The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-22

Ihe ruth. Teach Them 10 loalhe and de- L
test lie in every form and shape. and 70
value The truth above all price and Illus
lraie in your practice what you teach
them. Parents should both speak and
get the truth before their ehildrsn. Lei
me most earnestly beseech you never %
iell your children an unlrulh. Keep your
word 10 them at any cost: and in order
TO this, Lee me bring in another rule Of
great consequence. If you would sue
cessfully govern your children, yOu must
first learn 10 govern yourselves. There
must be no lhonghlless, reckless ebuli-
tons Of temper. This will prevent you
from making hasly threats or promises.
which are pretty sure 10 be forgotten or
broken. Never threaten your child IN |
moment nf passion; never make . pro- |
mise without due thought, lest . ealmeT |
moment. or more deliberate thought lead
you 10 falsify your word, which would be |
q misfortune deeply 10 be deplored.
have sometimes seen mother who said
10 her child, if you do thus and so, III
chastise YOU. The child violates the
command, and what does the mother do 4!
Adhere 70 the truihi No; but repeating
the prohibition, she says with increased
emphasis,-If you do so again, I'll be sure
10 whip you. Again the law % broken
for the child is encouraged now TO look
confidently for the failure Of the penalty.
and hear the mother in an angry tone Of
voice exclaim, Why, William, is II pos
siblel How dare you disobey me,-upon
nv word, il l catch you at that again III
whip sou as sure as yon are born; that
> will" In a short time the oaence was
J. repeated, and I began to wonder how the
$ good mother would manage this difficult
iy; when behold she wogid not see tht
h offence! Strange infatuation and foolish
II jissemblingl ltrequires no prophet u
e predict the influence of all this upon ih'
!. child in future time /; the mothers au
l. thorily is despised because confidence \
IT lost in her veraci,y. Let me then mos
IS earnestly and affeclionately charge you a
er you love yourselves or them, never te
X your children an untruth never deceiv
IF them; and never permit them to atle
= falsehoods 10 you without applying ade
'e quaie correction. | regard The love @
1t truth as lying at the foundation Of all dig
70 nifty and excellence of character; an,
l. whenever I see the want Of il in tn
Of young cannot avoid auguring evil to then
I'd in coming time. Where l see lad tell
ID lie to escape chasiisement, take il 70
o. granted that without thorough and spet
IS, dy reformation in his ground-works, sheI
ty is but little hope for him. . %"
ne Now, my young friends. let me .affe
IS, tionately entreat you never TO tell a lie
lot any occasion. Rather take City viii
I'm pings than tell one falsehood. | love
$, see liaIe boy frank and ingenious. N
lst yer 90 into bad company or get in
ID. scrapes; but if you should unfortunale|
oil fall into evil, let there be no skulking; |
oil there be NO lodging, no eqaivocasio
be stand square up 10 the truth like ma
OF and ask forgiveness, and it shall fare be
IN ter with you in this world and the mex
is Some children do wrong: they fear d
re- lection, and tell falsehood to prevent
ex- But now they have incurred double gui
&C. and conscience makes towards OF then
me they are guilty, and constantly sasplcio
rds Of discovery this leads to more iylr
lch and the very effos. to prevent detecti
pa hastens it and then how mean and d
or picable they appear both to themsel'
ca and Others. But see there that little b
OBJ who has been doing wrong; he is call
mt. I'D before his father, who, switch in hal
at looking him sternly in the face, says, I
i u son, did you do this thingl The culPrl
ave cheeks grow pale !; tie tear starts IN
ear, eve, and he says, yes, father. l did 1T
re- knew twas wrong, and I deserve eeFr
.a ton; yet will never tell an untrush.
eat sm guilty, yet, father. forgive me. =
the bless you, my son, you'll make o
n / some Of these days. Does his father w
hui him I Not he. tits the lack ofrega
oxk, ing truth in boyhood which sends out
no on the country such swarnss Of mere
tina. tile, trading, ofice-seeking. and office
had bank robbing roges and scoundr'
ects Children early imbibe an aversion 70 Tn
sIES anu d ptUFSuSkN ~ 80,
Mrs. not sufficiently checked in ehlidho
boy grows stronger with increasing years,
Be. that he who when a boy eqaisocased
him lied to escape. fosging or TO- win :
ZEN I game Of marbles, as he grows up aSt
win the creed that profitable lie is bes!sr
,ply, an Improbable truth; and thai rs 9
ness an instance Of clever shrewdness to
1 IA when something is TO Be made oy
adv. Send such an ono into the world Of tr
'sfsr- and shor. yard-sdck,. deceisfal wels
Dr. Of and sdal.ssation Of articles come aoous
,ha. in company with plenty Of misIsP1e
him .a.ioa a. TO quality Of goods, cheap
care Of price, and the ike. Or perhaps
icity, trades heavily, owes an immense
iples fails in business, cheats, or somPsts
oiion. creditors into settlement ., an enorn
illus discount, builds q palace, rides in q
,f az did coach. drinks the best wines' Z
II un- the best table, and Of consequence
~f.nr -1s..~. &c .ncrnapv lnoks down oil CO