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Charles Hardy was the son of one of the factory agents, who was Captain Sedley's nearest neighbor; and a strong friendship had grown up between the two boys. Charles's character was essentially different from that of his friend; but as I prefer that my young reader should judge his disposition for himself, and distinguish between the good and the evil of his thoughts and actions as the story proceeds, I shall not now tell him what kind of a boy he was. CHARLES HARDY WAS THE SON OF ONE OF THE FACTORY AGENTS WHO WAS CAPTAIN SEDLEY'S NEAREST NEIGHBOR AND A STRONG FRIENDSHIP HAD GROWN UP BETWEEN THE TWO BOYS CHARLES CHARACTER WAS ESSENTIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF HIS FRIEND BUT AS I PREFER THAT MY YOUNG READER SHOULD JUDGE HIS DISPOSITION FOR HIMSELF AND DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE GOOD AND EVIL OF HIS THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS AS THE STORY PROCEEDS I SHALL NOT NOW TELL HIM WHAT KIND OF BOY HE WAS
s 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. 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. WARD 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 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
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