Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-08-31
TIE aeoUfREMENT OF HABITS.


commences the acquisition of those habits which lead
to the goal of his aspiration whether that be hap
piness misery It is not too early Tor a boy who
intends to be confirmed blackguard and pest TO
society to commence at twelve years old Let him
Spurn the counsel of those who love him, and take
the opposite course to which they advise In all cases
He should stay away from school IN the week-tlme
and from church and sabbath-school on Sunday he
should run in the streets himself and decoy many
others from school as he He should procure
pistol and shoot his neighbours cats and dogs with
It: carry pack of cards. coax other boys to leave
school and their business, to hide away and gamble
with him for pennies, pen-knives or whatever dis
possible articles they may have. lie should take
care to acquire the ppant of profane language,
which will be all the more IN character II seasoned
with obscene expressions. He should take care 10
answer insolenty when his parents reprove him for
any kind of wickedness mischief, and embrace all
occasions to cultivate a morose, chursh and quar-
relsome disposition. He should never fail to be the
originator of any piece of mischief that is to be done
to the neighborhood if possible; but IT any one
should happen to get ahead OF him, he should Ger
tanly be the first to second the motion. Breaking
windows of empty houses; breaking down and mar
ring shade and fruit trees drawing obscene pictures
and writing blackguard words on board fences and
buildings; throwing fire crackers under horses feet
to make them throw their riders; quarrelling and
fighting in the streets; prowng about late at night
slipping into stores and robbing money drawers;
smearing TIE fronts of dwellings with ink or tar;
and living all OCCASIONS when accused of any OF
these things; all these highly appropriate in the
foundation of the character of who hopes to be-
come the tenant of penitentary or the victim OF
halter.
1t is highly necessary for a young candidate for
these distinctions acquire all the ornamental habits
as he progresses in the substantial At ten
years old such candidate should rarely be without
chew of tobacco in his mouth and should learn to
squirt out the mixture of juice and saliva in some
peculiarly graceful manner. strong cigar to smoke
in the face of ladies and gentlemen who out
promenading, is matter of urgent necessity; and
few weeks p actce and few turns of sickness at the
stomach, will enable the young candidate to smoke
and chew with impunty
Strong beer is probably the most appropriate bev-
erage for youngstert begin WITH in acquiring that
highest and most important accomplishment of hui
man brute, to w.t. that of staggering, walowing
drunkard. After practicng with strong beer cigars
and tobacco for WHILE the candidate may venture
on whiskey, but he should take to become fire.
quently tpsy with the beer before commencing with
the more potent beverages. There always plenty
of low groggeries, where boys of any age may OBJ
tain beer whiskey to practice with. 1t may be
supposed that the boy who commences at ten or
twelve will be tolerable proficient in all the accom-
pshments of vulg arity, backguardism and baseness
by the time he is fifteen sixteen, and be ready for
the daring atrocities by the time he reaches the
age of physical manhood. Then we behold him
ragned at the bar of criminal jurisprudence, for
house breaking, for pocketpickng, for highway rob-
berry, for passing counterfeit money ior forgery,
some one all of which he must have recourse to
because he did not learn any other business in his
youth whereby to obtain the means of living. He
ment. He cannot think of submitting to the degra-
dation of toll, after learning so many accomplish
ments in the way of vilany. He goes to the State
prison for term of three five years, and comes
out an older, more hardened and moro fully accom-
plished depredator and will rarely stop short of the
gallows.
1t is not absolutely necessary to commence so
young in order to the of infamy to the goal
Very many commence at the age of eighteen or TWEEN
ty, and become great adopts in villiany those
who commence earlier. It depends upon the time
when rum and rowdyism take the helm of their des
tiny. Some under restraint in boyhood but not
such wholesome restraints necessary to lncu
cate good principles and guard the mind against the
allurements of vice. There is one advantage, how
ever, in commencing in boyhood, which is very i'm
portant. The physical constitution, in that case, will
not acquire toughness sufficient to resist the effects
of powerful vices, and early death prevents infamy
from being coupled with the hoary head of age,
Unfortunately, we have filled up space and
have presented but side of the picture But
those who will take the trouble to reverse all the
points this dark side which We have mperfectly
will not require to paint the opposite
side. AT each of the points let the mind picture the
opposite of what finds there and trace the parallel
of consequences. He will then have the bright side
of the picture drawn in his mind by placing !
contraries in juxtaposition. The course persued by
the character which we have presented, leads uner
ringly and inevitably to infamy, misery, and death
the most horrible The opposite furnishes contin-
ua feast of joy to the SOUL whilst reading the path
of life, though it may be rough and thorny and |
when old age comes, honor will come with it. and |
the day of physical dissolution will be the natal day
of beautiful spirit born into endless life and des
tined to eternal progression. Buffalo Republic.
Coon CRowNG. Mr. Kendall, one of the editors
of the New Orleans Picayune, in recent letter from
Paris says:
CT feel a disposition to crow this morning Do
not clippers out-sail them ALL steamers out
run them ALL Colts revolvers out-shoot them all,
and our thrashing machines out-thrash them ALL or
thrash them all out if you will? If on this |
side wishes to keep his throat moist, does he not
swallow an American julep cobbler cocktail? If |
he wishes to keep his feet dry does he not an
American over-shoe? If he wishes to keep his blood
purified, does he not American sarsaparila and
pills? If he wishes to keep ahead On the road, does
he not buy an American trotter? If he wishes to
keep warm, does he not procure an American stove?
If he wishes to keep cool does he not send for Anne
rican ice? If he wishes to keep his money and eff
fects safe, does he not purchase of Hobbs Anne
rican locks? If he wishes to keep himself and fam
lily from want or starvation does he not go to Anne
rica or turn his eyes thoughts in that drectionP
tell you that feel Chapmanish this morning.
repeat that have desire to crow and Justify,
the handiwork and advantages of my own country
men.
Are not American authors more read than
any other on this side? Certainly. Where does the
Englishman obtain knowledge of his own vernacu-
lar? From Noah Webster and Lindley Murray, to
be sure, for the dictionary of the and the gram
mar of the other have crowded almost every thing
else from the schools where the language is taught
in its purity. In history and law, and theology
not authors considered among the first? Do not
Prescott, and Story, and Charming occupy the front