, 1860-08-20
MISTER Fst1,-a MOTHERS TgIiL.

Deacon aud Mrs. Chase we're strict nnd rev
.reu. 1ncu;brsx Ut Ill evangelical church. IN Il
secluded New England village, aud kept unbro-
ken aad undiluttd the strong old shl'h oil the
Puri,1,ss *:;isttr Chase." as the good Dea-
cons crava wife Was cu4l-d iu lie church, was
deruut, earnest, pra7ing WOMAN, who was
ul5o reauy III eytry call ni lu.y. and kept lcr
lamp always trimmed and burning.
With meek nDh Conscientious h1eliiy she also
sought to tain up ner children IN the Way they
should 20, not uu.llt.ny the occae1ona! aPpllca'
tion of solomon = prescription; get nany con-
lear shed in the night hours over her o"u
shars cnu,ir g5 and the departure o: her fauny
from lhe p:.,i OF rec!,tude- But with this labor
lug ana prarin: mother there was one strreo.
u Jed s,yle ol sot,iress, md it YVES to produce
.:,i, in I'LL uuLc: her charge lila: she abored.
Servants and children alike were expected to
l,cc..nc ratsrr, unquest:oaiuH, tame spirited
recipients ct her theology, or they we're III tue
..all Of bitterness aud the bonds of :hilu!y."
No matter it nature had made terry i1npetuaus
Pcler, grace luust make him doctEe. undetnon'
&trative John.
SIZE did human nature, hut sometimes the sHro-
ra c. Ct IT,. Cn' irs her INTO uislnterrTeia Ion
Of the other. She had four childreu,two E.eek,
submissive girls, sud two boys, one ot whom
WAS too young IN 1t. to be the cbj:ct or causc
of n:u1h anxiety, the other, with whom our
story has the must to 90, Il fiery. inpet"uus.
.a.l:;,ng bcy OF ten years, rejoicing III
,Iisc1i,t. IN. Eat repentiuy very ctlec1ue!ls, t1-
cers wlcu he trlt lbut lie had Elrtn pain to one
he lived sud IL lorcI as lie did every thiss
else " i:h N GniMuS.
Wi.a this boz, this cratic, wilifaf, Master
FEED Iny :,s:-z ;ha:e's soTest trouble. who're
c5.t: hs l:avt rut such Il Eatursf' Sue asked
herself IN re1plexi.y. 'Certaiuly not lro:n me;
ard II it we,e i'll their !a,bsr, why hare M: the
s,,lrr chi1siren inherited it:' Mrs. Chase "Hsa
iirta believer in to.s depravity if she had ever
been sltl,t,cai tn tat point, SIZE would have
b. ra Restored IL sAln.!rc.s litter short e1fe'
riencc in managing Fred. When tie boy er-
ratio p7ui,tt stiles u-Sau to NsHnItcst tAttnsescs
! in his t:hytG.i, his mn.Iler w;ls ruxz ed, tur
The yeun;: ,v.ant would lie awake wl,cu a;l
| Christian ba5:cs ought To be Aslrrn; lie wou!'l
scrr:.u tsnu M conceivable cAll:c, and Hnasaye
10 fight etrcn. battles with thote two red lists
Of Ills, wnrn lie should have quietly submitted
to Lia ni,ruiug ahfutio3s. AS suou us he i;.:rew
| large enough 10 run about The house, which "as
GARNER ti,au auy other child OF the 'hmly, he
was ":utn evcrsthinx;" nothing could be kcpt
safe from his Gc; redatons uule:s ont o. bis
TeEc!,, ard tie quiet, nicely kept furniture o1
| tue Cla.: dSu.IlIc received n,Dre scratches,
deuts. ao.! kcla,:u'inss generally, than during
tic entire Prev" US pe1it d Of l's household nse.
