Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-12-20
cHILDREN's COLUMN,
Our Children.
BOYS. PLEASE READ THIS.

BOYS, PLEASE READ THIS.
E5N Mother, mother, mothern,
} NJ The frightened cry came from
KSSa Philips bedroom, starting Mrs.
TASSs Willard from n sound sleep.
Out OF bed she sprang, and hurried to
the chamber aboye In which her little
boy slept. She found him sitting up.
with wild, frightened look on has
face.
.sPhilip, Philip! What ails you,,, she
asked as she sat down on the bedside
and drew her arm about him.
so motber!" was all he could an
swer. He was trembling violently
stYou've had an ugly dream, my son"
said Mrs., Willard, "that's all;',' and she
hugged him up tightly. and patted and
soothed him. ''Tllere, lie down now
and go to sleep again. It was only a
dream, and you shall tell me all about it
In the morning. said his mother, as she
placed him back in his bed and laid her
blessing on his forehead in tender
kiss. 3a>
Hardly hal Mrs. Willard lost herself
In sleep before Philips wild cries start
ed her again. =
Frightened at Ia dreamf' she said as
she came to his room a second time.
'Oh, it was so dreadful!' A great
bull-frog came after Inc, us big as an OK,
l tried TO run, but couldn't move "A
STEP
1T was only the nightmare. You ate
too much SUPPER said Mrs. Willard,
sand were lying on your back, guess,
Now lie over on your side and say some
pretty verse that you have learned, or
"Now lay me, Cor anything to, take
your thoughts away from the ugly frog.
Eli sit by You for a little while until
you're asleep again.
Philip was not troubled again by the
frog that night. Bright aud earlv OF
the next morning Mrs. Willard, who
loved her little boy With a wise tender
ness that made her. very watchful over
him, went to his room as soon as she had
dressed herself. She found him awake.
Sitting on the bedside, she drew her arm
about hun, and taking one of his hands
in hers, said: =
Now. Philip, tell me about your ugly
dream
Philip did not reply Immediately it
was not pleasant thing to recall. He
would rather have banished it forever
from his mind, but that was impossible.
The dream was almost as vivid as when
he awoke in terror.
'lt was about frog, think you said,
as big as an OK, that came after youf'
Yes, and couldn't move a step. oh
1 was so frightened!' :
Did you see u frog yesterday, when
you were over at Wakefieid's mill.
damn @ - :
Yes. ma'am,' said Philips; but he
spoke very family.
Mrs. Willard felt shadow fall upon
her heart. :,
Il hope you didn't hurt one of the
harmless things.' - e
Philip was silent. The heart of his
mother was paincd.
will you tell mo about the frog you
saw p she asked.
'Ob, mother! Eve been very wicked.
cried Philip; and he hid his face, sob
bing, on his mothers breast. s
: Mrs. Willard waited until her boy
grew quiet. Then she said:
Tell me all about it, my son; don't
hide anything. God will know all. if 1
do not
Il wouldn't have done it IL had been
alone, mother; l'm sure I wouldn't t.
said Philip, his eyes full of tears and
his voice fnil OF grief and repentance.
But Mr.. Wakefield's boys .began to
throw stones at the frogs, and it was
such nice fun to see them leap into the
mill-dam when stone came near. and
so swimming down to the bottom. /
didn't think anything about the poor
things; SO | took up a stone as big as
my fist and let it ny ut a great green
coated frog that sat on IA rock. didn' t
mean to hit hin-I didu't believe |
could. wanted to see him jump into
the water, and to hear him croak wien
he jumped; but the stone struck him
right i'll the head. He gave one sharp
cry, then tumbled into the water, DASH
ed about for little while, aud then
stretched himself out, turned over and
came slowly up to the top. where he lay
on his back aud fioated down the creek.
dead, little stream of blood coming out
and staining the water. o Tother. 1
never felt Sc bad in ali NV life. / was
SO weak for little while that 1 could
hardly stand
Bad luck for your one of the Wake
held boys said. THAT frog will be after
sou tonight; see if he doesn't
i came right hone, aud both times
when crossed the creek saw the poor
dead frog floating down on the top OF
the water. And that's all about 1t,
mother. Oh, you don't know how sorry
Twas; and couldn't get away from the
sight OF that poor frog. When / went
TO bed and shut my eyes last night, it
was as plain before me as when was
at the miil-dam; and when / got to
sleep, l dreamed thar frog as big as an
OK, with great red mouth, came after
me, and tried to run and couldn't. II
was dreadful.' -
DO you think you would ever have
seen it in u dream If Won hadn't killed
the poor frog at the mill-dam?'
NO, mother, l don't believe should.
II WAS killing the frog that made the
dream = p >
. None pass through life without see.
ing q great deal of cruelty and suffer
ings and few without being betrayed al
some time. as you were yesterday, into
wrong and cruel acts that bring grief
and repentance. -
Aud now, my son. atded Philips
mother, ii you want pleasant dreams,
keep your thoughts pure,, and see that
our hands do no harm to the smallest
living thing. "a
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