Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-08-03

appearances Vi truth anu oasisiy i"S' ~"
"Yes, sir" and "No, SIR" were easily
said.
decided that night that if my child
ever told another falsehood, his punish
ment should no. oe such as TO appeal to
his wors. fears, and that / would never
whip him again for anything, but seek a
more ercelient ,ooy Enlightened and soft
ened, knelt down and asked God>to hear
my Harry's little prayer and forgive me
for striking so heavy" and make me
"grow good like Fredde's papa"
Two weeks from that day the lips that
had moved in prayer for me were closed,
and the little body that had been guilty
of " striking so heavy" was cold, helpless
clay. / believe that Gods loving hand
had led him out of this life into the other,
but wept as only a man can weep, and
wondered at the blindnoss that. until OIL
most the close of his life, had hidden
from me the truth that there as no clean
sing, curative poDer an brute force.
wondered, too, how any man who had
read the New Testament, and received
the knowledge of the Gospel of our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ, could beat the
flesh of his child to make him love the
truth and to strengthen him in goodness.
As i stood gazing at all that was left of
my beautiful boy, his cries and entreaties
and promises, under the blows Of my hand,
sounded in my ears, and again was borne
back to me his prayer: My Father up
in heaven, please to forgive my papa for
striking so heavy, and make him grow
good like Freddie papa" He was buried
out of my sight-but no, not out of my
sight, for to this day see his agonized
face, and hear him cry out, Papa,please
don't whip me any more, and won't ever
tell another lie"
He had been in his grave only few
days when I poured out my heart t'
" Freddie's papa" and asked him to teacl
me how to "grow good." He then toll
!. me that he had +" long known what m.
system of discipline was, and had some
{ times thought he would venture to offe
me few hints, but that he was reluctar
to be busybody in other mems matters
= He had i" brought up four boys" he sai
~ sand had never struck one of them
ie blow. He was himself whipped severel
. when child, almost to the ruin of h
u character, and the memory of his bo.
III hood had made him a wise father"
70 1t was not long before my Willie, the
~ three years old, Indignantly upset h
y plate-cloth because / refused him some
9 thing thatI knew would hurt him. Tha
Il was display of temper that / dare nc
let pass unpunished, but / did not viii
~ my child, for had accepted the systei
of discipline that Freddie's papa had use
u so successfully. i rose quietly and too
u up my boys high-chair, with him in
y and set it in the corner of the room, sa,
- ing in a decided but gentle voice, Yc
~ can not eat breakfast with us this NOR
~ ing, Willie, you have been such naugh
boy, and all the breakfast shall allo
y you is a slice of dry bread" He rebellt
at first, but | took no notice of it, for
90 did not want TO punish him for too MAJ
g things at once. In few minutes the or
ing and kicking ceased, and he reach
''u oat his hand and took the bread h
ny placed near him. 1t gave me no lit
h' satisfaction that it was not with bru
iio force but with humane punishment |
complished my object. All after-displa
op of temper or stubbornness met with
serious punishment, but never wi
"S blows.
When Willie was six years old he tC
me falsehood. II was a bright SUNNI
~ morning, and l mad planned ride
him and his mother, when servant cal
in and told me of something he had sa
bat i inquired into it and found that my eli
had been untruthful. 1t was only nj
b;s o'clock in the morning, but decided
have him spend the day alone. tt
bad him up stairs, and with a face and a vo
and that expressed my sense of the sin OF
I'VE falsehood, and my sorrow that my ch
, 70 had told one, / talked with him for SO
- time about what he had done then S
ran to him, " Now, Willie, you must 5
i've alone in this room all day; I've loci
AXE up your play-room, and can not let
have anything to play with, or let
al one come in here to stay with you.
lids "Can't come down to tea Z" he ash
nee g No, my son; | shall send you so
that thing TO eat at dinner-time and at
me time, but you can't come down stairs az
that till tomorrow morning. l shall come
S he again to night, when it is time for yo
the say your evening prayer and SO to be-
lpht Your mother will come in, too. We
: Do feel angry at you, but we are very n
any distressed that our little Willie has 10