The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-10-01

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"If you put your boy on board the
Fanny Williams, he'll have to bend or
break, that's certain. Take my advice,
and give the matter 4 second thought.
He'll have dogs life of it in vhalcr
It's my opinion that your lad hasn't stuff
enough in him for this experiment"
"Pll risk it," replied the Deacon --
" He's got too much stuff in him to stay
at home, that's the trouble. The bend or
break system is the only one in which l
have any faith"
GAS you like Deacon. l want another
boy, and yours will answer, I guess"
"When do you sail ?" was euqurcd.
'"On Monaay"
every well. I'll bring the boy down
tomorrow.
The thing was settled; the Deacon did
not feel altogether comfortable in mind.
Philip was young for such an expert.
meut, as the mother had urged. And
now very opportunely, leaf in the book
of his memory was turned, on which vas
written the story off poor boys wrongs
and sufferings at sea. Many years be-
fore, his heart had grown sick over the
record. He tried to look away from the
page, but could not. 1t seemed to hold
his eye by kind Of facination.
Still he did not relcnt. Duty rcquir.
ed him to 60 steadily forward aud exc
cute his purpose. There was no other
hope for the boy.
Philip!' 1t was thus that he an
nounced his determination. 81 am 60
ing to send you to sea with Captain Ellis.
It's my last hope. Steadily bent, as you
are, on evil, | can no longer suffer you to
remain at home. The boy who begins
with robbing his neighbours garden, is
in great danger Of ending his career up.
on the gallows. To save you, if possible,
from a fate like this, I now send you to
sea-"
Very sternly, very harshly, almost an.
grily, was this said. Not the smallest
impression did it seem to make upon the
boy, who stood with his eyes cast down,
an image of stubborn self-wiIl and per.
sistent rebell' n.
With still sharper denuncation did the
father speak, striving in this way to shock
the feelings Of his child, and extort sign,
Of penitence. But it was the hammc,
and the anvil-blow and rebound.
Very different were the mothers ef
forts with the child. Tearfnly she plead
ed with him-earnes,ly she besouch,
him to ask his fathers forgiveness fo,
the evil he had done. But Philip said
"No mother. | would rather 60 tc
sea Father don't love me--he don,
care for me. He hates me, | believe"
Philip. Philip. Don't speak in that
way of your father, H. does love you
and i: is only for your good that he i,
going to send you to sea. Oh, Low could
you do so wicked thing ?"
Tears we're in the mothers eyes --
But the boy nd somethir: Of the father:
stern spirit in him, and showed no weak
ness
1t isn't any worse that he did wler
he was boy was his answer
Philip
Wellit isn't; for heard Mr.. Wright
tell Mr. Freeman that father aud he rob
bed orchards and hens nests; and did
worse than that, when they we're boys !"
Poor Mrs. Browning wa. silent. Wei
did she remember how wild boy Jonas
Browning was aud how. when she VA,
little girl, she had heard all manner oj
evil laid to his charge.
Very unexpectedly--at least to Mr.
Browning--thc minister called in on the
evening of that troubled day Aftc'
some general conversation with the fam
lily, he asked to have few words with
the deacon alone.
81 Is it true, Mr. Browning" he said
after they had retired to an adjoinin.
room, "that you are going to send Philip
to sea -
"Too true" replied the father sober
ly. at is my las; ..ope. From the be
ginning, that boy has been rebel asains
just authority; and though | have neve
relaxed discipline, through the the weak
ness Of natural feelings, yet resistance
has grown with his growth and strength
ened with his strength, until duty re
ouires me to use a desperate remedy 70
a desperate disease 1t isa painful trial
but the path of duty is the only path o
safety What We see to be right, W
must execute with unfinching courage
/, I cannot look back and accuse myself O
any neglect Of duty towards this boy
through weakness of the flesh Fror
the beginning | have made obedience tn
law of my house hold, and suffered no dc
Walton thcrefrom to 60 unpunished. y
Duty said the minister, "has
twin sister"
He spoke in changed voice, and wit
manner that arrested the attention {
Deacon Browning, who looked at hin
with glance of inquiry,
"Shc is as lovely and gentle, as he
hard and unyielding
The deacon still looked curious.
"When the twin sister Of duty
away from his side he loses more tia
half of his influence; but, in her beaut
fnl presence, de gains a dignity and po,
er that make his prccepts laws Of life
all who hear them. The stubborn hoa
{ melts, the iron will is subdued the spi
it of evil shrinks away from the hum;
, soul"
There was pause.
"The name Of that twin sister is Kin
, ness
: The eyes of Deacon Browning f
, away from the ministers countenan,
{ and dropped until they rested upon I
a floor. Conviction flashed upon his hca
: He had always been stern in executl
Q the law-but never kind
$ nHas that beautiful twin sister sto
: ever by the side Of Du,y ?-has love be
g in the law, Dcacon Browning 7"
o Side by side With the minister sto
u;"dne.s-the firm. :nshri'