Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-03-06

| say FlClous, IuIh vi nA'AAo esAu .hASN
younger. The one next to me was named
George, and he had always been il@used
and neglected by the whole family and
more particularly by his mother; Isup-
pose because he had the misfortune of not
being very good looking. Moreover, as
she, from some unacountable idiosyncra-
sy made pet of the eldest who was about
as lovable parsonage as a pig, she tho't,
l fancy, that she was making the matter
all square, by showing ill-will towards
another member of the family, but GER
tainly she did behave towards us all in a
manner to excite my indignation for a
long time-a feeling which has now soft
ened down to pity.
"Next to George there was Alfred,
who made himself acceptable to my moth
er by humbling to the elder brother, who
was the prime favorite; and altogether
, Alfred had very contemplate character.
"Then there was the youngest, of
. whom I don't know much, except that
, there were some indications about him of
the sulky, morose disposition of the eldest,
, which might, or might not develope them
selves.
"After my fathers death I gradually
left off having any communication with
them, for with one act and another, they
certainly did disgust me, and now I never
see any of them at ALL"
"Indeedw
| "No. There has been no quarrel, but
t complete and entire separation and al.
: though, l believe, they all live in London,
/ don't know where, and I dare say
should hardly know them if we were to
meet accidently in the public streets SO
, that you may say we are not according to
the common acceptance of the term, a
: united family"
"But do you mean to tell me, Mr.,
, Sinclair, that anything of so trivial ma
ture as general difference of sentiment
[ temper and opinion can ALLEVIATE a moth
t er's love p
at has alienated now, for she has not
: made the ghost of an effort to clap eyes
upon me now for six years."
4 els it possiblep'
It's true; so you may guess she is moi
e body possessed of the finest feelings il
the world, and her conduct goes long
!. way towards upsetting the theory that
|, there is natural and instructive love be.
: tween child and parent"
|, d" / am of the opinion" said I, "that
o all duty and affection is due from the pa.
rent to the child and that the affection o.
: the child for the parent is and should
be merely an acquired feeling, and sole
[ ly depenent upon the conduct of the pa
u rent"
S "Were that opinion UNIVERSAL doctor
It it would think, make fathers and moth
4 ers little more careful of what they
- would not fancy, as thousands of them dc
a now, that they are entitled to some par
e ticular admiration and reverence, because
# they have brought number of children
e into the world, and that those children
+ owe them respect and duty for tina
e mere fact, which may be very doubtful
n advantage, quite Independent of their owl
conduct towards them"
e "You may depend" I said, "that a
J. the world advances in knowledge thes,
things will be better understood. Bu
y proceed with your story, Mr.. Sinclair.
n "Well, then after my fathers death
J. there was evidently sort of coalition
f. got up between my mother, her darling
v the eldest, and his ever-pleasant Alfred
J. so George was made to look after himself
and / candidly confess that, whether from
re education or natural bias, he had som
W bad qualities about him.
O "For myself L was hustling about AM
trying to get living where could, b,
,e turning to account what artistical and sci
f. entifc knowledge had, and faggin
h hard to acquire more.
l. "Thus some years passed away, unit
ST one day, George, who had learnt copper
plate engraving, came TO me, for wa
| the only one who had held out friendl
m hand to him, and said,
IN ga hair-dresser has employed me t
ID engrave for him one of those Bank {
b. Elegance notes, which are used as a
lg advertisement by many tradesmen, an
as he wants it to be as like as possible t
real Bank of England note, can yo
~ lend me one for day or two, to copy
b. "I thought nothing of the application
of except that / had not the note, but / al
OF tempted to borrow one unsuccessfully
to and in the end Master George had to wa
y day or two until could accommodate
r him, and then lent him five pound not
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