Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-08-24

now with tenderness that made his b
leap. Her hands were held out towards
Dropping the pencil, he advanced . ste
two, looking wonderingly 1t his mOthe
She still held out her hands. "Uolne de-
He was by her side in an instant.
| "Do you love mother p An arm
drawn gently around him. He did not
Swer in words, hut put his arms about
neck and kissed her What thrill OF D
ure went trembling to her heart.
g love Eddy" Ths little arms tight
about her neck, and the little head went
nesting upon her bosom.
"Oh! | love you so much" The
smothcred voice was full Of childish ear
ness. ef1 81 as'sssfs- s44sF1
"Will Eddy be good for mothcr ?"
81 won't never be naughty again.
ward stood up, speaking in q resolute way,
and looking full in his mothers face. "IfI
can help It, he added little less confidently.
I "Oh, Eddy can help it if he will" said Ma
mother, smiling encouragement into his face.
Something was on the lip Of the boy, but
he kept it back from uttorance. yra J. ggra
i "What WAS it, dcarg What were you 60
ing to sayY
Thus encouraged, Edward said, dropping
his eyes as he spoke, igagigi 70 f,fa :
"rll forget sometimes I'm most sure 7
will. But --.a.- -,-@------
He paused with the sentence unfinished
Don't scold me then, mamma. Kiss me.
and III be so sorry r.
H. caught his breath with i sob, and his
mother drew his head against her bosom,
and laid her fearful lace down among his
golden curls si's-tt""@2ft 3" --. $3.50
When they entered the sitting room Aunt
Rachel saw that it was all right with them.
She held out her hand to Edward, who came
to her in a gHntle way. and stood, with a hap
py5looking face, by her side. - .as.. ,.-i
Scarcely within her memory had the moth.
er spent so pleasant an afternoon. Edward
Of course, soon forgot himself, soon mesldled
with forbidden things. made unsecmly noises
or conducted himself in way that tried Sc
'vcrcly his mothers patience. But, she COM
PEELED herself, and it required no light effort,
to use honey, instead Of vinegar speak in
affcctionatc remOnstrances instead Of with
angry threats--and, instantly, the troubled
waters grew still, 70, She could not but notice
the singular difference in effect, between the
loud, emphatic, commanding utterances in
which shs had so long indulged, and the quiet,
loving words now spoken in undcrtones.
VIII then opposed will but now iove yielded
to love- The boy once so Indifferent and r..
beilious. was now anxious to gain his moth
or's approval She had work of governed
hers If. and tn. work Of governing her child
so impossible before, because thing Of
easiest achievement. ,....f.... =.
!. "D,,'t forget it, dear" said Aunt Rachel.
as she held the hand of her niece, in parting.
at the close of her visit -.
Z "Nev"r!' was the earnest r,ply u" Yon
have removed scales from my eyes and sel
fishn,ss. self will. AMI passion, shall, nv,r
blind m again-I will try-to govern myself
,always-befors Attempting to- govern my
,child--try to stimulate the growth of loving
affections, rather than give all thought to the
weeds. in seeking to tear up which / have ai-
ready hurt so many tender plants" r,......4 b.
/ "Ah, my child. that is tho true way ra-
piled Aunt Rachel. !" Ic you can get the !if.
forces Of his young spirit to flow vigorously
into tha good plants. they will soon spring
up into tn, sunny air, spreading their bran h.
es, and striking their roots decp into TIL.
earth leaving the evil plants to droop, and
wither for lack Of nourishnent. =, -. d. 7,
4 Coon SELI.,--Oncc two ministers of the
Gospel were conversins on extemporaneous
preaching. M ,.at3lsy .r. n s,,i
"Wsn," said til, old divine, waxing warm,
you ara running yourself by writing sermons
and reading them off. Your congregation
cannot become interestedin yonr preaching
and If you were called on to preach ine expect
mon you would be confused" '1f 8a
ri, J:.,:.,<y - u ~ L.. u ~
but in vain, to convince the old gentleman
that the written sermon expressed his own
thoughts and feelings, an if called upon, he
could preach. extemporaneously. az ',s
"As We are Of the same faith" said the
young minister, suppose. you try me next
Sunday morning. On ascending the pulpit
you can hand me . text from any part of ths
Bible, and I will convince you that can
preach without having looked at the text be-
fore / stoodup. Likewise, must be allowed
the same privilege with you, and see who
can make the best oft" aaairi s3aa@H4 ai 5F
The idea seemed to delight the old gentle.
man, and'it was Immediately agreed upon.
On the following Sabbath, OH mounting fbc
pulpit his senior brother handed him slip
Of paper, on which was written: ''And the
ass opened his mouth and spake," from which
ne preached a glorious sermon, chaining the
attention Of his delighted hearers, and charm
ing his old friend with his eloquence. z.
In tn. afternoon the young brother, who
was sitting below the pulpit, handed his slip.
After rising and opening the Bible, the old
man looked sadly around-"Am I not thine
ass?''i Pausing few minutes, he ran his
fingers through his hair. straightcncd his
collar, blew his nose like the last trumpet.
and read aloud -"Am not thine ass =" An
other pause, in which a deadly silence reign
ed. After reading a third time" Am not
thine asa p he looked over the pulpit II his
friend, and in dolcfuI voice said: sa q
II think I am, brother ~ 'ii sfl g t.2s
The SIMPLE SEcREr. Twenty clerks in .
store. Twenty hands in printing Office
Twenty young men in a village All want
to get along in the world, and all expect to
do So. One Of the, clerks win rise to be .
partner, and make fortune. Ono of the
compositers win own newspaper and be-
come an influential and prosperous citizen
One Of apprentices win come to be amas-
ter builder One Of the villagers will get .
handsome farm and live like q patriarch.--