, 1869-09-26

q minute ior them 10 retire also. They are uttef-
u tnwcrth5 Of any consde ration. and the sexton
will fhow them out ~ the shortest possible route.
Thoke foolish aud incous!deIate people who are |
20 troubled with tht!r children thss they entFast
ihelr sole care to nurses and govcrnesses, aud |
know at little Of them as they do Of the children
oi their next-1ooF netchpor. may reoaain or not,
Us they chooae. They nay possibly hear OF souas-
thing to their advantage.
II there be . Nj. Dombey Ii ny audience, Wh0
doies upon one child because he II a boy. and
freezes the life out Of the other because she Is
eit', he can go, too II there Ike Ar. t;radgrtnd
In m5 audience, who Is 20 hard listed, har.-hcade,
and ha1d.hea.:ed ; 60 callo1s to ererJthing that
Is beautiful aud sood ; 80 coEroded and eaten up
with The petty and ;'al,ry Itch of money Erubaing
that be looks upon children only tn The light OF
utility. or rs nnlsances TO be tolerated only upon
the plea Of necessitF he too, eau go; for he will
rear pofhtng whica F!ll rtcaae HIN.
iee sexton TA show all thetc people the door:
tut let say to them, As.theg retire. that erefT-
thing In nature moyei III circle. Just ~ surely
ns the ship which ha1is due east from given po.ut
Will return 10 that point nRain, If 1t sslls long
enough; just ns surely as the uoreE apt1DRs from
the seed and returns to the seed s8aiu; lust as
surely a. the planets Ecyore around the sun, Just
20 sn1ely Kill they. eFr1nRtug from shIldhood, 60
rpprl IN the circle rbttl they get to childhood
again. And In that seconA cht1dh0oI they will be
vastly more ,rouhlesoHc than theF nero Ia tue
dftt, They should, therefore, have some regard
and sympathy for that condition 10 Which the
whlr!,eiS Of time IN taking them 80 fast In that
second childhood, my dear freu!s, your bali will
G1ow Fcanty, Jour teeth Will fai. our, Tour hands
vii! grow wrak and Jour legs shak5. your voice
viii E1.e from the manly bass 10 the childish, pip
Tug trehle, and somebody after placing blu r1und
your nccE, lnaS hare TO feed you with spoon.
You wln, probably, DC more peerlsh. fussy, md
troublesome than half = dozen children.
You should think OF this Wien 5ou inrctsh
agntust children.
And now ] Invite alt Rcutla souls who !orc
children - they t3se tho ,hr,!s and no wers; who
ioyr the music Of their little pnfscsng feet: who
love the quaint little ronGs they sing. Who lovc
eren thclf little n8 Of anger, which come aOi go
ike April showers: and who lire ID the:r love. rs
sweet and fresh ~ the perfume Of that p!nf.nad-
white tuhe rott which q ktu.l friend sent INC tic
other slay toow nearly pulled 70 pieces BY the
ruthless Mixnon. who Will Exrktss Ii wearing them
Ia her haltl-all these gentle souls lusltv 10 10.
main.
confess I have not hitherto done Justice 10
Anreltas tsby, have int,aated i. WIS u wondcf-
fnl bab5-no great adm!sslou, however, Ehcn all
baties are wonderful, aud each new baby tho most
wonderful Eus II 4Aufelas hahy Eas wonderful
when It could only wink nn'l blink. what do you
supppEe 1t Is now, when It can walk aud talk
Uut p[c3klA4tl4ue CASs ID uNH p19NI1l'd4J uAuu
up OF the snnrt md rfccocious things
that child does AMI aays. Aurs1ia
relatea them 10 Old H,obhs a. tho
old man stss there SLIPPING hts 1Ecatfsst 0o!oug,
which Fow Chow or SInR. Msn-Stng, or some
otntr MonosJi.abic Celestial hGnt here the Other
day from China, aud Old Blobbs listens patiently
anu quietly, Dow and then With a smile upon hls
dear old face, a. she tells the wonderful do!ngs.
fhiEk the strongest point OF Au1cl1a's DabF Is
tn htm Il
DAT School, and Unusual preparations were made
for her ttbuf, a. It was Aurel!as eatncst leeire
she should be success. A week WAS devoted 10
ttnpsess,ng her ducsile memory With the verse
| "Jcsus Eept," which, believe, IL the star:lng
point Of al, children IN their Sunday school exps-
reuces. She Was rehcassed In pirate and public
every day, and was supposed to TO what tho
scioss cai1 "dcad.lettcr perfect" Sunday cane,
snd shc was at!aJed IN festal garuentx It soox
| considerable time to Impress her with the tEpor-
tance Of tearing her dolls aud ptaJth,ngs at home,
and, furthermore. that she wns not going to make
Incd.rtes With another little gtrL In ~ uneuatd-
! ed Eomeut, however. she Was a!!oweJ accesa
10 an Illustrated Mother Goose wnich she knows hy
beast. The result Of tuch carelessness shows for
| ltself. She made her debut; 2uA what dl1 thst
wonderful child DO hnt send thunderaon tnsu
that Sunday School ~ Ectftng up and graTely de-
| eIssfrS hefOrc the assembled school and the c1.
ul.ant .anrella, that "Jesus wept aud ran cr1iaz
| dorm the street upon an old graz mare, s!ns,ag
| b1mpety b1mp:''
Bu1 ,hi. IS Eos an !so.atcd instance et the ,heo-
lcgcal cross-craius WHICH rau through that woa-
rrtrl child O9d B!obb., who 1oses lhe 1.-THE SUM-
beam all the more that his oTu house has always
been IN the shadow, occasionally taxes her upon
hte kcee and questions hex upon what she has
! 1ea,Ltd 1t tic aforesaid Sunday School C2o1
cue srch OCCASION she informed him that jesus
died 10 save her from getting "spattcd," and
on another that God whipped Jesus, md then
they put = crox1 Of horna uroa HiH and He felt
| better.
