Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-06-12
. The name Of that twin sister is Kind

ness.
The eyes Of Deacon Browning fell
away from the minister's eountenance,
and dropped until they rested upon the
floor. Conviction flashed upon his heart.
He had always been stern in executing
the law-but never kind.
elias that beautiful twin-sister stood
ever by the side Of Duty?-has love
been the law, Deacon Browningf0
Side by side with the minister stood
Duty and Kindness-the firm, unshrink-
ing brother, and the mild, loving sister
and so his words had power to reach the
deacon's heart, without giving offence to
his pride.
" Kindness is weak, yielding and in
dulgent, and forgives when punishment
is the only hope of salvation" said Dea-
con Browning, little recovering himself
from the first emotion of self-condemna-
ton.
"Only when she strays from the side
of Duty" replied the minister. " Duty
and Kindness must always act together"
Much more, and to the same purpose,
was urged by the minister, who made
only a brief visit, and then withdrew, that
his admonitions might work the effect de-
sired.
\ When Deacon Browning came in from
tie front door of his house, after parting
with the minister, he drew chair up to
the table in the family sitting-room, and,
almost involuntarily, opened the large
family Bible. His feelings were somueh
sofened towards his boy, who, with his
head bowed upon his breast, sat little
apart from his mother. The attitude was
/ not SO much indicative of stubborn self
will, as suffering. Deacon Browning
thought that he would read a chapter
aloud, and so he drew the holy book clo-
ser, and bent his face down over it. Mrs.
: Browning, observing the movement, wait
t ed for him to begin. Tie Deacon clear
: ed his throat twice. But his voice did
not take up the words that were in his
: heart. How could they?
Gas father pitch his children"
e Has there been divine pity in the
< heart of Deacon Browning for his rebel
S lous and unhappy boy? Nay-had
r there not been wrath instead?
GAS a father pitieth his children p
: From hundred places in the mind
: Of Deacon Browning there seemed tc
n come an echo of these words, and they
il had meaning in them, never perceived
before. He closed the book, and remain
= ed in deep thought, but in stern conflict
F with himself. Kindness was striving tC
gain her place by the side of Duty; and
It cold, hard, imperious Duty, who had SC
J.; long ruled without rival in the mind o.
, Deacon Browning, kept all the while
d avertinghis countenance from that of hi:
twin sister, who had been so long an ex
1t lied wanderer. At last she was success
S full. The stern brother yielded, ant
< claspedto his bosom the sister who sough
his love.
n From that instant, new thoughts, new
views, new purposes ruled in the mint
of Deacon Browning. The discipline
If of a whaler was too hard and cruel TO
b. his boy, young in years, and by no mean
IA as hardened in iniquity as he had per
:" mitted himself to imagine. A cold shiv
II er ran long his nerves at the bar
as thought of doing what, a few hours be
.s fore, he had so resolutely intended, Kind
If ness began whispering in the ears O
Duty, and erowding them with a worl
of new suggestions. The heart of tn
stern man was sofened; and there flow
ed into it something of mothers yearn
= ing tenderness. Rising up, at length
= Deacon Browning said, in low voice
so new in its tones to the ears of PhiliE
that it made his heart leap =
- "AIy son, I wish to see you alone"
. The deacon went into the next room
r and Philip followed him. The deaco
sat down and Philip stood before him.
. "Philip, my son''-Deacon Brownin,
took the boys hand in one of his, an
" looked him full in the face. The Loo
was returned-not defiant look, bu
= one yielding wonder.
. Philip, l am not going TO send yoI
u to sea with Capt. Ellis. I intended do
IL ing so; but on reflection, I think the lif
will be too hard for you
y Very firmly, yet kindly, the deaco
- tried to speak but the sister of Duty wa
= playing with his heart-strings, and thei
tone Of pity was echoed from his voice
= that faltered when he strove to give
:. frmness.
L. The eyes Of Philip remainded fxe
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