FINALLY HAD A CHARACTER

which made few demands upon him, and whose demands were decent and in
order. Thus "some as corrupt in their morals as vice could make them,
have yet been solicitous to have their children soberly, virtuously, and
piously brought up." We therefore, on every ground, must teach our
children religion, dignity, and probity. "Parents," says Jeremy Taylor,
"must give good example and reverent deportment in the presence of
their children. And all those instances of charity which usually endear
each other--sweetness of conversation, affability, frequent
admonition--all significations of love and tenderness, care and
watchfulness, must be expressed toward children; that they may look upon
their parents as their friends and patrons, their defence and sanctuary,
their treasure and their guide."


FATHER AND SON.

Says Sir R. Steele: "It is the most beautiful object the eyes of man can
behold to see a man of worth and his son live in an entire, unreserved
correspondence. The mutual kindness and affection between them give an
inexpressible satisfaction to all who know them. It is a sublime
pleasure which increases by the participation. It is as sacred as
friendship, as pleasurable as love, and as joyful as religion. This
state of mind does not only dissipate sorrow which would be extreme
without it, but enlarges pleasures which would otherwise be
contemptible. The most indifferent thing has its force and beauty when
it is spoken by a kind father, and an insignificant trifle has its
weight when offered by a dutiful child. I know not how to express it,
but I think I may call it a transplanted self-love."