The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-09
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4Boafr twehnfgy vel fy Year years 'sa ago g tw ";
families, -Whona-we--shali here cal
E.Eord and Black .liyed inathe villag
!. Of Edwards Both were of Scotch
decent, both had inherited from &
: long 1 line of hard-working, God
; fearing gfandfathers virtues as in
j, flexible as ironj and as fepelka41t. :.
4 Their houses ere!eleanl and bare
! t., to grEiImlness; every penny was laid
'tby' "for a rainy day" not a dollar
q was givehin charity, except through
i bthe church aotganizations.5 aae" -
lion On the Sabbath. ~ no jokes or
4 laughter were permitted The
children We're. made to attend every
I service of the church, and at home
twere oeNpeeted TO read the Bible
during their spare minutes.9isdi :
! As; a matter of course, tor such
economic natures, music, pictures,
any, of the smaller pleasures or
ameliorations'of life, which would
costImoney,' were regarded at : first
as foolish and then as sinful DIRE !.
This, course, Of training bore no
perceptible fruit until the, children
reached the age Of fifteen and six
bteenl Then the news came to the
parents with "a shock like death,
| that the girl had been seenrla at a.
dance, in; a low country tavern, and
that the Ford, and Black boys were
in. The habit Of playing cards with
some sdisreputablep characters in
barns and stables. -azsF io -sip
a. The two fathers met and discuss
ed the situation in great distress.
They differed as to the course to be-
pursued, and then parted, each to;
follow his own plan. f1ai jsa7 9Al Z
~ Mr.. Black called his children
about him, lectured, prayed with
them, as unregenerated sinners on
the brink Of eternal ruin, and then
made a. free use of the rawhide on
the slboys47whiGh win those days
hung over !eYery,~kitchen, mantle
shelf-and locked the girls, up for
several days and fed them on bread
and water. hAs1ho ''' 49,
sIbMr.i Ford summoned his children
and told them what he had heard.
/ ii".The fault" he said, with al broken
voice, s.is mine as, well as yours 1t
seems saeee1mtasptoo too me- me 1 have hr7e''n made home
gloomy and hateful to you. Yon
wilbhelp me set this thing right"
hi4 lie, toop asked forgGod's help, but
he kissed his children before he did
it, That very day some, Of his
hardly earned Savings were taken
Ftoehite piano, bnwhfth Mary was
TO takeAessons. J Joe wasIgivehAsone
money for which be had beenuhegF
gings s,jor Tor two years, to hHy a9gup
and fishing tackle. -, 80,
% 1.-THE next week the Fotds, for the
first time gavesa a little party, to
which the'iyoung people of"theif
own class We're invited. When Sun
day came, Mr.. Ford said. :.,a{ ~,
s'There are two or three lads in
town; and strangers, who have no
place but in their tboa4Sding ehouses
or: in taverns inidwhieb ltO:-spend
their Sabbath afternoons. IF my
sons were in a strange place | should
pray that some home might be
opened tonthem.i Instead Of cate
'ohism this afternoon mother, sup
pose we ask the boys to dinnery and
make it pleasant, for. them. edl |
These are but hints of the changes
Of his course Not only home but
rehgienJ was made pleasant and at
tractive to, his own fam1lyand to'alll
who came, within, his influence. Mr.
Ford was his own first convert, He.
began to see the. beauty and conso-l
Eation, as Well as the terror, in re-
|aligionaandi they grew older, his
children became notaonly God. fear
ing, but GodslpEing people, la1
The Black boys burst from all
restraint as they reached manhood.
They left Romeland never cared to
returnS Il The sisters io1narried to.
escape fromits Ia r-ibIos gniyiyIBs
:; They are bard, defiant, vindie-
tive race, and if they haYe, abstain
ed from Crime, It IS quite as much
ddeite pride asto thefeiigion Which
was so early madeDhatefdl toosthem.
Some of.the, worst wounds which
Christ receives are those which, are
given to Him in the house of His
friendsl-Yoath's C0mpdkfon.
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WHAT IA WOMAN CAN DO!
isa eae ID Pfh.illtasdi Pfh.iltasdieflPhia .cal1Lss 4iovDaed
She can SAY No, aud stick to it