The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-02-28

"Nio ooo"iuN W auHiy ShctbS W
drive you from the position taken,
aithough, in your heart You knew
that you were wrong
| understood my friends charac
ter, nnd knew it's weak sido.
'lt is as you esy,' was bis answer.
L can be led easily but all the
world cannot drive memo. not ev.
en- to do what is right
Has it never occurred to you,' |
asked, after pause, that your son
ia like you in this respect2'
| saw o quick Change in my
friends countenGncc. Tie question
had taken him unavarcs. A eud.
den light had streamed into an OBJ.
scura corner Of his mind.
Like nor His tone was that OF
a man just awakening, snl in sur
prise OF some unexpected sight.
'ls Ii 'strauge that ne should be
like yon 2 | queried.
Perhaps not. | am his father.
The surprise had already gone out
OF his voice, which had in it o shade
Of depression.
Like latLe', like son. Tic al
age i, as much founded on immuta'
BILE law as upon observation. In
homlier phrase, you have chip OF
the old block Johns disp siiion
is very much like your own, my
friend. He 10 quiok'tempcred
strong willed, independent aud in .
stinctiveiy opposed 10 coercion =. ca
silly led-hard TO be driven. Have
you never thought OF this Never
looked down into the clear ioirs0r OF
his unsullicd character, md seen a
perfect image Of yorrsel.f {
My friend dropped his head upon
his bosom, and sat a long ,,no si
lent.
The father,'i sail. rs he sat mn.
sing, 'roproduces himself in his chill
dren with such notifications IA the
mothers lie may give. need offer
no arRnmcnts 30 prove the fact; ev'
cry man Of rational perception sees
that it must be 80 under the unvary
ing law Of like proluoing like
Il have 40 doubt OF ia bong a.,
he replied.
Does rot tie fac. instruct us .
went on. Does II not throw light
upon that most diiiicuit, yet mott
important OF all oar da;iea the gov
crnmont Of our c,iliran Frat vr
must knoR the quality, condition
ani capabiiiiy Of any material upon
which W are to, work. Tuc pl1mb
ar would fail in lis effort ;o proiuca
4 usr'gl I?Au't ii be wrnlgiit with
gogd in place o. lead and e. with
tho Ppii.Gnat,r if instead of The
most iuc'iie x all metals, Le Sub
jacted ron to lis hammer strokes
A. in tho Over &urlj Of nature. d,f
ierent forms require different mDics
Dt treatment In order - eliminate
their proper use, sn in tic higher
w r!i ot mind. Al 0 / ctiye 90.
ierences are bat images }. mental
4 ffranr2s. Mind l. the 'r1o " iii,
nature the rcpraa ntAt.ve AMI cii.,t
and "a such our Instructor il v. viii
4gcn our heart. to her toac!inss.'
i do not gainsay lh;s,' rc,urlc!
my friend. Il believe that il is 81
| comprehend the important truth
You have stated, that my Child bear.
Il likenesa 10 his father. Bot what
10 not see clearly ia, the way in
which SIN t) deal with BIN iipn
an | to correct, IN Iay boy, the pcr
vcrsjtics which he has, by juhcr.'
ance, from bis fatge &
The frs, thing, answered. is foi
you TO pity bim. 70 think com.
passionately Of him, buriened. as hv
is, tor lie, with hnsty temper and
stubborn will
Il saw the mQis'lra come into my
friends eyes the hrm mouth gave
way li,tlc.
'Msy refer 70 the scene that ras,
sed here little while ago e sska !.
'Spe k freely, returned my friend.
John com miltgd no fault.
There was(G slight motion o! sur
prise in nv tfieHj'a face.
'AccidrnlelIY he touched book
and it fell upon the tloor-tlia and
only this.
lie was very carplcs 4, said my
friend, with { sIisht effort Mt sell
Justification.
You or | or any one might have
done the same thing. Nay, every
lay of our lives, we 30 Just az care
less things, Wncn the min ! is alb
solbed VIC cannot always guari yul
movements. Now put yourself in
Johns place Imagine the bool,
toucned without intention anl il
falls upon the floor sni iIuagluc NJ
sharp a word spoken as you spoke
to him-what state OF mud would
have resulted 2
paused for his answer, Dut he
did not reply.
Gould you have helped the rush
OF angry waves Hurt plide--a
sense OF wrong--blind impulse
wonld have made yon rs stubborn
aa you saw him.
Perhaps il would My friend i
eyes were on the floor. la spoke
in a subducd voice.
'You cannot overcome the mind.
defects by external force | added.