The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-09-06

that nature, aud engraft on il virtue
which will make him one Of the bright
est ornaments of the church. Just nov
the animal nature predominates, and 80 i
will, probably, for some years to come
But he is not irrevereut, and he has hi
moments Of serious thought, | doubt not
only it will be necessary to guard agains,
one or two serious dangers in dealiua
with such nature as his"
"To what dangers in particular do you
refer ?" asked Mrs. Chase.
81 think there is a great danger of Sc
forcing religious instruction on his mind
as to disgust him with it, and produce
aversion to what he should love-" said
the minister. More can be done for
him by acting always with cheerful, faith.
full picty before him, by loving hiu
warmly and bcariug with his faults pa
tiently, than ~ direct seproof uud rx
hor.ation. He knows what is right and
wrong as we'll as any one, aud has an act
i've conscience, and he will cure his own
faults Of outward conduct by aud by, and
the labor of love will not be lost on him
unless his disgust is excited towards Sc
rious things by = reiterated enforcement
of them upon him; then, too, should
wish to discriminate between boyish ca
price and mirthfulness, aud deliberate
sins. BY treating the former as serious.
" a. you would tho latter, you will out
rage his sense Of Justice"
Deacon Chase had come in while the
minister was speaking, and finding that
they were talking Of Fred, he said: Il
tell my wife sometimes that l am afraid
she governs him too much"
"Do you think that is possible p said
Mrs Chase.
81 do, certainly" said the minister.
"That is, the same amount Of coercion
aud strictness of dealing necessary for
one child may be ruinous to another, be.
cause he is mentally constituted different
ly. Love aud patience and sympathy
may work Won ders for a boy Of Fred's
temperament, when they would be thrown
away or comparatively powerless on the
opposite nature"
"Well, l have been afraid of spariug
the rod, or leaving any duty undone to-
wards him. said the mother; g but per-
haps have overdoue the thing" and
SO the conversation ended, but not with.
out Mrs. Chase's resolving to try differ.
eDt tactics.
The next day there was a meeting Of
the Maternal Society,"" Of which Sis
ter Chase was q member, and it being q
quarterly meeting, the children were ex-
pected to attend, and to have prepared
lesson on Scripture topics. Fred had
a'was attended this meeting with ex-
treme reluctance, and prepared the nee
essary lesson ungraciously, the more par
ticularly because il took his "Wednesday
afternoon, which was halt holiday
School was not in session now, however,
but Mrs. Chase resolved not to insist up
on his going About the middle of the
forenoon, happening to pass through the
sitting room. he saw his two sisters with
Bibles and Commentary busy with their
lesson for the meeting.
"Getting the Sunday School lesson?"
said he. "Oh, l know, it's the day for
that old 'tcrnal meeting! Well, I sup
pose I've got to get it too, then and he
muttered some uncomplimentary things
about the good sisterhood who composed
it.
His mother heard him from the store
room where she was at work, and open.
ing the door she said, in her quiet way,
You need not get the lesson, my son,
shall not require you to attend the meet.
ing"
"Good! good hurrah !" shouted Fred;
and bounding out Of the house, he per-
formed two or three summersets on the
grass in the front yard, and then strolled
around the house to the wood pile, where
he took up the hatohet and began to
hack log, but with little alacrity.
I"I wonder what's come over my
mother :? he said to himself. "She used
to be so determined that l should 60, if
l teased her ever so hard to let me stay
away. I suppose l have troubled her BY
acting so about going. I've good mind
to get the lesson and 60, just to please
her-and III surprise her, too"
Dropping the hatchet he ran into the
house, aud having sxtorted promise of
secrecy from his sisters, he ascertained
where the lesson was, aud stole up to his
room; and having soon learned the les
son, he dressed, came down, and mount
ing the boughs of an apple tree in the
front yard, he remaiaed unit! his mother
made her appearance, when, to her sur
prise, he jumped down beside her, say
ing with an arch look, l am going to
meeting with you, mother
He would have given anything just
then for smile or loving caress but
his mother only said, in her quiet and
grave way "May the Lord bless it to
the salvatian Of your sou"
Fred was little chilled, but he thought,
"Well, l know she's glad anyway aud
consoled himself with that
The next week Mr., Barry went to
housekeeping in the old parsonage; the
garden was a waste of weeds, but the
minister was bent on retaining it, and
he knew of no one whose company he
should better enjoy in the work than
master Fred'., whose heart needed cult
walton of the right sort, quite As much as
the parsonage garden. The boy entered
with delight into the PASTORS plan, and
daily they were together for hours. Ev-
cry little opportunity for putting trust
and confidence in Fred, was improved BY
Mr.. Barry, and soon he was entirely won.
He would have learned the whole of the
Westminster catcch:sn,, or the two books