
derby and happy without it. | is necessary in
every family. Parents can scure the obedi-
Ience of their children to them ind they should.
Sometimes it will require darse which will
be unpleasant for a few momats !; but the child
viii be greatly benefited BY |. Though pain
ful at the time, it win do lin good, and is
therefore really kindnes I'd aim ale that
spareth the rod,o when itvouid do him good,
1'hateth his son y that is,ioes him injury
But if obedience can be scared without the
rod, it should be. The rolls ike medicine,
to be used only when it wi be better to suffer
lit, than endure the evils lilely to come if it is
not used.
Let me tell my readers Story.
sElectra," said her mothel TO a little girl
two years and halfold, that vas playing on
the floor, 'Ebring me that app'e, by dear"
She looked at her mother and sid 'sNo," and
resumed her play.
Her mother said, E'Bring me that apple in
SANITY" But the answer was, 81 won't"
After several more orders aid refusals, til e
case was resigned to the fath,r, who was pres
lent. Witha kind but authoritive tone he said
s:Take that apple to your mother, my child
She arose and went to the apple, but took uF
la chip, and returned and threw it into her mo
theirs lap and was going to her play again.
But her father took hold of Der, drew her near
to him, lter fixing to her little while, again
ordered her TO carry the apple to her mother.
But she would aot. sFMy will be done,' was
her deliberate resolve. He then took the roc
and calmly applied it TO the obstinate child
She screamed, and begged, and called for hel
mothers help against her father. He stopped
and tried her agiin. She walked pouting ans
sobbing to the apple, and said she could no
pick it up. After waiting some time, as sh'
persevered in porting and saying she could no
pick it up, she was whipped again. See screa
med louder than before, and begged and pro
missed to obey. BIT when she got to the apple
she looked down and stood still again. Some
friends who were visiting the family now in
terfered, and plead for the child to save it from
more whipping. The father. however, wa
firm, and again applied the rod. AS soon a
he ceased, Electra appeared like another crea
Iture. Her obstinacy was gone, her pride sub
dued, and her temper appeared humble, tende
and penitent She ran to the apple, took it u
and brought it to her father. He told her t
put it where it was before en- the floor. Sh
obeyed readily. 'ECome here, my daughter,
said he. She came. care you sorry ?"-
| TO meet her fathers 10. sivrag Mss.
Ipresume that child was never obstinate a
gainst her parents again. The friends, VIII
had interfered acknowledged that they wer
wrong, and that the father had shown the tru
est and wisest kindness.
! Let the parent that would do the best he ca
for his child, do as this father did, in like cir
cumstances firmly persevere in demandin
obedience and enforcing it, if needful, till it
secured. One such trial is generally enoug
for child. Good of priceless value is done
him by it. A PARENT.