Thus, in his mistaken efforts to destroy what was evil in his children, he was only rooting the evils he would remove more deeply in the groundwork of their minds.

Instead of harmonizing, his actions had the constant effect of disuniting them.

Brotherly love and sisterly affection had small chance for growth in the family over which he presided.
For all this, out of his family Mr.Howland was highly respected and esteemed.

He had the reputation of being one of the most upright, just, and humane men in the community; and many wondered that he should have so bad a son as Andrew, whose reputation abroad was little better than at home.

At school he was almost constantly involved in quarrels with other boys; and, from the immediate neighborhood of Mr.Howland, complaints frequently came of his bad conduct and reckless annoyances toward neighbors.