The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-11-19
Give your Boys q Trade.

GIVE your 6oyS Trade.
Yes, give your boys trade. and let your
girls take turns occasionally in tho kitchen.
"Whnt, my boys--my girlsi" Exsctly-your
other people; they have no moro right to bo
idle than any body else, aud moro thnn likely
their father, with all his wcsltll, once worked
day by day for his brcad--aye, snd their
mother, also. with her fashion and fincry, may
once have worked in tho kitchen, In tho laun.
dry, or somewhere else Il il were not
disrcputablc for the parents. how can Il be for
tho childrenf Rccollcct that under our sys-
tenn Of government, fortunes do not 20 down
by entail, and they have curious sort Of
way for not remaining in tho samo family
more than generation or two. We do net
mean that your son should servo = ssven years
campaign st making shoes, mcntkng wheclbar-
rows or weaving baskets, but they should bc
moro familiar with some kind Of handicran,
so that they may he able to earn living un.
der tho worst fortune that might chance to
bciall them in after iife The parent may bo
rich, very rich but he can mako no certain
calculations on pcrpctuating his fortune In his
family, and tho best possible way Of teaching
boys the worth Of property Ia to give them
fow practisod lessons Of how it is earned and
acquired Then, if they should happen to fail
In the practice Of tho law, medicine, or what
over else they may engage u, ,sthOy can fall
back on this, and still cat honest bread Idlo.
ness ~ a parent Of crimo and wrctchedncss,
and if boys and girls when not at school, were
kept usefully employed, II would teach them
habits of industry and eeonomy---inakc them
better and happier, and better prepare them to
become useful and prosperous citizens. They
should bc taught that idlcncss, and not useful
industry, Is ungcntccl II parents manage
properly, useful employment can be mado
matter OF pastime and recreation TO their
nj svl., III. II
Children arc not usually disposed to bc idle,
and all that Is needed In most cases IL to lay
h:l5 ~. their natural sprightliness and draw Il
in useful pursuits, IN which they will often
become AZ much interested as they arc in their
toys and plays. Lot them work--inanage
their pretty fingers aud whito hands-it will
not hurt them, but give them better conssi.
tuition, implant a healthier glow upon their
cheeks, and give tho eye brighter lustre.
ted to James ". King Of England, ~ . pro.
dizzy OF learning. She could do this, and she
could do that--and among other wonderful
things, sho could read somc five or sir dif.
fercnt languages. "Ayc," replied tho old
king, in his good broad Scotch "thase arc
faro attainmonts for ono Of her ago, but pray,
tell me, can sho spinw A
INDIAN COMPLIMENTS When tho delegation
of tho Cherokee, Choutaw, Chickasaw, Chippe.
wa, and Shawnee nations visited Washington
last April, 1t was understood that they would
be permitted to present an address to Mrs
Pierce, at q social party TO be assembled at tho
White House. The sad calmity which beiel
the Presidents family shortly previous, and so
!, seriously impaired Mrs. Picrcc's health how.
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