St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-09

mode of discipline. Speak kindly. an,
III Il low. firm voice to Richard. in>tca,
"i III I'll" hluii. Imperative. querulou> %
angry manner in which You almost al
ways address him. Let him feel tha
You really love him; that there is
soft. warm. attachahlc side to NuIu
character. and. my word for it. he vii
move to Nour bidding with Wingc,
| feet. have studied the hoy. and 81,
in him good and noble qualities. Bu
he has inherited from his father il Ger
tain imparicmcc of control. and Il vii
ever on the alert t" resist unduly ap
piled force. lnu may lead him hl IuN,
amy " here but. under the riilr of fear
v"u will drive him certainly hc> ON,
your Influence. Forgive my plan
speech. have wished To say this he
fore, but. until now. saw no good op
/ FnItmity.
The whole aspect of Mr.. SomerS nm
/ drrwcnt Il change. Conviction struck
/ 10 his heart. lie saw that he had hccI
/ unjust To the hoy. unluving. unkimI
/ Back to his own early days his Thought
went with bound. and there came
/ vivid remenIhraIcc~ of states into " Whicl
| he had been thrown 10y harsh treat
mcnt. states from which no punishment
| however severe. could move him
Kindness had always been to his heart
/ like melting sunshine: Strrnnr>S like
an icy wind. And Richard was lik,
him. How strange that he had never
thought of this before
\ long sigh quivcrcd up from the op-
pressed heart of Mr.. Somrrs.
IF could only think Sn.' he said.
But The obstinate >rlf-will of the boy
is 81 firmly imr"otrd."
"'Ihat lnu can never tear it up 10y
force. spoke ont the friend. "Thr
only way i~ To weaken its vital cur
rents. to cut oft the flow of life. and let
it witIlcr for Lack of sustenance. and
die
"PrrIap> you are right" said Nj.
Snmcr>. i'll Il troubled. uneasy way.
but " hat am to do now gave
him half an houI in which "a do an cr-
rand laid my commands on him and
enforced them 10y threats "f punish
mrnt. l. my word /" Z" for n"u@ht
Shall Il boy defy me ,!
y flash of anger CLEANED over the
fathers face.
''trntlN. patiently. f"rgi>ingll deal
with the "tfrndrr. replied the neigh
h"r. a> he laid his hand on the arm of
Mr. SuIncIs LET love rule. not anger.
l. he all tn blame No. Does not the
origin of the wrong lie with Yourself
Has il not grown out of Your UNIV I>,'
discipline Begin correction at the
source. First get in ii right attitude
Yourself, and then bring him right. A.
lou prnlnk,J Ii.ol,.di,.nr,. il, fhr pr,.s-
,.ut ,.,s,. restrain th, uIui.Liu,, arm =
..But / shall fnlt,.ir m, word
..N ru viII dn th.,t even If ,,u MN
ish"
..u,v SOP"
.Hnn vii L.,,jI, o. +, u.;,I,;,, -,
inch ,f th,. Lu,.. ~. Nuu ,,,.,,. .,,,.,.,'
and Vent ,n,,J ,n,,r.rIf T,k,rmI,,-
sci Of rr,snn NOW p,>.inu and mid.
are, blind imuuI.,.,. and ,,u,. tn lead us
from tl, ,ipht path. Think AWAY from
vour present unhappy relation in the
unhappy boy. and let love prompt You
tu seek only his good lie i at:lI of
from N"u now draw him near. even
within tine circle of u tcndcrly cmhIac-
ing arm. That Is gOHr duty. my friend.
Enter into it. and all will Ice we'll"
The nciuhhur, after >a\in" this. re
tired. leaving Mr.. Somrr> to the com
partnership of his own thoughts. There
was now Il weight of concern on the
fathers heart. Anger had given place
/" Il troubled feeling. He drew "ut his
watch a> the half hour period adv auccrl
to Il clo>c. looked at the time. then from
the window. auNiou>ll. If Richard had
appc;l,d in the distance. " hat Il ~clI>c
ui relief il would have produced. But
there. WAS no Simn of the returning hn,
"Wilfulk di~nhrdirmt' Defiant -
The indignant man said this. ~ the hot
blood hcglm /" burn in his face. 'icr-
verse, unhappy. wrongly governed
boy :" This WAS the father speaking
in reply. and struggling To- hold the an
gel in check
The half hour expired. Richard WIS
still away. Another half hour elapsed.
and Vet he was absent
''IIe shall h" punished for this" said
Mr.. Snmcr>. a~ anger gained he ula>tc-
rN. Then Il remembrance of the Wis,
words spoken hl his mci"hhor pressed
back the. tide of Indignation and he
let pit\ move over the troubled surface.
of his feelings aud calm like oil.
\ whole hour hcNnnd the limit of
time had passed. Mr. Somcrs Wis
growing uneasy. 1t flashed across hi>
mind that Richard. in Il fit of anger. re
brIliou and ,lisrorIrarcmcut. might
hay, been tcmptcd to run off. I, re
mcmhcrcd very distinctly how. once.
in his hoviSh troubles at home. he had
mcdilatcd the same thing. and ACTUALLY
commenced pr,paration> to abandon
father and mother. and try his for
times i'm the world.
At TN, end of the second hour. MIR
SomcrS WAS in very anxious state
and he was about maxim" prrparationS
tn 90 ont in search of Richard when.