Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-05-03

him fine suit of clothes on his birth dav.
he would not strike the baby, and if he woul
not pick the buds from off the lilacs, and di
not tread upon the bedsin the flower garden
VIII you give me new suit of clothe
when | am eight years old, if am good
No, my son, | shall never hire YOU to b.
good, Or reward my children in that way
If you should be o aisobedient boy ant
should spoil my plants, / should not civ,
You sweet kisses, should not smile ,upol
you, should not receive your flowers, but
should have to separate you from my com
pany. -
Mother, | should rather have your swee
kisses, and your pleasant smiles, than ter
rolls OF gingerbread. should soon forget
what had been eating, but l should moi
forget it if you were angry with me. !
could not be happy ifyou did not love me.
But mother, you are not angry with me
now2
No, Frank. shall never be. displeased
with you when you try to do right.
Mother, you was not angry with me
when l broke your large pitcnes, when
Pompcy ran against me, and knocked me
down. You said it was an accident.
You are right, my love-I am only dis.
pleased with my children when they are dis
obedient and idle; when they are careless
and inattentive; when they are unkind 10
each other, or impolite to strangers.
Mofhor | ro,,oo,,obor fbof Ilr oo1loS
me polite little boy, the other day; but |
did not know what he meant; | do not un-
derstand that word.
What were you doing Frank, when DR..
S. called youa polite little boy?
| found his whip for him when he could
not find it. l thanked him for coming to
see you, when you were sick. 1t was the
same night, mother, that l walked on tiptoe,
in your room, because you said a noise
made your head ache.
We'll, Frank, l understand politeness to
mean, doing the same for others that !
would have others do for us.
:. Mother, | did not understand DR.. S. be-.
cause William Lacy said that should ne
ver be polite unless | went to the dancing
school, where | should be taught to hold up
my head, and to make a genteel bow, and
to walk gracefully.
We'll, my dear Frank, we will talk me :"
about this another time. | see from the
window. that our neighbor, Mrs. Jones, is
coming in. You must not interrupt our
for that would not be polite.
You may now take your book, and get
your lesson.
Good morning, Mrs Jones.
How are you, Mrs. Smith? hope you
will excuse this early call; feeling unhappy
at home, have come in for few minutes;
but see you are engaged, as usual, in con.
versation with your children; for my part, l
never find much to say to my children. l
am always glad to get them to school or
out of the house; for they are such noisy,
children, that cannot collect my
scattered brain where they are: they are so
wild that my house is in confusion when
hey are at home. But Inever was fond of
children. My husband and try 70 do the
best we can for them. We are busy night
and day, trying to scrape together pretty
little property, so that we may educate our
children when they get old enough to send
them away from home.
But, my dear Mrs Jones, I fear there is
often sad mistake as to the import ofthe
word education. Many persons do not
seem to be aware of the fact that some men
and women are well educated, who have sell
dom, if ever, been sent abroad, and who
have had but limited advantages. even in a
common school. Is it right, Mrs Jones, to
send our children to school, expecting the
teacher to give them habits ofindustry and
application? How can this be done in the
course of a few months, in opposition to all
their former habits? How can parents ex-
pect teachers to form useful and agreeable
habits in their children, while there is little or
no pains taken with them at home? How
can parents expect teacher to correct
selfish, and covetous, and i'll natured dispo-
sition in their children, while they are indul-
ged in every idle whim at home by them
selves? My dear Mrs. Jones, before / had
a family ofmy own, Taught school for a
number of years. ! found, from my own
experience, that those parents who felt the
least responsibility for the improvement of
their children at home, and took the least
pains to form their habits and manners, to
make them respectful, afectionate, and con-
descending, were always the most difficult
to satisfy and please. The experience |
then acquired has led me to take pains with
nv OVID little flock, and [ find / need not
wait till they are grown, before see and
taste the fruits ofmy labors. Every day |
am more than compensated for the care and
laborI have bestowed upon their education
and l never find myself SO happy as when
in their society; and what most grateful to
a mothers heart, all my feelings of affection