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Almost all parents say so; and their words are so earnest, their tears so eloquent, that we cannot but believe it. Such was the father of Frank Sedley, and it was such a father that made so good a son. ALMOST ALL PARENTS SAY SO AND THEIR WORDS ARE SO EARNEST THEIR TEARS SO ELOQUENT THAT WE CANNOT BUT BELIEVE IT SUCH WAS THE FATHER OF FRANK SEDLEY AND IT WAS SUCH A FATHER THAT MADE SO GOOD A SON
 fellow-man. He had made his fortune by being honest and just. He had lived a good life; and as every good man will, whether he get rich or poor by it, he was receiving his reward in the serene happiness of his life in this world, and in the cherished hope of everlasting bliss in the world to come. Captain Sedley was happy, too, in his family. Mrs. Sedley was an amiable and devoted woman; and Frank, his only child, was an affectionate and obedient son. Perhaps my young friends cannot fully appreciate the amount of satisfaction which a parent derives from the good character of his child. Though the worthy shipmaster had a beautiful estate and plenty of money, if his son had been a liar, a thief, a profane swearer,--in short, if Frank had been a bad boy,--he could not have been happy. If a wise and good father could choose between having his son a hopeless drunkard or villain, and laying his cold form in the dark grave, never more to see him on earth, he would no doubt choose the latter.  HE LOVED HIS GOD BY LOVING HIS FELLOW MAN HE HAD MADE HIS FORTUNE BY BEING HONEST AND JUST HE HAD LIVED A GOOD LIFE AND AS EVERY MAN WILL WHETHER HE GET RICH OR POOR BY IT HE WAS RECEIVING HIS REWARD IN THE SERENE HAPPINESS OF HIS LIFE IN THIS WORLD AND IN THE CHERISHED HOPE OF EVERLASTING BLISS IN THE WORLD TO COME CAPTAIN SEDLEY WAS HAPPY TOO IN HIS FAMILY MISSUS SEDLEY WAS AN AMIABLE AND DEVOTED WOMAN AND FRANK HIS ONLY CHILD WAS AN AFFECTIONATE AND OBEDIENT SON PERHAPS MY YOUNG FRIENDS CANNOT FULLY APPRECIATE THE AMOUNT OF SATISFACTION WHICH A PARENT DERIVES FROM THE GOOD CHARACTER OF HIS CHILD THOUGH THE WORTHY SHIPMASTER HAD A BEAUTIFUL ESTATE AND PLENTY OF MONEY IF HIS SON HAD BEEN A LIAR A THIEF A PROFANE SWEARER IN SHORT IF FRANK HAD BEEN A BAD BOY HE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN HAPPY IF A WISE AND GOOD FATHER COULD CHOOSE BETWEEN HAVING HIS SON A HOPELESS DRUNKARD OR VILLAIN AND LAYING HIS COLD FORM IN THE DARK GRAVE NEVER MORE TO SEE HIM ON EARTH HE WOULD NO DOUBT CHOOSE THE LATTER
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