Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-05-16
Thk 9trald,
CHILDRENS CORNER.
"Is 1T RIGHT, FATHERP"

married couple, whose early life had
passed away in a very busy district
of the borough of Southwark, They
were fruiterers, and had from year
to year carried on their business
without ever thinking of the claims
of the Sabbath. One great trouble
had clouded their lives. Out Of a
large family, only one child had sur
vived beyond the first two gears,
and little Annie would most proba-
bly, have lain beside her little broth
ers and sisters in Norwood Gene
terry, but that she had been sent
down to the coast of Sussex, to an
aunt who lived there, and who not
only had..to rejoice over seeing the
little sickly blossom consigned to
her care grow into an active, happy
child, but was successful in teaching
her little charge some divine truths,
that, when received into the mind,
fill it with heavenly light. Annie
was, in body and soul, healthy
child. The parents naturally pined
after their darling, who was likely
now to be their only treasure. Mr.
Richards, the father, took house
a few miles from London, and hav-
ing established his wife there, bot
his little girl, now seven years old,
home, to be the joy as well as the
treasure Of the dwelling. On the
very first Sunday after the child's
return, she came down stairs dress
ed in her best, thinking that her fa-
ther was going to take her with
him, as her aunt had done, to church.
He kissed her kindly, and, to her
surprise, was going away.
"Where are you going, fathcr?'
said the child
"Oh! I'm going to business,
child"
"But it's Sunday, father"
"Yes-yes-Ik know that, my dear,
but Pm obliged to go. I'm very.
sorry, but | must Now don't cry
I'll be home early my child"
"But is it right, father?' sobbed
little Annie. "Is it right? Is it.
right, father?'
as what right ?"
"Why, going to work on Sunday,
father ?"
"Right-I don't know. It's very
hard, that | know-but | mustgo-
! must 60"
He kissed his little girls wet
check fondly, and with an uncom-
Portable feeling that he had never
felt before, he set off toward the
city.
"Is it right, fathery" The words
kept ringing in his ears He could
not silence them He felt that if he
had told his child yes, h would have
uttered a lie-taught his innocent
child a most wicked lesson. No, it |
was not right. Was he then to
keep on doing wrong, when even
his little child had, by her question,
convinced him.
Was he?
For hours that day these thoughts
troubled him; the words, "Is it
right fatherY vibmted through
him, until he was brought to say,
"No, it is not right, and God help
ing me, III give up Sabbath trading
i WW.
lie got home that evening
in time to hear little Annie say her
evening prayers, "Make me a good
girl" "Ah, child p said Mr.. Rich
ards interrupting her, "say, also,
Make father good man. ," These
simple words were uttered the low
ing kiss given; it was the fathers
turn now to wipe away the tears
from his eyes. He kept his resoIu-
ton. From that day he closed his
shop on Sundays,
"We shall have to leave our new
little country dwelling said his
timid wife, No, they had not
They prospered more than ever
from that time forth,
II like to deal with a tradesmm
who keeps the Sabbath said the
most respectable people of the dis
trict where the shop was; "forif he
won't cheat his own conscience, he
won't cheat me-" And he still lives
to testify, as he has often done,
"My little girl turned me from Sab
bath breaking, when she said, 'But.
is itrigAi .Jatderg'--He Staadard
Bearer.
The young lady who was dis
from n Dicl,ln fartorv bp-