The Child at Home: The Principles of Filial Duty, Familiarly Illustrated by Abbott

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THE CHILD AT HOME;OR, THE PRINCIPLES OF FILIAL DUTY

FAMILIARLY ILLUSTRATED

BYJOHN S. C. ABBOTT.

AUTHOR OF "THE MOTHER AT HOME."

PUBLISHED BY THEAMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY

!# NASSAU$STREET NE%$YOR&.

E'te(ed a))o(di'* to a)t o+ Co'*(e,, i' the -ea( !// 0- C ROC&ER 1 BRE%STER i' the Cle(23, O++i)e o+ the Di,t(i)t Co4(t o+ Ma,,a)h4,ett,.

Ri*ht o+ 540li,hi'* t(a',+e((ed to Ame(i)a' T(a)t So)iet-.

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PREFACE.

T HIS 0oo2 i, i'te'ded +o( the )hild(e' o+ tho,e +amilie, to 6hi)h The Mothe( at Home ha, *o'e. It i,5(e5a(ed 6ith the ho5e that it ma- e7e(t a' i'+l4e')e 45o' the mi'd, o+ the )hild(e' i' e7)iti'**(atit4de +o( thei( 5a(e't,3 lo8e a'd i' +o(mi'* )ha(a)te(, 6hi)h ,hall e',4(e +4t4(e 4,e+4l'e,, a'd

ha55i'e,,.

The 0oo2 i, i'te'ded 'ot +o( e'te(tai'me't 04t +o( ,olid i',t(4)tio'. I ha8e e'dea8o(ed ho6e8e( to5(e,e't i',t(4)tio' i' a' att(a)ti8e +o(m 04t 6ith 6hat ,4))e,, the (e,4lt alo'e )a' tell. The o09e)t o+the 0oo2 6ill 'ot 0e a))om5li,hed 0- a )a(ele,, 5e(4,al. It ,ho4ld 0e (ead 0- the )hild i' the 5(e,e')e o+the 5a(e't that the 5a(e't ma- ,ei:e 45o' the i')ide't, a'd (ema(2, i't(od4)ed a'd th4, dee5e' theim5(e,,io'.

Tho4*h the 0oo2 i, 5a(ti)4la(l- i'te'ded +o( )hild(e' o( (athe( +o( -o4'* 5e(,o', it i, ho5ed that it 6illaid 5a(e't, i' thei( e++o(t, +o( mo(al a'd (eli*io4, i',t(4)tio'.

It *oe, +(om the a4tho( 6ith the mo,t ea('e,t 5(a-e( that it ma- ,a8e ,ome 5a(e't, +(om 0li*hted ho5e,a'd that it ma- all4(e ma'- )hild(e' to *(atit4de a'd o0edie')e a'd hea8e'.

J OHN S. C. A BBOTT

% ORCESTER De)em0e( !//.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

RESPONSIBILITY .$$The Poli)e Co4(t. The 6ido6 a'd he( da4*hte(. E++e)t o+ a )hild3, )o'd4)t 45o' the ha55i'e,, o+ it,5a(e't,. The -o4'* ,ailo(. The )o'dem'ed 5i(ate 8i,ited 0- hi, 5a(e't,. Co',eeo(*e %a,hi'*to' a'd hi, hat)het.$$Co',eod. S)e'e+(om Sha2e,5ea(e. E++o(t, to ,a8e 4,. The 5(ote)tio' o+ a'*el,. The e8e'i'* 5a(t-. The di,,ol4te ,o'. A )hild lo,t i' the6ood,. The ,4++e(i'*, o+ the Sa8io(. The Hol- S5i(it.....@

CHAPTER ?I.

PIETY .$$Pe'ite')e. Cha(le, B4lla(d. Hi, *ood )ha(a)te( i' ,)hool. I' )olle*e. The 5io4, 0o-. The o()ha(d. The +i,hi'*$(od.The +o(*i8i'* ,5i(it. Ho6 )hild(e' ma- do *ood. The E'*li,h )le(*-ma' a'd the )hild 6ho *a8e him,el+ to the Sa8io(. Theha55- ,i)2 0o-. The Ch(i,tia' )hild i' hea8e'. U')e(tai't- o+ li+e. The loaded *4'. The 0o- i' the ,ta*e$)oa)h.....!!

CHAPTER ?II.

TRAITS OF CHARACTER .$$%e )a''ot 0e ha55- 6itho4t +(ie'd,. %h- ,)hola(, a(e 4'5o54la( i' ,)hool. The 6a- to *ai'+(ie'd,. The 6a(m +i(e. Pla-i'* 0all. Re)i5e +o( )hild(e' 6ho 6o4ld 0e lo8ed. A 0ad tem5e(. Amia0le di,5o,itio' to 0e)4lti8ated. The a'*(- ma'. H4milit-. The 8ai' -o4'* lad-. ?a'it- al6a-, (idi)4lo4,. The a++e)ted ,)hool *i(l. The 4'a++e)ted

,)hool$*i(l. Sto(- o+ the 5(o4d *i(l. Mo(al )o4(a*e. The d4elli,t. The th(ee ,)hool$ 0o-,. >eo(*e 5e(,4aded to th(o6 the,'o6$0all. %hat 6o4ld ha8e 0ee' (eal mo(al )o4(a*e. The 0o- lea8i'* home. Hi, mothe(3, 5(o8i,io', +o( hi, )om+o(t. The5a(ti'*. Hi, +athe(3, )o4',el. Hi, (e+le)tio', i' the ,ta*e$)oa)h. He )o',e)(ate, him,el+ to hi, Ma2e(.....!@=

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=CHAPTER I. RESPONSIBILITY.

IN la(*e )itie, the(e a(e ,o ma'- 5e(,o', *4ilt- o+ )(ime, that it i, 'e)e,,a(- to ha8e a )o4(t ,it e8e(-da- to t(- tho,e 6ho a(e a))4,ed o+ 0(ea2i'* the la6,. Thi, )o4(t i, )alled the Poli)e Co4(t. I+ -o4,ho4ld *o i'to the (oom 6he(e it i, held -o4 6o4ld ,ee the )o',ta0le, 0(i'*i'* i' o'e a+te( a'othe( o+

mi,e(a0le a'd 6i)2ed )(eat4(e, a'd a+te( ,tati'* a'd 5(o8i'* thei( )(ime, the 94d*e 6o4ld )omma'dthem to 0e led a6a- to 5(i,o'. The- 6o4ld loo2 ,o 6(et)hed that -o4 6o4ld 0e ,ho)2ed i' ,eei'* them.

O'e mo('i'* a 5oo( 6oma' )ame i'to the Poli)e Co4(t i' Bo,to'. He( e-e, 6e(e (ed 6ith 6ee5i'* a'd,he ,eemed to 0e 0o('e do6' 6ith ,o((o6. Behi'd he( +ollo6ed t6o me' leadi'* i' he( da4*hte(.

"He(e ,i(" ,aid a ma' to the 94d*e "i, a *i(l 6ho )o'd4)t, ,o 0adl- that he( mothe( )a''ot li8e

6ith he( a'd ,he m4,t 0e ,e't to the Ho4,e o+ Co((e)tio'.

"M- *ood 6oma'" ,aid the 94d*e "6hat i, it that -o4( da4*hte( doe, 6hi)h (e'de(, it ,o 4')om+o(ta0leto li8e 6ith he("

"Oh ,i(" ,he (e5lied "it i, ha(d +o( a mothe( to a))4,e he( o6' da4*hte( a'd to 0e the mea', o+,e'di'* he( to the 5(i,o'. B4t ,he )o'd4)t, ,o a, to de,t(o- all the 5ea)e o+ m- li+e. She ha, ,4)h atem5e( that ,he ,ometime, th(eate', to 2ill me a'd doe, e8e(- thi'* to ma2e m- li+e 6(et)hed."

The 4'ha55- 6oma' )o4ld ,a- 'o mo(e. He( hea(t ,eemed 04(,ti'* 6ith *(ie+ a'd ,he 6e5t alo4d. Thehea(t o+ the 94d*e 6a, mo8ed 6ith 5it- a'd the 0-,ta'de(, )o4ld ha(dl- (e+(ai' +(om 6ee5i'* 6ith thi,a++li)ted mothe(. B4t the(e ,tood the ha(d$hea(ted *i(l 4'mo8ed. She loo2ed 45o' the ,o((o6, o+ he(5a(e't i' ,4lle' ,ile')e. She 6a, ,o ha(de'ed i' ,i' that ,he ,eemed 5e(+e)tl- i',e',i0le to 5it- o(a++e)tio'. A'd -et ,he 6a, mi,e(a0le. He( )o4'te'a')e ,ho6ed that 5a,,io' a'd mali*'it- +illed he(hea(t a'd that the +ea( o+ the 5(i,o' to 6hi)h ,he 2'e6 ,he m4,t *o +illed he( 6ith (a*e.

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S4)h i, the *(ie+ 6hi)h )hild(e' ma- 0(i'* 45o'

!#them,el8e, a'd thei( 5a(e't,. Yo4 5(o0a0l- ha8e 'e8e( tho4*ht o+ thi, 8e(- m4)h. I 6(ite thi, 0oo2 that-o4 ma- thi'2 o+ it a'd that -o4 ma- 0- o0edie')e a'd a++e)tio' ma2e -o4( 5a(e't, ha55- a'd 0e

ha55- -o4(,el8e,.

Thi, 6i)2ed *i(l 6a, o')e a 5la-+4l )hild i''o)e't a'd ha55-. He( mothe( loo2ed 45o' he( 6ith mo,ta(de't lo8e a'd ho5ed that he( dea( da4*hte( 6o4ld li8e to 0e he( )om5a'io' a'd +(ie'd. At +i(,t ,he8e't4(ed to di,o0e- i' ,ome t(i+li'* thi'*. She ,till lo8ed he( mothe( a'd 6o4ld ha8e 0ee' ,t(4)2 6ithho((o( at the tho4*ht o+ 0ei'* *4ilt- o+ )(ime, 6hi)h ,he a+te(6a(d, )ommitted. B4t ,he 6e't o' +(om0ad to 6o(,e e8e(- da- *(o6i'* mo(e di,o0edie't 4'til ,he made he( 5oo( mothe( ,o mi,e(a0le that ,healmo,t 6i,hed to die a'd till ,he 0e)ame ,o mi,e(a0le he(,el+ that li+e m4,t ha8e 0ee' a 04(de'. Yo4thi'2 5e(ha5, that -o4 'e8e( ,hall 0e ,o 4'2i'd a'd 6i)2ed a, ,he +i'all- 0e)ame. B4t i+ -o4 0e*i' a,,he 0e*a' 0- t(i+li'* di,o0edie')e a'd little a)t, o+ 4'2i'd'e,, -o4 ma- ,oo' 0e a, 6i)2ed a, ,he a'dma2e -o4( 5a(e't, a, 4'ha55- a, he( 5oo( 0(o2e'$hea(ted mothe(.

Pe(,o', 'e8e( 0e)ome ,o 8e(- 6i)2ed all at o')e. The- *o o' +(om ,te5 to ,te5 i' di,o0edie')e a'di'*(atit4de till the- lo,e all +eeli'* a'd )a' ,ee thei( 5a(e't, 6ee5 a'd e8e' die i' thei( *(ie+ 6itho4t atea(.

!!Pe(ha5, o'e 5lea,a't da- thi, mothe( ,e't he( little da4*hte( to ,)hool. She too2 he( 0oo2, a'd 6al2edalo'* admi(i'* the 0ea4ti+4l ,4',hi'e a'd the *(ee' a'd 5lea,a't +ield,. She ,to55ed o'e mome't to5i)2 a +lo6e( a*ai' to )ha,e a 04tte(+l- a'd a*ai' to li,te' to a little (o0i' 5o4(i'* o4t it, )lea( 'ote,45o' the 0o4*h o+ ,ome lo+t- t(ee. It ,eemed ,o 5lea,a't to 0e 5la-i'* i' the +ield, that ,he 6a,4'6illi'* to *o 5(om5tl- to ,)hool. She tho4*ht it 6o4ld 'ot 0e 8e(- 6(o'* to 5la- a little 6hile . Th4,,he )omme')ed. The 'e7t da- ,he 8e't4(ed to )ha,e the 04tte(+lie, +a(the( a'd to (o8e mo(e e7te',i8el-th(o4*h the +ield i' ,ea()h o+ +lo6e(,. A'd a, ,he 5la-ed 0- the 5e00le, i' the )lea( 0(oo2 o+ (i55li'*6ate( ,he +o(*ot ho6 +a,t time 6a, 5a,,i'*. A'd 6he' ,he a+te(6a(d, ha,te'ed to ,)hool a'd 6a,a,2ed 6h- ,he 6a, ,o late to )o')eal he( +a4lt ,he 6a, *4ilt- o+ +al,ehood a'd ,aid that he( mothe(6a'ted he( at home. Th4, ,he ad8a')ed (a5idl- i' )(ime. He( le,,o', 6e(e 'e*le)ted. She lo8ed the+ield, 0ette( tha' he( 0oo2 a'd 6o4ld o+te' ,5e'd the 6hole mo('i'* idle 4'de( the ,hade o+ ,ome t(ee6he' he( mothe( tho4*ht he( ,a+e i' ,)hool. Ha8i'* th4, 0e)ome a t(4a't a'd a de)ei8e( ,he 6a,5(e5a(ed +o( a'- )(ime,. >ood )hild(e' 6o4ld 'ot a,,o)iate 6ith he( a'd )o',e


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+ood to eat )a' -o4 0e ,o 4'*(ate+4l a, to ma2e them 4'ha55- Yo4 ha8e all (ead the ,to(- o+ the 2i'dma' 6ho +o4'd a 8i5e( l-i'* 45o' the *(o4'd almo,t dead 6ith )old. He too2 it 45 a'd 5la)ed it i' hi,0o,om to 6a(m it a'd to ,a8e it, li+e. A'd 6hat did that 8i5e( do He 2illed hi, 0e'e+a)to( ?ile 8ile(e5tile Ye, a, ,oo' a, he 6a, 6a(m a'd 6ell he ,t4'* the 0o,om o+ hi, 2i'd 5(e,e(8e( a'd 2illed him.

B4t that )hild i, a 6o(,e 8i5e( 6ho 0- hi, i'*(atit4de

!/6ill ,ti'* the 0o,om, o+ hi, 5a(e't,G 6ho 0- di,o0edie')e a'd 4'2i'd'e,, 6ill de,t(o- thei( 5ea)e a'dth4, d(ead+4ll- (e5a- them +o( all thei( lo8e a'd )a(e. >od 6ill 'ot +o(*et the ,i', o+ ,4)h a )hild. Hi,e-e 6ill +ollo6 -o4 to ,ee -o4( ,i' a'd hi, a(m 6ill (ea)h -o4 to 54'i,h. He ha, ,aid Ho'o( -o4( +athe(a'd -o4( mothe(. A'd the )hild 6ho doe, 'ot do thi, m4,t meet 6ith the di,5lea,4(e o+ >od a'd m4,t0e +o( e8e( ,h4t o4t +(om hea8e'. Oh ho6 mi,e(a0le m4,t thi, 6i)2ed *i(l 'o6 0e lo)2ed 45 i' the*loom- 5(i,o' B4t ho6 m4)h mo(e mi,e(a0le 6ill ,he 0e 6he' >od )all, he( to a))o4't +o( all he(,i',$$6he' i' the 5(e,e')e o+ all the a'*el, the 6hole o+ he( )o'd4)t i, 0(o4*ht to li*ht a'd >od ,a-,to he( "De5a(t +(om me -e )4(,ed" A, ,he *oe, a6a- +(om the 5(e,e')e o+ the Lo(d to the *loom-5(i,o', o+ ete('al de,5ai( ,he 6ill the' +eel a de*(ee o+ (emo(,e 6hi)h I )a''ot de,)(i0e to -o4. It i,5ai'+4l to thi'2 o+ it. Ah 6(et)hed 6(et)hed *i(l Little a(e -o4 a6a(e o+ the 6oe, -o4 a(e 5(e5a(i'* +o(-o4(,el+. I ho5e that 'o )hild 6ho (ead, the,e 5a*e, 6ill e8e( +eel the,e 6oe,.

