The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-05-29

that they might both be enabled to &C
Alright in what lay before them.
Well, ail that was very pretty and very
pleasant; but revolutions don't take plac,
10 day, and in less than twenty -four hour
Martins demon needed TO be again exor
'cised.
There Marian. do you bear that noise ?
sad Mr. Walters, looking up from his book
Martin has brooken loose. Attend to tn,
matier yourself. shan't interfere
She went into the hail. Martin was raw
ing at one Of the servants.
Mr.. Martin has thrown . bowl of waite,
over me. ma AN. because l didn't bring il
quick enough said the woman, who had
been for years in the family
Then let Mr.. Martin bring water 70,
himself in future. You may go back to
your sewing
Martin stood silent in the landing. He
expected to be punished. and he was getting
up bis obs!inacy as fast as possible but
Marian walked back into the parlor withou,
even looking at him.
What have you done with him % asked
} Mr.. Walters
Left him just where he was.'
I How do you mean to punish him 2
! BY making him ashamed of behaving
In an ungentlemanly manner
Martin confined himself to his room for
several hours. At last he espied his mother
and Rob In the garden, and made bold to
get out near them.
! Robby called him. but Marian did not
appear to notice that he was there
! Mamma and | be's going to walk, Mar
ty,' said the child. You want to 90 p
May ~ he asked of Marian
You have forgotten something; you
must attend to it first
What, mamma g
To beg old nursy's pardon for being SO
rude
He pouted. She took Robby's hand and
turned away.
| can only have little gentlemen about
me- was all she added
She returned with Rob to the house for
his cap. aud Martin stood still. 1t was
hard struggle. He had never humbled
himself in his life. Marian might have
beaten him to jelly. and he would not
have yieldcd-but that appeal he could not
withstand
He tore into the house. upsetting a hall
chair, and eliciting a grosn Of horror from
Mr.. Walters. and rushed up stairs, where
Marian was giving the old woman some di- ,
recfions about her sewing
Wait minute. mamma / he cried
On Grscey, beg your pardon never
will be so bad again And wife that he hid
his face in his mothers gown.
What is the matter now p Mr.. Walters
asked as Marian went do wn stairs.
Only that Martin has achieved a triumpb !
yo" or might be proud of. He has con-
quered himself
really believe that was one of the han
piest days in Martins life. Z
dare say you will think all these details
very trivial and uninteresing. but. after all,
that It IS in my my 70 Jt1ye You sketch of this
it is.
The fortnight passed very pleasantly on
the whole. l don't think. on an average.
that Martin got in more than one scrape
each day. Thanks to his mothers judicious
mana cement. he came out Of them in a diff |
ferent manner from anything in his past
experience.
He was so full of life and spirits that it
was impossible for him to keep out of mis-
chief; but he was not a coward, consequent
ly his word could be depended upon. So
Marian was as hopeful and courageous as
possible.
At the end Of the time Marian took him
herself to the school she had found for him.
and confded him to the charge of a man Fl.
young.
She did not tell the principal that she
was putting under his charge boy stubborn
and unmanageable as a mule, as l have
known judicious parents to do; she insisted
upon it that her boy should be treated as a
reasonable being. and Mr.. Carson luckily
had discernment enough to understand the
proper way of controlling child of his Pc
culiar disposition.
Martin was quite heart broken at parting
with his mother, and she was inexpressibly
touched when he whispered in her ear !:
Make papa love me . little against
come home, won't you, mamma
The child could have said nothing which
D owed more plainly the desolation Of his
lie before she brought the sunshine of her
. inH aence to bear upon his fate.
She repeated his words to Mr.. Walters,
when she reached home. adding nothing
thereto. 1t began to dawn upon his mind
that, between himself and old Marshall. the
only wonder was the boy had not been COM
pletely ruined.
He came home, at the end of year. SO
/ healthy and robust, that 1t was pleasure
10 see him
Il haven't been 10 a temper for two
months. mother he said and Mr.. Carson
treats me just as you do. think I'll be
pretty good yet :,
He 90, on much better with his father
than ever before, althoug b he still held him
in such awe that he never appeared at ease
in bis presence, and be distressed Mr. Wal;
,ers somewhat by bis boisierous ways.
am sorry to say the boy could not be quiet.
and his father was as intolerant of noise, a.
most people who forget they were once
children themselves.
So time passed on. When Martin return
ed home again. there was q little baby sister
for him to welcome. and be seemed to con-
s;der her tle mos, remarkable baby that
was ever seen. :,
DO you think you viii love me as well
nov. mother = he asked. in one Of their
confidential chats.
L shall love you better she answered
bec.u.e you are 20 much older than oul
sister that, if anything happened to your
father or me. should look TO yoo as bel
puarci,u and protector