The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-09-08
DUTY AND KINDNESS.

There was an angry froWn on the counte-
nance Of Deacon Jonas Browning. There
were tears on the sad face of his wife.
/" He shall be sent to sea-" said Deacon
Browning sternly.
There was pleading look in the eyes of
Mrs. browning, as she lifted them to the iron
face Of her husband But no words passed
her lips.
He shall be sen; to sea! Il is my last
hope"
" Philip is very young, Jonas,' said Mrs.
Browning.
i" Not Too young for evil, and therefore not
too Young for the discipline needed to eradi-
cate evil. lie shall 20 10 sea Captain Ellis
sails in the FANNY Williams on next Mon
day. will call upon him this very day."
Isn't the Fanny Williams q whalerfo
The lips q Mrs. browning quiyered, and her
voice had choking sound.
:" Yes" was irmly answered.
:" wouldn't send him away in a whaler,
Jonas. Renpmber he is very Young, not
thirteen until next April"
" Young or old, Mary, he's got to 60. said
the stern deacon. who was believer in the
gospel Of law. lie was no weak advocate Of
moral suasion. as il is Familiarity termed. lie
went in for law, and was a strict construe-
ZIONIST. Implicit obedience was the statute
for home. and all dcviations therelrom met
the never withheld penalty.
Mrs. Browning entered into no argument
with her husband, for she knew that would
be useless. She had never succeeded in
changing his purpose by argument in her
life. And 50 slic bent her eyes meekly 10 the
iloor again, while the tears crept over her
face, and fell in large bright drops upon tho
carpet. Deacon Browning saw the tears,
but they did not move him. lie was tear
proof.
Philip, the offending membcrof the Brown
Ing family, was bright, active, restless boy,
who. from the start. had been rebel against
unreasonable authority, and as natter Of
course, not unireqnently against authority
both just and reasonable. Punishment had
only hardened him; increasing, instead Of
diminishing. his power Of endurance. The
particular offence for which he was now in
disgrace, was, il must be owned, rather n
serious one. lle had. III company with three
other bows d his age. known as the greatest
reprobltcs 10 the village, rilel 4 choice
ipiamtree belonging 10 neighbor, ofall the
Il irait Il contained. aud then killed fayorite
/ dog. which, happening to discover them at
their wicked work, attempted 70 drive them
/ from the garden. The neighbor had COM
planned 70 Deacon Browning, accompanying
his complaint with i threat TO have philip
arrested for stealing.
Ii you don't DO something with that boy
of yours" he added with considerable leei.
ing, hell end his DAYS IN the State Pri.
son. or on the gallUws.o
Hard words we're these fur The ears DC Dea.
con Browning, Tie rigidly righteous Hard
words, and with prophetic conviction Ia
them. lie had not very creative imagina.
tion, but IN this instance the prediction &c
his angry neighbor conjured up il his mind
the image Of prison and galows, causing
d shudder 70 pass along his nerves. and the
! cold pcrspiratiOn 70 start upon his forehead.
From that moment tile resolution Of Deacon
Browning was taken.
The boy was on the brink of ruin, and
must be saved at all hazards. Al 10 tho
means Of doing this, il never entered into tho
heart of Deacon Browning to conceive Of any
other than such as involved harsh discipline.
Tie Canaaniie Wia II tie la0i, aAd lai4l Ia