The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-05-19
A MOMENT OF PASSION.

From Arthur's Magazine, for May.]
The story, or something like it, has
been told before, but we wish to tell it in
our own way. And the Lesson it teaches
will bear many repetitfons.
Mr.. Ellis was a man of kind and ten
der feeling, but quick-tempereda and inn
pulsive. He had a son, ten years old,
bright, handsome, generous hearted boy,
who inherited his fathers impulsive
character. A quick.tempered father
and tlloughtless, impulsive boy are apt
to get into sharp collision at times, and
it was so with Mr.. Ellis and his little
son. The fathers commands were not
always obeyed; aud as the father had
some strict Dotions in regard to obedi-
ence, punishments Jared amid the
household harmonies rather more fire.
quently than wise regard to justice
and humanity would have approved.
The hasty temper and foregone conclu-
sions of Mr.. Ellis made his discipline
oftener cruel than reformatory. A sim
gle instance will illustrate our meaning;
aud that is the story we wish to relate.
1t was pleasant summer afternoon,
and Willie Ellis came out from his
mothers hand clad all in white linen,
and looking as sweet and pure as in
nocence itself. The house stood only a
short distance from a river, on the banks
of which the boy was fond Of sporting,
and in the ooze Of which he sometimes
soiled his garments in sad way. much
to tire discomfort of himself and his
mother.
"Willie," said Mr.. Ellis, as the boy
passed ont, where are you going?"
"Only to play" answered the roguish
mouth
"To play-where?"
"With Eddie Wheeler, down at his
house."
"Did your mother say you might 60
there?" ss .5a ..
| "Yes, sir"
"Very well; all right, then. But
mind one thing-you are not to go down
to the river. Yesterday you came home
with your clothes soiled and wet.
won't have that again. So remember
that I've said-don't go to the river"
"Not if Mr.. Wheeler let's Eddie go?"
There was half-pleading look in thu
young, bright face.
mo-" was the imperative answer
ave said don't go to the river, and i
you disobey I'll punish you severely"
Willie's step had lost some of its airy
lightness when lie moved on again.
mind that you don't forget" calle.
the father after him.
The boy heard, but did not look bacl
or make any response, which littl
annoyed Mr.. Ellis, who had grown yer.
sensitive on the score of strict obedience
ut wouldn't at all surprise me-" h
said to himself, ''if he were to com
home in an hour all covered with rive
mud. He is SO thoughless, or se!fwill
ed hardly know which. But child
rem must be made to obey. That's tn
discipline to enforce, at all hazards; an
if he disobeys me this time, he will hav
cause to remember it as long as he live.
Something had gone wrong with MI
Ellis, and he was in sterner mood tina
usual! Moods of mind, rather than 1
sense ofjustice, oftenest influence on
conduct with reference to others. w
act from state of feeling more f-cquentl
t than from consideration Of right.
Mr.. Ellis went away from home 500
! after, and returned in an hour. AS l
g stood at the door, and glanced aroun
Q for moment before entering, he sa
i Willie in shocking plight, wet an
soiled from head to foot, stink thoug
= the garden gate. The boy had notice
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