Now, submit 10 au3 candid tnd!yidna1 II these
y any theological hope for such wonderful CHILD
VIII she ever be . suctess: Is there the sllthtes,
hope tuat che viii bc one Of those good little
children who commit han utle Of texts at q
tir1e, and die when they arc c!snt years OF s2e
| hope not
And yet, although this wonderful child mixes ~
te1ta cfreda, and canons In such utter coafus1o-
81 rould distract cut-Aod.dsfed theeloRtan
eoncboH OF other she wtll Cow and then dive
down to the very depths Of theology aud bring u
questions cone Of us can answer. She VIII bur
| problems at III none ol rs eref thought OF be
fore- She Will confoond rs When delivering II
| her very elaborate u1oral essor upon her con
duct. with tetort which ts 4s unAnsweratle As Il
Il both pert and pat You see these uttIs
unes hare no. Jet learned 10 whip TIT
devil round = stump, ct to 50 ronrd Robin Hood y
| burn Hhcn The bazu.door stauts wide open Taet
| lite ricd- hare cot learned the tricks Of Ian
eusec and the tophl41s Of Argument, sud 30 the!
30 sl1a,eht 10 the foundations OF thlpgs b. In
| st.1ct, and thcy ask the qre*:ous 10 which a.
are1n tnss eventually lcaAl. ami pFuPoInd the 1n
ansxe1ahle problems wa,ch Ere At The bottom O.
theological investigation.
| Thus, think Aurcs.ats t1ahy had = prrfount
ceatenrt for the whole lot Of us rhea sac a,ke,
| us the oshes mornlog. who male God, aoa noa'
| Of Us con:d hus~cr. And. on smother morning.
noticed iha. eEe was quite lofty II her beartnt
towards rs when We filled TO inform her why G X
| made life.
1thluE these little people hnve quicker dt.
cerunert Of teAuty fhan we g1own.np pco
| pie, md That they see It With cleare
vision. Au1tlat bsby was sitting 3
The xtnioF, the other evening, ua.en!ni
tile leaves Of the trees as they sustei tn the wind
The very nrst question. Of coniFc, went right Il
the LIQUIDATION Of things: "whaf Is the wfad
mnuua:" And tnen AnreA attempted Rcseu
tttc tennis.os Of the Wind which ahoul1 be tne,,i
e1! te to the Jonng intellect, The wonderful bah
At once dlecxr1led Auseli2's definition. and insist
Ell upon 1t That The wind Vas Gods breath.
Anosbef tine, while watching the stars ns the
reeretf cut, o1c after the other, the was con6aen
inere were cracks Ii the bky, and that God
. IleAren WIS .hinirg through. ri another tllsa
necltop Ia t,nkle iint. II wHa a cold, cheefies
lAJ Ii ihr 1ste sUtamr. The tk5 ~s8 c,oaded eve.
The trees were et.1rrel Of thels lcaTes, aud tn
. unxer.esAika IN the garden wefe }elsov aud ser,
I The Erpurd visa fru1en sllghtg, snd eser1
thing Nese III atr OF chfcFtcsA desosi
ton. The wonderful pkhJ contemplate
the tcete Tor mn1ir, ant then. turning I
Autelis, sAt. ''The world Il pretty nesfly 1or
\ out tnsmmA" Couli AnJ one have expresss
I the efect mosc terselr Ut more beautifully WI
! abcrr not genuine teeltnx Of poetry In thu Sin
:. | tcit3 AMI truth es the theoxhtf
!. 11ui lh!s ncntterfut tebJ does autue wonieFit
Ihfnss Man III snelai life. II Il only few eret
ipsn sxo ,hst etr paie hrt appearance tn society
I 1T une at thaee 1eRh.fnl rbtrf!a3nmehls-Ar rht
'lfrbs tattr. Nvs. Autetlss habY. wonisffai I
II thr Ii, haa snt.e fsuita. etsnxr ~ II May aeeh
/. which Asr epmH,uh In chhho0d. Ani"nx shel
: faitIia y thAt VI surfing het tuuint AuroliA ha
h rhullnhr-' arr A1Ansi n Il. And exScte't shlet
!. ttntnltr fforn ,'nt'x WHnIFf lint ehc saii ~
" pAt hst hunt ~ saA! usa At tho Pks.}, ttA,n h
- ittUfn shs wAA s'tsrls quretnnssl Aursli4 sA1
il tast arAnn~ lshkrt hat ahe hk,1 "lhArhel b
sunt' Jast ut,en saiAlAIn d"hn 10 ttaptnr. hut
= ! Dna iLr*t, Enu.'' Su~ yau a+r thst wKA uni{ h
i tssA nAtufp cropping out. Tho force Ut hae
4 luslst ds,epp ttapf. In 1ult thu same tnaunas.
4 rho EtvA i.up taftiea. }uu kAo Y, Mtoser Will VI
:, | s1rAl m. Mhcn TO hnc II locklnE, 10 1es n
whlun ~ his cigar. In tutt the sanis manner, III
lisrteit VII snrht down tEtU lno Wlns cellAs