The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-07-21

injustice brought another beating, aud he.
fore eleven o'clock Of this blessed day,
that little child has had tnree terrible
whippings, three terrible, furious, mad
fits, been told more than twenty lies,
taught deception, wrong, injustice, re
venge, retaliation, tyranny and inhumani.
ty-ard all from mother.
The little girl came home from school,
but had hardly got into the door till she
was ,hreated whipping, it certain acts
were committed. Blu, the acts were com
milted, and that promise WAS not redeem.
ed. Another transgression brought blows
aud bangs, that scattered the sunshine Of
that pure brow, and turned the whole
house into scene of discord.
Is this mother one standing alone in
ihess errors 7 Not at all. Her WAYS are
common--l might almost SAY they are
almost patterned after by the majority.-
Is this mother ignorant, Ill tempered cr
vicious Not more SO than common
She is young, good looking, cheerful
6when not in fl"rry with her ch,dreu,)
talks sensible ard thinks some, is a mem.
Der Of church, and means, YES, she re
ally means, TO walk wortlilv in life
But these things are habits-habi,s learn
ed of the mother before her, perchauce,
and Of which she is iguo.ant, really ip
noraEt.
She has Bct the remotest idea Of these
deformitles Of ler life, still less OF the aw.
!nl magnitude OF the wrong which she is
doing To her children. Could she see
her ways mirrored forth fully 10 all their
hrdeonsness, would she not shrink from
them, and struggle to reform : We be
lieve that the slumbering kindness of a
mothers Lsart may be reused TO take
hold of the true Interests Of her children.
She will, in one Of these davs, teach
her boy and girl truth in long and stated
lessons. But will that chlid forget how
often the mother has given the lie To her
w"rdsa Will he believe l.sr IN earnest
WEI truth be to him as sacred. "a If the
idol Of his childish love had made it So
10y steady, uniform, unvsrying practicel
Will the love Of humanity be strong in
his heart 'Will he do to others, as he
would lha, others should do unto him q
~ ~ ~ lISi tloNS a.'u TaII
'nS he apt to return good for evil to his
i;'!lows IS he passes on in life. She has
told him twenty times this morning that
Il he is bad boy she will whip him -
not once in my hearing, lhst il lie Is good
she viii love aim md lee good TO him
She has yielded TO every caprice than has
come up IN his mind, aud allowed him,
with all his beating, waiting AMI sr,rnm
my, 10 manage her aud bring her TO his
way. On how terrible is such tram
ing for An immortal mind
What does tins Young mother need
Observation-Disclosures uf the higher
and nobler qualities of her he .rl-tine
from hie's narrowing care, AMI ,,I;, TO
think and ponder the right way.
True. she ad.ss To all her troubles For.
1t she would only think, aud give her ho,
play things in the morn, aud then with
cheerful voice direct his PLAYS, aud by
pleasant stories and instructive dialogues.
hold ycung mind in interest, guiding amt
governing firmly but resou,ely, she would
soon lind her troubles diminish, and her
IabaTs would mt 80 wrong cheerful
heart, rs one borne down with irritation
and so!f reproaches, for any one could see
that every whipping cost her much pain,
and the conviction that her boy was worse
than Others filled her really loving heart
with sorrow.
Oh how much our motheIa neei to fit
them for their high and holy Office Of
training the precious mind for its place of
usefulness in life. Our farmers wives
need books, newspapers, and thoughts, tor
them.
Then wise, thinking ones would take
halt the pains TO teach the best process OF
training children and developing their
highest powers that they do to give far
mers the most profitable mode OF rearing
and disclpI,ng colts, | think the ears OF
our mothers would be reached, and their
hearts convinced that patient kindness
and res"lu'e love, in carving out every
carefully given order, would save them y
world of time and trouble. aud relieve
them in the future OF deep self reproach,
shame and sorrow.
Well, will stop; for this mother des
"'' 't'''"e'hh'es' IL te'hbg FfahR
that The lady gets awfu! mad sometimes
and whips little boys nearly to death
when they make noise when she's wri.
ting
She is kind and generous, and wishes
to secure quiet for nv benefit. Blu, oh |!
how wrong is her Emery's Jour.
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