Alter Whit tE:sc pract'ces we're CHI ckea W
wholesome nitci1li:e; bus what was X ut VII
/
church Lc WAS tht tevertst ot trials, Tor sitting
still Was II virtue ,hch refused to be erErastcc
upnn Fred, Trough II Was NATURAL to his sisters
IL fany pray cr$, s:nilc the rest listened 10 th'
service, Fred described diagrams on the carpe
wltl tie Ice Of his sEoe, or runnlaged win on!
l:sud amung the lEamiscuous COLLECTION whici
he carried in his rpcse:, or planned the mex
ci:c.tnr,iinS eNcurslon, aud was Oft with
w.'4 IN aud Il bound u* soon rs Ills father hui
s:.... .'i,aen." Nj me deliberate act ot ma!'e
or violence, or mischief, did Fred plan or exc
cute; tut he was tnilug over with an!inal sIi1
It's, wtie!, must tinu vent somehow; ard III
perpetual air et co,atralnt about the tAtnlr,ah
sut,durd lone. and the solculnlty Of hlS mother
. | a,pea!s to him 10 repent and give his heatt I
Christ, uuly drove linn 10 the opposite e11fcilit
: In vain did hhe tell hun, when Il: mortimer
became undesirable, that ''the laughter ns io"
was like 1I,c cracking Of thorns under pot
, lie hs,eI tue author uf those words, beclus
be- somehow ttlt, ,huusa he could not Shy
i. t!At ul,r.I. WAS part Of his nature, ard coul
mel, aud wculd Tot be ignored. ln sa'a did b!
tell lin that the |'ray uf tile trAasgEes.or
hard :" aud .!lat she feared lie WAS '''u the brca
road TO aeath;' til. only hard way Tor him vi
the way Of precision. mud grave, steady appl
IT cation. 1t she lad ,old hin, ih.: t1sse were Il
WAYS Of 1rau*Srcss5rs, tie would have iu!ly b
= hey-d d her. ..
. The ynol mother Ind in her heart consccr
led this Iirst~boru san to God, aud hrr !onde
hape WAS 10 see linn mlpi>:er O! the Go.p
she used to take HIM alone into her room, III
T. read IN lin n.d pray with him. ana weep Or
bis wau. OF interest ~hen lc would Errak il
thu story of your. Samuel or Timothy vi
..Wbn, time is it nlrtEer? N1yn't 70 pref
toup?' l,v the Tine he WAS ten nr efev
). y,Ars Of :rc, he had begun to consider h,rns
~ Il ssrt ut fepro3a:e, gsvca over was
use for lin, to try 10 be good as he could $
aau vet be didn't zee What he bud dine I!
ve Was very bad oEls he couldn't be as nett
'e. wanted A,u, IT, be, 1.d lie supposed he Was
uw:ui sinEcs, for TIC lad always been told Il
be was and he began 10 do from pc7vers
what he bud for merry done simply from exc
Sc OF ep;r1ts and 1--we OF lnerriEcat. Abou! I
time the church to which Mrs. Chase helaDt
Lad Il, i EiEister-not yerr ytung, or II
~ attract. e at first ti2ht. Hin prececcssor
cold, grave man, VI ho presched sound doctri
but took no personal interest ID the you'll
LIS flock, had been rather dread to Mas
Fred, to whom ne looked like perpetual
e. c;amat:on point. in vIcw OF his "'sdeeds;
~ the new minister who came tn Etay lew 4
1t beacon Chase's while tho parsonage
bcin, I,ai..t.d, WIS entirely dill: rent sor
Ga1. Fr,u eyed him &sAunce, and came :
, Of reluctantly 10 be- introduced tu him; but tt
;'ye was something kindly in the ministers man
's .s he seid 10 him, after the first <aluta::t
At "Was i. you ] st@ Feeding ahe raob!ts
nlorn,Ds?"
'e@ Fred coluscd with glow Of conscious p
t. sure a, nc said, ''Yes. s,r,' and udded, TIM
- ~ tanned them myneh.'
~ "Ab"' said the minister, F" | should Tx
" visit them with you by md By"
Fred hardly felt satisfied in his own mine
to the propriety Of minister taxing an I.
~ est in rabbits; they were worldly Concerns
"a ID supposed aod ne had got tho ioea that c,
" thing which was not religious was sinful. /
- erer, te led the way triumphantly when
l min,st.r wa ready to rlsis the rabbits,
- could not help feeling kindly leaning TO-
Ne. The nan VITO could be in his company for b
faa 1sa without looking OF speaking repToaehes.
7 ~, :. d.y CT two pleasant e3ralal.y nao a sptos
;H r. evening III. l.l..r was delighted and sarp
y. to show him whess tlls woods were, for he
.na forest ranbses: Fred could hardly s:sei
Hsal IL! 1iuht for anticipation, and WAS up al the
70 ~ Of day. As he passed the door Of the mini
:. room be heard him praying, end soitenin
is& .i1 step1 md hushing hu Whistling, he g'ided