The Van Buren press., 1876-03-28
MARCH %, 1876.


her conduct towards it Everything il
wants il has. and it has lenrned how Il
manapesitss mater. in order 10 the snc
I eesstul ulataccpinpli~hEent of its wishes
Every maveInent, word, and even look
lshluaan iIni .atjon OF the mother, and il
the trumpet which. speaks of her dali,
lie How careful, then, ought ever,
mother tp he in respect To The example
which she sets to her. child for upon this
depends, to q large extent as we ahal
= show IN the course u our story, It's III
WV s'P'ass' *ashli*
! | On The brow of u 'hill that overlooked
q beautiful bay. on one side, and Ions
! fslaiid S6unn On the ,ther. w,tsa Towel,
tfftile town, calei Grpenport 1t was i
Edaligllstill little nltt,.. and althnuYh dnl
Y esir thrtNfn'frs WAS aas ~ iive,F Il ,tiua
ifie silnmgr, as ID wis a tasofite +" water
fHe.Ehicc, ami tle consequent resort ol
die .iaasufc seekers II beth New York
nj Bfentl u, teing n the tcrminus oil
The fifhp '.iyu 40 Long Island railroad,
a 4 st9asee s nboht eighty miles from
4 etheftl fhrs@ pncss
L sftst5lFf , ' tFt NiftE%a'. Ms ~aN, IN ! eA-
eeaaiiislJ fast L. stfpes Of the vii.
4 iage were iilltd ssith' s9leAdldI, dressed
| Titles each cnticsN oriag 10 eclipse each
Other IN the elegance and custliness OF
her attire As long as the season con
tinned, there were balls, parties, regattas,
and every other mode of .Iusement that
| could well be conceived Of A fashona
bic species Of dissipation was The inesi
| table result Of the condition of society
! 1t vi i b. seen that the atmosphere of
this pretty little town was not exactly the
| one in which to rear daughter The
natural aspiration of Il younr girl =
heart ore that more than any other
gfatiiies her vanity--is love Of lress.
Deprive her Of the pleasure of gratifying
this, and Non open IL her heart the Hood
gates of woe Her attire nusi he equal
ta that OF her companion, the fact, how
ever. that the ability of one would admit
of it, while with the other u do it WAS
without the bounds of human possibility,
to the contrary Notwithstanding This
love ef dress pcrvades all classes of 50.
ciety,s ana often is the most sxaeting
where it is the least able to be complied
with The poor girl stays AWAY from
church, and tue poor child from Sunday
school uecause their inability prevents
then tran aping the dress pf those
waaa. fortune has m0fe houateouSly III.
Y ,real.
aian4 q popr 4aft has taAen the first
step III tile rnad ruin aud downfall
ufaanfhe ii h, her iusf4ilnRfe lvYsat4i =.
Vaf{sif So af ai !gS
acas 81 se& ,eseer.i, aAyl iac Us, 4sal. :.
l36 slAtfal IL, Iii..4Wgs Vyty s-aays
qaip lcs, auA TEE iia- aing Gsanunds.
lHat marked tach YEARLY coming OF The
sttnmer guests to Greenport, erazed with
I'll cir marvellous beauty. many "A pretty
assie resident Of that little town.
Prime among those who were most
carried away with this eXteinal splendoI.
was a young L{lN bA the name Of Jose
phine Reeves She was the oihv duugh-
tlr OF we'll to do widoa, who was able
and willing t. crafty every whlm and ca
price of her" well,spoiied" dau Inter.
JOSEF, | Shall cali her, was her mothers
idol, and was as pretty ii rosy faced mas
den as one would wish to see She was
Nv AlN. VIII 'fi'i 'itNiA"iHfht WIZ -"
great tayurte But she ad two faces
one that sue wore al home. aud one she
wore abroad In society, she p as all
smiles. and her voice was soft like he
mellow tones of the lute; sln hardy v
ef injured the feelings of any one. and to
have seen hc' miagling In the gl'ldy whlrl
of pleasure, no one would have con, elved
that she was alLht else than she seemed.
At home she WAS the empress Of the
household When hen mother gave the
servant girl an order that did not per-
ieclly suil he's, che would straightway
forbid the gri from doing j., aud order
| it done in q directly ceutrary way This
was the dircct consequence ot the man
uer IN which Jo<ia's childhood had been
managed, She always lad done as She
pleased, nor did her mother ever contra
diet her simplest wish. She was the
most ungrateiul child ever saw. Sne
would not answer question other moth
or. save in a snappish. snarlish tone.
\ When her mother would uphrad her with
nnkindness, she would fly into II passion,
and abuse aer.
| A convers alton which occurred betweeh
her mother and Josie, which overheard.
will lie faint specimen of the manner III
" licll Mrs Reeves was treated
One night rs the old lady and dangh
ter were sitting ruuua the fire. one bright
wlnser night, Josie persisted N singIng
the words of song, either Of which were
highly improper, Mrs Reeves said We
ry qnietIy and kindly:
Josie didn't tell you must not sing
that song"
"Wcll, replied the daughter, sup
pose you did what do you think 1 care
4 Tor a hat you tell me:'
:" 1t does not look as il YOU cared a
great deal said the mother, with trem-
bling voice. "or You certainly wou{d olt
rner comply with my desires
Il utrud To stag t whenever aud
hwherev,r lease said Josie lash oI
aIge. deepeung the naturally rudy tint
upon hri check and | should Ike IL
see you help il"
The mother bowed her head in thought
After a motieut or two she raised het
/ taf bcspruSled lace, and looking ut her
daughter sald:
'.My child, You must have entirely
for ut,rn ta" iitth commandment, II GU
! Il r the father aud mutler, that thy d1ys
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