Yo4 ha8e 94,t (ead that it i, i' -o4( 5o6e( to ma2e -o4( 5a(e't, 8e(- 4'ha55-G a'd -o4 ha8e ,ee' ho64'ha55- o'e 6i)2ed *i(l made he( 5oo( mothe(. I mi*ht tell -o4 ma'- ,4)h mela')hol- ,to(ie, all o+6hi)h 6o4ld 0e t(4e. A +e6 -ea(,

!@a*o the(e 6a, a 0o- 6ho 0e*a' to 0e di,o0edie't to hi, 5a(e't, i' little thi'*,. B4t e8e(- da- he *(e66o(,e mo(e di,o0edie't a'd 6il+4l a'd t(o40le,ome. He 6o4ld (4' a6a- +(om ,)hool a'd th4, *(e6 45i' i*'o(a')e. He a,,o)iated 6ith 0ad 0o-, a'd lea('ed to ,6ea( a'd to lie a'd to ,teal. He 0e)ame ,o0ad that hi, 5a(e't, )o4ld do 'othi'* 6ith him. E8e(- 0od- 6ho 2'e6 him ,aid "That 0o- i, 5(e5a(i'*+o( the *allo6,." He 6a, the 5e,t o+ the 'ei*h0o(hood. At la,t he (a' a6a- +(om home 6itho4t letti'*hi, 5a(e't, 2'o6 that he 6a, *oi'*. He had hea(d o+ the ,ea a'd tho4*ht it 6o4ld 0e a 8e(- 5lea,a'tthi'* to 0e a ,ailo(. B4t 'othi'* i, 5lea,a't to the 6i)2ed. %he' he )ame to the ,ea$,ho(e 6he(e the(e6e(e a la(*e '4m0e( o+ ,hi5, it 6a, ,ome time 0e+o(e a'- o'e 6o4ld hi(e him 0e)a4,e he 2'e6 'othi'*a0o4t a ,hi5 o( the ,ea. The(e 6a, 'o o'e the(e 6ho 6a, hi, +(ie'd o( 6ho 5itied him a'd he ,at do6'a'd )(ied 0itte(l- 6i,hi'* he 6a, at home a*ai' 04t a,hamed to *o 0a)2. At la,t a ,ea )a5tai' )amealo'* a'd hi(ed him to *o o' a di,ta't 8o-a*eG a'd a, he 2'e6 'othi'* a0o4t the (i**i'* o+ a 8e,,el he6a, o(de(ed to do the mo,t ,e(8ile 6o(2 o' 0oa(d. He ,6e5t the de)2, a'd the )a0i' a'd hel5ed the)oo2 a'd 6a, the ,e(8a't o+ all. He had the 5oo(e,t +ood to eat he e8e( ate i' hi, li+e. A'd 6he' 'i*ht)ame a'd he 6a, ,o ti(ed that he )o4ld ha(dl- ,ta'd he had 'o

!,o+t 0ed 45o' 6hi)h to lie 04t )o4ld o'l- 6(a5 a 0la'2et a(o4'd him a'd th(o6 him,el+ do6' a'-6he(e to *et a little ,lee5. Thi, 4'ha55- 0o- had a)


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4'ha55- he had made them 0- hi, mi,)o'd4)t. B4t the,e +eeli'*, ,oo' 6o(e a6a-. Familia(it- 6ith ,eali+e *a8e him )o4(a*e a'd he 0e)ame i'4(ed to it, ha(d,hi5,. Co',ta't i'te()o4(,e 6ith the mo,t5(o+li*ate a'd a0a'do'ed *a8e ,t(e'*th a'd i'8ete(a)- to hi, ,i'+4l ha0it,G a'd 0e+o(e the 8o-a*e hadte(mi'ated he 6a, (e)2le,, o+ da'*e( a'd a, ha(de'ed a'd 4'+eeli'* a, the mo,t de5(a8ed o' 0oa(d the,hi5. Thi, 0o- )omme')ed 6ith di,o0edie')e i' little thi'*, a'd *(e6 6o(,e a'd 6o(,e till he +o(,oo2hi, +athe( a'd hi, mothe( a'd 6a, 5(e5a(ed +o( the

!a0a'do'me't o+ e8e(- 8i(t4e a'd the )ommi,,io' o+ a'- )(ime. B4t the e-e o+ >od 6a, 45o' him+ollo6i'* him 6he(e8e( he 6e't a'd ma(2i'* all hi, i'i


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6ee5i'* a'd almo,t +ai'ti'* mothe( told the 9aile( 6ho the- 6e(e a'd (eod the(e to a',6e( +o( all the )(ime, o+ 6hi)h he had 0ee'*4ilt- a'd +o( all the 6oe, he had )a4,ed.

Yo4 ,ee the' ho6 *(eat a(e -o4( (e,5o',i0ilitie, a, a )hild. Yo4 ha8e tho4*ht 5e(ha5, that -o4 ha8e'o 5o6e( o8e( -o4( 5a(e't, a'd that -o4 a(e 'ot a))o4'ta0le +o( the ,o((o6 6hi)h -o4( )o'd4)t ma-)a4,e them. Thi'2 -o4 that >od 6ill hold thi, )hild *4iltle,, +o( all the ,o((o6 he )a4,ed hi, +athe( a'dhi, mothe( A'd thi'2 -o4 >od 6ill hold a'- )hild *4iltle,, 6ho ,hall 0- hi, mi,)o'd4)t ma2e hi,5a(e't, 4'ha55- No. Yo4 m4,t a',6e( to >od +o( e8e(- thi'* -o4 do 6hi)h *i8e, -o4( 5a(e't, 5ai'.A'd the(e i, 'o ,i' *(eate( i' the ,i*ht o+ >od tha' that o+ a' 4'*(ate+4l )hild. I ha8e ,ho6' -o4 i' thet6o ill4,t(atio', 6hi)h -o4 ha8e 94,t (ead ho6 m4)h the ha55i'e,, o+ -o4( 5a(e't, de5e'd, 45o' -o4()o'd4)t. E8e(- da- -o4 a(e 5(omoti'* thei( 9o- o( thei( ,o((o6. A'd e8e(- a)t o+ di,o0edie')e o( o+i'*(atit4de ho6e8e( t(i+li'* it ma- a55ea( to -o4 i, i' the e-e, o+ -o4( Ma2e( a ,i' 6hi)h )a''ot 5a,,4''oti)ed. Do -o4 a,2 %h- doe, >od )o',ide( the i'*(atit4de o+ )hild(e' a, a ,i' o+ 5e)4lia(a**(a8atio' I (e5l- Be)a4,e -o4 a(e 4'de( 5e)4lia( o0li*atio' to lo8e a'd o0e- -o4( 5a(e't,. The-ha8e lo8ed -o4 6he' -o4 )o4ld 'ot lo8e them. The- ha8e ta2e' )a(e o+ -o4 6he' -o4

;!)o4ld 'ot (e6a(d them. The- ha8e 5a,,ed ,lee5le,, 'i*ht, i' li,te'i'* to -o4( )(ie, a'd 6ea(- da-, i'6at)hi'* o8e( -o4 6he' -o4 )o4ld 'eithe( e75(e,, tha'2, 'o( +eel *(ate+4l. A'd a+te( the- ha8e do'e allthi, i, it a ,mall ,i' +o( -o4 to di,o0e- them a'd ma2e them 4'ha55-

A'd i'deed -o4 )a' do 'othi'* to ma2e -o4(,el+ ,o 4'ha55- a, to i'd4l*e i' di,o0edie')e a'd to)he(i,h a ,5i(it o+ i'*(atit4de. Yo4 'e8e( ,ee ,4)h a )hild ha55-. Loo2 at him at home a'd i',tead o+0ei'* li*ht$hea(ted a'd )hee(+4l he i, ,4lle' a'd mo(o,e. He ,it, do6' 0- the +i(e,ide i' a 6i'te(


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e8e'i'* 04t the e8e'i'* +i(e,ide a++o(d, 'o 9o- to him. He 2'o6, that hi, 5a(e't, a(e *(ie8ed at hi,)o'd4)t. He lo8e, 'o0od- a'd +eel, that 'o0od- lo8e, him. The(e he ,it, ,ile't a'd ,ad ma2i'* him,el+mi,e(a0le 0- hi, o6' mi,)o'd4)t. The di,o0edie't 0o- o( *i(l i, al6a-, 4'ha55-. Yo4 2'o6 ho6di++e(e't the di,5o,itio', o+ )hild(e' a(e. Some a(e al6a-, 5lea,a't a'd o0li*i'* a'd -o4 lo8e thei()om5a'-. The- ,eem ha55- 6he' the- a(e 6ith -o4 a'd the- ma2e -o4 ha55-. No6 -o4 6ill almo,tal6a-, +i'd that ,4)h )hild(e' a(e o0edie't to thei( 5a(e't,. The- a(e ha55- at home a, 6ell a, a0(oad.

>od ha, i' almo,t e8e(- )a,e )o''e)ted e'9o-me't 6ith d4t- a'd ,o((o6 6ith ,i'. B4t i' 'o )a,e i, thi,)o''e)tio' mo(e i'timate tha' i' the d4t- 6hi)h )hild(e' o6e thei( 5a(e't,.

;;A'd to e8e(- )hild 6ho (ead, thi, 0oo2 I 6o4ld ,a- I+ -o4 6i,h to 0e ha55- -o4 m4,t 0e *ood . Do(emem0e( thi,. Let 'o tem5tatio' i'd4)e -o4 +o( a mome't to di,o0e-. The mo(e a(de'tl- -o4 lo8e -o4(5a(e't, the mo(e a(de'tl- 6ill the- lo8e -o4. B4t i+ -o4 a(e 4'*(ate+4l a'd di,o0edie't )hildhood 6ill5a,, a6a- i' ,o((o6G all the 8i(t4o4, 6ill di,li2e -o4 a'd -o4 6ill ha8e 'o +(ie'd, 6o(th 5o,,e,,i'*.%he' -o4 a((i8e at mat4(e a*e a'd e'te( 45o' the a)ti8e d4t- o+ li+e -o4 6ill ha8e a)


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The Child at Home

thi'2 m- hea(t m4,t ha8e 0ee' ,to'e 'ot to ha8e melted 0- it. She (e


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The Child at Home

thi'* 6hi)h 6a, di,5lea,i'* to he( 5a(e't,. B4t o'e da- ,he 6a, ta2e' ,i)2. The do)to( 6a, )alledG 04t,he *(e6 6o(,e a'd 6o(,e. He( 5a(e't, 6at)hed o8e( he( 6ith a'7iet- a'd tea(, 04t ,till he( +e8e( (a*eda'd

;=death d(e6 'ea(e(. At la,t all ho5e, o+ he( (e)o8e(- 6e(e o8e( a'd it 6a, 2'o6' that ,he m4,t die. The'

did thi, little *i(l 6he' ,he +elt that ,he m4,t lea8e he( 5a(e't, +o( e8e( mo4(' that ,he had e8e( do'ea'- thi'* to *i8e them 5ai'. The mo,t t(i+li'* a)t o+ di,o0edie')e a'd the lea,t 4'2i'd'e,, o+ 6hi)h ,hehad e8e( 0ee' *4ilt- the' )ame +(e,h i'to he( mi'd a'd ,he )o4ld 'ot die i' 5ea)e till ,he had )alledhe( +athe( a'd he( mothe( to he( 0ed,ide a'd im5lo(ed thei( +o(*i8e'e,,. I+ ,o o0li*i'* a'd a++e)tio'ate alittle *i(l a, thi, +elt ,o dee5l- i' 8ie6 o+ the 5a,t 6he' )alled 45o' to die ho6 a*o'i:i'* m4,t 0e the+eeli'*, 6hi)h 6ill )(o6d 45o' the hea(t o+ the 6i)2ed a'd di,o0edie't )hild 6ho ha, +illed he( 5a(e't,3hea(t 6ith ,o((o6

B4t -o4 m4,t al,o (emem0e( that the(e i, a da- o+ 94d*me't to )ome. Yo4 m4,t a55ea( 0e+o(e >od toa',6e( +o( e8e(- thi'* -o4 ha8e do'e o( tho4*ht 6hile i' thi, 6o(ld. Oh ho6 6ill the 4'*(ate+4l )hildthe' +eel Hea8e' 6ill 0e 0e+o(e him i' all it, 0ea4t- a'd 0li,, 04t he )a''ot e'te(.

"Tho,e hol- *ate, +o( e8e( 0a(Poll4tio' ,i' a'd ,hame."

He ha, 0- hi, i'*(atit4de made a home o' ea(th 4'ha55- a'd >od 6ill 'ot 5e(mit him to de,t(o- theha55i'e,, o+ the home, i' hea8e'.

;He 6ill ,ee all the a'*el, i' thei( holi'e,, a'd thei( 9o- 04t he )a''ot 0e 5e(mitted to 9oi' that 0le,,edth(o'*. %ith hi, 4'*(ate+4l hea(t he 6o4ld 04t de,t(o- thei( e'9o-me't. The +(o6' o+ >od m4,t 0e 45o'him a'd he m4,t de5a(t to that 6(et)hed 6o(ld 6he(e all the 6i)2ed a(e a,,em0led. The(e he m4,t li8ei' ,o((o6, 6hi)h ha8e 'o e'd. Oh )hild(e' ho6 *(eat a(e -o4( (e,5o',i0ilitie, The ha55i'e,, o+ -o4(5a(e't, de5e'd, 45o' -o4( )o'd4)t. A'd -o4( i'*(atit4de ma- +ill -o4( li8e, 6ith ,o((o6 a'd -o4(ete('it- 6ith 6o. %ill -o4 'ot the' (ead thi, 0oo2 6ith )a(e a'd 5(a- that >od 6ill aid -o4 to o0e- it,di(e)tio', that -o4( home, o' ea(th ma- 0e 9o-+4l a'd that -o4 ma- 0e 5(e5a(ed +o( ha55ie( home,0e-o'd the ,ta(,

CHAPTER II. DECEPTION.

P ROBABLY 'ea(l- all 6ho (ead thi, 0oo2 ha8e hea(d the ,to(- o+ >eo(*e %a,hi'*to' a'd hi, hat)het.

>eo(*e 6he' a little 0o- had (e)ei8ed +(om hi, +athe( a hat)het a'd he m4)h 5lea,ed 6ith hi, 5(e,e't6al2ed a(o4'd the ho4,e t(-i'* it,

;2ee' ed*e 45o' e8e(- thi'* 6hi)h )ame 6ithi' hi, (ea)h. At la,t he )ame to a +a8o(ite 5ea($t(ee o+ hi,+athe(3, a'd 0e*a' 6ith *(eat de7te(it- to t(- hi, ,2ill i' +elli'* t(ee,. A+te( ha)2i'* 45o' the 0a(2 4'tilhe had )om5letel- (4i'ed the t(ee he 0e)ame ti(ed a'd 6e't i'to the ho4,e. Be+o(e lo'* hi, +athe(5a,,i'* 0- 0eheld hi, 0ea4ti+4l t(ee e'ti(el- (4i'edG a'd e'te(i'* the ho4,e he ea('e,tl- a,2ed 6ho had0ee' *4ilt- o+ the de,t(4)tio'. Fo( a mome't >eo(*e t(em0led a'd he,itated. He 6a, ,t(o'*l- tem5ted tode'- that he 2'e6 a'- thi'* a0o4t it. B4t ,4mmo'i'* all hi, )o4(a*e he (e5lied "Fathe( I )a''ot tell a

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lie. I )4t it 6ith m- hat)het." Hi, +athe( )la,5ed him to hi, a(m, a'd ,aid "M- dea( 0o- I 6o4ld (athe(lo,e a tho4,a'd t(ee, tha' ha8e m- ,o' a lia(."

Thi, little a'e)dote ,ho6, that >eo(*e %a,hi'*to' 6he' a 0o- 6a, too 0(a8e a'd 'o0le to tell a lie. Hehad (athe( 0e 54'i,hed tha' 0e ,o mea' a'd de*(aded a, to 4tte( a +al,ehood. He did 6(o'* to )4t the5ea($t(ee tho4*h 5e(ha5, he did 'ot 2'o6 the e7te't o+ the i'94(- he 6a, doi'*. B4t had he de'ied that

he did it he 6o4ld ha8e 0ee' a )o6a(dl- a'd di,*(a)e+4l lia(. Hi, +athe( 6o4ld ha8e 0ee' a,hamed o+him a'd 6o4ld 'e8e( ha8e 2'o6' 6he' to 0elie8e him. I+ little >eo(*e %a,hi'*to' had told a lie the'it i, 0- 'o mea', im5(o0a0le that he 6o4ld ha8e

/#*o'e o' +(om +al,ehood to +al,ehood till e8e(- 0od- 6o4ld ha8e de,5i,ed him. A'd he 6o4ld th4, ha8e0e)ome a di,*(a)e to hi, 5a(e't, a'd +(ie'd, i',tead o+ a 0le,,i'* to hi, )o4't(- a'd the 6o(ld. No 0o-6ho ha, o'e 5a(ti)le o+ that 'o0le ,5i(it 6hi)h >eo(*e %a,hi'*to' had 6ill tell a lie. It i, o'e o+ themo,t de*(adi'* o+ ,i',. The(e i, 'o o'e 6ho doe, 'ot (e*a(d a lia( 6ith )o'tem5t. Almo,t al6a-, 6he'a lie i, told t6o ,i', a(e )ommitted. The +i(,t i, the )hild ha, do'e ,omethi'* 6hi)h he 2'o6, to 0e6(o'*. A'd the ,e)o'd i, that he ha, 'ot )o4(a*e e'o4*h to admit it a'd tell, a lie to hide hi, +a4lt. A'dthe(e+o(e 6he' a )hild tell, a lie -o4 ma- al6a-, 2'o6 that that )hild i, a )o6a(d. >eo(*e %a,hi'*to'6a, a 0(a8e ma'. %he' d4t- )alled him he +ea(ed 'ot to meet da'*e( a'd death. He 6o4ld ma()h to themo4th o+ the )a''o' i' the ho4( o+ 0attleG he 6o4ld (ide th(o4*h the +ield 6he' 04llet, 6e(e +l-i'* i'e8e(- di(e)tio' a'd ,t(e6i'* the *(o4'd 6ith the dead a'd 'ot a 'e(8e 6o4ld t(em0le. No6 6e ,ee that>eo(*e %a,hi'*to' 6a, 0(a8e 6he' a 0o- a, 6ell a, 6he' a ma'. He ,)o('ed to tell a lie a'd li2e a'o0le$hea(ted 0o- a, he 6a, he ho'e,tl- a8o6ed the t(4th. E8e(- 0od- admi(e, )o4(a*e a'd e8e(-0od- de,5i,e, )o6a(di)e. The lia( 6hethe( he 0e a 0o- o( a ma' i, loo2ed 45o' 6ith di,*4,t.

Ca,e, 6ill o))4( i' 6hi)h -o4 6ill 0e ,t(o'*l-

/!tem5ted to ,a- that 6hi)h i, +al,e. B4t i+ -o4 -ield to the tem5tatio' ho6 )a' -o4 hel5 de,5i,i'*-o4(,el+ A little *i(l o')e )ame i'to the ho4,e a'd told he( mothe( ,omethi'* 6hi)h 6a, 8e(-im5(o0a0le. Tho,e 6ho 6e(e ,itti'* i' the (oom 6ith he( mothe( did 'ot 0elie8e he( +o( the- did 'ot2'o6 the )ha(a)te( o+ the little *i(l. B4t the mothe( (e5lied at o')e "I ha8e 'o do40t that it i, t(4e +o( I'e8e( 2'e6 m- da4*hte( to tell a lie." I, the(e 'ot ,omethi'* 'o0le i' ha8i'* ,4)h a )ha(a)te( a, thi,M4,t 'ot that little *i(l ha8e +elt ha55- i' the )o',)io4,'e,, o+ th4, 5o,,e,,i'* he( mothe(3, e'ti(e)o'+ide')e Oh ho6 di++e(e't m4,t ha8e 0ee' he( +eeli'*, +(om tho,e o+ the )hild 6ho,e 6o(d )a''ot0e 0elie8ed a'd 6ho i, (e*a(ded 0- e8e(- o'e 6ith ,4,5i)io' Shame ,hame o' the )hild 6ho ha, 'otma*'a'imit- e'o4*h to tell the t(4th.

