The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04
and I fear lest the chalicsnf future hap.
piness will be tainted with the poison Of
nv uncououerable way wArdness."

piness will DO tainted with the poison Of
my unconquerable waywardness." B'as=5s,
And this fear of the, future haunted
her like dread spectre in all Of the SO.
ber co versations which we had. this
cupant Of her thoughts, At such Times
shade of meIancholly would steal over
her face, and would keep silence until
the current of her, thoughts changed into
more genial channels. "a ~. -
Josie, ut heart, was \ good girl, but
that was Int Of little advantage to her,
as her home education wasnet calculated
to dcve.pp any of the better qualities Of
her nature She had her own way SO
much and 80 long in everything, that her
appetite had grown On what it fed, :
until il. was impossible to satiale it. Hei
mothar had discovered the cause II the
| disease, Int il was too late to stay its
raeases witt any remedy that was within
her grasp 5zss55. s#.s..
May i m5eIier ii the land weeps over
her eFfing daughter, the incipient stage of
whose ruin was prompted by the idolatry
of the mothers heart | believe 1t was
Doioihou VIM WAC tuC VtSCoe
man that ever lived. He that spareth
the rod, ruineth the child" Parents are
too good they are too indulgent they
are not sufficiently careful. either Of their
words Or actions, before their children .
the mother who is willful or obstinate,
herself, does not ike to punish the child
for the very offences which she had
taught 1t by her daily example The lit
tie child is not credited with the sagacity
which it really possesses. The little ones
which God has given to be the green
spots upon lifeis barren wastes. are, for
the early years of their lives, educated by
imitation. What the mother says, be it
bad or good, their dear little tongues re
echo, Their actions are but the reflex of
hers. In all their movements they only
picture her, How careful. then, each
mother ought to be,of thepattern which
she holds up before the ewes of the little
earth angels which Heaven has commit
ted to her care and guardianship She
must correct them when they da wrong.
but when 81 doing, must not forget To
examine her own heart to see II her own
example has not paved the way nl error
far her ehiitlren Has she net taught
Them prevari, aion 10y lie htile tlevia-
inns from truth of Which she hn, been
gully. wtra stse eslla tatle pre- itises to
itia ;. --..lni tae.lIild s.hass not targzi such
t,raiaisss -. @tliti, rbe hete,. I'd Itteyi tp
fnllfilY Hos 8ta tte methef @hfl1 Ter
xflild for talseigafs41 wh ass She has taught
ltfhe Aetafiaus practice by atttxatnpie 7
Does she correct them for the Use nf bad
language. ftrfgetting that in violent ebn
i,tious of passion, she aad repeated in
tne,r pfesence. these very express oiis I
Guastise nent j. necessary, hut mothers
Die are consistent with each other.
But my readers, undoubtedly, are won
dering,.. WHY al this moralizng ?" Dear
friends, it is that may show YOU that
the happiness of after life depends large
" upon the home education of our early
yerrs 1t we have been trained right in
childhood, we shall possess the surcst
preventive against many ut the ills and
aaversities that wait upon maturer years
A word or two more about Josie, and
will turn to the more interesting por
ton of my story. have said, before,
that my heroine was willfnl, obstinate.
perverse and ,nsolent, but she was indus
trlous, and, notwithstanding the fact. that
she would quarrel with her mother from
morning Till night, SHE was interchangeable
in her performance of the household du'
ties that dcvolved upon her, In mo
mcnts OF anger have even known her
to strike Ter mother. | have been thus
minute aud careful in her description, In
order that my readers may see how the
darkcned hues OF i'll directed youth had
tinted all the events Of her future life.
= S.
One of the most lovely scenes upon
which the human eye can gaze, is found
in the neighborhood OF the little town of
Greenport. On the south side of the vii
lage sleeps in serene and majestic lowell
ness the placid waters OF the beautiful
bay that washes the southern shores of
the village. The waters of this charming
bay are lovely green. and straight line
seems to mark the spot where it's waters
meet those of the blue tinted Long Island
Sound. . .... ...s..
The northern shore was whitened by
the foam with which the Sound, in its
moments of rage bespatlcred the surface
of the coast. On clear night you could
stand upon the bank that overlooked this
beautiful blue expanse OF waters, reflect
ing. like a monster mirror, the mellow
| light of the watch fires OF the skies,
while it glistened like sea of molten
gold and see the beacon lights that here
and there dot the picturesque coast OF
Connecticut, and which, like guardian
angels fingers point the eye OF the be-
nighted mariner to the dangers that" lie
hidden meath the bosom of the angry
waves No painter ever pictured Il love
lier scene upon his canvas than that which
caught the eye, as one Looked out upon
this beautiful nature pannramma. Ever
aud anon the white sails Of some scua-
ding harqup would giistrn in The moon.
lighl, and like the metof Which flashes
across The SKY wouli quickly disappear.
1t is over elghteen Years since gaz fd
upon these scenes, but their beautiful
memories twine themselves like rosy
garlands around my heart, and amid
them all mingle as in days Of yore.
Among the throng that summer nights
were found vending their way To this en'
chanting spot, was young man, a stran