The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-23
living rains that drtn through the roof Of the sepul

driving rains that drip through the roof of the sepul.
chre are sweeter than the wines Of 11elb0n. There
must lie harmony between the fathers government and
m theirs government. The father viii lie tempted u
too great rignr. The mother will be tempted tn too great
lenieIcy. Her tenderness will overcome her. Her
voice lisa li.tle softer. her hand seems better fit to pu !
out s thorn and sonthe = panc. Children wanting any
thing from the mother cry for II. They hope To DIE
solve her will with tears. But the mother must not
Interfere, must not c"sx on: must not beg for the child
when the hUur comes for the assertion Of parental ell
prr,nacy and the suhjnGation q . childs tempsr.
There comes IN the history OF every child m hour
when # Is :ested whether the PARENTS shall rneT
the child shall rule. That Is the critical honr' II the
child triumph In that hour. then he will some day make
you crouch. II IS n horrible scene. ! have witnessed
It 4 mother come to cd age, shivcring with terror
In the presence Of n Son who cursed her gray hairs. and
Knocked her wrinklel lace. aud begrud:es her the crust
she munchps with her tnothless gums!
How sharper than a ~serpents tooth 1t Is
To have a thankless child |"
But on the other hand, tho great risor mus, be avoid
ed. II Is a sad thing WHEN domestic government be-
comes cold military dcspn,ism. Trappers on the prni-
RE fight fro w.the fire, hut yon cann"t successfully
fight you own childs bad temper with your own haI
TEMPER. We must not be too minute in cur inspection.
WE CANNOT EtrEcr OUR CHILDREN TO BE PERFECT.
We must no. see everything. Sinch We have two or
three faults o! our own. we ought not to De too rough
when We discover that our children have as many. II
tradition b. true, when We were children We were not
~ tisshS SsAiiaS 10 hht ~ aiShs StS hSs 49, - ~ -
they could not raise us because Of our premature gool.
ness: You cannot sco.d or Ioand your children int"
nobility Of character. The blrom Of child's heart can
never be seen under q cold drizzle. Abnv- al avoid
frettins and sculding In the household. Better than
ten years of frrtti"g at your childrrd Is one good
sound, old fashioned application Of the slipper. That
minister Of the gospel Of whom we read 10 the news-
papers that he whipped his child to death because he
would not say his prayers will nevor come tn canoni-
zation. The cannot calculate how many
thousands Of children have been ruined forever either
through too great rignr or too great leniency., lie
heavens and earth are filed with the groans OF the a.
crifc-d. In this important matter seek divine disec.
ton. o father, . mother.
Some une asked the mother Of Lord Chief Justice
Mansfield II she was not proud to have three such EN-
inent SIMS. and all Of them so good. "No." she ssid,
1T Is nothing to be proud Of, but something for which
To be very GRATEFUL
Again. there are many who are sacrificing their chill
dren to o spirit Of worldiness. Some one asked \ moth
er whose, children had turned out very well, what
was the secret by which she prpared them for useful
ness and for the Christian le, and che said: This
was the secret; When, in the morning l washed my
children, l prayed that they might be washed In the
fountain Of Q Savinurs mercy. When | put on their
garments I prayed that they might be arrayrd in the
robe OF q sariour's righteousness. WI1u ! gave them
food, | prayed that they might be fed with mamma
frum heaven. When l started them on the road Ia
school, l prayed that their faith might be rs the shin
ing light BRIGHTER and brighter n the perfect day.
When ! put them to sieep, ! prayed that they might
be EMBODIED In the Savinur', arms "Oh," you say
that was very old-fashioned." 1t was. qnite old.
fashioned. But 10 You suppose that q child under such
nurture rs that ever turned ont bnd: In our days
most boys start out with no idea higher than the al.
accomplishing dollar. They start in An age which
boasts 1t can scratch the Lords prayer on q ten-cen,
piece, and the Ten Commandments on q ten.cent piece
Children are taught to reduce lnoralsand religion. tim"
and eternity to vulgar %fruc,ions. 1t seems to be theiI
chief attainment that ten cents make y dime, and ter
dimes make n dollar. How to get money Is only
cuualed by the other art how to keep It. Tell me, ;.
who know 1t, what chance therei Is for those who start
out In lite with such perverted sentiments! The mon
cy market ~respands ugain with the downfall Of snct
people.
II l HAD A DROP OF BLOOD on TIE TIP OF 4 Pen
I would tell by what awful t-adrgv many ftheyouth o.
Tits country nrr ruined. Furthse IN. thousands anf
tens Of Thousands Of the daughters Of Am,rica IRE 50
criiiced tn wurl tne's. They are taught to BE- In sym
rathy with oil the artiicIalities Of society. They SRI
inductrd into all the hoIlowness Of what is called fash
innab'e life. They are taught TO believe that history ]!
dry, but that hfty-crnt stories OF adventurous love ar
delicious. With capsc ty that might have rValed
Florence Nightingale In heavenly ministries, or mad'
The fathers honse glad with flinl and slster!y deincan
or, their life is IA waste. their BEAUTY curse, their eter
nifty 0 demolition.
In the siege of Charlrston, during the late war, tn
lieutenant Of a company stood on the f,or beside the
daughter Of an ex governor Of the Statss,of South Car
olina. They were taking the vows OF marriage. J
bOinb, he'll struck the roof. dropped into the group, ant
nine were wounded and sla.n- among the wound,d Il
death, was the tridc.-While the bridegroom knelt OF
the carpet tryiH- 70 sianca The wound, the bride de
mhnu'n has Az .sI tnHny :. or na ID W.,
u'sn' ethe tnt r""e oei"'' VI uePS'"'' ~"N "N
inc minister sa'o'
"wILT THOU DE rAITnFrL UNTO DEATH"
with her dyin, lIps sbe said. IL viI.n And in tw,
hnurs she had dersrted, That was the slaughter an,
sacr;fcr of the body but nj th ousands Of marriage al
tars thrrc are daughters slain for time and slain for etcr
ui,v. II is not a marriage, Il ID a mas Are. 4 fian et
TO sso,nr one who is only waiting until bis father die
% he can yet the prouert, then q little while the,
swim, sroInd in IN, brilliant circles then the prnp-r
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