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Sketches Of Character.
very great respect for both of you , come up to me this evening , with your husband , and 1 will talk over the matter with you . " " Since you are so very kind , Sir , I will tell my master , when he comes home from work , and will make so bold as to come , after we have had tea , and tidied ourselves a bit . "
During this colloquy , the young hero strutted about in the gutter , until his legs and clothing were begrimed with mud , as , with a thorn switch , he scattered the fluid mire around and about ; I called to him to cease his sport and come to me : but Billy Giles planted his feet firmly in the mud , staring me in the face without attempting to budge one inch ; I walked towards him , saying , that unless he instantly left the gutter , I would give him a flogging with
the cane 1 carried . 1 suppose the child read determination in my countenance , as he instantly quitted the favored spot , and stood with his head hanging down . " Hold up your head , Sir , and let me see what a disobedient , wicked child looks iike . " As the lad slowly raised his head , I then saw , that his right temple was covered with
a plaster , and I enquired the cause of his mother . " A horse did it , Sir . " "But what were you doing to the horse , Billy ? " After an instant ' s hesitation the child replied , " 1 struck at him with father's big whip , and then he kicked out at me . "
" That served you quite right , for your cruelty ; what business had you to strike an unoffending animal , or meddle with him ?" " I would ' nt if I had knoived he meant to kick me . "
" Let this be a warning to you then , and remember , that sooner or later ill deeds meet with punishment . Will you go home now with your mother ? " " I don ' t want to go home . " " But your mother wants you to go home and that is sufficient ; if you will not go home quietly , I shall be
obliged to make you , by caning you until you consent to obey your mother : will you go home or not Billy ? " " I'll go then , with mother . " " That's right , and my boy , don ' t let me see or hear , that you kick again ; in fact I am not certain that I ought not to cane you now , for your disobedience towards , and for kicking , your mother . Good morning , Mrs . Giles . Although I am not an advocate for brutalizing a child by constant
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Sketches Of Character.
very great respect for both of you , come up to me this evening , with your husband , and 1 will talk over the matter with you . " " Since you are so very kind , Sir , I will tell my master , when he comes home from work , and will make so bold as to come , after we have had tea , and tidied ourselves a bit . "
During this colloquy , the young hero strutted about in the gutter , until his legs and clothing were begrimed with mud , as , with a thorn switch , he scattered the fluid mire around and about ; I called to him to cease his sport and come to me : but Billy Giles planted his feet firmly in the mud , staring me in the face without attempting to budge one inch ; I walked towards him , saying , that unless he instantly left the gutter , I would give him a flogging with
the cane 1 carried . 1 suppose the child read determination in my countenance , as he instantly quitted the favored spot , and stood with his head hanging down . " Hold up your head , Sir , and let me see what a disobedient , wicked child looks iike . " As the lad slowly raised his head , I then saw , that his right temple was covered with
a plaster , and I enquired the cause of his mother . " A horse did it , Sir . " "But what were you doing to the horse , Billy ? " After an instant ' s hesitation the child replied , " 1 struck at him with father's big whip , and then he kicked out at me . "
" That served you quite right , for your cruelty ; what business had you to strike an unoffending animal , or meddle with him ?" " I would ' nt if I had knoived he meant to kick me . "
" Let this be a warning to you then , and remember , that sooner or later ill deeds meet with punishment . Will you go home now with your mother ? " " I don ' t want to go home . " " But your mother wants you to go home and that is sufficient ; if you will not go home quietly , I shall be
obliged to make you , by caning you until you consent to obey your mother : will you go home or not Billy ? " " I'll go then , with mother . " " That's right , and my boy , don ' t let me see or hear , that you kick again ; in fact I am not certain that I ought not to cane you now , for your disobedience towards , and for kicking , your mother . Good morning , Mrs . Giles . Although I am not an advocate for brutalizing a child by constant