The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-04-16
a Teaching story .

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rieucc ofthe sin Of resizti.g a moth
er's love aad council
What ago1v was il nv mothers
face when al that she had said and
suffered failed o noEe ne. She rose
20 = home aad 7 followed a IL
tanee She spoke 70 ne 10 more N
ii she reached her own door
Il = SCHOOL tine now she said
Go nv son. and once more let ne
beseech you 20 think upon what 7
haze said
I shaa't q u school. said l.
She looked ast9nished AZ nv bold
ness but replied fraly.
Certainly you vii, Alfred l
command y0u,-
Il vii aot. SAID l.
One or two things you must d..
4lfred-either 70 70 school this hin
ute o. VII l0ek yea up n your room.
aad keep y0G there until VOC promise
implicit obedience 70 M wishes IN
the future
4 dare vou 70 Do IT, I said you
can't get ne up stairs
Alfred choose now said nv
mother. who laid her hand upon nv
arm She trembled violently and
vas deadly pale
II YOU touch ne I VIII kick you.
=4id I ia fearful rage. God knows I
knew not what / said
VII you p. Alfred !"
No. I replied. bur I guaiied b.
meath Der eyes
Then follow ne. said sac. A. she
-rasPed my arm irmiv raised NJ
tJot--O nv s0n- hear mel raised
ny flo- ald kicked henry sainted
mother. How ny head reels a. the
torrents u memory rusbes over ne
! zickEd nv mother. a feeble woman
nv mother. She staggered back
q few steps and leaned against the
val she did not I3oz atme. I saw
her heart beat against her breast
% Heavenly Father she erred.
forgive ann. he knows n0t what be
does, The gardner, Just then pas
-inE the door. and seeing NJ moth
- was pale and almost unable %
support herself cane IN
Tax ethis boz I'D stairs aad lock
hin n his room. - said she. and turn-
ed Of from ne L vas q i0Ok 0f az
5ay. mingled wilh most intense love.
L vas the l1ate-abIs p4ag from 4
heaT- that was broken.
N q moment I fognf uvself ! u-f-s-
3Eer n nv Own room | thought
i1r . moment I would ling myself
from the open window. Bat I fel-
hat I E-ls AFRAID . de T Sas not
1enitenL It times nv heart vas
,lbdled. bur ny srubbor1ness rose Il
Al instant. and bade ne 10t - Weld
yet The pale ace q nv mother
laGl-ed ne I Aung mvself On nv
bed and .sI asleep Just n tziH-h-
heard . fo0-sJeP approach n dor
l. was ny sister
Whar shall tel mother for you 20
he said
Nothing. I replied
o Alfred fJr nv sake and for al
lur sakes, say thai v0u are -0-rv.
>he longs % forgive v0a~
I would uo- answer heard so--
steps s1Elv retreatiag and Hu1E nv
-elf On the bed % pass . wre-chsf a1d
iearfll night
Another footstep. slower G1f more
'seble than nv sisters disturbed ne.
Alfred nv s01 shall I cone II 5
he asked
I cannot tell what iuf1ece- opera
in- az that moment. made me SPEAK
adverse % nv feelings The gentle
T0iee Of nv mother. thas thrilled ne.
melted The Ice from nv hea--. a1d I
0n-ed % throw myself upon her
neck bur / did not MTw1ris gave
the he . nv heart when I SAID I was
lot s0rry- I heard her Withdraw.
heard her groan- I Ioaged % cau
her back hGr did not
vas awakened from IN u1ea=v
slum5er b. hearing nv name called
0udlv. and nv sister stood bv nv
bedside
Get Up. Alfred Don't wait i
minute Get up and come with ne
mother i dieinz-
| thought I was vet dreaming. bur
got up mechanically and followed
nv sister On the bed pale as mz--
DE. lay nv mother She was nor
-et undressed She had drown her
elf UD0n the bed % res1- and rising
ECain % 20 20 ne she was seized
with heart disease and borne % her
-0Om 1 cannot tell vou nv a2ouv
= / looked upon her-ulv reu1rse
vas 1e1fold more bitter from the
-hOurht she never would know II
believe myself % De her murderer
| fell On The bed beside her. I could
lot weep Nv heart burned n NJ
bosom. nv brain vas on frs- Nv
sister threw her arms around ne acd
Eept n silence Suddenly we saw
: motion q mothers hand hsr eyes
lnel0sed Sts had recovered her
consciousness. bur not her Eps
,0uld not understand her words.
Mother mother - I sh-ieked.
'sav only thar v0G forgive ne
She c5GId lot tel with her lips.
lut her hand pressed mine. She
00ked upon ne and lifted he- TIN
white hands. she clasped nv 1v1
within them and cass her eyes ID
ward She moved her lips IN prave-
Ind thus died I remained k1se-iu-
1eside her. that dear form. -iH nv
sister removed ne. the i0v 81 vor-h
lad left me forever
BOYS who sp1rn another counsel
vhe are ashamed % 1wn thew are
wrong who think g mazlv % resist
ser authority. er vie.d o. her i19u-
nee. beware Lavnot f1rv0sFseIve-
lcrer memories flr future wears
our lazy system-