Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-01-09
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A QUARREL ABOUT A STRAW.
A STORY FOR CHILDREN.


STORY FOR CHILDREN.
There have been great many quarrel
among grown up children-called men ant
women-about straws, or things of no more
Importance.
Robert and Rachel were growing W
quite tall, for the latter was between eigh
and nine years of age, and her brother
year older; they ought, therefore, to have
known better than to quarrel. A sac
thing it is for young people to giveway tt
a hasty temper.
Rachel and Robert were at play togeth
er, under their fathers study window, hi
with his humming-top, and she with hel
skipping-rope, when Robert, seeing long
straw on the ground, and picked it up ane
began to balance it on his finger. This he
did very cleverly for some time, till hi!
sister who was fond of bit of mischief
gave him push, when down fell the straw
to the ground. Robert, instead of taking
the act in a good-humored, way, rose W
into passion, and angry quarrel tool
place.
"You are provoking thing, Rachel!
wanted to see how long | could balance tht
straw, and now you have prevented me.
have great mind to break your skipping
rope, that I have"
"Break my skipping-rope, indeed, you
passionate boy! Do you think am
child ?"
eyes, do think you are child, and O
very silly child too. You are always do.
ing some ill-natured thing or other /;
would not be a meddlesome girl for the
world"
"And would not be foolish, passion
ate boy on any account. You are always
breaking out in your temper, and speaking
against girls, and giving yourself airs; but
I will leave you to play by yourself
In very tossing manner Rachel walk
ed away, and soon began to skip and sing,
as though she was happy. Robert, too,
seemed to be altogether taken up with his
humming-top, whistling louder than usual,
that his sister might hear him.
You cannot keep up fire long without
fuel, and anger, like fire, requires feed,
ing to keep it burning. In spite of Ra.
chefs singing, and Robert whistling, their
hearts did not feel rightly. By degrees
they came nearer together, and at last said
Robert, "Why cannot you come and skip
here, Rachel? There is plenty of room. "
$50 I would, Robert, if should not be
in the way of your humming-top."
"Oh, you would not be in the way at
all, and if you were, I would move far
ther off. I was foolish in talking about
breaking your skipping-rope; I did not
mean to break it,
'No, I did not think you did. 1t was
wrong in me to call you Names"
"And also said many things I ought
not to have spoken"
'It was all my fault for pushing you
when you were balancing that straw; but
if you will take it up again, I promise not
to touch you ut ALL"
"And I promise that if you do, I will
not again be so foolish as to 60 out of tenn
per, about it; kiss me, Rachel, and let US
be friends. You are kind sister to me,
and ought to be kind brother
"And so you are kind brother, Robert,
only little bit quick in your temper, and
am quicker still. But now pick up the
straw, for should like to see how long you
can balance it wi hout letting it fall"
Robert turned round to pick up the
straw, and saw, to his surprise, his father
coming into the garden. The truth flashed
on the minds of both Robert and Rachel at
once, that though they had thoug hit their
father was out walking, he had been in his
study all the while, and must have seen
and heard all that had taken place their
faces were almost as red as the roses on the
beds that surround them.
"And what has been the matter p said
their father ''for your faces tell me that
all has not been right with you. What has
been the matter %
IL quarrelled with Rachel, father" said
Robert, "but was out of temper. am
very sorry that I went into such passion. -
''It was my fault, indeed, father said
Rachel ''for when Robert was balancing
a straw, I gave him push and made it fall
it was my fault"
"My dear children" said their father,
II know all about the matter; and though
I am glad to hear you own your faults, and
try to excuse one another, yet [ really did
feel ashamed and grieved that my children
should be angry and quarrel about straw.
1t is not only weakness, but wickedness, to
give way to bitterness. If you love one
another, you should bear with one another.
Though you now are friends, you cannot
blot out from your memory the ill-natured
words you have spoken, and the hard names
you have called each other. Do be more
watchful over yourselves for He that
hath no rule over his own spirit is like q
city that is broken down, and without walls.
Prov. XIV. %. And do also be more ear
nest in your prayers to your Heavenly Fa.
ther, that spirit of love may be given you,
Ask him to help you by his Holy Spirit,
that you may be more and more like Jesus
and you may learn how to forgive one an.
other"
THE LORDS DAY AT HOME.
"The general aspect of this holy day
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