Elements of Morality for the Use of Young Persons; To Which Is Prefixed an Address to Parents - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1829. Excerpt: ... Stage; and 1 will defray the expenses of your journey." The young man still entreated, but Mr Jones left the room, saying, as he shut the door, "you hear my determination, and it is vain to say more; I know your father sent you to a good school; and I Cannot keep a person who has idly wasted the time best calculated for improvement. If we do not attend to the seed time, we can never expect a harvest." The young man stood a moment silent, and then walked in great agitation up and down the room, saying, "what will my father and mother think, when I am sent back to them; they will die of grief; and all my acquaintance will laugh at me. How much money has been laid out on me, and I know nothing!--Oh, that I could recall the years which are past! my thoughtlessness and fondness for play have prevented my receiving any benefit from good instruction." Mrs Jones now began to prepare for the approaching wedding; and finding that she required some new ribbons, gloves, and other millinery, that no time might be lost, she determined to go herself to a milliner to whom she had been warmly recommended. She soon found the house, and knocked at the first door she came to. "Come in," cried a harsh and querulous voice. On opening the door, she was much surprised by seeing a man staring grimly at her, as if he could have pierced her through with his looks. This was Mr Skinpenny, whose avarice the whole town talked of; because ho only thought of amassing money, and cared not by what means he got it scraped together. Though he had hoarded a sufficient sum to enable him to live at his ease, yet he grudged every thing he spent; his food was the coarsest, his dress old and dirty, and such was his penuriousness, that he would not partake of any of the comforts of life, unless oth...