>od 6ill 'ot allo6 ,4)h ,i', to *o 4'54'i,hed. E8e' i' thi, 6o(ld the )o',eod ha, *i8e' e8e(- 5e(,o' a )o',)ie')e 6hi)h a55(o8e, that 6hi)h i, (i*ht a'd )o'dem', that 6hi)hi, 6(o'*. %he' 6e do a'- thi'* 6(o'* o4( )o',)ie')e, 54'i,h 4, +o( it a'd 6e a(e 4'ha55-. %he' 6edo a'- thi'* that i, (i*ht the a55(o8al o+ )o',)ie')e i, a (e6a(d. E8e(- da- -o4 +eel the 5o6e( o+ thi,)o',)ie')e a55(o8i'* o( )o'dem'i'* 6hat -o4 do. Sometime, a 5e(,o' thi'2, that i+ he doe, 6(o'* a'dit i, 'ot

/;+o4'd o4t he 6ill e,)a5e 54'i,hme't. B4t it i, 'ot ,o. He 6ill 0e 54'i,hed 6hethe( it i, +o4'd o4t o( 'ot.Co',)ie')e 6ill 54'i,h him i+ 'o o'e el,e doe,.

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The Child at Home

The(e 6a, o')e a 0o- 6ho,e +athe( ,e't him to (ide a +e6 mile, 45o' a' e((a'd a'd told him5a(ti)4la(l- 'ot to ,to5 0- the 6a-. It 6a, a 0ea4ti+4l a'd ,4''- mo('i'* i' the ,5(i'*G a'd a, he (odealo'* 0- the *(ee' +ield, a'd hea(d the ,i'*i'* o+ the 0i(d, a, the- +le6 +(om t(ee to t(ee he +elt a,li*ht$hea(ted a'd a, ha55- a, the-. A+te( doi'* hi, e((a'd ho6e8e( a, he 6a, (et4('i'* 0- the ho4,e6he(e t6o o+ hi, +(ie'd, a'd 5la-mate, li8ed he tho4*ht he )o4ld 'ot (e,i,t the tem5tatio' 94,t to )all amome't to ,ee them. He tho4*ht the(e 6o4ld 0e 'o *(eat ha(m i+ he me(el- ,to55ed a mi'4te o( t6o a'd

hi, 5a(e't, 6o4ld 'e8e( 2'o6 it. He(e )omme')ed hi, ,i'. He ,to55ed a'd 6a, led to (emai' lo'*e( a'dlo'*e( till he +o4'd he had 5a,,ed t6o ho4(, i' 5la-. The' 6ith a t(o40led )o',)ie')e he mo4'ted hi,ho(,e a'd ,et hi, +a)e to6a(d, home. The +ield, loo2ed a, *(ee' a'd the ,2ie, a, 0(i*ht a'd )lo4dle,,a, 6he' he (ode alo'* i' the mo('i'*G 04t oh ho6 di++e(e't 6e(e hi, +eeli'*, The' he 6a, i''o)e'ta'd ha55-G 'o6 he 6a, *4ilt- a'd 6(et)hed. He t(ied to +eel ea,- 04t he )o4ld 'otG )o',)ie')e(e5(oa)hed him 6ith hi, ,i'. He (ode ,adl- alo'* thi'2i'* 6hat e7)4,e he ,ho4ld ma2e

//to hi, 5a(e't, +o( hi, lo'* a0,e')e 6he' he ,a6 hi, +athe( at a di,ta')e )omi'* to meet him. Hi, +athe(+ea(i'* that ,ome a))ide't had ha55e'ed le+t home i' ,ea()h o+ hi, ,o'. The 0o- t(em0led a'd t4('ed5ale a, he ,a6 him a55(oa)hi'* a'd he,itated 6hethe( he had 0ette( )o'+e,, the t(4th at o')e a'd a,2+o(*i8e'e,, o( e'dea8o( to hide the )(ime 6ith a lie. Oh ho6 m4)h 0ette( it 6o4ld ha8e 0ee' +o( him i+he had a)2'o6led*ed the t(4th Ho6 m4)h ,oo'e( 6o4ld he ha8e 0ee' (e,to(ed to 5ea)e B4t o'e ,i'almo,t al6a-, lead, to a'othe(. %he' thi, 2i'd +athe( met hi, ,o' 6ith a ,mile the 0o- ,aid "Fathe( Ilo,t the (oad a'd it too2 me ,ome time to *et 0a)2 a*ai' a'd that i, the (ea,o' 6h- I ha8e 0ee' *o'e ,olo'*."

Hi, +athe( had 'e8e( 2'o6' him to 0e *4ilt- o+ +al,ehood 0e+o(e a'd 6a, ,o ha55- to +i'd hi, ,o' ,a+ethat he did 'ot do40t 6hat he ,aid 6a, t(4e. B4t oh ho6 *4ilt- a'd a,hamed a'd 6(et)hed did that0o- +eel a, he (ode alo'* Hi, 5ea)e o+ mi'd 6a, de,t(o-ed. A hea8- 6ei*ht o+ )o',)io4, *4ilt 5(e,,ed45o' hi, hea(t. The 0o- 6e't home a'd (e5eated the lie to hi, mothe(. It i, al6a-, th4, 6he' 6e t4('+(om the 5ath o+ d4t-G 6e 2'o6 'ot ho6 6idel- 6e ,hall 6a'de(. Ha8i'* )ommitted o'e +a4lt he told alie to )o')eal it a'd the' added ,i' to ,i' 0- (e5eati'* a'd 5e(,i,ti'* i' hi, +al,ehood. %hat a )ha'*ehad o'e ,ho(t hal+ da- 5(od4)ed i' the )ha(a)te(

/@a'd the ha55i'e,, o+ thi, )hild Hi, 5a(e't had 'ot -et dete)ted him i' hi, ,i' 04t he 6a, 'ot o' thata))o4't +(ee +(om 54'i,hme't. Co',)ie')e 6a, at 6o(2 telli'* him that he 6a, de*(aded a'd *4ilt-.Hi, loo2 o+ i''o)e')e a'd hi, li*ht'e,, o+ hea(t had le+t him. He 6a, a,hamed to loo2 hi, +athe( o(mothe( i' the +a)e. He t(ied to a55ea( ea,- a'd ha55- 04t he 6a, 4'ea,- a'd mi,e(a0le. A hea8- load o+)o',)io4, *4ilt (e,ted 45o' him 6hi)h de,t(o-ed all hi, 5ea)e.

%he' he (eti(ed to 0ed that 'i*ht he +ea(ed the da(2. It 6a, lo'* 0e+o(e he )o4ld


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The Child at Home

/at hi, +athe(3, o' 04,i'e,,. So ,oo' a, thi, 0o- ,a6 him )ome i'to the ho4,e hi, hea(t 0eat 8iole'tl- a'dhe t4('ed 5ale 6ith the +ea( that ,omethi'* 6o4ld 0e ,aid that 6o4ld 0(i'* the 6hole t(4th to li*ht. The*e'tlema' a+te( )o'8e(,i'* a +e6 mome't, 6ith hi, +athe( t4('ed to the little 0o- a'd ,aid "%ell ho6did -o4 *et home the othe( da- M- 0o-, had a 8e(- 5lea,a't 8i,it +(om -o4." Ca' -o4 ima*i'e ho6 the0o- +elt Yo4 )o4ld almo,t ha8e hea(d hi, hea(t 0eat. The 0lood (4,hed i'to hi, +a)e a'd he )o4ld 'ot

,5ea2G a'd he da(ed 'ot (ai,e hi, e-e, +(om the +loo(. The *e'tlema' the' t4('ed to hi, 5a(e't, a'd ,aid"Yo4 m4,t let -o4( ,o' )ome 45 a*ai' a'd ,ee m- 0o-,. The- 6e(e od i' 5e'ite')e a'd i' 5(a-e(. He made a +4ll )o'+e,,io' o+ all to hi,5a(e't, a'd o0tai'ed thei( +o(*i8e'e,,G a'd it 6a, 'ot till the' that 5ea)e o+ mi'd 6a, (e,to(ed.

%ill 'ot the )hild 6ho (ead, thi, a))o4't ta2e 6a('i'* +(om it I+ -o4 ha8e do'e 6(o'* -o4 had 0ette()o'+e,, it at o')e. Fal,ehood 6ill 04t i')(ea,e -o4( ,i' a'd a**(a8ate -o4( ,o((o6. %he'e8e( -o4 a(etem5ted to ,a- that 6hi)h i, 4't(4e loo2 +o(6a(d to the )o',e


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The Child at Home

+al,ehood 'o o'e )a' t(4,t hi, 6o(d. I+ -o4 a(e e8e( tem5ted to tell a lie +i(,t a,2 -o4(,el+ 6hethe( -o4a(e 6illi'* to ha8e it ,aid that 'o0od- )a' t(4,t -o4( 6o(d. The lia(

/i, al6a-, 2'o6' to 0e ,4)h. A 5e(,o' ma- 5o,,i0l- tell a lie 6hi)h ,hall 'ot 0e dete)ted 04t almo,tal6a-, ,omethi'* ha55e', 6hi)h 0(i'*, it to li*ht. The 0o- 6ho ,to55ed to 5la- 6he' o' a' e((a'd t6o

mile, +(om hi, +athe(3, ho4,e tho4*ht that hi, +al,ehood 6o4ld 'e8e( 0e di,)o8e(ed. B4t he 6a,dete)ted a'd o8e(6helmed 6ith ,hame.

It i, im5o,,i0le +o( a 5e(,o' 6ho i, i' the ha0it o+ 4tte(i'* 4't(4th, to e,)a5e dete)tio'. Yo4( )ha(a)te(+o( t(4th o( +al,ehood 6ill 0e 2'o6'. A'd 6hat )a' 0e mo(e h4miliati'* a'd de*(adi'* tha' to ha8e the'ame o+ a lia( It i, ,o )o',ide(ed i' all 'atio', a'd 6ith all 5eo5le. It i, )o',ide(ed o'e o+ the mea'e,ta'd mo,t )o6a(dl- 8i)e, o+ 6hi)h o'e )a' 0e *4ilt-. The lia( i, al6a-, a )o6a(d. He tell, lie, 0e)a4,ehe i, a+(aid to tell the t(4th.

A'd ho6 do -o4 ,455o,e the lia( m4,t +eel 6he' he )ome, to die It i, a ,olem' ho4(. Pe(ha5, ma'- o+the )hild(e' 6ho (ead thi, 0oo2 ha8e 'e8e( ,ee' a 5e(,o' die. I ha8e ,ee' ma'-. I ha8e ,ee' )hild(e' o+all a*e, d(e,,ed i' the ,h(o4d a'd 5la)ed i' the )o++i'. I mi*ht 6(ite 5a*e, i' de,)(i0i'* to -o4 ,4)h,)e'e,. O'e da- I 6e't to ,ee a little *i(l a0o4t te' -ea(, o+ a*e 6ho 6a, 8e(- ,i)2. %he' I 6e't i'tothe (oom ,he 6a, l-i'* 45o' the little )ot$0ed he( li5, 5a()hed 6ith +e8e( a'd he( +a)e 5ale a'dema)iated

/6ith ,4++e(i'*. He( mothe( 6a, ,ta'di'* 0- he( 0ed$,ide 6ee5i'* a, tho4*h he( hea(t 6o4ld 0(ea2.Othe( +(ie'd, 6e(e ,ta'di'* a(o4'd loo2i'* i' 8ai' +o( ,omethi'* to do to (elie8e the little ,4++e(e(. I6e't a'd too2 he( 0- the ha'd a'd +o4'd that ,he 6a, d-i'*. She (ai,ed he( la'*4id e-e, to me 04t)o4ld 'ot ,5ea2. He( 0(eathi'* *(e6 +ai'te( a'd +ai'te(. He( a(m, a'd lim0, *(e6 )old. %e )o4ld o'l-loo2 mo4('+4ll- o' a'd ,ee the ad8a')e, o+ death 6itho4t 0ei'* a0le to do a'- thi'* to ,to5 it,5(o*(e,,. At la,t ,he )ea,ed to 0(eathe. He( ,5i(it a,)e'ded to >od to 0e 94d*ed a'd he( 0od- (emai'ed45o' the 0ed a )old a'd li+ele,, )o(5,e. All )hild(e' a(e e75o,ed to deathG a'd 6he' -o4 lea,t e75e)t it-o4 ma- 0e )alled to lie 45o' a 0ed o+ ,i)2'e,, a'd *o do6' to the *(a8e. The(e i, 'othi'* to *i8e o'e9o- i' ,4)h a' ho4( 04t a 0elie+ that o4( ,i', a(e +o(*i8e' a'd that 6e a(e *oi'* to the hea8e'l- home.B4t ho6 m4,t a )hild +eel i' ,4)h a' ho4( 6he' (e+le)ti'* 45o' +al,ehood, 6hi)h a(e (e)o(ded i' >od3,0oo2 o+ (emem0(a')e Death i, te((i0le to the im5e'ite't ,i''e(G 04t it i, a me,,e'*e( o+ lo8e a'd o+me()- to tho,e 6ho a(e 5(e5a(ed to die. I+ -o4 ha8e 0ee' *4ilt- o+ a +al,ehood -o4 )a''ot die i' 5ea)etill -o4 ha8e (e5e'ted a'd o0tai'ed +o(*i8e'e,,.

The(e 6a, a little *i(l ele8e' -ea(, o+ a*e 6ho

@#died a +e6 mo'th, a*o. She lo8ed the Sa8io( a'd 6he' told that ,he )o4ld 'ot li8e 6a, 8e(- ha55-. She,aid ,he 6a, ha55- to die a'd *o home a'd 0e 6ith he( Sa8io( a'd the a'*el, i' hea8e'. B4t the(e 6a,o'e thi'* 6hi)h +o( a time 6ei*hed hea8il- 45o' he( mi'd. A -ea( o( t6o 0e+o(e ,he +elt i'te(e,ted i'(eli*io' ,he had told a lie to he( a4'tG a'd ,he )o4ld 'ot die i' 5ea)e till ,he had ,ee' that a4't)o'+e,,ed he( ,i' a'd a,2ed +o(*i8e'e,,. He( a4't 6a, ,e't +o( tho4*h ,he 6a, ma'- mile, di,ta't.%he' he( a4't )ame the ,i)2 little *i(l 6ith ,o((o6 +o( he( +a4lt made )o'+e,,io' a'd a,2ed+o(*i8e'e,, "A4't" ,aid ,he "I ha8e 5(a-ed to >od a'd ho5e that he ha, +o(*i8e' meG a'd I )a''ot diei' 5ea)e till I ha8e o0tai'ed -o4( +o(*i8e'e,,." I+ a'- )hild 6ho (ead, thi, 0oo2 i, tem5ted to de)ei8e hi,

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The Child at Home

5a(e't, o( hi, +(ie'd, I ho5e he 6ill (emem0e( that he m4,t ,oo' die a'd thi'2 ho6 he 6ill +eel i' that,olem' ho4(.

B4t 5e(ha5, -o4 thi'2 that the +al,ehood o+ 6hi)h thi, *i(l 6a, *4ilt- 6a, o'e o+ 5e)4lia( a**(a8atio'. It6a, ,im5l- thi, She 6a, o'e da- 5la-i'* i' the (oom 6ith ,e8e(al little )hild(e' a'd 6a, ma2i'* themla4*h 8e(- lo4d. He( a4't ,aid "M- dea( -o4 m4,t 'ot ma2e them la4*h ,o lo4d."

A'd ,he (e5lied "It i, 'ot I a4't 6ho ma2e, them la4*h."

@!Thi, 6a, the +al,ehood ,he 4tte(ed. A'd tho4*h he( a4't did 'ot 2'o6 that it 6a, +al,e the little *i(l dida'd >od i' hea8e' did. A'd 6he' ,he )ame to die tho4*h it 6a, a -ea( o( t6o a+te( he( ,o4l 6a,t(o40led a'd the )o',)io4,'e,, o+ he( ,i' de,t(o-ed he( 5ea)e. A lie i, i' the ,i*ht o+ >od a d(ead+4l,i' 0e it e8e( ,o t(i+li'* i' o4( e,timatio'. %he' 6e a(e 94,t (ead- to lea8e the 6o(ld a'd to a55ea(0e+o(e >od i' 94d*me't the )o'8i)tio', o+ a *4ilt- )o',)ie')e 6ill 5(e,, 45o' the hea(t li2e lead.

