The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-12-31
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GOSSIP ABOUT CHILDREN.
FAMILIAR ErrsrLE-DT L. GAYLORD OLARI

NObHAA lhNg N@AA@AOS'@~~-'
A AFAMIL1AR FPIsrLE-BY L. GAYLORD CLARK.
My DEAR FRIEND-I love children. used
TO think when Twas a bachelOr) it is good
many years ago now that there was something
yaf6pr presuming in the manner IN which
doating fathers aud mothers would bring their
"weC things around them, and Tor the spe-
Cial edificatiOn OF us single fellows, cause
them to ''misspcak half uttered words, ana
10 20 through with divers little lessons in man
ncrs ana elocuton. But both parents aud
children were apparently happy by It, that l
never could think, as certain OF my irreverent
companions were wont to think, and to say
that it was " bore" No, | never thought
or said that: but did think, | remember, as
have said that, there was little bad taste,
and not little presumption III such course.
| don think SO now.
When father--how much more mother
sees for the first time gleam OF affection H.
Eliminating, with what the Germans call an
''nterior light" the eyes and features OF his
infant child; when that innocent soul, fresh
from heaven, looks for the first time into
yours, and you feel that yours is an a7sinert7g
look to that new born inteligcnce-then, |
say, will yOu experience a sensation which Is
not ''oi the earth, earthly" but belongs to the
correspondence" OF a higher and holicr
sphere.
wish to gossip with you a little concern
ing children. You are . full-grown man now,
nr;t cortoi tbat Won viii feeI intsrcsted in
IT, ',b},b on, ,,o;D 70 rco4s in
Trrstroi;nI ~ NV, thor,o. ivc;j,,,ts which
Lans', ',"nor;Ii ;nJTa 10 Lo MOI unFruitfnI nj
,u,n; ;for, Lessons +o s.chHdrru of Iorrpr
l,royt5,; tboD ,,crc Girls and boys
b,r5+ von tbirk thot WE nofcnts some
+in,cs IN moments nf arnovanrr tbrourl
nrpssrrr Of business mr. other circumstances
Fn~hiI tbot which was lint irrocert onl rpa
sonsble and nerfectly natural Ia he asked for
And do rot tEe hest Of Darents frenuentIy mul
tinIy nrohihitions unt{I ohe3ieuct TO them he
comes i imnossihle2
Fycuse me. but all vour readers have bee
children. many of them are hapuy mother
many more that are not ayiU be in Cons goc
time, and cannot hut believe that many WI
shall nursue thpsc sentences will find som,
thing In them which thew will remember here
after
"Thn SORROWS and fears of youth " say
Washington Eyinr. "are as bitter as those q
ora.T aTj bci riEht They are sooner. wash
ri oway il is true. Int obi how keen is th
grcggaT snsibIIity-how acute the gqsgi3
mental ooonvl
49,. l..,.r,,. WIZ. r,,,, Ii osl,,.s m
Ny Twin OIoI4tI "IiISTnlu! ms usiiys Y -! IL
pose III peace III HIS uutiIhcI! ''' e'-"!u II
sell "Aen we were WY I'tIg Do!s III u,
country saw one DIlgnt unc uay' lar up u
ihe OIue SKY, PaPcr AIte' oNa!i1S Two "L'
lro' fsHE aita sluHlnE' GI'lls am ana cIytI
m@' ana A''hln- PACK Vue sun 9i' IL q, q man :
Nef may was "ohuIilui 10 ocnoIu; we ICl. m
our lIjue IIn 'essels l" the HltaHo" MAeIS
we were PlcAsluS stra" nGIIIgS' anu ran I"i iuto %
He'SuOonhg iLe!u 10 Set Deheath u; ana Keep
ns our eyes SoHI'uVa'I! "Pyh H. Sa".I
S'cSuta''! to"SIus ue3N1"' VIC P'CStuLI! !
4nuHd ourselves d! IAc sinc Vi t"e "ISH'IcC'
"l thaI HS7n 7nlIltehi cIe".lpn' 4uu Sd" Tue II1t
NHich helu II IeacuihS tHG SKIES anu IiVIe
NhlIe paper mGsst"EeIs s''oInS uP"aru upon
N, a. Il W ioIu comm u'"" WIN INC SI"cCiu
SI.u vi 'ue ali az az t'5 Cl'pel en"i II
/ HuI u''cIlD,n- IVY We W !oT "a Do!' anu
"2H ~ Gu u mus VI ~ !. aS asa d OgV!' .r....
"c''' many va! "'v'I NNIuSS' an" 'lIeI W. y"
rio"s unsuccessful attempts, "4lch not NJ
Ue ul'c3h.iIIIGu us-I"I VIZ th2HEHV VIC hau
""yT'n'" l"c PlInC'P Vl luC 49, sue
tr1"'T ,l Il n''NnE o"o my" we w ""ulO
i,l ne al was tog si''!' 'i hoMISsri loa oeS'
"' uo = an" ,'f,Vl 4i O1Gu.'a'T s ",
Ior way moro, more linP5atentI! IN 5t. LOT a DrerZc y
N.Y.. IJ I'' III Ivy wy go @ o". u,
~, Iuu WAY so"u o'., pop, i,1s1ou
a,,,r Ja,,';oD,n n,,t thn sL, u
ia'tit TTeaPpc5 P the i.gcr,Io and volrll
guirit of tho oir'' IN favor Ms A mild snut
PJ -, 49,, ol s Jg,I,, al ,, -"
"nr ,iILyo't7ionL that If was Irrsatly roJncr
to a mere miniature kite in the Zine eth,
.,Io,,n,, V,,rI a trirn,,Li FnItor y,Lon J
s.oyc% "DoTg %' HE DrI rs cyprrmr ct no orc ol
,,I+at +a, ia ,o ~ 6c,, tbnt ',,oot oa,,t -,
anE;nCo ,E&nv 1"' W. tcnt u H '" NH ,.tSirt II
I,1,I" any " 6an JuI,' v J.n,y u
on IanositcJ Il in tbo ham bositatin
,,.,' % i on, f a,ooi Inoo
louS 1'ie "'lo W Pi"Io u, a. iV'
'tT5 "n'ch Secilcu sui1 '.nu t,,5lD''3 onI -
na''y "'r'uI.4 10 stan9 ~ unu- re SO IA d o"l
rel IN an uhIfeIue"led corner ol Ihe DArH,
am coming nov 70 . specimen ot In tR
sorrows ana tears OF YOUTH ol "hieh Heoi
trey Crayon. speaks We dreamed ot tina
KITE N the night; and, lar up ~ the heaven Q
our sleeping vision, we saw 1t flashing IN tn
,on and cleaning opaluely IN the twilight ar
In the morning we repaired betImes to th
Jarn approached the barrel with eagencss, a
i it were possible for the kite to have takel