Show A brutal parent we understand that certain in living not a thousand miles from eighth street in this city is in tho habit of beating in tho most brutal manner his children it is said night or two ago ho proceeded to administer corporal punishment to a eon and used for the purpose a strap on which was a largo hook or buckle the screams of the lad as tho blows were laid on by tho cruel parent aroused the indignation of several neighbors ono of whom commenced to expostulate with the father but he was told to mind his own business and that if ho inter he would in the same manner thero arc times perhaps when it may seem necessary fora parent to chistine chi stise a son but when it comes to using an instrument of the kind named and exercising moro brute force than would bo required to disable a refractory horse then tha law should step in and put a stop to such brutality those who reside in the vicinity of this cruel parent would do well upon the repetition of such tin and brutal act to lay the matter before the officers of the law who will without doubt BOO to it that the boater gets his just deserts parents should when cor acting children let love and not ungovernable passion predominate the former ia never more needed than upon such occasion |