The(e a(e ma'- 6a-, o+ 0ei'* *4ilt- o+ +al,ehood 6itho4t 4tte(i'* the lie di(e)t i' 6o(d,. %he'e8e( -o4t(- to de)ei8e -o4( 5a(e't, i' doi'* that 6hi)h -o4 2'o6 the- di,a55(o8e -o4 do i' (ealit- tell a lie.Co',)ie')e (e5(o8e, -o4 +o( +al,ehood. O')e 6he' I 6a, i' )om5a'- a, the 5late o+ )a2e 6a, 5a,,ed(o4'd a little 0o- 6ho ,at 0- the ,ide o+ hi, mothe( too2 a m4)h la(*e( 5ie)e tha' he 2'e6 ,he 6o4ldallo6 him to ha8e. She ha55e'ed +o( the mome't to 0e loo2i'* a6a- a'd he 0(o2e a ,mall 5ie)e o++a'd )o8e(ed the (e,t i' hi, la5 6ith hi, ha'd2e()hie+. %he' hi, mothe( loo2ed ,he ,a6 the ,mall 5ie)ea'd ,455o,ed he had ta2e' 'o mo(e. He i'te'ded to de)ei8e he(. Hi, mothe( ha, 'e8e( +o4'd o4t 6hat hedid. B4t >od ,a6 him a'd +(o6'ed 45o' him a, he )ommitted thi, ,i'. A'd do -o4 'ot thi'2 that the0o- ha, al(ead- ,4++e(ed

@;+o( it M4,t he 'ot +eel mea' a'd )o'tem5ti0le 6he'e8e( he thi'2, that me(el- to *et a little 0it o+ )a2ehe 6o4ld de)ei8e hi, 2i'd mothe( I+ that little 0o- had o'e 5a(ti)le o+ ho'o(a0le o( *e'e(o4, +eeli'*(emai'i'* i' hi, 0o,om he 6o4ld +eel (e5(oa)hed a'd 4'ha55- 6he'e8e( he tho4*ht o+ hi, mea''e,,. I+he 6a, al(ead- dead to ,hame it 6o4ld ,ho6 that he had 0- 5(e8io4, de)eit a)


17/68

The Child at Home

a, -o4 e'te( the ete('al 6o(ld Yo4 6ill ,ee the th(o'e o+ >od ho6 0(i*ht ho6 *lo(io4, 6ill it 04(,t45o' -o4( ,i*ht Yo4 6ill ,ee >od the Sa8io( ,eated 45o' that ma9e,ti) th(o'e. A'*el, i' '4m0e(, mo(etha' )a' 0e )o4'ted 6ill +ill the 4'i8e(,e 6ith thei( *litte(i'* 6i'*, a'd thei( (a5t4(o4, ,o'*,. Oh 6hata ,)e'e to 0ehold A'd the' -o4 6ill ,ta'd i' the 5(e,e')e o+ thi, )o4'tle,, th(o'* to a',6e( +o( e8e(-thi'* -o4 ha8e do'e 6hile -o4 li8ed. E8e(- a)tio' a'd e8e(- tho4*ht o+ -o4( li+e 6ill the' 0e +(e,h i'-o4( mi'd. Yo4 2'o6 it i, 6(itte' i' the Bi0le ">od 6ill 0(i'* e8e(- 6o(2 i'to 94d*me't 6ith e8e(-

,e)(et thi'* 6hethe( it 0e *ood o( 6hethe( it 0e e8il." Ho6 m4,t the )hild the' +eel 6ho ha, 0ee' *4ilt-o+ +al,ehood a'd de)e5tio' a'd ha, it the' all 0(o4*ht to li*ht No lia( )a' e'te( the 2i'*dom o+ hea8e'.Oh ho6 d(ead+4l m4,t 0e the

@@)o'+4,io' a'd ,hame 6ith 6hi)h the de)eit+4l )hild 6ill the' 0e o8e(6helmed The a'*el, 6ill all ,ee-o4( ,i' a'd -o4( di,*(a)e. A'd do -o4 thi'2 the- 6ill 6i,h to ha8e a lia( e'te( hea8e' to 0e a,,o)iated6ith them No The- m4,t t4(' +(om -o4 6ith di,*4,t. The Sa8io( 6ill loo2 45o' -o4 i' hi, di,5lea,4(e.Co',)ie')e 6ill (e'd -o4( ,o4l. A'd -o4 m4,t hea( the a6+4l ,e'te')e "De5a(t +(om me i'toe8e(la,ti'* +i(e 5(e5a(ed +o( the de8il a'd hi, a'*el,." Oh it i, a d(ead+4l thi'* to 5(a)ti)e de)eit. It 6ill,h4t -o4 +(om hea8e'. It 6ill )o'+i'e -o4 i' ete('al 6o. Tho4*h -o4 ,ho4ld e,)a5e dete)tio' a, lo'* a,-o4 li8eG tho4*h -o4 ,ho4ld die a'd -o4( +al,ehood 'ot 0e di,)o8e(ed the time 6ill ,oo' )ome 6he' it6ill all 0e 0(o4*ht to li*ht a'd 6he' the 6hole 4'i8e(,e o+ me' a'd o+ a'*el, 6ill 0e 6it'e,,e, o+ -o4(,hame. I+ a'- )hild 6ho (ead, thi, +eel, )o'dem'ed +o( 5a,t de)e5tio' oh 0e6a(e a'd do 'ot 5o,t5o'e(e5e'ta')e till the da- o+ 94d*me't ,hall a((i8e. >o at o')e to tho,e 6hom -o4 ha8e de)ei8ed a'd ma2e)o'+e,,io' a'd im5lo(e +o(*i8e'e,,. The' *o to -o4( Sa8io( +all 45o' -o4( 2'ee, 0e+o(e himG 5(a- thathe 6ill 5a(do' -o4 a'd 5(omi,e to ,i' 'o mo(e. I+ -o4( 5(a-e( i, o++e(ed i' ,i')e(it- a'd -o4( (e,ol4tio'(emai', 4'0(o2e' the Sa8io( 6ill +o(*i8e -o4G a'd 6he' the t(4m5 o+ the a()ha'*el ,hall ,4mmo' -o4to 94d*me't he 6ill *i8e -o4

@a home i' hea8e'. The tea( o+ ,i')e(e 5e'ite')e o4( 2i'd Sa8io4( i, e8e( (ead- to a))e5t.

I+ -o4 a(e e8e( tem5ted to de)ei8e O (emem0e( that -o4( de)e5tio' m4,t ,oo' 0e 2'o6'. It i, 4tte(l-im5o,,i0le that it ,ho4ld lo'* (emai' 4'dete)ted. The mome't the da- o+ 94d*me't a((i8e, -o4( hea(t6ill 0e o5e' to the 8ie6 o+ the 4'i8e(,e a'd e8e(- tho4*ht 6ill 0e 540li)l- 2'o6'. Ho6 m4)h ,a+e(the' i, it to 0e ,i')e(e a'd ho'e,t St(i8e to 5(e,e(8e -o4( hea(t +(ee +(om *4ile. The' -o4 6ill ha8e5ea)e o+ )o',)ie')e. Yo4 6ill +ea( 'o dete)tio'. Yo4 )a' lie do6' at 'i*ht i' 5ea)e. Yo4 )a' a6a2e i'the mo('i'* 6ith 9o-. T(4,ti'* i' the Sa8io4( +o( a))e5ta')e -o4 )a' die ha55-. A'd 6he' the mo('i'*o+ the (e,4((e)tio' da6', 45o' -o4 -o4( hea(t 6ill 0e +illed 6ith a 9o- 6hi)h ea(th3, ,4''ie,t mo('i'*,a'd 0(i*hte,t ,2ie, 'e8e( )o4ld a++o(d. The Sa8io4( 6ill ,mile 45o' -o4. A'*el, 6ill 6el)ome -o4 tohea8e'. Yo4 6ill (o8e i' i'e75(e,,i0le deli*ht th(o4*h the *(ee' 5a,t4(e, o+ that 0li,,+4l a0ode. Yo46ill lie do6' 0- the ,till 6ate(, 6he(e the(e i, ,6eet (e5o,e +o( e8e(. Oh 6hat a' ho4( o+ 0li,, m4,t that0e 6he' the )hild ,a8ed +(om ,i' a'd ,o((o6

"Ha, (ea)hed the ,ho(e%he(e tem5e,t, 'e8e( 0eat 'o( 0illo6, (oa("

@CHAPTER III. OBEDIENCE.

I N the )ha5te(, -o4 ha8e 'o6 (ead I ha8e e'dea8o(ed to ,ho6 -o4 ho6 m4)h -o4( o6' ha55i'e,, a'dthat o+ -o4( 5a(e't, de5e'd 45o' -o4( )o'd4)t. A'd I t(4,t e8e(- )hild 6ho ha, (ead th4, +a( ha,

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The Child at Home

(e,ol8ed to do all i' hi, 5o6e( to 5(omote the ha55i'e,, o+ tho,e 6ho ha8e 0ee' ,o 2i'd to him. B4t -o46ill +i'd that it i, a 8e(- di++e(e't thi'* to (e,ol8e to do -o4( d4t- +(om 6hat it i, to 5e(+o(m -o4((e,ol4tio', 6he' the ho4( o+ tem5tatio' )ome,. It (e


19/68

The Child at Home

45o' he( ,toma)h 6hi)h m4,t 0e (emo8ed. A, he 6a, 5(e5a(i'* the 'a4,eo4, emeti) the )o',)ie')e$,mitte' *i(l t(em0led +o( +ea( that he( di,o0edie')e a'd he( +al,ehood ,ho4ld 0oth 0e 0(o4*ht to li*ht. A,,oo' a, the emeti) o5e(ated he( mothe( ,a6 i' the hal+$)he6ed +(a*me't, o+ *(ee' a55le, the )a4,e o+he( ,i)2'e,,. %hat )o4ld the 4'ha55- a'd *4ilt- *i(l ,a- De'ial 6a, 'o6 o+ )o4(,e o4t o+ theodThe o'l- 5ath o+ ,a+et- a'd ha55i'e,, i, im5li)it o0edie')e. I+ -o4 i' the ,li*hte,t 5a(ti)4la( -ield totem5tatio' a'd do that 6hi)h -o4 2'o6 to 0e 6(o'* -o4 6ill 'ot 2'o6 6he' o( 6he(e to ,to5. To hideo'e )(ime -o4 6ill 0e *4ilt- o+ a'othe(G a'd th4, -o4 6ill d(a6 do6' 45o' -o4(,el+ the +(o6' o+ -o4(Ma2e( a'd e75o,e -o4(,el+ to ,o((o6 +o( time a'd ete('it-.

A'd thi'2 'ot that the,e tem5tatio', to do 6(o'* 6ill 0e +e6 o( +ee0le. Ha(dl- a da- 6ill 5a,, i' 6hi)h-o4 6ill 'ot 0e tem5ted eithe( th(o4*h i'dole')e to 'e*le)t -o4( d4t- o( to do that 6hi)h -o4 2'o6-o4( 5a(e't, 6ill di,a55(o8e. A +e6 -ea(, a*o t6o little 0o-, 6e't to 5a,, the a+te('oo' a'd e8e'i'* atthe ho4,e o+ o'e o+ thei( 5la-$mate, 6ho had a 5a(t- to )ele0(ate hi, 0i(th$da-. Thei( 5a(e't, told themto )ome home at ei*ht o3)lo)2 i' the e8e'i'*. It 6a, a 0ea4ti+4l a+te('oo' late i' the a4t4m' a, thela(*e 5a(t- o+ 0o-, a,,em0led at the ho4,e o+ thei( +(ie'd. N4me(o4,

!0a(', a'd ,hed, 6e(e atta)hed to the ho4,e a'd a 0ea4ti+4l *(o8e o+ 0ea)h a'd o+ oa2 ,4((o4'ded ita++o(di'* a mo,t deli*ht+4l 5la)e +o( all 2i'd, o+ ,5o(t. Ne8e( did 0o-, ha8e a mo(e ha55- time. The-)lim0ed the t(ee a'd ,64'* 45o' the lim0,. A'd a, the- 94m5ed 45o' the 'e6$made ha- i' the 0a(',the- made the 6all, (i'* 6ith thei( 9o-o4, ,ho4t,. Ha55i'e,, ,eemed +o( the time to +ill e8e(- hea(t.The- )o'ti'4ed thei( ,5o(t, till the ,4' had *o'e do6' 0ehi'd the hill, a'd the la,t (a- o+ t6ili*ht haddi,a55ea(ed. %he' it 0e)ame too da(2 +o( o4t$doo( 5la- the- 6e't i'to the ho4,e a'd )omme')ed 'e65la-, i' the 0(i*htl-$li*hted 5a(lo(. A, the- 6e(e i' the mid,t o+ the e7)iti'* *ame o+ "0li'd ma'3, 04++",ome o'e e'te(ed the (oom a'd (e


20/68

The Child at Home

"I 6o4ld 'ot 0e tied to m- mothe(3, a5(o'$,t(i'*" ,aid a (4de 0o- i' a di,ta't 5a(t o+ the (oom.

A timid 0o- 6ho li8ed i' the 'e7t ho4,e to the o'e i' 6hi)h the,e t6o little 0o-, li8ed )ame 45 a'd,aid 6ith a 8e(- im5lo(i'* )o4'te'a')e a'd 8oi)e "I am *oi'* home at hal+ 5a,t ei*ht. No6 do ,ta- alittle 6hile lo'*e( a'd the' 6e 6ill *o home to*ethe(. I 6o4ld 'ot *o alo'e it i, ,o da(2."

A'd e8e' the lad- o+ the ho4,e 6he(e the- 6e(e 8i,iti'* )ame to them a'd ,aid "I do 'ot thi'2 -o4(mothe( 6ill ha8e a'- o09e)tio' to ha8e -o4 ,ta- a +e6 mome't, lo'*e( a'd eat a' a55le a'd a +e6 '4t,.I 6o4ld ha8e ,e't them i' ea(lie( i+ I had 2'o6' that -o4 6a'ted to *o."

No6 6hat )o4ld the,e 5oo( 0o-, do Ho6 )o4ld the- ,4mmo' (e,ol4tio' to (e,i,t ,o m4)h e't(eat-Fo( a mome't the- he,itated a'd almo,t -ielded to the tem5tatio'. B4t 8i(t4e 6a8e(ed o'l- +o( amome't. The- immediatel- m4,te(ed all thei( )o4(a*e a'd ,aid "%e m4,t *o." Ha,til- 0iddi'* them all*ood 'i*ht the- *ot thei( hat, a, odG a'd -o4 m4,t a',6e( +o( it at hi, 0a(.

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The Child at Home

I+ -o4 *o i'to a'- ,tate 5(i,o' -o4 6ill ,ee a la(*e '4m0e( o+ me' 6o(2i'* i' ,ile')e a'd i' *loom.The- a(e d(e,,ed i' )lothe, o+ )o't(a,ted )olo(, that i' )a,e o+ e,)a5e thema- 0e ea,il- dete)ted. B4tthe )o',ta't 5(e,e')e o+ 8i*ila't 2ee5e(, a'd the hi*h 6all, o+ ,to'e *4a(ded 0- a' a(med ,e't(-(e'de( e,)a5e almo,t im5o,,i0le. The(e ma'- o+ the,e *4ilt- me' (emai' mo'th a+te( mo'th a'd -ea(a+te( -ea( i' +(ie'dle,,'e,, a'd i' ,ile')e a'd i' ,o((o6. The- a(e i' )o'+i'eme't a'd di,*(a)e. At

'i*ht the- a(e ma()hed to thei( ,olita(- )ell, the(e to 5a,, the 6ea(- ho4(, 6ith 'o +(ie'd to )o'8e(,e6ith a'd 'o 9o- to )hee( them. The- a(e le+t i' da(2'e,, a'd i' ,olit4de to thei( o6' *loom-(e+le)tio',. A'd oh ho6 ma'- 0itte( tea(, m4,t 0e ,hed i' the mid'i*ht da(2'e,, o+ tho,e )ell, Ho6ma'- a' 4'ha55- )(imi'al 6o4ld *i8e 6o(ld, i+ he had them to *i8e that he mi*ht a*ai' 0e i''o)e'ta'd +(ee Yo4 6ill ,ee i' the 5(i,o' ma'- 6ho a(e -o4'*$$almo,t )hild(e'. I+ -o4 *o a(o4'd +(om )ell to)ell a'd i'


22/68

The Child at Home

"It a55ea(, +(om the ,2et)h 6hi)h he *a8e that he 6a, a0o4t te' -ea(, o+ a*e 6he' hi, +athe( mo8ed+(om a di,ta't 5a(t o+ the ,tate to a to6' i' the 8i)i'it- o+ Bo,to'. I' thi, to6' 6a, a (e,5e)ta0le0oa(di'*$,)hool 'ot a *(eat di,ta')e +(om the (e,ide')e o+ hi, +athe(G a'd to thi, ,)hool he 6a, ,e't.Ha8i'* al6a-, li8ed i' the )o4't(- he had

,ee' 8e(- +e6 o+ tho,e 'o8eltie, a'd 5a(ade, a'd ,ho6, 6hi)h a(e ,o )ommo' i' a'd 'ea( the )it-G a'dit i, 'ot 6o'de(+4l that 6he' the- o))4((ed he ,ho4ld li2e mo,t )hild(e' +eel a ,t(o'* de,i(e to6it'e,, them.

"Be+o(e he had 0ee' lo'* at ,)hool he hea(d the(e 6a, to 0e a " Cattle Sho6 " at B(i*hto'. He had 'e8e(,ee' a Cattle Sho6 . He 5(e,4med it m4,t 0e a 8e(- i'te(e,ti'* ,5e)ta)le a'd +elt a 8e(- ,t(o'* de,i(e toatte'd. Thi, de,i(e o' the mo('i'* o+ the +i(,t da- o+ the ,ho6 he e75(e,,ed to hi, +athe( a'd 6a, toldthat it 6o4ld 0e a 8e(- im5(o5e( 5la)e +o( him to *o to 4'le,, atte'ded 0- ,ome ,4ita0le 5e(,o' to 6at)ho8e( a'd ta2e )a(e o+ himG a'd that ,4)h 6a, the 04,i'e,, o+ the +athe( that he )o4ld 'ot a))om5a'-him a'd o+ )o4(,e hi, de,i(e )o4ld 'ot 0e *(ati+ied. He 6a, ,o(el- di,a55oi'ted 04t (e,ol8ed 'ot to*i8e 45 6itho4t +4(the( e++o(t a' o09e)t o' 6hi)h hi, hea(t 6a, ,o m4)h ,et.

