Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-03-02
THE ANTI-SLAVERY- BUGLE.
POetltal GeninseS.
From tho piltsburgh Visitor.

From the Iltsburgh Nlster.
People who find their children or pupils
in danger of becoming poets should not he
harsh, or alarmed, and treat it as a crime, or
disease for which there is no cure. 1t IS
generally symptom of diseased liver and
relaxed state of the muscular system, which
correct dietetic rules, regular exercise ut
saving wood and frequent cold bathing
will entirely remove.
Parents and teachers are so apt TO sec
genius IN their young charges, and so anx-
ious TO have other people see it, they forget
that the very best plan TO ifiIsti9dc their
hopes, is TO initiate the object with an idea
of his or her uncommon abilities. Even
grown people often think a little newspaper
n0toriety is fame, and would set the Object
above the common run of mortals; und
how do we expect children to have more
sense? How manly people are Disgusting
and useless from the effect of seeing them
selves in print? There is general idea
that n man or woman who writes well must
I've superior TO one who would curry mortar,
or wash clothes well, hence the general de-
sire for authorship. Any boy or girl who
can write TO cousin Ann aud moralize af-
ter tile fashion OF, nodcsty is quality
that highly adorns woinan," is straight-
way set down ms an original. Any express
ion of sentiment, no matter how common
place. is an Inspiration of genius, and some
friends of the family would like to see it in
print. The young hopeful must be fed on
the nectar of intellectual and poetical as
piration--ior sure he is to take his seat
among the gods, c. behind goose quill,
some day, and any food of nort1ls would
spoil his heavenly growth. In iorty mino
cases out of fifty, the old matter-ol-iact world,
in iis mortal blindness, will not acknowledge
this godhead; aud romantic dells are haunt
cd with the sighs of unappreciated genius,
when they should be ringing with wood
man's song and the good hearty strokes Of
an axe. We would, iUr the love we bear
the rising generation, beg of parents and
teachers, TO give all the rare geniuses solid,
scientific education, make them familiar with
the masters who have written in their own
language, and in the mean time sec they
learn TO lay brick, chop wood, hoe corn,
make shoes, bake brend, sew, knit, spin
any thing useful to employ the bands-lct
the genius take care of itself! If il discov-
crs any thing that will be useful to the
world, it will discover way 10 let the world
know IL.
We had hoped we were fhirly understood
on this subject some time ago, bEt every
week shows oilr mistake. We want now to
be explicit. Dear friends, don't" for the
love of the lade and tire sake of the Guilty
spoon, ,"-siIce no other consideration will
move you-don't, oh don't send us any more
school compositions, aud poetry! II we
could faint, and take refuge in inscnsibility,
when troubles do assail, VIC should have
sofa in the office, and make scene every
time the mail brings us shcaf for exami-
nations; hut unfortunately nothing short of
the loss of half pint of blood can produce
that Interesting fnate TO our sorrows. We
cannot afford TO be bled every Thursday
forenoon, and so must, per force, spend it
reading poetry. Il is sin to swear-wo
dare not knock over the stove, upset the
desk, and throw the chairs into the street,
else Major Kaine would report it MS a row
amongst the saints," and Mayor Barker
would send us to the bill !" but VIC will
do something desperate some day, it folks
do not stop sending us poetry, and wonder
ful compositions of smart little boys, and
surprising little girls, who should be sent to
bed without supper for letting any ono see
their productions.