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| am glad 10 perceive tLlab you na'o '~Ao
up those parental duties which are In
culcated by the Scriptures. Solomon
says, that he who spares tho rod, spoi!s
the ohild,' thereby implying that it is
the duty of father to correct his chll-
dren, and in a father, the so doing does
not interfere with the rights Of man, or
any natural equality, for the son being
q part or portion of the father, he is
only correcting his own self and the
proof of it is, that father, in Furnishing
his own son, feels as much pain in so
doing as if he were himself punished.
It is, therefore, nothing but seH-dis-
cipline, which is strictly. enjoined US by
the Scriptures.
"That is exactly my opinion" re-
piled Mr.. Easy, oomforted at the doctor
having so logically got him out of the
scrape. "But-he shall go to school to-
morrow, that I'm determined on.
"He will have to thank Mrs. Easy for
that" replied the dostor.
Exactly" replied Mr.. Easy. "Doc.
tor, my legs are getting very hot again. "
"Continue 70 bathe them with the
vinegar and water, Mr.. Easy, until I
send you an eulbrocation, which will
give you immediate relief. I will call
tomorrow. By-the-bye, 1 am to SEQ a
little patient at Mr.. Bonnycastle's; if it
is any accommodation, will take your
son with me.
"It will be q great accommodation,
DOCTOR" replied Mr.. Easy.
"Then, my dear sir, I will just go up
and see how Mrs. Easy is, and to-mor-
row I will call at ten. I can wait an
hour. Good night"
"Good night, DOCTOR"
The. doctor had his game to play with
Mrs. Easy. He magni6ed her husbands g
accident-he magnified his wrath, and
advised her by no means to say one
word until he WAS we'll and more paci-
fed. The next day he repeated this
dose, and, in spite of the CALCULATIONS OF
Sarah, and the tears of Mrs. Easy, who
dared not venture to plead her cause,
and the violent resistance OF Master
Johnny, who appeared to have a pre-
sentiment of what was to come, our hero
was put into DR.. Middleton's chariot,
and with the exception of one plate OF
glass, which he kicked out Of the win
dow with his feet, and for which feat the
doctor, now that he had him all to him.
self, boxed his ears till he was nearly
blind, he was, withoutany further eventful
occurrence, carried by the doctors foot
man into the parlor Of Mr.. Bonnycastle.
Master Jack had been pumped down
in chair by the doctors servant. who,
as he Quilted him, first looked at his
own hands, from which the blood was
drawn in several places, and then st
Master Jack, with his teeth closed anil
lips compressed, as much as to say ~
I only dared, would not ], that's all T.
and then walked out of the room, re.
paired to the carriage at the front door,
when he showed his hands to the coach
man, who looked down from his box in
great commiseration, at the same time
sharing his fellow servants Indignation.
But we must repair to the parlor. DR..
Middleton ran over newspaper, while
Johnny sat on the chair all Of heap,
looking like lump OF sulks, with his
feet on the upper front bar and his knees
almost up to his nose. He was promis-
ing pupil, Jack.
Mr.. Bonnycastle made his appearance
"A tall, well built, handsome, fair man,
with fine powdered head, dressed in
solemn black, and knee buckles; his
linen beautifully clean, and with pecu-
liar bland expression OF countenance.
When he smiled he showed row of
teeth white as ivory, and his mild blue
eye was the ne plus ultra of beneicence.
He was tho beau-ideal Of preceptor,
and it was impossible to see him and
hear his mild pleasing voice, without
wishing that all your sons were under
his protection. He was ripe scholar,
and good one, and at the time We
speak OF had the care of upward OF one
hundred boys. he was celebrated for
turning them out we'll, and many of his
pupils were rising fast in the senate, as
we'll as distinguishing themselves in the
higher professions.
DR.. Middleton, who was on intimate
terms with Bonnycastle, rose as he en-
tered the room, and they shook hands.
Middleton then turned to where Jack
sat, and. pointing to him, said "Look
there"
Bonnycastle smiled. 81 cannot say
that have had worse, but I have almost
as bad. will apply the Promethean
torch, and soon vivify that rude mass
Come, sit down, Middleton"
"But," said the doctor, as he resumed
his chair, tell me, Bonnycastle, how
you will possibly manage to lick such q
cub into shape when you do not resort
to fogging2"
81 have no opinion of fogging, and
therefore do not resort to it. The fact
is, 1 was at Harrow myself, and was
rather a pickle. I was called mp as often
as most boys in school, and 1 perfectly
reconect that eventually I cared nothing
for hogging. I had become case hard
ened. 1t is the least effective part you
can touch boy upon. 1t leaves moth.
ing behind to refresh their memory"
II should have thought otherwise. I"
"My dear Middleton, I can produce
more effect by one Gaming than twenty
Aoggings. Observe, you fog upon \
part for thu most part quiescent; but
you cane upon all parts, from the head
to the heels. Now, when once the first
sting Of the birch is over, then dull
sensation comes over the part, and the
pain after that 3 nothing; whereas n
good sound Gaming leaves sores and
bruises in every part, and on all the parts
which ure required for muscular action.
After q hogging boy may run ont in
the hour of recreation and join his play
mates as we'll as ever, but good Gaming
tells a different tale; he cannot move
one part of his body without being re-
minded for days by the pain of the
punishment he has undergone, and he is
very careful how he is called up again. y
"My dear sir, | really had an idea
that you were e1ccs lively lenieut," re,
piled Middleton, laughing; 81 am glad
that am under mistake"
"Look at that cub, doctor, sitting
there more like brute than areasonable
being; do yon imagine 1 could ever lick
it into shape without strong measures
At the same time allow me to say that l
consider my system by far the best. At
the public schools, punishment is no
check; it is so triAing that it is derided;
with me punishment is punishment in
the true sense of the word, and the con.
sequence is, thatit is much moro seldom
resorted to-"
"You are terrorist, Bonnycastle.
s'The two strongest impulses in our
nature are fear and love. In theory,