"The 'e7t mo('i'* he 0e,et hi, +athe( a*ai' o' the ,409e)t. Hi, +athe( ,eemed a'7io4, to ha8e hi, ,o'*(ati+ied 04t told him that he )o4ld 0- 'o mea', )o',e't to ha8e him *o to ,4)h a 5la)e 6itho4t ,4ita0le)om5a'-G a'd tho4*h hi, 04,i'e,, 6a, 4(*e't he 6o4ld t(- to *o i' the a+te('oo'G a'd i+ he did he6o4ld )all at the ,)hool$ho4,e a'd ta2e him 6ith him. Thi, 6a, all he )o4ld 5(omi,e.

"B4t he(e 6a, a' 4')e(tai't- a' i+ 6hi)h 8e(- ill- a))o(ded 6ith the ea*e( )4(io,it- o+ the ,o'.A))o(di'*l- he (e,ol8ed that he 6o4ld *o at all ha:a(d,. He do40ted m4)h 6hethe( hi, +athe( 6o4ld *oa'd i+ he did 'ot he )o')l4ded he mi*ht 6itho4t m4)h di++i)4lt- )o')eal the matte( +(om him. Ha8i'*+o(med hi, dete(mi'atio' a'd laid hi, 5la' he 6e't 0e+o(e lea8i'* home i' the mo('i'* to hi, +athe(3,de,2 a'd too2 a little mo'e- to ,5e'd o' the o))a,io'G a'd i',tead o+ *oi'* to ,)hool 6e't to B(i*hto'.Co't(a(- ho6e8e( to hi, e75e)tatio', a'd ho5e, hi, +athe( +o( the ,a2e o+ *(ati+-i'* him )o')l4ded to*o to the ,ho6 a'd o' hi, 6a- )alled +o( him. B4t 'o ,o' 6a, to 0e +o4'd a'd 'o ,o' had 0ee' the(ethat da-. The +athe( d4(i'* the a+te('oo' ,a6 the ,o' 04t too2 )a(e that the ,o' ,ho4ld 'ot di,)o8e(him. A+te( the (et4(' o+ 0oth at e8e'i'* the +athe( i'


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The Child at Home

"Some time a+te( thi, he 6a, ,e't to a'othe( ,)hool i' a 'ei*h0o(i'* to6'G 04t 'ot 0ei'* alto*ethe(5lea,ed he (e,ol8ed a, he had (4' a6a- o')e he 6o4ld t(- the e75e(ime't a*ai'G a'd thi, he did. Hehad 0ee' a0,e't ,i7 mo'th, 0e+o(e hi, 5a(e't, a,)e(tai'ed 6hat had 0e)ome o+ him. He had )ha'*ed hi,'ameG 04t *etti'* i'to ,ome di++i)4lt- i' )o',e


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The Child at Home

/lo'*e( o( that he ma- a8oid ,ome t(i+li'* 6o(2 that he doe, 'ot 6i,h to 5e(+o(m The(e i, ama*'a'imit- i' a )hild 6ho +eel, ,o *(ate+4l +o( hi, 5a(e't,3 lo8e that he 6ill (e5a- them 0- all thea++e)tio' a'd o0edie')e i' hi, 5o6e( 6hi)h att(a)t, the (e,5e)t a'd a++e)tio' o+ all 6ho 2'o6 him.

S455o,e -o4 ,ee a little 0o- 6al2i'* 0e+o(e hi, mothe(. The 0o-3, +athe( i, deadG he ha, 0ee' 2illed i'0attle. Yo4 ,ee the o(5ha' 0o- )a((-i'* 45o' hi, ,ho4lde( hi, +athe(3, ,6o(d a'd )a5. Yo4 loo2 at hi,5oo( mothe(. She i, 6ee5i'* +o( he( h4,0a'd i, dead. She i, (et4('i'* i' ,o((o6 to he( lo'el- ho4,e.She ha, 'o +(ie'd 04t he( dea( 0o-. Ho6 a(de'tl- doe, ,he lo8e him All he( ho5e, o+ ea(thl- ha55i'e,,a(e de5e'di'* 45o' hi, o0edie')e a'd a++e)tio'. She lo8e, he( 0o- ,o 6ell that ,he 6o4ld 0e 6illi'* todie to ma2e him ha55-. She 6ill 6o(2 'i*ht a'd da- 6hile he i, -o4'* to ,455l- him 6ith )lothe, a'd6ith +ood. A'd all ,he a,2, a'd ho5e, i, that he( 0o- 6ill 0e a++e)tio'ate a'd o0edie't a'd *ood.

A'd oh ho6 4'*(ate+4l a'd )(4el 6ill he 0e i+ he 'e*le)t that mothe( a'd 0- hi, 4'2i'd'e,, )a4,e he(to 6ee5 B4t -o4 ,ee that he loo2, li2e a 'o0le$hea(ted 0o-. Hi, )o4'te'a')e ,eem, to ,a- "Dea(mothe( do 'ot )(-G i+ e8e( I *(o6 45 to 0e a ma' -o4 ,hall 'e8e( 6a't i+ I )a' hel5 it." Oh 6ho )a'hel5 lo8i'* the 0o- 6ho lo8e, hi, mothe(

The(e 6a, a little 0o- a0o4t thi(tee' -ea(, old

@6ho,e 'ame 6a, Ca,a0ia')a. Hi, +athe( 6a, the )omma'de( o+ a ,hi5 o+ 6a( )alled the O(ie't. The little0o- a))om5a'ied hi, +athe( to the ,ea,. Hi, ,hi5 6a, o')e e'*a*ed i' a te((i0le 0attle 45o' the (i8e(Nile. I' the mid,t o+ the th4'de(, o+ the 0attle 6hile the ,hot 6e(e +l-i'* thi)2l- a(o4'd a'd ,t(e6i'*the de)2, 6ith 0lood thi, 0(a8e 0o- ,tood 0- the ,ide o+ hi, +athe( +aith+4ll- di,)ha(*i'* the d4tie,6hi)h 6e(e a,,i*'ed to him. At la,t hi, +athe( 5la)ed him i' a 5a(ti)4la( 5a(t o+ the ,hi5 to 0e5e(+o(mi'* ,ome ,e(8i)e a'd told him to (emai' i' hi, 5o,t till he ,ho4ld )all him a6a-. A, the +athe(6e't to ,ome di,ta't 5a(t o+ the ,hi5 to 'oti)e the 5(o*(e,, o+ the 0attle a 0all +(om the e'em-3, 8e,,ellaid him dead 45o' the de)2. B4t the ,o' 4')o',)io4, o+ hi, +athe(3, death a'd +aith+4l to the t(4,t(e5o,ed i' him (emai'ed i' hi, 5o,t 6aiti'* +o( hi, +athe(3, o(de(,. The 0attle (a*ed d(ead+4ll- a(o4'dhim. The 0lood o+ the ,lai' +lo6ed at hi, +eet. The ,hi5 too2 +i(e a'd the th(eate'i'* +lame, d(e6 'ea(e(a'd 'ea(e(. Still thi, 'o0le$hea(ted 0o- 6o4ld 'ot di,o0e- hi, +athe(. I' the +a)e o+ 0lood a'd 0all, a'd+i(e he ,tood +i(m a'd o0edie't . The ,ailo(, 0e*a' to de,e(t the 04('i'* a'd ,i'2i'* ,hi5 a'd the 0o-)(ied o4t "Fathe( ma- I *o" B4t 'o 8oi)e o+ 5e(mi,,io' )o4ld )ome +(om the ma'*led 0od- o+ hi,li+ele,, +athe(. A'd the 0o- 'ot 2'o6i'* that he 6a,

dead 6o4ld (athe( die tha' di,o0e-. A'd the(e that 0o- ,tood at hi, 5o,t till e8e(- ma' had de,e(ted the,hi5G a'd he ,tood a'd 5e(i,hed i' the +lame,. O 6hat a 0o- 6a, that E8e(- 0od- 6ho e8e( hea(d o+him thi'2, that he 6a, o'e o+ the 'o0le,t 0o-, that e8e( 6a, 0o('. Rathe( tha' di,o0e- hi, +athe( he6o4ld die i' the +lame,. Thi, a))o4't ha, 0ee' 6(itte' i' 5oet(- a'd a, the )hild(e' 6ho (ead thi,0oo2 ma- li2e to ,ee it I 6ill 5(e,e't it to them he(e$$

CASABIANCA.The 0o- ,tood o' the 04('i'* de)2%he')e all 04t him had +ledGThe +lame that lit the 0attle3, 6(e)2Sho'e (o4'd him o3e( the dead.

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The Child at Home

Yet 0ea4ti+4l a'd 0(i*ht he ,toodA, 0o(' to (4le the ,to(mGA )(eat4(e o+ he(oi) 0loodA 5(o4d tho4*h )hildli2e +o(m.

The +lame, (olled o'G he 6o4ld 'ot *o%itho4t hi, +athe(3, 6o(dGThat +athe( +ai't i' death 0elo6Hi, 8oi)e 'o lo'*e( hea(d.

He )alled alo4d$$"Sa- +athe( ,a-"I+ -et m- ta,2 i, do'e."He 2'e6 'ot that the )hie+tai' la-U')o',)io4, o+ hi, ,o'.

"S5ea2 +athe(" o')e a*ai' he )(ied"I+ I ma- -et 0e *o'e."A'd$$04t the 0oomi'* ,hot, (e5liedA'd +a,t the +lame, (olled o'.

U5o' hi, 0(o6 he +elt thei( 0(eathA'd i' hi, 6a8i'* hai(GA'd loo2ed +(om that lo'e 5o,t o+ deathI' ,till -et 0(a8e de,5ai(G

A'd ,ho4ted 04t o')e mo(e alo4d"M- +athe( m4,t I ,ta-"%hile o3e( him +a,t th(o4*h ,ail a'd ,h(o4dThe 6(eathi'* +i(e, made 6a-.

The- 6(a55ed the ,hi5 i' ,5le'do( 6ildThe- )a4*ht the +la* o' hi*hA'd ,t(eamed a0o8e the *alla't )hildLi2e 0a''e(, i' the ,2-.

The' )ame a 04(,t o+ th4'de( ,o4'd$$The 0o-$$oh 6he(e 6a, heA,2 o+ the 6i'd, that +a( a(o4'd%ith +(a*me't, ,t(e6ed the ,ea.

%ith ma,t a'd helm a'd 5e''o' +ai(That 6ell had 0o('e thei( 5a(tB4t the 'o0le,t thi'* that 5e(i,hed the(e%a, that -o4'* +aith+4l hea(t.

O 6ho 6o4ld 'ot lo8e to ha8e ,4)h a )hild a, that I, 'ot ,4)h a 0o- mo(e 'o0le tha' o'e 6ho 6illdi,o0e- hi, 5a(e't, me(el- that he ma-

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The Child at Home

=ha8e a little 5la- o( that he ma- a8oid ,ome 4'5lea,a't d4t- The 0(a8e little Ca,a0ia')a 6o4ld (athe(die tha' di,o0e-. He lo8ed hi, +athe(. He had )o'+ide')e i' him. A'd e8e' 6he' death 6a, ,ta(i'* himi' the +a)e 6he'

"The +lame, (olled o' he 6o4ld 'ot *o"%itho4t hi, +athe(3, 6o(d."

I ha8e ,ee' ,ome 0ad 0o-, 6ho tho4*ht it loo2ed 0(a8e to )a(e 'othi'* +o( the 6i,he, o+ thei( 5a(e't,.B4t do -o4 thi'2 that Ca,a0ia')a 6a, a )o6a(d NoG the 0o- 6ho i, t(4l- 0(a8e a'd ha, a 'o0le ,5i(it6ill o0e- hi, 5a(e't,. I+ othe(, tea,e him to do di++e(e'tl- he 6ill da(e to tell them that he mea', to dohi, d4t-G a'd i+ the- la4*h at him he 6ill let them la4*h a'd ,ho6 them 0- hi, )o'd4)t that he doe,'ot )a(e +o( the ,'ee(, o+ 0ad 0o-,. The +a)t i, that i' almo,t all )a,e, di,o0edie't 0o-, a(e mea' a'd)o6a(dl- a'd )o'tem5ti0le. The- ha8e 'ot o'e 5a(ti)le o+ the ,5i(it o+ the 'o0le little Ca,a0ia')a. A'd6he' the,e di,o0edie't 0o-, *(o6 45 to 0e me' the- do 'ot )omma'd i'+l4e')e o( (e,5e)t.

I+ -o4 6o4ld 0e 4,e+4l a'd ha55- 6he' -o4 a((i8e at mat4(e -ea(, -o4 m4,t 0e a++e)tio'ate a'do0edie't a, a )hild. It i, i'8a(ia0l- t(4e that the 5ath o+ d4t- i, the 5ath o+ 5ea)e. The )hild 6ho ha,e,ta0li,hed 5(i')i5le, o+ +i(m i'te*(it-$$

6ho ha, that 4'da4'ted (e,ol4tio' 6hi)h )a' +a)e o55o,itio' a'd 0(a8e (idi)4le$$0id, +ai( to (i,e toemi'e')e i' 4,e+4l'e,, a'd (e,5e)t. The,e od +ollo6, -o4. Yo4( ,i' o+ di,o0edie')e i, ,o *(eat that -o4)a''ot e8e' 5(a- 0e+o(e -o4 +all a,lee5. It i, im5o,,i0le +o( a 5e(,o' to 5(a- 6he' o4t o+ h4mo(. Yo4ma- (e5eat the 6o(d, o+ 5(a-e( 04t -o4 )a''ot o++e( a))e5ta0le 5(a-e( to the Lo(d. A'd a, -o4 lie do6'45o' -o4( 0ed a'd the da(2'e,, o+ 'i*ht i, a(o4'd -o4 -o4( o++e'ded Ma2e( (e*a(d, -o4 a, a'4'*(ate+4l a'd di,o0edie't )hild. A'd all the 'i*ht lo'* hi, e-e i, 45o' -o4( hea(t a'd the 2'o6led*e o+-o4( ,i' i, i' hi, mi'd. O0edie')e 0elo'*, to the hea(t a, 6ell a, to the o4t6a(d )o'd4)t. It i, 'e)e,,a(-that -o4 ,ho4ld 6ith a++e)tio' a'd )hee(+4l'e,, +4l+ill the 6i,he, o+ -o4( 5a(e't,. Yo4 ,ho4ld +eel thatthe- 2'o6 6hat i, 0e,t a'd i',tead o+ 0ei'* ,4lle' a'd di,5lea,ed 0e)a4,e the- do 'ot thi'2 +it to

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The Child at Home

i'd4l*e -o4 i' all -o4( 6i,he, -o4 ,ho4ld 6ith a 5lea,a't )o4'te'a')e a'd a 6illi'* hea(t -ield tothei( (eod +o( all hi, *ood'e,,

=!a'd 5(a- +o( that 5(ote)tio' 6hi)h >od i, e8e( (ead- to *(a't tho,e 6ho lo8e him.

CHAPTER I?. OBEDIENCE )o'ti'4ed .

T HERE i, ha(dl- a'- ,409e)t 45o' 6hi)h )hild(e' i' 6ell$(e*4lated +amilie, +eel mo(e li2e)om5lai'i'* tha' o+ the 4'6illi'*'e,, o+ thei( 5a(e't, to i'd4l*e them i' e8e'i'* 5la-, a'd e8e'i'*8i,it,. A' a)ti8e 0o- 6ho,e hea(t i, +4ll o+ +4' a'd +(oli) i, ,itti'*


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The Child at Home

a(e +o(,a2e' a'd 4'ha55-. %h- do the,e me' do ,o Be)a4,e 6he' the- 6e(e 0o-, the- ,5e't thei(e8e'i'*, a6a- +(om home 5la-i'* i' the ,t(eet,. Th4, home lo,t all it, )ha(m, 8i(t4e 6a, 0a'i,hed+(om thei( 0o,om, a'd li+e 6a, (o00ed o+ it, 9o-. I 6i,h e8e(- 0o- 6ho (ead, thi, 6o4ld thi'2 o+ the,e(ea,o', a'd ,ee i+ the- a(e 'ot ,4++i)ie't. Yo4( 2i'd 5a(e't, do 'ot allo6 -o4 to *o o4t i' the e8e'i'*,a'd 5la- i' the ,t(eet,$$

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The Child at Home

=o+ 9o- te(mi'ated 6ith +(i*ht a'd tea(,. The 5a(e't, o+ the little *i(l 6ho (emai'ed at home 2'e6 thatthe- 6e(e e75o,ed to all thi,G a'd the- lo8ed thei( da4*hte( too 6ell to allo6 he( to 0e 5la)ed i' ,4)h a,it4atio'. %a, it 'ot 2i'd i' them

Pe(ha5, a, the- 6e(e (et4('i'* the- met ,ome t6e't- o( mo(e o+ the (4de,t 0o-, o+ the 8illa*e i' the

mid,t o+ thei( mo,t e7)iti'* ,5o(t,. He(e a(e Emma Ma(ia a'd S4,a' 6ith thei( 5a(t- o+ timid *i(l,6ho m4,t +o()e thei( 6a- th(o4*h thi, )(o6d o+ t4(04le't a'd 'oi,- 0o-,. It i, al(ead- da(2. Some o+ themo,t 4'ma''e(l- a'd 6i)2ed 0o-, o+ the 8illa*e a(e the(e a,,em0led. The- a(e hi*hl- e7)ited 6ith thei(,5o(t,. A'd the mome't the- )at)h a 8ie6 o+ the 5a(t- o+ *i(l, the- (ai,e a ,ho4t a'd (4,h i' amo'*them (e)2le,, a'd tho4*htle,,. The 5a(e't, o+ the little *i(l 6ho ,taid at home 2'e6 that ,he 6o4ld 0ee75o,ed to ,4)h ,)e'e,G a'd a, the- lo8ed thei( da4*hte( the- )o4ld 'ot )o',e't that ,he ,ho4ld *o. %a,it 'ot 2i'd

