Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-05-10

uu Nhputu ub'i ~ IA ling 10 him III no
stage in the wbae sgf Sc Of education is
ambition more fri lat 81, excite9, and curl
asily more highly gfaised, Than in he very
outset There ever, ling is novel, the
upil is every day dei'gs'.d with ms little
su,cesses, he 'Derest trifes are no,iced
WITH admiration. Proper assistance and
are viii drive 3 ay abiaoughts Of fatigue
THIS dis .,os,;ig % T. out of The natural
order IF studies noi snfned 10 children.
A age foe wh's :. ugu ly. tho aodeseived
y,.,ermed & r. Wedge, in o'her
" Us ssTiaN-af < = - galencs bftofe a
~ isas ar 30. 49, sns- = L = sass
,eF of any, Some ,iries seras the rtss'si prom
iNing tsien.s in tiper age 10 ne account.
THIS is like r,ing the Favor II wines and
cordisis Ill! ones head Is fuddled the taste
is g me, 'he. iudgmen, gone, z nothing lief,
al least nothing felt, hui vanity.
To scousom children to application, we
should obiigs them to rely as much as pos
s'ble on themselves in all their studies
They must TO be sure be carefully assisted
at FIRST, but eventually they " Il derive 10
bene Fit from their studies, any farther than
they are independent masters Of them e.
cry person has experienced how alurslly
we neglect application ourselves, when we
Can attain our object by the exertions of g.
mother On The contrary NOS have felt how
powerful is the stimulus of necessity, and
how much we are reused 10 exer,ion, by Tire
reflection thai our success de ends entirely
OIL our own efforts Ifa child is led sten BY
step thro' process and not taught event IL
ally to perform il himself, there is little
probability that he has Understood il, and
none that he will remember II he has al =
tanned no skill to graft, his pride in nfae &c.
ing IL he has placed his dependence en-.
Vreiy on his Instructor, and VIII not think
OF attempting any Thing without him. Be-
sides this the serviiily of spiri, it occasions,
Is of some consequence 10 be avoided. Any
the msy have noticed among a company oil
chiidfeu, how exactly they initiate The MN.
ners OF the great world, IN the difference
hey pay 10 the opinions aud directions Of
particular indIyioosis. A word from this
or that boy is every ones opinion AID two
OF three win general, judge & lay scherles
Tor The whole. l. is easy 10 perceive how
much these leaders are exercising their liz
tie talents at invention and judgement, b,
the re'lsnce they place upon their own ex
ertlons and easy also IN trace this spirit oi
Independence snd habit of thinking for
themselves, from ;nfanc, 10 manhood, from
authority in school 10 inAuenoc in q higher
sphere.
In Concluding or s.osrss on the Edaca
ton Of children, which, perhaps, may have
been deemed more suitable for purser.
than news paper, we cannot avoid once
more calling to mind the importance u
early Interesting children in study They
are naturally active, and mist find som,
employment naturally disposed TO form
attachments, and will very soon contrsc
unalierable preIud,ces for some favort,
OBJECT. As soon ss they set foot on ,ht
stage Of life, they are are surrounded by al
the deceItful sllurcmcnts of vice dis ,ips
tion under the name of innocent hiiarity
RIGHTEOUSNESS un6er that OF ingenious ieyily
impiety and profanity in the gulse Of udepeD
dence md spirit. They see abroad bnl lit
tie distinction between The good and the
bad hey venture. trembling To be sure a
tirst, but slvn wi.h boldness, in The ways Of
the world ; they engage themselves in
pleasures, Which, II MOI positively vicious,
are decidedly inimical To s.ad1 aud the
admonitions OF instructors, and the care OF
psren's often come too late 10 engage than
with any sincerity IN learning. We would by
40 means deprive child OF his anus mcn,s.
but CT those we allowed him, We would
endea'or 10 make study The mos, interesting.
We would take care that the bod, grow
vigorous and erect but we would not, al
the same time, .llow the mind 10 put forth
its shoots al random. We have sometimes
seen he you & engaging vi h ardor IN DIS.
sipation, msterIfg, as tatir years mature,
habits the most fatal 20 their peace and use.
iuiaess; x have seen item in tho event seal
tefing by various courses to insisniGe alce
or intAny. We would not leave y child 10
even The hazard OF such fre We would
secure him stilis first setting out ia lite,
not by he difficult task of deischlug him
from pleasures, but by fixing his pfeJudice,
in favor ofsomething more substsntiaL We
would not hope 10 turn the course oil the
tree which is already strong; but we would
guide 1t, MS 1t springs up, m RICH, dnec
ton. l.