. Austin Hall, or, Conversations between a father and his children, on subjects of amusements and instruction . and Amy to display the latest piece of informationthat floats buoyantly on the upper current of thought, or toapply to the casual stranger for the solution of each risingdoubt. Mr. Austin. No; that is the privilege of domestic so-ciety, where conversation that deserves the name can alonebe enjoyed. Did not the most worldly-minded of maxim-makers long ago pronounce that the heart furnished muchmore to conversation than the head ? To be enjoyed in per-fection, social intercourse must b
. Austin Hall, or, Conversations between a father and his children, on subjects of amusements and instruction . and Amy to display the latest piece of informationthat floats buoyantly on the upper current of thought, or toapply to the casual stranger for the solution of each risingdoubt. Mr. Austin. No; that is the privilege of domestic so-ciety, where conversation that deserves the name can alonebe enjoyed. Did not the most worldly-minded of maxim-makers long ago pronounce that the heart furnished muchmore to conversation than the head ? To be enjoyed in per-fection, social intercourse must be distinguished by the at-tributes of Christian charity; there must be no envying, novaunting, no being puffed up, no rejoicing in iniquity, butrejoicing in truth ; there must be a readiness of belief, a pa-tient endurance of dissent. Without these, the tongues ofangels and of men, the gifts of the inspired, will not givethe soul-satisfying delight of free and confidential conver-sation, where every rising thought is fearlessly given to thehonour and the benevolence of the partial auditor. 168 AUSTIN CHAPTER XII. WEDNESDAY EVENING. Mr. Austin, Edward, I observed you reading very dili-gently this morning. What book was it which fixed yourattention so closely ? Edivanh It was Mrs. Mannings stories from the his-tory of Italy,—a very interesting book. Mr, Austin, I should like to hear one of the you read us one. Amy, We shall be delighted to hear one. Edward, I was most pleased with this one of Luit-prands clemency. (Reads.) Of Luitprand, the seventeenth king of Lombardy, thefollowing interesting anecdote is related : Information was brought to him that two of hiscourtiers, in whom he reposed particular confidence, had AUSTIN HALL. 169 conspired against his life. As the proofs of their guiltydesign were too strong to admit of doubt, he resolved tospeak to them openly on the subject, and summoned theminto his presence. On their appearing before him, heasked
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