A +e6 -o4'* *i(l, o')e 6e't o' ,4)h a' e8e'i'* 6al2 i'te'di'* to (et4(' 0e+o(e it 6a, da(2. B4t i' thehei*ht o+ thei( e'9o-me't the- +o(*ot ho6 (a5idl- the time 6a, 5a,,i'* a'd t6ili*ht lea8i'* them. B4tat la,t 6he' the- +o4'd ho6 +a( the- 6e(e +(om home a'd ho6 da(2 it 6a, *(o6i'* the- 0e)ame


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The Child at Home

Neithe( i, it e'o4*h that -o4 ,ho4ld o0e- thei( e75(e,,ed )omma'd,. Yo4 o4*ht to t(- to do e8e(- thi'*6hi)h -o4 thi'2 6ill *i8e them 5lea,4(e 6hethe( the- tell -o4 to do it o( 'ot. A *ood )hild 6ill ,ee2 +o(o55o(t4'itie, to ma2e hi, 5a(e't, ha55-. A little *i(l +o( i',ta')e ha, ,ome 6o(2 to do. She 2'o6, thati+ ,he doe, it 6ell a'd od3, 0le,,i'* 45o' he( dea( da4*hte(. It 6a, a mo,t a++e)ti'* +a(e6ell.The mothe( 6hile th4, e75(e,,i'* he( *(atit4de to >od +o( the 2i'd'e,, o+ he( 0elo8ed )hild 0(eathedhe( la,t. A'd a'*el, m4,t ha8e loo2ed 45o' that h4m0le a0ode

#a'd 45o' that a++e)ti'* ,)e'e 6ith emotio', o+ 5lea,4(e 6hi)h )o4ld ha(dl- 0e e7)eeded 0- a'- thi'*el,e 6hi)h the 6o(ld )o4ld 5(e,e't. O that all )hild(e' 6o4ld +eel the *(atit4de 6hi)h thi, *i(l +elt +o( amothe(3, ea(l- lo8e The' 6o4ld the 6o(ld 0e di8e,ted o+ hal+ it, ,o((o6, a'd o+ hal+ it, ,i',. Thi, i, the2i'd o+ o0edie')e 6hi)h e8e(- )hild ,ho4ld )4lti8ate. Yo4 ,ho4ld 'ot o'l- do 6hate8e( -o4( 5a(e't, tell-o4 to do 6ith )hee(+4l'e,, a'd ala)(it- 04t -o4 ,ho4ld 0e o0edie't to thei( 6i,he,. Yo4 ,ho4ld 0e6at)hi'* +o( o55o(t4'itie, to *i8e them 5lea,4(e. Yo4 ,ho4ld at all time, a'd 4'de( all )i()4m,ta')e,do e8e(- thi'* i' -o4( 5o6e( to (elie8e them +(om a'7iet- a'd to ma2e them ha55-. The' )a' -o4 ho5e

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The Child at Home

+o( the a55(o0atio' o+ -o4( >od a'd -o4( hea(t 6ill 0e +illed 6ith a 9o- 6hi)h the 4'*(ate+4l )hild )a''e8e( +eel. Yo4 )a' (e+le)t 6ith 5lea,4(e 45o' -o4( )o'd4)t. %he' -o4( 5a(e't, a(e i' the *(a8e -o46ill +eel 'o (emo(,e o+ )o',)ie')e ha((o6i'* -o4( ,o4l +o( -o4( 5a,t 4'2i'd'e,,. A'd 6he' -o4 die-o4(,el8e, -o4 )a' a'ti)i5ate a ha55- meeti'* 6ith -o4( 5a(e't, i' that hea8e'l- home 6he(e ,i' a'd,o((o6 a'd ,i)2'e,, a'd death )a' 'e8e( )ome.

>od ha, i' almo,t e8e(- )a,e )o''e)ted ,4++e(i'* 6ith ,i'. A'd the(e a(e (elated ma'- )a,e, i' 6hi)hhe ha, i' thi, 6o(ld mo,t ,i*'all- 54'i,hed 4'*(ate+4l )hild(e'. I (ead a ,ho(t time ,i')e a' a))o4't o+a' old ma' 6ho had a d(4'2e' a'd

!0(4tal ,o'. He 6o4ld a04,e hi, a*ed +athe( 6itho4t me()-. O'e da- he i' a 5a,,io' 2'o)2ed him +lat45o' the +loo( a'd ,ei:i'* him 0- hi, *(a- hai(, d(a**ed him a)(o,, the (oom to the th(e,hold o+ thedoo( to )a,t him o4t. The old ma' 6ith hi, t(em4lo4, 8oi)e )(ied o4t to hi, 4''at4(al ,o' "It i,e'o4*h$$it i, e'o4*h. >od i, 94,t. %he' I 6a, -o4'* I d(a**ed m- o6' +athe( i' the ,ame 6a-G a'd'o6 >od i, *i8i'* me the 54'i,hme't I de,e(8e."

Sometime, -o4 6ill ,ee a ,o' 6ho 6ill 'ot 0e o0edie't to hi, mothe(. He 6ill ha8e hi, o6' 6a-(e*a(dle,, o+ hi, mothe(3, +eeli'*,. He ha, *(o6' 45 to 0e a ,to4t a'd ,t400o(' 0o- a'd 'o6 the4'*(ate+4l 6(et)h 6ill 0- hi, mi,)o'd4)t 0(ea2 the hea(t o+ that 8e(- mothe( 6ho +o( mo'th, a'd-ea(, 6at)hed o8e( him 6ith a )a(e 6hi)h 2'e6 'o 6ea(i'e,,. I )all him a 6(et)h +o( I )a' ha(dl-)o')ei8e o+ mo(e e'o(mo4, i'i


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ha8e a ,i'*le 6a't 6hi)h he )a' 5(e8e't. A'd 6he' he *(o6, to 0e a ma' he 6ill *i8e he( the 6a(me,t,eat 0- hi, +i(e$,ide a'd the )hoi)e,t +ood 45o' hi, ta0le. I+ 'e)e,,a(- he 6ill de5(i8e him,el+ o+)om+o(t, that he ma- )hee( he( de)li'i'* -ea(,. He 6ill 5(o8e 0- a)tio', 6hi)h )a''ot 0emi,4'de(,tood that he +eel, a *(atit4de +o( a mothe(3, lo8e 6hi)h ,hall 'e8e( 'e8e( lea8e him. A'd6he' ,he *oe, do6' to the *(a8e i' death he 6ill 0ede6 he( *(a8e 6ith the ho'o(a0le tea(, o+ ma'l-+eeli'*. The ,o' 6ho doe, 'ot +eel th4, i, 4'6o(th- o+ a mothe(3, lo8eG the +(o6' o+ hi, o++e'ded Ma2e(

m4,t 0e 45o' him a'd he m4,t (e'de( to Him a' a6+4l a))o4't +o( hi, 4'*(ate+4l )o'd4)t.

It i, i+ 5o,,i0le ,t(a'*e( ,till that a'- da4*hte( )a' +o(*et a mothe(3, )a(e. Yo4 a(e al6a-, at home. Yo4,ee -o4( mothe(3, ,oli)it4de. Yo4 a(e +amilia( 6ith he( hea(t. I+ -o4 e8e( t(eat -o4( mothe( 6ith4'2i'd'e,, (emem0e( that the time ma- )ome 6he' -o4( o6' hea(t 6ill 0e 0(o2e' 0- the mi,)o'd4)to+ tho,e 6ho 6ill 0e a, dea( to -o4 a, -o4( mothe(3, )hild(e' a(e to he(. A'd -o4 ma- a,2 -o4(,el+

@6hethe( -o4 6o4ld 0e 5lea,ed 6ith a' e7hi0itio' o+ 4'*(ate+4l +eeli'* +(om a )hild 6hom -o4 had lo8eda'd )he(i,hed 6ith the te'de(e,t )a(e. >od ma- (e6a(d -o4 e8e' i' thi, 6o(ld a))o(di'* to -o4( deed,.A'd i+ he doe, 'ot he )e(tai'l- 6ill i' the 6o(ld to )ome. A da- o+ 94d*me't i, at ha'd a'd the4'*(ate+4l )hild ha, a, +ea(+4l a' a))o4't to (e'de( a, a'- o'e 6ho 6ill ,ta'd at that 0a(.

I ha8e 94,t ,5o2e' to -o4 o+ the *(ate+4l *i(l 6ho too2 ,4)h *ood )a(e o+ he( 5oo( ,i)2 mothe(. %he'that *ood *i(l die, a'd meet, he( mothe( i' hea8e' 6hat a ha55- meeti'* it 6ill 0e %ith ho6 m4)h9o- 6ill ,he (e+le)t 45o' he( d4ti+4l'e,, a, a )hild A'd a, the- d6ell to*ethe( a*ai' i' the )ele,tialma',io', ,o((o6 a'd ,i*hi'* 6ill +o( e8e( +lee a6a-. I+ -o4 6i,h to 0e ha55- he(e o( he(ea+te( ho'o(-o4( +athe( a'd -o4( mothe(. Let lo8e3, 54(e +lame 04(' i' -o4( hea(t a'd a'imate -o4( li+e. Be 0(a8ea'd +ea( 'ot to do -o4( d4t-. Be ma*'a'imo4, a'd do mo(e +o( -o4( 5a(e't, tha' the- (e


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ho6e8e( *i8e them to -o4G a'd 'o6 ,455o,e -o4 ,ho4ld *o a'd ,ee ho6 -o4 )a' *et alo'* i' ta2i'*)a(e o+ -o4(,el+."

Yo4 (i,e to lea8e the ho4,e 6itho4t a'- 0o''et o( )loa2. B4t -o4( mothe( ,a-, "Sto5 o'e mome't.

I, the(e 'ot a' a))o4't to 0e ,ettled 0e+o(e -o4 lea8e %e ha8e 'o6 )lothed a'd 0oa(ded -o4 +o( te'-ea(,. The t(o40le a'd e75e',e at the lea,t )al)4latio' amo4't to t6o dolla(, a 6ee2. I'deed I do 'ot,455o,e that -o4 )o4ld ha8e *ot a'- o'e el,e to ha8e ta2e' -o4 ,o )hea5. Yo4( 0oa(d +o( te' -ea(, att6o dolla(, a 6ee2 amo4't, to o'e tho4,a'd a'd +o(t- dolla(,. A(e -o4 4'de( 'o o0li*atio' to 4, +o( allthi, t(o40le a'd e75e',e"

Yo4 ha'* do6' -o4( head a'd do 'ot 2'o6 6hat to ,a-. %hat )a' -o4 ,a- Yo4 ha8e 'o mo'e-. Yo4)a''ot 5a- them.

Yo4( mothe( a+te( 6aiti'* a mome't +o( a' a',6e( )o'ti'4e, "I' ma'- )a,e, 6he' a 5e(,o' doe, 'ot5a- 6hat i, 94,tl- d4e he i, ,e't to 9ail. %e ho6e8e( 6ill 0e 5a(ti)4la(l- 2i'd to -o4 a'd 6ait a6hile.Pe(ha5, -o4 )a' 0- 6o(2i'* +o( +i+tee' o( t6e't- -ea(, a'd 0- 0ei'* 8e(- e)o'omi)al ea(' e'o4*h to5a- 4,. B4t let me ,eeG the i'te(e,t o+ the mo'e- 6ill 0e o8e( ,i7t- dolla(, a -ea(. Oh 'o it i, o4t o+ theood 0-."

Yo4 o5e' the doo( a'd *o o4t. It i, )old a'd 6i'd-. Shi8e(i'* 6ith the )old a'd 6itho4t mo'e-

=-o4 a(e at o')e a 0e**a( a'd m4,t 5e(i,h i' the ,t(eet, 4'le,, ,ome o'e ta2e, 5it- o' -o4.

Yo4 *o 5e(ha5, to the ho4,e o+ a +(ie'd a'd a,2 i+ the- 6ill allo6 -o4 to li8e 6ith them.

The- at o')e (e5l- "%e ha8e ,o ma'- )hild(e' o+ o4( o6' that 6e )a''ot a++o(d to ta2e -o4 4'le,,-o4 6ill 5a- +o( -o4( 0oa(d a'd )lothi'*."

Yo4 *o a*ai' o4t i'to the ,t(eet )old h4'*(- a'd +(ie'dle,,. The da(2'e,, o+ the 'i*ht i, )omi'* o'G-o4 ha8e 'o mo'e- to 54()ha,e a ,455e( o( 'i*ht3, lod*i'*. U'le,, -o4 )a' *et ,ome em5lo-me't o(+i'd ,ome o'e 6ho 6ill 5it- -o4 -o4 m4,t lie do6' 45o' the ha(d *(o4'd a'd 5e(i,h 6ith h4'*e( a'd6ith )old.

Pe(ha5, ,ome 0e'e8ole't ma' ,ee, -o4 a, he i, *oi'* home i' the e8e'i'* a'd ta2e, -o4 to theo8e(,ee(, o+ the 5oo( a'd ,a-, "He(e i, a little 8a*(a't *i(l I +o4'd i' the ,t(eet,. %e m4,t ,e'd the 5oo(little thi'* to the 5oo( ho4,e o( ,he 6ill ,ta(8e to death."

Yo4 a(e )a((ied to the 5oo( ho4,e. The(e -o4 +i'd a 8e(- di++e(e't home +(om -o4( +athe(3,. Yo4 a(ed(e,,ed i' the )oa(,e,t *a(me't,. Yo4 ha8e the mea'e,t +ood a'd a(e )om5elled to 0e o0edie't a'd todo the mo,t ,e(8ile 6o(2.

No6 ,455o,e 6hile -o4 a(e i' the 5oo( ho4,e ,ome 2i'd *e'tlema' a'd lad- ,ho4ld )ome a'd ,a-"%e 6ill ta2e thi, little *i(l a'd *i8e he( +ood a'd )lothe, +o( 'othi'*. %e 6ill ta2e he( i'to o4(

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o6' 5a(lo( a'd *i8e he( a )hai( 0- o4( o6' 5lea,a't +i(e,ide. %e 6ill 04- e8e(- thi'* +o( he( that ,he'eed,. %e 6ill hi(e 5e(,o', to tea)h he(. %e 6ill do e8e(- thi'* i' o4( 5o6e( to ma2e he( ha55- a'd6ill 'ot a,2 +o( o'e )e't o+ 5a- i' (et4('."

%hat ,ho4ld -o4 thi'2 o+ ,4)h 2i'd'e,, A'd 6hat ,ho4ld -o4 thi'2 o+ -o4(,el+ i+ -o4 )o4ld *o to thei(

5a(lo( a'd (e)ei8e thei( 0o4't- a'd -et 0e 4'*(ate+4l a'd di,o0edie't %o4ld 'ot a )hild 6ho )o4ldth4, (e


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e8e(- +athe( a'd mothe( i' the 6o(ld a'd I 6ill ,ho6 -o4 mi'e 0- *i8i'* -o4 6hat I ha8e$$54lli'* o4tthe 'i'e o( te' dolla(, 6hi)h I had i' m- 5o)2et. 3No I tha'2 -o4 ,i(3 ,aid he 3I ha8e o'l- do'e 6hat it6a, m- d4t- to do.3

"B(a8e(- di,i'te(e,ted'e,, a'd mate('al a++e)tio' ,4(5a,,i'* the,e it i, im5o,,i0le to ima*i'e. Themothe( 6a, *oi'* (i*ht i' amo'*,t the +eet o+

!the,e 5o6e(+4l a'd 6ild ho(,e, a'd amo'*,t the 6heel, o+ the 6a*o',. She had 'o tho4*ht +o( he(,el+G'o +eeli'* o+ +ea( +o( he( o6' li+eG he( ,h(ie2 6a, the ,o4'd o+ i'e75(e,,i0le 9o- 9o- too *(eat +o( he( to,455o(t he(,el+ 4'de(."

No6 )a' -o4 )o')ei8e a mo(e 4'*(ate+4l 6(et)h tha' that 0o- 6o4ld 0e i+ he ,ho4ld *(o6 45 'ot tolo8e o( o0e- hi, mothe( She 6a, 6illi'* to die +o( him. She 6a, 6illi'* to (4' di(e)tl- 4'de( the +eet o+tho,e +e(o)io4, ho(,e, that ,he mi*ht ,a8e hi, li+e. A'd i+ he ha, o'e 5a(ti)le o+ *e'e(o,it- i' hi, 0o,omhe 6ill do e8e(- thi'* i' hi, 5o6e( to ma2e he( ha55-.

B4t -o4( mothe( lo8e, -o4 a, 6ell a, did that mothe( lo8e he( )hild. She i, a, 6illi'* to e75o,e he(,el+to da'*e( a'd to death. A'd )a' -o4 e8e( 0ea( the tho4*ht o+ )a4,i'* *(ie+ to he( 6ho,e lo8e i, ,o,t(o'*G 6ho,e 2i'd'e,, i, ,o *(eat It doe, a55ea( to me that the *e'e(o4,$hea(ted 0o- 6ho thi'2, o+the,e thi'*, 6ill (e,ol8e to 0e hi, mothe(3, 9o- a'd 0le,,i'*.

A +e6 -ea(, a*o a )hild 6a, lo,t i' o'e o+ tho,e 8a,t 5lai', i' the 6e,t )alled 5(ai(ie,. A *e'tlema' 6ho6a, e'*a*ed i' the ,ea()h +o( the )hild th4, de,)(i0e, the ,)e'e. It +o()i0l- ,ho6, the ,t(e'*th o+ amothe(3, lo8e.

