The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-30
BE JUST To TIE CHILDREN.
A KISD-HRARTED FATHER MAKES
A DISCOVERY.
A Child Dispatched on nm Rrrand with no
Explanation Of the Necessity OF "Beins
Quicko Except Threat.

"Now be quick, Mary, and come
right back; you know what will come if
yon don't
These words, spoken in no very pleas
ant tone, fell upon my ear as ] passed
through the hall TO my study. They
were addressed by Betsy, the maid, to a
sprightly but not very Thoughtful child
Of seven summers, whom she was send
ing with message to farmhouse some
quarter OF a mile distant. Mary set out
ut once, and taking a seat moment
after near window which overlooked
the rond, my eye caught the form OF the
child bounding away on her errand.
There il hardly anything III the world
like the feeling with which father re-
CARDS bright, aiIecionate daughter. l
doubt whether the much and Justly
eulOgizcd love Of mother, strong AS IT
is, il Just such feeling. Prompted by
the recollection Of what | had Just
heard, or by the dim remembrance OF
some Of my own childish experiences, or
perhaps by both combined, determined
TO watch the movements OF the little
messenger. For the first few moments
the memory Of the charge which she had
received seemed 10 give energy to the
childs purpose, and she skipped along
rs if determined to obey to the letter.
But in passing the door OF neighbor
something attracted her attention. She
paused, then ran into the yard, and it
was some minutes before she reap
peared Atall events it was soon pretty
clear that Mary had quite forgotten the
impressive injunction Of the house
keeper "Ah, chiIdw thought /, ~ |
turned from the window, "thon art a
type Of myself, thou art "A true repIesen-
tatiye Of thy kind
'weak and irrcsolute IL man.
The purpose Of to-day,
Woven with pains into his plan,
Tomorrow sends away"
II might have been al hour or more
later when the door Of my room was
somewhat suddenly opened, and Betsy
appeared, leading tho little culprit.
"Mary in Il very bad girl, she said, in
an excited tone. 81 sent her to Mrs.
KS to get some things for her sick
mother, and SHE has been gone these two
hours, and lost her basket besides"
so saying she drew the reluctant child
into the room and went away.
| This introduction to me, then, was on,
Of the afore- threatened consequences o
disobedience.
"Mary," said /, "what does thi
menn?"
Mary raised her eyes timidly to mine
but said nothing. Her countenanc
wore an expression Of mingled shame
grief and perplcxiiy.
Come here, my child" I continued
"and tell me why you have been n
naughty"
81 don't know, she said, after con
siderable hesitation; "but Betsy is ~
cross to me, " and she burst into pas
sion Of tears.
| This was evading the point, and VIA
about to say with some severity, "But
child, you do know, and you must tel
me- when the thought occurred to IN
that there WIS more truth in her answe
than was willing 10 give her credit for
A little exercise Of kindness and tnc
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