[CHAPTER XXI.]
Squire Fuller Hears Unwelcome News.

“Behold the work of my unlawful hand,

That by rude force the passions would command,

That ruthless sought to root them from the breast;

They may be ruled, but will not be oppressed.

Taught hence, ye parents, who from nature stray,

And the great ties of social life betray;

Ne’er with your children act a tyrant’s part,

’Tis yours to guide, not violate the heart.”

Thompson.