"I' the -ea( !;! I 6a, ,tatio'ed o' the Mad Ri8e( )i()4it. Yo4 2'o6 the(e a(e e7te',i8e 5(ai(ie, i' that5a(t o+ the ,tate. I' 5la)e, the(e a(e 'o

;d6elli'*, 6ithi' mile, o+ ea)h othe(G a'd a'imal, o+ 5(e- a(e o+te' ,ee' the(e. O'e e8e'i'* late i'a4t4m' a +e6 o+ the 'ei*h0o(, 6e(e a,,em0led a(o4'd me i' o'e o+ tho,e ,olita(- d6elli'*, a'd 6ehad *ot 6ell e'*a*ed i' the 6o(,hi5 o+ >od 6he' it 6a, a''o4')ed that the )hild o+ a 6ido6 6a, lo,ti' the 5(ai(ie. It 6a, )oldG the 6i'd 0le6G a'd ,ome (ai' 6a, +alli'*. The 5oo( 6oma' 6a, i' a*o'- a'do4( meeti'* 6a, 0(o2e' 45. All 5(e5a(ed to *o i' ,ea()h o+ the lo,t )hild. The )om5a'- 4'de(,tood the04,i'e,, 0ette( tha' I did +o( the- had 0ee' 0(ed i' tho,e e7te',i8e 0a((e',G a'd o))4((e')e, li2e the5(e,e't a(e 5(o0a0l- 'ot 4'+(e


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a'd to a late ho4(. At le'*th 6e 0e)ame ,ati,+ied that +4(the( ,ea()h 6o4ld 0e 4'a8aili'*G a'd all 04t themothe( dete(mi'ed to (et4(' home. It 6a, a' idea ,he )o4ld 'ot +o( a mome't e'd4(e. She 6o4ld hea(o+ 'othi'* 04t +4(the( ,ea()h. He( ,t(e'*th at la,t 0e*a' to +ail he( a'd I 5(e8ailed o' he( to (et4(' tohe( a0ode. A, ,he t4('ed he( +a)e +(om +4(the( ,ea()h a'd *a8e 45 he( )hild a, lo,t he( mi,e(- 6a,almo,t too *(eat +o( e'd4(a')e. 3M- )hild3 ,aid ,he 3ha, 0ee' de8o4(ed 0- a 6ild 0ea,tG hi, little lim0,ha8e 0ee' to(' a,4'de(G a'd hi, 0lood 0ee' d(4'2 0- the hideo4, mo',te(3$$a'd the idea 6a, a*o'-. A,

,he )l4'* to m- a(m it ,eemed a, i+ he( hea(t$,t(i'*, 6o4ld 0(ea2. At time, I had almo,t to ,455o(t he(i' m- a(m, to 5(e8e't he( +alli'* to the ea(th.

"A, 6e 5(o)eeded o' o4( 6a- 0a)2 I tho4*ht I hea(d at a *(eat di,ta')e the ,o4'd o+ a ho('. %e,to55ed a'd li,te'edG it 6a, (e5eated. It 6a, the )o')e(ted ,i*'al. The )hild 6a, +o4'd. A'd 6hat 6e(ethe +eeli'*, o+ the mothe(" La'*4a*e )a''ot de,)(i0e them. S4)h i, the ,t(e'*th o+ mate('al a++e)tio'.A'd )a' a )hild 0e ,o ha(d$hea(ted a, 'ot to lo8e a mothe( I, the(e a'- thi'* 6hi)h )a' 0e mo(e4'*(ate+4l tha' to *(ie8e o'e 6ho lo8e, -o4

@,o a(de'tl- a'd 6ho ha, do'e ,o m4)h +o( -o4

I+ the(e 0e a'- )(ime 6hi)h i' the ,i*ht o+ >od i, *(eate( tha' all othe(, it a55ea(, to me it m4,t 0e thea04,e o+ 5a(e't,. I+ the ,5i(it o+ a demo' d6ell, i' a'- h4ma' 0(ea,t it m4,t 0e i' that 0(ea,t 6hi)h i,tha'2le,, +o( 5a(e'tal +a8o(, a'd 6hi)h )a' (e


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J4d*e .$$The +a)t that othe(, 6e(e eod. The )ha(*e 6hi)h>od 0(i'*, a*ai',t 4, i, that 6e ha8e (e+4,ed to o0e- him. Fo( thi, 6e de,e(8e that 5e'alt- 6hi)h >od

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ha, th(eate'ed a*ai',t (e0ellio'. I+ 6e lo8e o4( 5a(e't, e8e( ,o a(de'tl- it 6ill 'ot ,a8e 4, 4'le,, 6eal,o lo8e >od. I+ 6e a(e e8e( ,o 2i'd to tho,e a(o4'd 4, it 6ill 'ot ,e)4(e >od3, a55(o0atio' 4'le,, 6ea(e al,o o0edie't to him. I+ o4( )o'd4)t i, ,o )o((e)t that 'o o'e )a' a))4,e 4, o+ 6hat i, )alled a'immo(al a)t

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it 6ill 0e o+ 'o a8ail 4'le,, 6e a(e al,o li8i'* 6ith +aith i' the 5(omi,e, o+ >od a'd 6ith 5e(,e8e(i'*e++o(t, to do hi, 6ill. A'd 6e ,hall 0e a, +ooli,h a, 6a, the *4ilt- m4ti'ee( i+ 6e e75e)t that a'- ,4)he7)4,e, 6ill ,a8e 4, +(om the 5e'alt- o+ hi, la6.

%e )a''ot 0- a'- +idelit- i' the di,)ha(*e o+ the )ommo' d4tie, o+ li+e ato'e +o( the 'e*le)t to lo8ea'd ,e(8e o4( Ma2e(. %e ha8e 0(o2e' a6a- +(om hi, a4tho(it-. %e +ollo6 o4( o6' i')li'atio', a'd a(eo0edie't to the di(e)tio', o+ othe(, (athe( tha' to tho,e o+ o4( Ma2e(. The +a)t i, that the d4tie, 6e o6e>od a'd o4( +ello6 me' a(e 'ot to 0e ,e5a(ated. >od e75e)t, the )hild i' the mo('i'* to a)2'o6led*ehi, de5e'de')e 45o' hi, Ma2e( a'd to 5(a- +o( a,,i,ta')e to do that 6hi)h i, (i*ht d4(i'* all the ho4(,o+ the da-. A'd he e75e)t, -o4 6he' the e8e'i'* )ome, to tha'2 him +o( all hi, *ood'e,, a'd,olem'l- to 5(omi,e all -o4( da-, to 0e o0edie't to hi, a4tho(it-. Yo4 m4,t 'ot o'l- lo8e -o4( 5a(e't,04t -o4 m4,t al,o lo8e -o4( >od. Yo4 m4,t t(- to ha8e -o4( 6o(d, a'd -o4( tho4*ht, 54(e a'd all -o4()o'd4)t hol-. No6 6he' -o4 loo2 0a)2 45o' -o4( 5a,t li8e, a'd 6he' -o4 e7ami'e -o4( 5(e,e't+eeli'*, do -o4 'ot ,ee that -o4 ha8e 'ot o0e-ed >od i' all -o4( 6a-, Not o'l- ha8e -o4 had 6i)2edtho4*ht, a'd at time, 0ee' di,o0edie't to -o4( 5a(e't, 04t -o4 ha8e 'ot made it the *(eat o09e)t o+ -o4(li+e to ,e(8e -o4( Ma2e(.

!#;>od 'o6 de,i(e, to ha8e -o4 o0edie't to him. He lo8e, -o4 a'd 6i,he, to ,ee -o4 ha55-. He ha, +o(thi, 54(5o,e ,e't hi, So' i'to the 6o(ld to die +o( -o4( ,i', a'd to lead -o4 to 5iet- a'd 5ea)e. TheSa8io( 'o6 a,2, -o4 to (e5e't o+ ,i' a'd lo8e him that 6he' -o4 die -o4 ma- 0e (e)ei8ed to hea8e'a'd 0e ha55- +o( e8e(. Yo4 5e(ha5, (emem0e( the 5a,,a*e o+ S)(i5t4(e +o4'd i' Re8. /; "Behold I,ta'd at the doo( a'd 2'o)2G i+ a'- ma' hea( m- 8oi)e a'd o5e' the doo( I 6ill )ome i' to him a'd,45 6ith him a'd he 6ith me." B- thi, he e75(e,,e, hi, de,i(e that 6e ,ho4ld (e)ei8e him to o4( hea(t,.

O'e o+ the mo,t a++e)ti'* ,)e'e, de,)(i0ed 0- the 5e' o+ the mo,t elo


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%hat hea(t i, 'ot i'di*'a't at ,4)h t(eatme't %ho doe, 'ot a0ho( the )o'd4)t o+ the,e 4''at4(al)hild(e'

O4( 0le,,ed Sa8io( (e5(e,e't, him,el+ a, ta2i'* a ,imila( attit4de 0e+o(e the hea(t, o+ hi, )hild(e'. Heha, 5(e,e'ted him,el+ at the doo( o+ -o4( hea(t a'd )a' -o4 (e+4,e him admi,,io' "Behold" ,a-, he "I,ta'd at the doo( a'd 2'o)2." B4t 6e 6ith a ha(d'e,, o+ hea(t 6hi)h ha, t(i4m5hed o8e( *(eate(

0le,,i'*, a'd i, )o',eod o8e( o'e ,i''e( that (e5e'teth." It i, i'deed 6o'de(+4l that the hol- a'd ha55- a'*el,a0o8e ,ho4ld +eel ,o dee5 a' i'te(e,t i' o4( )o')e(',. B4t oh ho6 ,4(5a,,i'*l- ,t(a'*e it i, that 6e+eel ,o little +o( o4(,el8e,

It i, 2i'd i' >od that he 6ill 'ot let the 6i)2ed

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!#e'te( hea8e'. He lo8e, hi, hol- )hild(e' the(e too 6ell to allo6 the 6i)2ed to e'te( a'd t(o40le thema'd de,t(o- thei( 5ea)e. The(e 6a, a little *i(l o')e 6ho had a 5a(t- o+ he( )om5a'io', to ,5e'd thee8e'i'* 6ith he(. The- 6e(e all 5la-i'* 8e(- ha55il- i' the 5a(lo( 6he' a d(4'2e' ma' ha55e'ed to *o0-. A, he hea(d thei( 8oi)e, he )ame ,ta**e(i'* 45 to the doo( a'd t(ied to *et i'. All the *i(l, 6e(e8e(- m4)h +(i*hte'ed +o( +ea( the de*(aded 6(et)h 6o4ld *et i'to the 5a(lo(. B4t the *e'tlema' o+ the

ho4,e told them 'ot to 0e +(i*hte'ed. He a,,4(ed them that the ma' ,ho4ld 'ot )ome i' a'd tho4*h it6a, a )old 6i'te(3, 'i*ht he 6e't o4t a'd d(o8e him a6a-. No6 6a, 'ot thi, *e'tlema' 2i'd th4, to5(ote)t the,e )hild(e'

S455o,e a 6i)2ed ma' o( a lo,t ,5i(it ,ho4ld *o to the *ate, o+ hea8e' a'd t(- to e'te( the(e. Do -o4,455o,e that >od 6o4ld let him i' %o4ld 'ot >od 0e a, 2i'd to the a'*el, a, a' ea(thl- +athe( to hi,ea(thl- )hild(e' E8e(- a'*el i' hea8e' 6o4ld )(- to >od +o( 5(ote)tio' i+ the- ,ho4ld ,ee the 6i)2eda55(oa)hi'* that ha55- 6o(ld. A'd >od ,ho6, hi, lo8e 0- de)la(i'* that the 6i)2ed ,hall 'e8e( e'te(the(e.

"The,e hol- *ate, +o( e8e( 0a(Poll4tio' ,i' a'd ,hameGNo'e ,hall o0tai' admitta')e the(eB4t +ollo6e(, o+ the Lam0."

!#=It i, 'ot 0e)a4,e >od i, 4'2i'd a'd )(4el that he ,h4t, 45 the 6i)2ed i' the 6o(ld o+ 6o. He doe, thi,0e)a4,e he lo8e, hi, )hild(e' a'd li2e a 2i'd +athe( dete(mi'e, to 5(ote)t them +(om o55(e,,io' a'd,o((o6. The 0(i*ht 6i'*, o+ the a'*el *litte( i' the hea8e'l- 6o(ld. P4(e 9o- *lo6, i' the 0o,om, o+ the0le,t. Lo8e 4'ite, them all a, the- ,6ell thei( ,o'*, a'd ta2e thei( +li*ht. I' thei( home the 6i)2ed)ea,e +(om t(o40li'* a'd the 6ea(- a(e +o( e8e( at (e,t.

A +e6 -ea(, ,i')e the(e 6a, a )e(tai' +amil- 6hi)h 6a, 4'ited a'd ha55-. The +athe( a'd mothe( loo2ed45o' the )hild(e' 6ho ,4((o4'ded thei( +i(e,ide a'd 0eheld them all 8i(t4o4, i' thei( )o'd4)t a'da++e)tio'ate to6a(d, o'e a'othe(. Thei( e8e'i'* ,5o(t, 6e't o' ha(mo'io4,l- a'd tho,e )hild(e' 6e(e5(e5a(i'* i' thei( 0elo8ed home +o( +4t4(e 8i(t4e, a'd 4,e+4l'e,,. B4t at la,t o'e o+ the ,o', 0e)amedi,,i5ated. He 6e't o' +(om ,te5 to ,te5 i' 8i)e till he 0e)ame a de*(aded 6(et)h. Hi, +athe( a'd mothe(6e5t o8e( hi, ,i', a'd did e8e(- thi'* i' thei( 5o6e( to (e)laim him. All 6a, i' 8ai'. E8e(- da- he *(e66o(,e. Hi, 0(othe(, a'd ,i,te(, +o4'd all the ha55i'e,, o+ thei( home de,t(o-ed 0- hi, 6i)2ed'e,,. The+amil- 6a, di,*(a)ed 0- him a'd the- 6e(e all i' ,o((o6 a'd tea(,. O'e e8e'i'* he 6a, 0(o4*ht home,o i'to7i)ated that he 6a, a55a(e'tl- li+ele,,. Hi, 5oo( 0(o2e'$hea(ted mothe( ,a6 him )o'8e-ed i' thi,di,*(a)e+4l

!#)o'ditio' to hi, 0ed. At a'othe( time 6he' hi, 5a(e't, 6e(e a0,e't he )ame home i' the e8e'i'* i' a,tate o+ i'to7i)atio' 0o(de(i'* o' 5h(e',-. He (a8ed a0o4t the ho4,e li2e a madma'. He ,6o(e the mo,t,ho)2i'* oath,. E'(a*ed 6ith o'e o+ hi, ,i,te(, he ,ei:ed a )hai( a'd 6o4ld ha8e ,t(4)2 he( 5e(ha5, a+atal 0lo6 i+ ,he had 'ot e,)a5ed 0- +li*ht. The 5a(e't, o+ thi, )hild +elt that ,4)h thi'*, )o4ld 'o lo'*e(0e 5e(mitted a'd told him that i+ the(e 6a, 'ot a' immediate (e+o(matio' i' hi, )o'd4)t the- ,ho4ld+o(0id him to e'te( thei( ho4,e. B4t e't(eatie, a'd 6a('i'*, 6e(e ali2e i' 8ai'. He )o'ti'4ed hi,di,*(a)e+4l )a(ee(. Hi, +athe( 5e()ei8i'* that ame'dme't 6a, ho5ele,, a'd that he 6a, 0- (emai'i'* athome im0itte(i'* e8e(- mome't o+ the +amil- a'd loadi'* them 6ith di,*(a)e ,e't hi, ,o' to ,ea a'd

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told him 'e8e( to (et4(' till he )o4ld )ome 0a)2 im5(o8ed i' )ha(a)te(. To 5(ote)t hi, (emai'i'*)hild(e' it 6a, 'e)e,,a(- +o( him to ,e'd the di,,ol4te o'e a6a-.

No6 6a, thi, +athe( )(4el i' th4, e'dea8o(i'* to 5(omote the 5ea)e a'd the ha55i'e,, o+ hi, +amil-%a, it 4'2i'd i' him to (e,ol8e to ma2e hi, 8i(t4o4, )hild(e' ha55- 0- e7)l4di'* the 8i)io4, a'd thede*(aded No E8e(- o'e ,ee, that thi, i, the di)tate o+ 5ate('al lo8e. I+ he had 0ee' a )(4el +athe($$i+ he

had had 'o (e*a(d +o( hi, )hild(e' he 6o4ld ha8e allo6ed thi, a0a'do'ed ,o' to ha8e (emai'ed a'd)o'd4)ted a, he 5lea,ed. He 6o4ld

!#ha8e made 'o e++o(t to 5(ote)t hi, )hild(e' a'd to 5(omote thei( 9o-.

A'd i, it 'ot 2i'd i' o4( hea8e'l- Fathe( to (e,ol8e that tho,e 6ho 6ill 'ot o0e- hi, la6, ,hall 0e +o(e8e( e7)l4ded +(om hea8e' He lo8e, hi, 8i(t4o4, a'd o0edie't )hild(e' a'd 6ill ma2e them 5e(+e)tl-ha55-. He 'e8e( 6ill 5e(mit the 6i)2ed to ma( thei( 9o-, a'd de*(ade thei( home. I+ >od 6e(e a' 4'2i'd0ei'* he 6o4ld let the 6i)2ed *o to hea8e'. He 6o4ld ha8e 'o 5(i,o' to detai' them. He 6o4ld lea8ethe *ood 4'5(ote)ted a'd e75o,ed to a04,e +(om the 0ad. B4t >od i, lo8e. He 'e8e( th4, 6ill a0a'do'hi, )hild(e'. He ha, 5(o8ided a ,t(o'* 5(i,o' 6ith d4'*eo', dee5 a'd da(2 6he(e he 6ill hold the6i)2ed ,o that the- )a''ot e,)a5e. The a'*el, i' hea8e' ha8e 'othi'* to +ea( +(om 6i)2ed me' o(6i)2ed a'*el,. >od 6ill 5(ote)t hi, )hild(e' +(om all ha(m.

