The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-28
How to Cure u Fault-A Story for Boys.

George Wilson was u boy Of gen.
erous, noble, and atilctionate dspo-
sition, AMI when he was in good hu-
NOR, he was n very pleasant child.
But lie hal an irritable temper,
and often INDUCED in bursts OF pas.
sion which made him appear very
unlovcly. One evening, when he
was in "A very good hunor, his moth
cr thought it a good time to talk with
him about this fault OF his. She be.
gan the conversation by asking him,
in very pleasant manner, if he did
not sometimes wish that he could
overcome his passionate temper
George replied:
d" often wish so, mother, and ]
often try, bat TO not meet with much
success.
" Perhaps you do not 90 the right
way to work, my son. Can't you
give me some account Of the efforts
you lace made!
Only yesterday morning." sal |
George, =" resolved to watcl myself
very closely all day, and sec if |
coull not avoid & ting angry n sin.
gl1 time; but long before night,
something happened which pnt ms
in great passion, | was SO asIam-
ed and discouraged by this, that |
had no heart to try again that day,
but thought would take fresh start
some other morning"
You have, my son. by this ac,
count OF your efforts, betrayed the
secret Of your want OF success. In
the first place, when you attempt to
cure fault, you should have in
mind that it is u great and difficult
work, much greater than you can ac-
complish in yoni own strength
You should therefore nsk your
Heavenly Father to give you wis.
dom and strength. Did you do this"
mo, mother, ] did not"
This. then, was your lirst mis-
take. Your second mistake was in
yielding the point, when you had
once been overcome by the power OF
temptation. What should you think
OF a man setting out on a journey,
who should return home rs soon as
he met with any difficulty or obsta-
Gle, to take a fresh start the next
day, and should continue this course
day after day2 YOn can easily SEQ
that he could never make any pro.
gress on his journey, in this way.
So you will never make any pro-
gress If, after every defeat, you re-
solve to give it up tor that day, and
take a fresh start at some future
time. II you would succeed, you
must start once for all and persevere
through success and defeat. Will
you try this plan, my son!'
"Ycs, mother, | will try it to.
morrow"
The next morning Georges first
waking thoughts were of the conver-
sation he had with his mother the
night before. He did not forget to
ask the aid of his Heavenly Father,
in the difficult work before him.
While he remained at home in the
morning, he succeeded pretty well;
for, if passion began to rise, a glance
from his mother would recall the
conversation of the previous even
ing. and put him on his guard; but
after he left for school, then came
the hour of trial.
When he was not far from the
school. house, he came up with one
of his school-mates. "Now," said
George, "let's see who will get to
the school house fret" They both
set out upon full run but soon
George, who was ahead OF the other,
stumbled against stick that lay in
his path, and fell. His companion
ran past him, and gained the school
house steps, before George had time
to pick himself up and reach there.
The exulting laugh ofhis coPnanion,
las he came mp, was moreNhan he