The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-03-06

stances. public opinion. bodily ipf,-.I
ties. law, human and Divine, Arthr.
And the sooner we recognize the ~.
and make up our minds not to res.S
against it, the be.tter
o..Oh, father" saia Arthur, gre.t,
disappointed, "then thee Is no such
thing MS freedom, glorious n ,edom, n
the world"
Eyes, there is" replied his fa,h.-.
smiling. "but not in the sense Won -.
pose. 1t is wide subject which hp-
been often discussed. L am afr>;a -
you are too young to understand tb.s
to be free is not to do as one pks0sL
together"
Il don't understand that at all.,a,.;a
Arthur: ..but / know one thing 4
should like to be allowed to do inst a.
| please for few months. to % ~.
when and where 1 please. go to ss6ooi
or not as | please. study when I piease
associate with whom l please. Just T.
see how it feels and what would coma
of it. You know. father he addeA
archly, ..you always said the hessvsy
to learn was by experience.
.'Some things" said Mr.. Lee, ..,rs
best learned by The experience Of otllrx
We will try that way tomorrow. GO
to your studies now, and to-mor6v
You shall attend court with me-
MIR. Lee was a Judge and next d,v
he was accompanied to the court-roon
by his son; Awretched-looking man
clad in dirty, ragged garments. wss}ed
in between two policemen and ar
raigned for trial. His face was livid
and swollen from drink; he was sober
but his gait was unsteady and his hands
trembled. He was accused q picking
a mans pocket; :
This Is a severe charge, Jutu1kl.
low" said Judge Lee to the prisoner.
Il knew your father. He was.ss-xp-
right man. l am sorry to see Ais ssaIin
a criminal court of justice What
brought you to this?" .S51s
Il see your son near you" answered
the culprit. II will answer Your as
ton. Perhaps it will serve as swain-
ing to him. -. -
.As you know. was the son q IN
honorable gentleman. and Of e6od
mother, who had but one fault: he
was over-indulgent. Igrew up here in
this large city, surrounded on sllddes
by vice and temptation, but wss
good lad until was fourteen yearsold
Then fell into bad company. / had
kind parents and was allowed plenty Of
rational amusement. But these boys
told me / was kept too strictly un40
restraint, and grew dissatisfied.
.sMy father went away on bushes
and then ] persuaded my induIgeno
mother to promise me that for one
month / should have liberty to do y I
pleased. That month, Judge, bropl
me here. i,.,r j..
Il began by staying out nights- uRs
learned to smoke. That stopped ~
growth and ruined my health. Then !
to drink, and have never
been able to control the taste Tor nq0ae
contracted then. / gave up my
studies and ran away from school y
short, l grew wholly unmanageable, and
when the month was up, left home -
.retly. But was brought back sd
put in a reformatory, after every Other
means of redeeming me had been found
1t was all of no u.s. l
rave never been what was before that
atal month Of doing rs I pleased. was
Illowed me-" ss- zss;s.1
81 pity you," said the Judge, "and !
viii make your sentence as light ~ pos
ible. l heard your story before from
our mother, who died blaming her-
elf entirely, and, think. justly for
ottr ruin" FFFFT -
Judge Lee spoke other plying and
arrest words TO the miserable ma;
Tords full of hope, of warning, Of adj
nonition. Then he pronounced SEN
ence, and the man, not uninoved, twas
ed away to prison.. I'm & ssszg
Il think / understand n0w," said Ar
bur, after . long silence, as he walked
ONE with his father. 81 think r.
erstand now that it is best not TO fAYB
mes own way, until one has learned 70
&c what consequences may follow ID
ctions." Ian
"a wise conclusion, said Mr.. Lee,
and until that time comes Be content
, be guided by those eEzfhauE
elf, to whom, In some measure, that
over of foreseeing has come, AQd
HON Providence has wisely placed p
over you. ''-Margdret SD
n. in School and Home. 49,