The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-02-01
JACK HAsTY.

Jack Hasiy was very impatient boy.
Little difficulties vex aud irritate him, and
he often shows his yexation and impatience
in very improper ways.
For example, when he is playing with his
younger brother, he sometimes gets gu! Of
humor, because the little fellow cannot readi-
~ understand what he wants him to do. His
brother is very young and does not think so
quickly as older boys ,lo; but Jack does not
~ Ike any allowance Tor this, he flies into a
passion with him. instead Of patiently ex-
planning ID him what be wants.
fhe other day. he got hs brother and an
other boy about the same size TO be MS h0r.
ses aud lie told them how they must 20.
when he said gee and no. After he had told
them, he would drive them round the yard
.s fast as possible. calling out gee and no,
every now and then according as he wanted
them TO 90 or stop. But the poor little fellows
we're not always quick enough, and some.
times they would turn wrong, and sometim es
they would pull of different ways, until Jack
got out of al patience.
At last, he was coming up towards tree,
and he. .caled out TO them, " Gee-wo, gee
-wo, gee--ao, say !" but the boys went
wrong. and be felt 50 vexe,l. that lie struck
at them pretty hard with his whip. and the
lssh curlcd round and cut his brother Just
under the eve. lie cried aloud with PAIN,
and their father came out 10 see what was the
matter.
| have MT time 10 tell nnw what their "a.
ther said, for have more TO Say about Jacks
impatiencr.
In. would not only get sexed with his bro.
thrr, but sometimes with mere liirless things,
suel, As his bnnks, and his knife, aud play
things, and throw them on the hpnr. Once
he got punished Tor il. or. rather. he punish.
ed himself for as he was trying 20 dig ont a
little boat lie was making. he got ont Of pa
tienee with his knife, because il was blunt, and
after working aud worrying away with Il for
some time. lie threw lis boat down. and stuck
the knife with all his force into the plank on
which he was sitting. The knife went into
tlc wnOd, bit the force of the blow shut il up
against his fingers. aud cut them sadly. lie
was ashamed 10 CRY, however. 50 he held his
hand in cold water. until II had done bleed.
ing. and then bound il up himself.
Which is the worst, TO get yexed with q
knife, or with 4 little boy IL is hari 10
tell. Il Is. perhaps, the greatest folly to get
ANGRY with knife, and greatest ciekedless
10 be angry with brother. The knife not
only was not tn blame. but could not possibly
be to blame. Whereas the boy might have
been inattcniiye though il he had been, that
would have been no excuse for being angry
with him, and striking him with whip.
Bows very Ulten get nut OtR, a. they call
u. with what they have 10 play with. but Of.
tentr with nue another; and | believe II is
generally true. that the boy who dies wrong
most frequently himself. is most displeasrd
with others when they 10 wrong. This IS alb
.ur,l enough, bat there j. one thing more ab.
surb still. aud that Is that boy who Is most
likely to be careless about his tools aud play.
things, IS almost always, when he comes 70
use them. getting angry with them for being
out ul urler. As IL the fault were not en-.
tirely in him. Jack rasty. Tor example. will
throw his hat down anywhere, when he comes