The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-18
Srlrrtra Sturq,
SP EAK GEN TLY.

"hH CbUCcFU ON neT
lace, and ~ an anxious tone "f voits. 81
osver yield TO his inpsriou. tsf6per I
hsver indulge him H. any thing think
about him aud care about him all the
time, but rec no good ,esuf,s."
White Mira. Burton j~s, speaking. n
bright. active boy, Sight ycsts Of ~g.,
came dashing into the iooit,, xnd without
bssding any one, commenced beating on
the wiuGow si's and max, ,ng dssf-n,nq
poiss.
'Incorrigib's boy i exclaimed hts mo
ths', going qniekIv up TO him. and j-,kirg
the tiick out Of his hSnds. "C-n [ learn
yod' peither manners nor decsncvi I
have told you y hundred times that whru
yhu come int" a room where any one j.
sittfhE' you mus, be quiet. Go up stair.
this moment, and dout let mo $50 your
face for an hour"
The hoy became sulky for q moment,
and siood where he was pouring sadly
DID YOU hs-r ~hs, ] sxrdi Go up
sts'rs this moment i
Mrs. Burton spoke in q very angry
tone. aud looked quite as sngry ss sh.
spoke. .n
Slowly the boy moved towards the door.
atcowi dnrk.niug his face, ths, WIS bu,
4 moment he'o'e 40 Bright and ch-.rfu.
= His stsps wen 100 deliberate for the over
excited feelings Of hls mo'hsr; abe srrahy
to"srds him, and -s'zi"g him bv The arm,
pushed him from The room aud el".ed ,h.
door loudly ~ft-i him.
II declare am all out Of hear, T. d..
sxcIa'm.d. sinking, down upon a chair.
"h Is line upon Line aud pr.c-p, upon
prec'p'. and at tn no g'""I purpos. The
bay will break my heart yeti"
ar. Button said n",hug. hu, h. saw
plainly shouyh ,hs, il vi. no, all the
chi'd's fault. liz dubbed Tho n.s Of
e"thi"g out an" saying th's wv" qniv"csiiv.
Although he had ohsn b-.n "n ID. poirt
Of doing 40 iWvoluntariIv. IL knew til.
temper ofhis wife so vel, aud her peculiar
sensi,ivsnes. about avery hing ,ha, l."k-d
like charging any fsul, upon herself ,hS,
be feared that more hsrm than good
wou'd result from anr atlssnp, an lila part
To show her ,hst shs vas more rLAn b IL
to blsms for the hov. r-rv.r..ns.. of
temper. Once. or twice n. litl- fellow
ahov ed hinselfstths door. but Va. driven
back With her harsh word. uhul ths hour
Tor tss arrived. Tn. .ourd"f tn. tea bell
sansed M INSTANT obiyion II sll The dis
agreeable impressions made npun lis
mind. Hs little fsst sus -srel the vel.
Gene summons With clsitsr ,ha, stu Innsd
the ears of his mother.
"Go back. sir T. .hs said s.tnIr, "a h.
burst "pe'tbs dining room door ard a.,
hs-inging. with q loud conclusion .gsin~
hs wall. "and see IL you can, walk more
like q boy than hor.S
Master Harry ~ihd'sw. bontirg OFT
hissosy lips TO III. diSsncs of full AN inch
lie wsat up one Sight Of stairs, and then
fstnynsa.
i. "Go up to the h,i,d s'ory ~h.r. you
stsrtsd from. aud com. down qn;s,lv ali
The way. oryon shall 40, hav. mou,hfui
Of suppsr" ''
.s.Irdont want to-" ~hirsd the hos.
'sao up. I tell you, this in,,s,t. or ].
viii send you to bed -i,bou, saything to
eat"
This was threat that formsr sspsrisnes
had taught might be expected. and 50 he
dsemsd IL he,ier to sut.a;t. ,h.n 10 nav
too dssrly for having his osn wav. Tn.
dis,snes 10 the third story ~ss made To- .
fee lieh, springs. nnd then he came pat
tsring do~a ~ lightly. and took his place
1.-The table quickly but auis,lv: 1. ,r-
ss-Thsrs. ths,e. not 40 fast you've GOT
plenty 10 eat; snd time enough to ea, I.
Co."
Harry ssttisd himself down 10 the table
sqniyiy as hNmsrcayial spirits wsaid
aposs and tried Ia wit. mill be ~ss
hslpsds but 10 spite of his sfF~t. 20 do so,
hIs hand went over into the bread basket.
a look from HE mother eaussd him to