The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-01-02
FAMILY

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Hpar IoNssTREET, Of GEORGIA.
scribe a Georgia family. II is a fair
u Georgia families generally, the
which are parents Of good sense, good
and well improved minds. To be sure'
ste in Georgia, as many notions about
n.al government, as there are in any other
INV. and the practice as various as the
sd. Some parents exercise no govern
hi; Others confne themselves exclusive
lis government Of the tongue; and others
the rod alone: but by far the larger
/. hlend these several modes Of govern
md prefer the one or the other accor-
ts time and circumstance To this
Belonged Mr.. and Mrs. Butler, the heads
w Amily which l am about to describe
Ell. vas the christian name Of the husband,
"a, the wife. / was intimately ac-
ntea with them both before their union
wa ever afterwards admitted to their
,ehold, with the freedom Of one ofits mem
indeed | was a connection Of one oil
hey had been married about eight months,
il dull November evening found me at
freside. In the course Of the evening,
e0 e%rsation turned upon raising children
way Eliza,' said Gilbert, Il have been
for some time past Of in~terchanging
It'll you upon this subject; and there
n be a better time than now, while
is with US, whose opinion we bott
and who will act as umpire between
said Eliza, 'let me hear yours.'
should aver be blessed with children
ushed a littleO let it be a fundamental
ween US, that neither'of US, ever int
ID the discipline Of the other, eithe
l61s word, or action, in the presence O
~,ehildren'
3 J at rule I most heartily subscribe
aRhsh a child is corrected by one of Ut
tot he other extend to it the least condo
81 sympathy
I lhut also you have my hearty concu1
lei Is never correct a child in a passion
propriety OF that rule l fully admit
fear shall not always be able 10 col
ID its requisilon. will, however, Ell
eTor 10 do so.'
EsI if you will do your best, shall
Y ssa
* IS, as far as it is practicable, intrOduC
our children, the universally admitte
Is of good government among men,
h is a very indefinite rule, husband.
ferry little Of the principles Of GOO
hnent among men; and much less
finciples which are u iversally ADM
N, will be a little more specific, Ib
is universally admitted that Lau
precede punishment: and that MOI
be punished who are incapable of u
bling the law. In accordance wi
2 ffinciples, | would never punish a chill
incapable Of distinguishing betwe,
d wrong, nor until he shall have be,
med Of the wrong, and taught to ave
!. . principles seem very reasonable
Eliza, but they can never be appli
! ZEN. If you do not correct a child u
old enough to learn from precept
pc between right and wrong, there "
wing in the house with it for the Fl
< years Of it's life, and no controlli
u ards.'
Y received these views Of his wife W.
jim, and entered into a long argume
sA'ce her that they were erroneous
@sAalalned her own very we'll, but Glib
Amy tue advantage Of her in the
tanank All he could say, however, did
0d asst shake her confidence in her op
nb y length appealed to, aud gave il,
ntia lavor Of Gilbert,
WaH said she, q never was better satisi
I'D ming in my life than / am that yOr
ong' But let US compromise this n
III agree to this; if ever | correct a cE
is old enough to receive instruc,
ecePt, and you do not approve Of
i haeH will then promise you never to
! again.
said Gilbert, shat is very fair.
IA ne will settle the fundamentals, and
Hsasely trust all others to future adiustm
v never address our children in the r
gibberish, that is SO universally
among parents, and particularly am
III very silly in the first place,
y retards a child's improvement
'0nd-WsEs il not for this, / have