St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-01
THE CALEDONIAN
4s,otltcrs department.

with q little SISTER, wv VI 'iiNN yN'H9
vnup.,r than himself. His motions were
l.I,Ierat. and his manner absorbed, show
IN, that he was deeply Interested in the
zane. Suddenly flash went over his
face. and an angry word against his Sis
Ter lcaprd from his tongue
Il didn't mean to do it, said the lit
Il, -i-ter, in depreciating voice.
Yes, you did mean to do it," The
boys black eyes lighted up with a fierce
radiencc and there was restless twitch
M .: hi- hand, as ii the impulse to strike
was trembling alung his nerves.
.'S.lcncc. sir" exclaimed the mother
Of the children.
.'Yc-, you did mean to do it :" re-
pcatcd til. boy, more passionately, and
without seeming TO have heard his moth
rs Injunction.
..Silcucc. | say Angry blood now
lett q stain upon the mothers face. But
q deeper stain dyed the boys face.
I'm Xii you one of these days lie
almost shouted, SIS he pushed the small
table at which they were sitting, with
80 much violence, that it fell over with
Il jar and !. crash. Springing up, in
wild cXitement, the mother caught hold
If the hoy, and struck him two or three
blows bhndIy and in rapid succession,
hr, meantime struggling against her flu
riou.lv.
Now lit that table, and pick up the
chcckcr-buad,' said the mother, assum-
m the air Of the stC.ucst authority, rs
She released the boy. pushing him from
hcr with -uch force that he went stag
-oriug half across the room. He stood
till on recovering himself, with his face
yet deeply flushed, and his whole frame
pulvcrin" with passion.
"Did you near me ," demanded his
mother
The boy stirred not foot.
''John =" The mothers passion was
increasing. Against this barrier to her
Will, the tide was swelling and foaming
Int She might rs we'll have spoken to IL
Statue "HIck up that table :"
No sim OF obedience was visible.
sal! binder i'll her passion, the eXct-
c'l mother sprung, with uplilted hand,
toward the boy; but, with a quick mo-
lion, he cluicd her. aud darted from the
room. She was following, when Il low
voice, - solemn in its warning, that she
could not resist the appeal, pronounced
her named. and she paused and turned
back
Mary, Mary. As you love that
child. tOrbear -
=. ,ut ,I.L n nm, | g., Il, Am, IpI,,,b, ,
Let Inn lave H. own way ?''
lie mo'hyr sat down, trembling. the
t'H-!. living lut OF her face until it be-
can" pal. /.
'',,l., lin hy til, law of reason, Ma
~"
"Reasou, Talk reason to child in
tie heat OF passion"
so. to the child. Mary. but to the
mother.
Iuoi1 Wa, i -lgnt appearance of sur
pI.-'.
II am not -ure thai 1 understand you,
Aunt PhuJe."
The wise ruler" said Aunt Phoebe.
sits iir.i in the region Of calm debate,
and before acting. determines the best |
mode OF action. Was that your course
lust now '
"IAcrr was no time for cool debate: !
was required to act Johns wrong-,lo-
my fernando! prompt dicipliue. \ pas
sloittc temper ike his must be checked
III The first outbreak. You must hold
him with 4 strong hand"
"Iol did hot succeed holding him in
thc present ,a>e, Mary"
.'iju, VIVA; an | to do - asked the
notict How am | to deal with John
III tins unhappy strife? lie has dcticd
he 20
Let passion die out for want Of fuel.
Don't 20 near him for awhile. lie will
be- surprised at this. Surprise him still
more 10y the gcntlcncss OF your manner
toward aim. Say nothing of what has
happened, or, Il You ito refer to il, speak
ia tender rcmUnstrance, or calm admohi-
ton. Rcprout, even, should be avoided
a. That may give spur 10 pride or pas
SION, and the longer these can be lett
'lccr the better. Let him feel that love-
instead OF anger, moves you. And in
ua!h, Mary, anger against your children,
~ '''',''i no - ''i'Y may Snould never
: - 'i',''' ~ our he''r'' IL olii'''S
~, Jn,'f,''',''''' anu u'''kt7 wrong action
calmly, or not at all Wait until you
20 c '''' '-'''S''iJ over your own iecilngS'
n''''' you ''''enii'' 10 deal win them III
'''' way 81 ItO"NG OF "lsiPllhe, linen
your wori-, ihou-h spoken softly, as the
~" -' 'rI '''''. u Il mute VIII 90 'or'h IN
~ 'S'HuOic power. AS 10 Inc way III