Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-04-28
Miscellaneous
GOSSIP ABOUT CHILDREN.

They are curious atoms, these children, very
unfathomable little fountains of being, and do
and say very strange things.
They are all eye. all ear, some locomotion, part
tongue, aud considerable philosophy.
Give them promises, and away they 60, on
wor,d-circling tracks Of ratiocinatiou, landing logi-
cally somewhere out in infinite space, where older
spirits find it difficult to keep companionship with
them, or logically to break away from them.
Teach one Of them that God is omnipotent and
hears prayer and admits to conference with him
even a child; the fret you know, you are surpris-
cd at the practic ii application of the doctrine.
A merry little girl whom we know, now just
turned of four, wand cred into a vacant and silent
room Of her house with II singular look of solemn
adventure in her face, an closed the door behind
her. Her mother, who had caught a passing
glimpse of her cOuntenauce. followed softly after,
aud paused before the doorin listening. Presently
she heard a little timid voice say, "GOd!' "Goi!'
Then came an interval Of silence. Then the
voice again somewhat louder, "God!" "God!'-
Another pause-longer. Once mere the voice,
earnest but faltering- and yory entreating in Its
tone" God % GOd!"
The mother entered the room.
"What is it, Anna?"
"Oh! | wanted to see"-
'To sec what?"
'lf-if"-
"Well?"
az cod could speak to me. You told me God
was everywhere. You said | could talk to him aud
that he would hear me. | was trying if he would
only say '-AaHaP"
There was only room in that little brain for one
or two more lessons about GOd-which the young
mother did not fail to impart.
We know a little boy about the same age rs
Anna, who seemed to have tried something OF the
same experiment, and with better success. lis
was eager for some Of his toys on the Sabbath, in
particular a drum, that gave out under his hands
quito a volume OF martial sound. His mother told
hun he cpuiIRt drum on that day. And when
he wished the re lsOns sno explained to him the
s~anctities OF the day. Young Med" marched out
of the room, and after II brief absence returned
with a very grave countenance, a nd coming close
to his mother, "a d,
Mamma, | can play to day.
'Uow So, my boy ~
sit isA't Sunday"
II believe it isl
"No-for | went away and asked God. 1
said God is it Sunday to day ?" And God said
mo, Eddie, 1t isn't Sunday to day you may drum a
little"
Necl, possibly, OF Il little tuition, there also, on
one OF two points Of practical morals.
There was in the same city another little boy q
tribe cider, who hal received the best of orthodox
iudo ,trinating. His mother had taken special
pains to discourse to him Of heaven and hell.
Among other matters she had rather insisted upon
the Scripture that "all liars should have their
part in the latter place.
One twilight Of closing day, just about his bed
time, our little hero wanted n favorite toy for a
little reCre1tlOn previous 10 recurring. DuI tne
mother Judged it best for him to seek mis- pillow
at once. lie found it something of a trial to yield
the point. SO she told him that he should have
the toy the first thing in tie morning; that she
would place it by his bedside, SO that he could lay
hands upon it when he should awake.
1t Glanced the next morning that the mother
rose with the sick headache, and finding herself
unable 20 busy herself about nursery matters, went
into another room, in IL distant part of the house,
and lay down-giviug dire ctions to the maid that
she should not be disturbed. The little slumberer
soon after opened his eyes. Almost instinctively
he streached cut his han 4 for the promised toy. Ii
was not there. 1t was nowhere to be seen. The
maid was summoned. Had she seen it?-No, shC
had not seen it. Where was mamma? The maiC
was not very sure. Hadn't mamma given the to,
to.the maid to give him? The maid was coniden
she had received no such trust.
"Tell me where my mamma isl"
al can't tell you"
Don't you know where she is"
"N-n-o, | don't know where she Il"
"lIasn't anybody seen herr"
81 believe not"
Then | know where she is,''-and he dre'
solemnly near TO the maid, AMI put up his fac
towards hers-"She's gone to hell-for all lial
go there, and she said ! should have my %playthine
The first thing this morning, and she didn't 9
them"
Room for n lesson therefor somebody. II
pupil has. turned teacher. Well, if the teach'
turn pupil and learn the lesson.