The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-12-10

limenls, even such IS are ~ unison with
hat sublime teaching OF the Apostle. 10
man Rreih 10 kimsslE. Let your children
Icara from both liae teachings, the spirii,
and lhe conduct or lheir parents, that God
made them lor usefulness. and lliaiin this
hing alone can hey hope 10 find peace
aud happiness. IL
Ifyou expect your children 10 succeed
well in any Of lhe walks Of useful and no.
noEable lie. You must ny all means seek
10 awaken within them spirit Of lndepen-
dence. Even from early childhood let
them learn 10 wait on themselves. IL is
4 sad misfortune for children 10 have SER
wants 10 wait on them; for young mas
ter 10 have servant 10 clean his shoes, Ia
bring him water. make his irc, bride and /
saddle his horse, and do hundred other
little matters for him which he ought BY |
all means 10 do Tor himself. although his |
father were able 10 give him a million oil
dollars. II would be good rule in bring |
ing up children. 10 lei them understand
that no body should do for them what |
lhey were able 10 do Tor themselves; and
this would lead Them 10 ihe spirit and the
habits OF seli.dependenee, which are so ne
cessary 10 one who will be called 10 bui-
lel tho winds and waves Of this world.
Raise your son thus, and when YOU lead
him forth at manhood, and bid him GO and
seek his fortune, give him your parting
PRAYER and blessing, and bid him remem.
Der that he has TO depend alone upon God
and himself, and you need moi be greatly
troubled. BE sure that he belongs 10 the
class Of men who almost uniformly sue
coed. g.. .#f .4e ..~s#. s..e.s
II is Of very great consequence that you
teach your children habits Of industry.
+, Unless this is done, all other instructions
will profit them 10 very limited extent.
Idleness is the fruitful parent Of very much
evil. Train your sons TO business. Teach
| them 10 work, and they will bless You fcs II
! in coming time. lie who brings up his son
/ in idleness, usually sends out upon society
another incumbrsnce and curse. There
| is strange anlipalhy to labor among the
young Of this generation, which bodies
/ much evil 10 country and church. The
| rich among US live in luxury and show,
and those who are poorer follow suit.
Honest labor is repudiated as unbecoming
| in young men Of geniiliiy and education
/ and as afforling quite too slow a process
| for acquiring the necessary fund for main
/ tanning proper rank andappearanee. Some
other more genteel and expeditions me-
thod of attaining the coveted distinction
must therefore DO resorted TO, and in this
folly the parents generally lead the way
I We will suppose here is thrifty farmer
who has by his own skill and industry il
agricultural pursuits acquired a competen
cy and responsibility, he has three som
10 be educated and provided for. VIVA
is he going 10 make of them Farmers
of course. As you value your reputation
with the family don't make such a sng
4 gestion, or the old people will give you ;
glance of pity and surprise, as much a
/ TO saw" how oddly You talk you are a
least a century behind the aye, Why
man, we are people of property, and abit
10 rive our sons such an education as shat
fit them to move in the highest circles
make farmers Of them, no, no: one shall
study law, after he passes through col
lege another shall read physic, and tn
third shall be gentleman at large: max
farmers of them! il would be a sin agains
the republic of mind, 10 withdraw so larg
portion Of intellectual wealth from 1t
capital" al have worked hard all m,
; life" saws the farmer, {" and am resolves
that my children shall never have 1t I
| do" Now this is very strange aifalI
: Here is a man who, under Providence
i, owes every thing he has in this world
, both as to fortune and character, 10 TIN
| same hard work but for its necessity am
: influence upon him, he would possloi
have been, long ago, hanged or lodged
E the States prison, or been to-day wal
G lering vagabond, instead Of being, as he Il
the honest, virtuous, and respectable hea
J. of prosperous family. And yet, to hea
il him talk, you would suppose that har
I'D W0Ik cllUIdCCN la lsSolA Ai"Aa 49,
e pandemonium. Well, these sons OF pfS
d missing genius commence their earee
e Their earlier years are passed in ldlenes'
$ One of the first lessons which they ma,
>, thoroughly mastered, is 10 esehew hal
l., work. Some old writer has quantity sa
e that an idle mans BRAIN is the devil
/ workshop: twas wisely spoken; al
,e alas for the country, these shops are ~
n merous, and the workman is;rapid, SO tn
h. plans, plots, and deeds of wickedness a
ne turned off in swift succession, to the gre
eff annoyance of all good people. Even gr'
n hairs can scarcely be entrusted with II
al sure. Go TO one Of our villages, q
e. mark that knot Of noisy village political
he who hold their daily sessions, and spe
n, most of their time in idle chat; who II
n knows human nature will not ieei
nd | them9 Old and established as they q
he there is danger that they may get Il
no mischief. Either their club will beco
to sort of radiating point torafSbsnder
he court where the absent are s1RI Ny
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