O4( +athe( i' hea8e' i, 'o6 i'8iti'* all o+ 4, to (e5e't o+ o4( ,i', a'd to )4lti8ate a ta,te +o( the 9o-, o+hea8e'. He 6i,he, to ta2e 4, to hi, o6' ha55- home a'd ma2e 4, lo8ed mem0e(, o+ hi, o6'a++e)tio'ate +amil-. A'd e8e(- a'*el i' hea8e' (e9oi)e, 6he' he ,ee, the h4m0le,t )hild (e5e't o+ ,i'a'd t4(' to >od. B4t i+ 6e 6ill 'ot 0e o0edie't to hi, la6,G i+ 6e 6ill 'ot )4lti8ate i' o4( hea(t, tho,e+eeli'*, o+ +e(8e't lo8e 6hi)h *lo6 a'd 04(' i' the a'*el3, 0o,omG i+ 6e 6ill 'ot he(e o' ea(th lea(' thela'*4a*e o+ 5(a-e( a'd 5(ai,e >od a,,4(e, 4,

!!#that 6e 'e8e( )a' 0e admitted to mi'*le 6ith hi, ha55- +amil- a0o8e. %o4ld 'ot >od 0e 8e(- 4'2i'd toallo6 the 6i)2ed a'd im5e'ite't to e'te( i' a'd ma( thei( 9o-, The a'*el, a(e ha55- to 6el)ome a(et4('i'* 6a'de(e(. B4t i+ the- ,ho4ld ,ee a' 4',40d4ed ,5i(it di(e)ti'* hi, +li*ht to6a(d, hea8e' the-all 6o4ld 5(a- to >od that he mi*ht 'ot 0e 5e(mitted to e'te( to th(o6 di,)o(d i'to thei( ,o'*, a'd,o((o6 i'to thei( hea(t,. >od i, lo8e. He 6ill 2ee5 hea8e' 54(e a'd ha55-. All 6ho 6ill 0e o0edie't tohim he 6ill *ladl- ele8ate to 6al2 the ,t(eet, o+ the Ne6 Je(4,alem a'd to i'ha0it the ma',io', 6hi)hhe ha, 04ilt.

B4t tho,e 6ho 6ill 'ot ,40mit to hi, a4tho(it- m4,t 0e ,h4t o4t +o( e8e(. I+ 6e do 'ot -ield to the6a('i'*, a'd e't(eatie, 6hi)h 'o6 )ome to 4, +(om >od 6e m4,t hea( the ,e'te')e "De5a(t +(omme"$$"I 2'o6 -o4 'ot." >od 4,e, all the mea', 6hi)h he deem, 5(o5e( to (e)laim 4,G a'd 6he' he +i'd,that 6e a(e i')o((i*i0le the' doe, he )lo,e 45o' 4, the doo(, o+ o4( 5(i,o' that 6e 'e8e( ma- e,)a5e.

I+ >od )a(ed 'ot +o( the ha55i'e,, o+ hi, )hild(e' he 6o4ld 0(ea2 the,e la6,G he 6o4ld tea( do6' thi,5(i,o'G he 6o4ld t4(' all it, *4ilt- i'mate, loo,e 45o' the 4'i8e(,e to (o8e a'd to de,olate at thei(5lea,4(e. B4t 0le,,ed 0e >od he i, lo8eG a'd the 0(i*ht'e,, a'd *lo(- o+ hea8e' 'e8e( )a' 0e ma((ed 0-the e't(a')e o+ ,i'. I' hell3, d(ea(-

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!!!a0-,, the 6(et)hed o4t)a,t, +(om hea8e' 6ill +i'd thei( ,e)4(e a'd ete('al a0idi'* 5la)e. %he(e do -o46i,h to ha8e -o4( home 6ith the 8i(t4o4, a'd ha55- i' hea8e' o( 6ith the 8i)io4, a'd mi,e(a0le i' the6o(ld o+ 6o No6 i, the time to de)ide. B4t li+e 6ill ,oo' 0e *o'e. A, 6e die 6e ,hall )o'ti'4e +o(e8e(.

"The(e a(e 'o a)t, o+ 5a(do' 5a,,edI' the )old *(a8e to 6hi)h 6e ha,te."

>od i' thi, 6o(ld ma2e, 4,e o+ all tho,e mea', 6hi)h he thi'2, )al)4lated to a++e)t -o4( +eeli'*, a'dto i')li'e -o4 to hi, ,e(8i)e. Yo4 'o6 hea( o+ the lo8e o+ Je,4, a'd +eel the ,t(i8i'*, o+ the Hol- S5i(it.Yo4 a(e ,4((o4'ded 0- ma'- 6ho lo8e the Sa8io( a'd e'9o- all the 5(e)io4, 5(i8ile*e, o+ the Bi0le a'dthe Sa00ath. >od ,5ea2, to -o4 i' a++li)tio', a'd e'9o-me't, a'd t(ie, 6a-, 6itho4t '4m0e( to (e)laim-o4 to him,el+. I+ -o4 )a' (e,i,t all thi, -o4( )a,e i, ho5ele,,. I' the 6o(ld o+ 6o the(e 6ill 0e 'o o'e to5lead 6ith -o4 the 6o'de(, o+ a Sa8io(3, lo8e. Yo4 6ill +eel 'o ,t(i8i'*, o+ the S5i(it. No Ch(i,tia'+(ie'd, 6ill ,4((o4'd -o4 6ith thei( ,-m5athie, a'd thei( 5(a-e(,. The Sa00ath 6ill 'o lo'*e( da6' 45o'-o4 a'd the Bi0le 6ill 'o lo'*e( e't(eat -o4 to t4(' to the Lo(d. I+ -o4 )a' (e,i,t all the moti8e, to(e5e'ta')e 6hi)h thi, li+e a++o(d, -o4 a(e 5(oo+ a*ai',t all the mea', 6hi)h >od ,ee, +it to ado5t. I+ -o4die im5e'ite't

!!;-o4 6ill +o( e8e( (emai' im5e'ite't a'd *o o' 4'(e,t(ai'ed i' 5a,,io' a'd 6o. The 6o(d o+ >od ha,de)la(ed that at the da- o+ 94d*me't o4( doom 6ill 0e +i7ed +o( e8e(. The 6i)2ed ,hall the' *o i'toe8e(la,ti'* 54'i,hme't a'd the (i*hteo4, to li+e ete('al. The 0a(, o+ the ,i''e(3, 5(i,o' 6ill 'e8e( 0e0(o2e'. The *lo(ie, o+ the ,ai't3, a0ode 6ill 'e8e( 0e ,4llied.

A +e6 -ea(, ,i')e a )hild 6a, lo,t i' the 6ood,. He 6a, o4t 6ith hi, 0(othe(, a'd ,i,te(, *athe(i'*0e((ie, a'd a))ide'tall- 6a, ,e5a(ated +(om them a'd lo,t. The )hild(e' a+te( loo2i'* i' 8ai' +o( ,ometime i' ,ea()h o+ the little 6a'de(e( (et4('ed 94,t i' the d4,2 o+ the e8e'i'* to i'+o(m thei( 5a(e't, thatthei( 0(othe( 6a, lo,t a'd )o4ld 'ot 0e +o4'd. The 6ood, at that time 6e(e i'+e,ted 6ith 0ea(,. Theda(2'e,, o+ a )lo4d- 'i*ht 6a, (a5idl- )omi'* o' a'd the ala(med +athe( *athe(i'* a +e6 o+ hi,'ei*h0o(, ha,te'ed i' ,ea()h o+ the lo,t )hild. The mothe( (emai'ed at home almo,t di,t(a)ted 6ith,4,5e',e. A, the )lo4d, *athe(ed a'd the da(2'e,, i')(ea,ed the +athe( a'd the 'ei*h0o(, 6ith hi*hl-$e7)ited +ea(, t(a8e(,ed the 6ood, i' all di(e)tio', a'd (ai,ed lo4d ,ho4t, to att(a)t the atte'tio' o+ the)hild. B4t thei( ,ea()h 6a, i' 8ai'. The- )o4ld +i'd 'o t(a)e, o+ the 6a'de(e(G a'd a, the- ,tood 4'de(the 0o4*h, o+ the lo+t- t(ee, a'd li,te'ed that i+ 5o,,i0le the- mi*ht hea( hi, +ee0le 8oi)e 'o ,o4'd 6a,0o('e to thei( ea(, 04t the mela')hol-

!!/moa'i'* o+ the 6i'd a, it ,6e5t th(o4*h the thi)2 0(a')he, o+ the +o(e,t. The *athe(i'* )lo4d,th(eate'ed a' a55(oa)hi'* ,to(m a'd the dee5 da(2'e,, o+ the 'i*ht had al(ead- e'8elo5ed them. It i,di++i)4lt to )o')ei8e 6hat 6e(e the +eeli'*, o+ that +athe(. A'd 6ho )o4ld ima*i'e ho6 dee5 the a*o'-6hi)h +illed the 0o,om o+ that mothe( a, ,he hea(d the 6i'd a'd 0eheld the da(2'e,, i' 6hi)h he( )hild6a, 6a'de(i'* The ,ea()h )o'ti'4ed i' 8ai' till 'i'e o3)lo)2 i' the e8e'i'*. The' o'e o+ the 5a(t- 6a,,e't 0a)2 to the 8illa*e to )olle)t the i'ha0ita't, +o( a mo(e e7te',i8e ,ea()h. The 0ell (4'* the ala(ma'd the )(- o+ +i(e (e,o4'ded th(o4*h the ,t(eet,. It 6a, ho6e8e( a,)e(tai'ed that it 6a, 'ot +i(e 6hi)h)a4,ed the ala(m 04t that the 0ell tolled the mo(e ,olem' tidi'*, o+ a lo,t )hild. E8e(- hea(t ,-m5athi:edi' the ,o((o6, o+ the di,t(a)ted 5a(e't,. Soo' the m4ltit4de, o+ the 5eo5le 6e(e ,ee' a,)e'di'* the hill45o' the de)li8it- o+ 6hi)h the 8illa*e 6a, ,it4ated to aid i' the ,ea()h. E(e lo'* the (ai' 0e*a' to +all

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o'e, ,ho4ld 5e(i,h. He ha, ma'i+e,ted the mo,t a,to'i,hi'* lo8e a'd 2i'd'e,, that he mi*ht ma2e 4,ha55-.

B4t 6hat *(eate( 5(oo+ o+ lo8e )a' 6e ha8e tha' that 6hi)h >od ha, *i8e' i' the *i+t o+ hi, So' That-o4 mi*ht 0e ,a8ed +(om ,i' a'd )ea,ele,, 6o Je,4, )ame a'd died. He )ame to the 6o(ld a'd 5la)edhim,el+ i' 5o8e(t- a'd 6a, o8e(6helmed 6ith ,o((o6 that he mi*ht i'd4)e -o4 to a))e5t ,al8atio' a'd

to 0e ha55- +o( e8e( i' hea8e'. The Sa8io( 6a, 0o(' i' a ,ta0le. %he' a' i'+a't hi, li+e 6a, ,o4*ht. Hi,5a(e't, 6e(e )om5elled to +lee o4t o+ the )o4't(- that the- mi*ht ,a8e him +(om a 8iole't death. A, he*(e6 45 he 6a, +(ie'dle,, a'd +o(,a2e'. He 6e't a0o4t +(om to6' to to6'

!!=a'd +(om 8illa*e to 8illa*e doi'* *ood to all. He 8i,ited the ,i)2 a'd healed them. He 6e't to the 5oo(a'd the a++li)ted a'd )om+o(ted them. He too2 little )hild(e' i' hi, a(m, a'd 0le,,ed them. He i'94(ed'o o'e a'd e'dea8o(ed to do *ood to all. A'd -et he 6a, 5e(,e)4ted a'd i',4lted a'd a04,ed. A*ai'a'd a*ai' he 6a, )om5elled to +lee +o( hi, li+e. The- too2 45 ,to'e, to ,to'e him. The- hi(ed +al,e6it'e,,e, to a))4,e him. At la,t the- too2 him 0- 'i*ht a, he 6a, i' a *a(de' 5(a-i'*. A )(4el m4ltit4de)ame a'd too2 him 0- +o()e a'd )a((ied him i'to a la(*e hall. The- the' ,4((o4'ded o4( 0le,,ed Sa8io(a'd hea5ed 45o' him all ma''e( o+ i',4lt a'd a04,e. The- mo)2ed him. The- )olle)ted ,ome tho(',a'd made a )(o6' 6hi)h the- +o()ed 45o' hi, head 5(e,,i'* the ,ha(5 tho(', i'to hi, +le,h till the0lood +lo6ed do6' 45o' hi, hai( a'd hi, )hee2,. A'd a+te( th4, 5a,,i'* the 6hole 'i*ht he 6a, led o4tto the hill o+ Cal8a(- totte(i'* 0e'eath the hea8- 04(de' o+ the )(o,, 6hi)h he 6a, )om5elled to 0ea(45o' hi, o6' ,ho4lde(, a'd to 6hi)h he 6a, to 0e 'ailed. %he' the- a((i8ed at the 5la)e o+ )(4)i+i7io'the- d(o8e the 'ail, th(o4*h hi, ha'd, a'd hi, +eet. The )(o,, 6a, the' +i7ed i' the *(o4'd a'd theSa8io( th4, )(4ell- ,4,5e'ded 6a, e75o,ed to the lo4d a'd )o'tem5t4o4, ,ho4t, o+ a' i',4lti'* mo0.The mo('i'* ai( 6a, +illed 6ith thei( lo4d e7e)(atio',. A ,oldie( )ame a'd th(4,t a ,5ea( dee5 i'to hi,,ide. To odlo8e, -o4. A'*el, de,i(e that -o4 ,ho4ld )ome to hea8e'. Je,4, ha, died to ,a8e -o4.

!!The Hol- S5i(it i, (ead- to aid -o4 i' e8e(- Ch(i,tia' e++o(t a'd to lead -o4 o' 8i)to(io4, o8e( ,i'.Ho6 4'(ea,o'a0le the' a'd ho6 4'*(ate+4l it i, +o( a'- )hild to (e+4,e to lo8e >od a'd to 5(e5a(e toe'te( the a'*el,3 home The(e -o4 )a' 0e ha55-. No 'i*ht i, the(e. No ,i)2'e,, o( ,o((o6 )a' e8e( (ea)h

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Yo4 )a''ot e75e)t at 5(e,e't 5(e)i,el- a'd +4ll- to 4'de(,ta'd e8e(- thi'* )o''e)ted 6ith the ,4++e(i'*,a'd death o+ Ch(i,t a'd the mo(al e++e)t the- 5(od4)e. I' +a)t it i, i'timated i' the Bi0le that e8e' thea'*el, i' hea8e' +i'd thi, ,409e)t o'e )a5a0le o+ ta,2i'* all thei( 5o6e(,. Yo4 )a' 4'de(,ta'd ho6e8e(that he ,4++e(ed a'd died that -o4 mi*ht 0e +o(*i8e'. It 6o4ld 'ot 0e ,a+e i' a'- *o8e('me't to +o(*i8e,i' me(el- o' the 5e'ite')e o+ the ,i''e(. Ci8il *o8e('me't )a''ot do thi, ,a+el-G a +amil- *o8e('me't

)a''ot do it ,a+el-. It i, o+te' the )a,e 6he' a ma' i, )o'dem'ed to death +o( a )(ime he ha, )ommittedthat hi, dea(e,t +(ie'd, ,ometime, hi, 6i+e a'd )hild(e' ma2e the mo,t a++e)ti'* a55eal, to the )hie+ma*i,t(ate o+ the ,tate to *(a't him 5a(do'. B4t it 6ill 'ot do. The *o8e('o( i+ he 2'o6, hi, d4t- 6ill0e +i(m ho6e8e( 5ai'+4l it ma- 0e i' allo6i'* the la6 to ta2e it, )o4(,eG +o( he ha, to )o',ide( 'otme(el- the 6i,he, o+ the 4'ha55- )(imi'al a'd hi, +(ie'd, 04t the ,a+et- a'd ha55i'e,, o+ the 6hole)omm4'it-.

A'd ,o the *o8e('o( o+ the 4'i8e(,e m4,t )o',ide( 'ot me(el- hi, o6' 0e'e8ole't +eeli'*, to6a(d, the,i''e( 04t the ,a+et- a'd the holi'e,, o+ all hi, )(eat4(e,G a'd he )o4ld 'ot ha8e +o(*i8e' o4( ,i', 4'le,,he had 5la''ed a 6a- 0- 6hi)h 6e mi*ht ,a+el- 0e +o(*i8e'. Thi, 6a- he did de8i,e

!;/to ,4,tai' la6 a'd 5(ote)t holi'e,, a'd -et to let 4, *o +(ee +(om the 54'i,hme't d4e to o4( ,i',. Je,4,died +o( 4,. He 0o(e o4( ,i',. B- hi, ,t(i5e, 6e a(e healed. A'd ,hall 6e 'ot 0e *(ate+4l

It i, th4, that >od ha, 5(o8ided a 6a- +o( o4( e,)a5e +(om the 5e'alt- o+ hi, la6. Yo4 ha8e (ead ">od,o lo8ed the 6o(ld that he *a8e hi, o'l- 0e*otte' So' that 6ho,oe8e( 0elie8eth i' him ,ho4ld 'ot5e(i,h 04t ha8e e8e(la,ti'* li+e." %a, it 'ot 2i'd i' >od to *i8e hi, So' to ,4++e( that 6e mi*ht 0e,a8ed +(om 54'i,hme't >od ha, 5lai'l- *i8e' hi, la6. A'd he ha, ,aid the ,o4l that ,i''eth it ,halldie. A'd he ha, ,aid that hi, 6o(d i, ,o ,a)(ed that tho4*h hea8e' a'd ea(th ,ho4ld 5a,, a6a- hi,6o(d ,hall 'ot 5a,, a6a-. %e ha8e all 0(o2e' >od3, la6 a'd de,e(8e the 54'i,hme't it th(eate',. B4to4( i'd4l*e't Fathe( i' hea8e' i, loo2i'* 45o' 4, i' lo8i'* 2i'd'e,, a'd i' te'de( me()-. He 5itie, 4,a'd he ha, *i8e' hi, o6' So' to 0ea( the 54'i,hme't 6hi)h 6e de,e(8e. Oh 6a, the(e e8e( 5(oo+ o+*(eate( lo8e

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