Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-17

Senior had been me, and his wife had
been my wife, and the cub our mutual
wit:
When John Junior conferred the Ii
brary, marched audaciously up to the
desk, snatchcd an open letter from un-
der his fathers busy fingers, threw it
upon the lloor,n and struck tho ill
attitude described in the
succeeding paragraph, his mother
would have been Il good deal surpris-
ed, and also gricvcd; surprised that
her patient training of her child to
never insult anyone-eNcn 4 parent
should SO suddenly and strangely have
fallen to ruin; and grieved that she
must witness the shameful thing.
At this point John Scnior-meaning
me-would not have said, either Judi
ciallyn or otherwise, Junior is q
naughty boy" No; he would have
known more than this John Senior
knew-for lie would have known
enough TO keep still. Ho wouldn't
have aggravated Il case which was al
ready bad enough by making any such
stupid remark stupid, unhelpful and
uudig liiicd. He would have known
anu loiV '"'t ''' W., ." ,ioni With Iho
WHO "aS qN'to wv ~ ni" nssrna
case ~ "ns SsG'7v ,,n " t n L;m Vas.
and there Is another thing he would
have known, and does at this present
"''t'"s Nno" ,, tnr' n. =" o" mn onnsiGnr;ng
VI '"' aot' "m ,l."i,. "" w. l ,s ,nnronrha'
nc Is "'"1ss ,i i'MoiS W. w ,s 80 ,s this ~ -
gous anu a"',''nG Iva" as :" bo IN Tho If.
H , p'o'00 N''D'''' " W ~ Wv
'io '"'.' .r 80,
No; he would hare Kept SUI ihSh
the mother would have leu tne niue
boy to private place, ana taken MN
on her lap and reasoned with him. ana
loved him out OF his wrong MOOD, anu
shown him that he had mlstroatoG GIG
of the best and most loving irlenus nc
had in the world and IN no very long
time the child would be convinced
apd be sorry and would run WIN
equal sincerity and ask INC taeher 5
pardon. And that would be INC emu
OF the matter -.
But granting that it dld not iurn OUT
in juat this way but 'hat INC cAlio
grew stubborn and STOOD out aga'hSs
reasoning and affection IN lha' case
a whipping would be promised lhN'
would have prompt effect upon inc
child's state OF mind, Tor II would
know, with its mature two years OF eN,
perience, that no promise OF any KIND
was ever made to Il child IN our mouse
and not rigidly kept. so inns chiiV
would quiet down at this point, become
repcntant, loving, reasonaDIc-in
word, its own charming sell again
and would go and apologize 10 VIC
father, receive his careSaes' ana poIlho
away to its play iight-n,earIcu HnI
happy again, although well aware ina
at tho proper time II was gong 10 &c
that whipping suro.
Tho 'proper time referred to u
any time after both mother and chll'
have got the sting OF the original din
Guilty clear out Of their minds ant
hearts, and are prepared TO give an'
take whipping on purely bushes
principles - disciplinary principles
and with hearts wholly free from tenn
per- For whippings are not gwen il
our house for revenge; they are no
given for spite nor even in anger; the,
are given partly for punishment, bn
mainly by way Of impressive remlndc
and protector against repetition o
the otlense. The interval between tn
promise OF whipping and ils iniilct!cl
| is usually an hour or two. BY tina
time both parties are calm, and tn
one is judicial, the other receptive
The child never goes from tho scene o
punishment until it has been love-
back into happy eartcdncss and joy
full spirit. The spanking is never
cruel one, but is always an honest one
1t hurts. If it hurts the child, mag
inc how il must hurt the mother. He
spirit is serene, Tranquil. She has no
the support which is afforded by anger
Every blow she strikes the child bruisc
her own heart. The mother of m
children adores them; there is no mild
or term for it; and they worship her
they even worship anything which tn
touch If her hand has made sacred
They know her for the best and uucs
friend hey have ever had or ever shal
have; they know her for one who neye
did the n Il wrong and can not do ther
wrory; who never told them lie no
the shpdog of one; who never deceive
them ~ even an ambiguous gesture
who never gave them an unroasonabl
command, nor even contcnted herse,
with anything short of perfect obc
dience, who has always treated then
as politely and CONSIDERABLY us III
would the best and oldest in the land
end hss always required OF them gent
speech and courteous conduct towar
aii' u "l'"'soeNel uost'E' W'.H u Toi
,noy o'"no'I W oo'n' ~ .on'" ',.,,, .ne
hto" noi ioi o0 "nooI pon''
"Ho'h'i VI ie" 'tu VI Pup'. s
g oiu, "nu a.m"s mo'tn 10 ,"'o ~ ,L ~
ut'erinosl l"rsnihs' ~ F." "oiu' INC
h'o" noi' anu hno" MI ,; ~, VI. ~ =
anu uoa i 'i!ot i.i 'n NJ; ~, 'n" y
iSng' lons way NV "ises''
LOU PciGoi,o tn"' NV. I",o Notoi 81
oow" 10 Nheto 'hc 'ip'npt ~ tno lal
really asES her qucsllon' rol .no ie'
son 80 'h't eau hos le"I,No 'lic silua'loi !,
Inc sPectaclc VI 'ia' llc"ci'ctousl
reared ooy' anu 'haI Worry n"lhp.
palnpy lalucr' anu tlat "cah' MUMMY