Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-01-29
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frOlicksome. nohle.hcartcl, girl OF eleven
ycar,. Mary was eight, and fhot - lively
a. her sister, she was full o., handsome,
though perhaps more pale and thin, i'r She
had seen some sicknrs.. Tbeyouugcst child
was boy uamed George, ani though only
four years o'l. De was a bright, nlkai,y,
htdc fellow. who remembsr,,i al be heard
and could rsTea' IL Afterwards
Now Mr.. Grcsn wa. a c,1i.hear,rd wo-
man, and one vhC meant o. jo a5outrisht,
AMI before her chillr.n ver, horn bad T1.-
sos,-l very god temper. But she often
hal her temper aroused now Size wonder
cl why Der children were 30 Troublesome,
anI why ,hc c5ulIu5t control them. Ah-
she forgot that there was spirit ia herovn
bosom which ucyiel controlling first She
did NOT ryal.s, that rn her own word. and
feelings h,r children found their guild, ior
their wor,, faults, Blt .' % was.
Look a herc'' cried George, one svrn-
Ing, as hi. sister Mary took one OF DC. play
thing, "you tate iarc. or l'u tut your ear
oG. TN hip you % Def, will"
A. Grit Mr.. Grgcu wa. inclined o. laugh
q, the liul, fellows rsrtnr., but sober soc-
ond ;l1u1lt changed bis mind.
"S,rlb," said De, addressing his wife,
'.whsrr Il G,0rsi, learn that stud"
"C,ar-i, mustn't SAY 50 again, will hc9''
the father said, gently Iattins bis boy on
the head.
"Ycp I'm say 81, Mamma ay 50. Nam
ma l5iu' 0, tut Nary's yar or
Mr.. Grssn looked At hi, wife, bot De- ,aw
how earnestly %, tu1 ,.r'. vere waichr,
the cas-. and Do turned ,hr .uhvct. But
after che children were in bed o., touched 90
again.
4" Sarah. =" D., said, "y you must not be of-
f,ndrl az what SAY You cannot De Too
careful how You speak 90 your children.
Every word you .reak mus; have it. in.
ausncs. aud You know what kind of inll-
ence sucl language a, We have heard this
evening must have.
Bot had no IDEA that Gcorgic heard
ne
"Aud IL be Jrl not the -irl.m Now
such threats can only DO e,il.'
" But you Do not know what 'rial they
"wLvIc call them very well behaved. %
$50 they are when you arc around,
But why should thcy behave differently
when I am here, from wha, they DO a'o'hc'
times"
"why they arc afraid % YOU"
=. AFRAID q ne, Sarab2 NJ. no. lsurc
" never gave them any o,,asion f0r that
nor DO they ever show any such feeling
but. on the contrary. they love mo much,
are perfectly free and at home with me.
No. no, sarah, 20 g. M; that. But leo m'
tell you The children know that Il they
di.5hcy shall punish them. Never Yet
have they heard an ole word from my liV-
They know that what I .ay mean. Now
hit-5 with ysu 80
"l'm ,urg d, the bsst can, returned
Mr.. Grc.n. "Ifyou bal ,he whole % Oh,
hou.s on Your hands, yol' "a ind taking car,
Of the children different thius. You'd
find YOUR patience worm ont s'metimss.'
o. but listen One moment, sarah. Can
you %, -se that the moment you lose your
rausucs YOU Jose yous control over yourssl.
aud when that i,lostoI course the control
oy,r ths children s'e with 10. Now how
often DO you make threats which YOU never
mean O. carry out, when You make ihgm 2
II wish we'd never bad any Children
mui,sr.l Mr. Grcsn, s'5b.us.
What is ;Ae use os your saying that
Sarah2"
.,E,aaze do; ani then | shouldn' Y
have ans of tli' FAULT finding.
Poor Mr. Gr,gu 4 shade Of adnns
rested ur1a bi, feature. aud in a trouble.
spirit be turned @, Do, hook. lie knew o
would ts % 40 use o. say more.
ON tbc next day, sl,arihy, ia the alter
noon che children were at home. and Oh.
poor mother was preparing Cor trouble. Err
long Ga.r-is came iu crying. aud said Mar
haI struck him.
"NoI didn't, mother cried little MARY
earnestly. d" 1 didn't strike bin. lie ra'
against me go
go, mercy what children l"er' 1