Litchfield enquirer., 1838-06-21
DOMESTIC MANAGEMENT.

4 1uO tVbsOWauS utbbGAO " 1Fom tflo Ben on Mrs. Conant. ebe editress Of the Al6lll-
 CTS MonthIy Journal:
 Child. Mother, want piece of cake.
 Mother.--L haven't got any-it's alI
 C.-I know wlheres some up in the cup- board l saw it when yeu opened the door. se sst s5s <
 M.-Well. you don't need any nov; cake hurts children.
 C.-No it don't; (whining,) do wansI piece; mother, mayn't have piece.f
 M.-Be still; ! can't get up now--I'm busy.
 C.-(cryiug aloud.) I want piece of cake; I want piece of cake. 4
 M.-Be still, I say; I shant give you a bit it you don't leave off crying.
 C.-lStill crying, ,)I want piece ofcake. ! want piece of cake. Y
 M.-(Rising hastily and reaching piece.t There, take that, and hold your tongue Eat it up quick | hear Ben coming. Now don't teil him you've had any. lBen.entors.) C.-I'ys had z piece off cake; you can't have any. sss
 Ben.---Yes will; nother, give me al piece. 5g' :, ,.s'.g 5,
 M.--- There, take that; it seems as iff never could keep bit of any thing in the house. You see, sir, ito the child, if you get any thing next time
 (Another room.) c. I've had a piece of cake N
 Young Sister. Oh, I wan, some too. N c. We'll. you ba,Ol, and mo,her'll give you 3 piece. '8
 Let us see how many errors were com- mitted by thA mother during this short con- versation. In the first place she told downright lies and the child detects her in it. havn't any cake ..You have | saw it in the cupboard Secondly, she gives false reason cake hurts children.s for not gratifying the child's wishes; tt least her next reply would lead him to sup- pose 90. Thirdly, she encourages the child to cry for what he desires, by offsr- ing reward for leaving of, the gratifica- ton which he cOuld not obtain by continu- ed good humor. Fourihiy, she breaks her promise and rewards the child in crying for discbeying her. Fifthly, she fosters . spirit of.ael6sh greediness, the lowest and most dsbasing of all passions; | eat it quick, and don't tell Ben.'' Sixthly, she utters threat which she hes no intention of acting upon; " zee # you get any next time !'s
 We must mention, also, the spirit by which her conduct .throngh the whole is marked, and makes the child feel that she has Ut least yielded to his wishes, not be- cause she loves him, but in order to saye herself the vexation of being teassd any longer. The practical commentary which he makes in his advice tOrhis sister shows that he fully understands the springs of her domestic machinery. Yet this is probably mother who loves her soffspring, who is toiling early and late for their comfort and Erespectability, but who will perhaps have to. complain that her old age is enlbittered by, the neglect and unkindness of her children. They ars not wholly iET the fault. A mother may sacrifice her health, and life itself, for her family, and yet not make them happy; they will 'nos value hef,---. A child cannot comprehend lhe value of that affection which keeps his mother busy from morning lll night, when her industry is continually crossing tho track of his en- joyn,ent; when it is made an apology for petuleace. injustice, and neglect, by those little things which make up the happiness of childhood. Nothing but constant hourly flow of kindness, prompt in gratify- ing, gentle in refusing, ,---a kindness which knows no ebb. unfnfied by passion, unpol- lnted by sefshness ---can gain the entire confidence and affection of . child. I ought also to add, that q mother who has made herself an object Of contempt to her children cannot justly claim their defor- erence and respect, and such she surely will be, if, In her management If them, she stoops to tho meanncss of deceit and falsehOod. The pure, ennobling senti- nent of fIial piety, can spring up only in m atmosphere of truth and love. In its nature it is a-kin 10 that which is exercised towards the bene6cent Father of all, and requires for its full exapnsion the same in- dnenee Of reciitnde and goodness.
 I War against tke Crickets..-Sam Gib- bins. hardy old warrior, residiDgin Wit- sons Place. Barnsley, fell into desperate rage the other evening with tho crickets, which had for some time infested his hearth and destroyed his property. He, there- fore, resolved to lay seige to their forti6- cations 90 he commenced p0tting gln- powder ints the holes, along the joints Of the flags. Having completed all this, with an attitude that would have graeed Well lingion, he set fire to the train {; pieces ef flags flew in all sdiroctions. the cat bounced through the window and the clock, which had just struck nine, had its head blown oliI, whilst the floor presented q perfect picture ofthe end ofsll ihings, being ornamented with the fractured limbs of tho poor slain cricke,s. Sam fortunately escaped unhsrt.