Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-06-04
SUCH A TEMPER.

Auab Cullu Will Uc buo uodbu VI Ih0 lOkS
Oh, he has such a temper Just see how
he acts. You John Hush this instant,
and do as tell you'll
These words were uttered in an excl
cited voice. by q mother Who had come
suddenly upon her little boy. bright,
busy. active little fellow. three years old.
who had Just discovered a new amuse-
msnt. and was enjoying himself up to his
capacity. That amusement was a rude
attempt at castle building. Tue n ateri.
al used on the occasion were books from
the library shelves. His mother. in com>
pany with An aunt. who had arrived that
day on q short visit. happened to come
upon him in the midst of his pleasant
sport.
Dear little fellow ! was on the aunt's
lips. as her eyes fell upon Ihe child's an
imaIeC face but ere :he words were
spoken. his mother had started for ard,
and seized him by the arm. With a sud
den jerk she drew him several teet away
from his mimic blildiug. exclaimiug as
shs did SO. in angry tone
You bad boy How dare you do this?
Just see your fathers books scattered all
over the fooI!'
4 moment or two she held him with a
firm grip; then pushing him from her
Ahe added
Put every book iu its place on the
shelf; and you dare to touch them again
Released from his moIher's hand. John.
instead of obeying her. threw himself
upon the floor, ard commenced kicking
and screaming in uncontrolled passion.
Just see how b.. acts. Mary !! repeat
ed the mother. 'That temper will be his
ruin. John. hush this moment, and get
up, as tell you
But the child's passi IN was q whirl-
wind. and subsidized not until its force was
spent. In her blind anger. the mo,h"r
stopped over the boy. anu was raising hGr
hand to punish him. when her sister
drew her back and whispered:
Don't Anna! A blow now will do
harm Aud she drew the excited mother
from the room.
MARY. this ia not right said the
mother. with s,me severity OF manner, as
soon as they were ou. Of the library.
You must not come between me and
my children. If you take their part when
reprove or punish. all my control over
them ~ill be gone
Dear sister rell Cd Mary. with much
feeling and great tenderness Of manner.
forgive ME. ii have erred and let the
pure love feel for you and your children
be my apologist.'
There was silence for nearly a minute;
calm feelin upon the mothers spirit.
He has such dreadful temper, Mary!
L, not subdued now, it will curse his whole
life. You don't know how i. troubles
me-
Your duty. to me is very plain. sister.
WAS the answer.
Il must break that that temper while
he is a Child
You cannot. it will only gain strength
by conflict replied tide sister.
lis the case then SO hopeless? will
not believe it Mary"
oh. no-not hopeless by any means.
How does the oak gain strength and Wig
orous life ? Look at its rugged trunk.
its gnarled and twisted branches. and
read the history ofits strife with tempests
and tornado through half century.
So tits. by action. resistance and conflict
that our passions are tutored. Do you
imagine, that the excitement through
which your child has passed will weaken
the bad temper of which you complain?
Has it not on the contrary. given it in-
creased strength ?
The sister paused.
There was not q sign OF evil in his
happy little face when he entered the Ii.
brary.' "r-a
'But he was doing wrong said the
mother. -EN CEI..8.
Had you told him he must not build
houses with books?'
Yes. forty times. There isn'tan hour
in the day that don't have to check or
reproVe or punish him for one kind of
mischief or another. He knew it was
wrong
May be you check or reprove and
punish him too much. Anna suggested
the sister. there is a danger OF error in
this direction, when the child's mind is
unusually active. The stream that glides
along smoothly enough through the
meadow. will fret, and chafe. and dash
madly forward, if rocky obstructions
como in its way
But children must not be permitted to
DO as they please. They would soon be
ruined, said the mother.
III you put dam across the stream,
or throw huge rocks into the midst of it's
gentle gliding current, you do not stop
ltsprogress but only swell its volume
until It oyeraows it's banks. or distorts
iss surface with whirling eddys. Mere
opposition to q child's desires effects
ABOUT as little good. It only gives them