The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-11-07
No. 2067.


had seen him. He had gone only A III n
tne hall, when, unfortunately, he met his
mother, who was just coming in from the
garden.
Willie" said she, sternly. "you'ye been
again at my oranges"
What makes you always accuse me Of
doing thing, when you don't know whether
I've done il or no" asked Willie, when a
new thought occurred to him.
~ don't" said his mother; "I do know
Did you see mi? p
Yes, saw YOU"
Howf Did you look through the KEY
hole again to-day 7"
Yes, said the mother, al looked through
the key-hole and saw you.'
No, you didn't" said Willie, triumph
antly; you didn't, stopped il up on The
inside y And he laughed loud and long,
and capered about the room id perfect Joy.
lie had been upon the point of denying
the charge, but seeing his mother was going
to get caught in her own trap, he willingly
confessed, for the sake of having the salts
faction of detecting her in a falsehood.
| Wasn't that thing capitally done 2"
thought he. " She couldn't come il over me
that time, not she. Pve got learned I"
What had he learned He had learned
not to trust his mother he had learned that
she would deceive him whenever 1t suited
Ter purpose. She had lost a few oranges, il
is true, but she had lost what was Infinitely
greater-her sons confidence in her word.
Poor, weak, misguided woman! Are these
the principles you Instill into his young, sus.
~ la al l. L. Al
that immortal soul God has given you to fit
lor heaven IT, your son grows up undutifu
and rebelllous; if your hair turns white with
anxiety and sorrow il he meets with d mis-.
cradle end, YOU cannot absolye yourself
God forbid that there should be many such
mothers.
But let US present the opposite picture,
and see Il a more truthful mode Of managing
children is not more eficacious.
Willie Atkins had not been gone from the
Doctors Office an hour, when Harry Gordon
and his mother came in. He, too, had come
To have tooth extracted, not an aching one,
out strong, we'll. sound tooth, which was
growing inside another, what the Doctors
call "tusk." II was necessary that it
should be Immediately extracted, to allow
the other to grow in its proper place. Har-
rvs mother had explained all this to him be-
fore he came. She had shown him how his
mouth would be disfgured il that tooth were
allowed to grow /; that although the PAIN
would be considerable, yet il would not last
long, and il he made up his mind, he could
bear it. Harry came fully prepared to stand
the trying ordeal like a man.
Determined as he was to be courageous,
IA - haarf Hid Huffar ..oulI aI.
seen beat under his jacket as he saw the
Doctor with the dreaded instrument IN his
hand. In trembling voice he asked he
Doctor: will it hurt much :"
90, no, not in the least! never hurt
good little boys like you, do /, Mrs Cor
DOM" he repiid, appealing to that lady.
+" did not know that teeth cOnld ever Be
extracted without pain. Yes, Harry, should
tatns il must hurt you, perhaps good deal,
but think you can bear pain, cant you !"
aid his mother.
L'The Doctor looked surprised it was not
The way he was in the habit Of managing
children. lie hadhal many difficult cases, but
had always practiced deception Of this kjGd.
Harry shut his eyes, kept tightly hold ofhta
mather's hand, and moved not or gruaned,
a.. the tooth, with jerk which nearly took
his head with it, came ont u his mouth L
was bad tooth 10 pl.i. aud had two long
prongs.
" Did stand it well mother;" said liar.
~.
+" Npbly, brayely, my SON." And Mrs.
Gordon kissed him tenderly, and stroked his
curly hair with al mothers fondness.
Harry stepped high and proudly as he
walked home. and telt that he had undergone
a difficult surgical operation. The pleasure
be experienced far more than eOunterbalan-
ced the pain he had suffered.
Did II hurt you much = said his father,
as he listened to an Aeeuaut OF the MORNINGS
transaction when be came nome to dinner.
Yes, it did great deal batmother told
me 1t would before went, aud made up
my mind 70 bear il WE'LL"
Harry" said bis mother, IN the evening,
4" was it my ball Of red warn YOU we're play
ing with Yesterday il the garden;"
30, no. mother. Il vas a red leather ball
Eddie Pratt lent me-"
His mother believed him. Harry had
never told her a lie, aal Why should he his
mother had never told Or acted lalsehOoI
tO hun,
Dear little Harry Gordon you'll never -
Tar astrly with sutll mother as you have u
guide sou You dwell ia the sunshine II
lave aud truth. Mothers, II you wish 10 be
innofed aud respected by your children, deal
honestly with item bY word aud act.
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