Washington telegraph., 1854-02-08
chl.dren Of tha rast aud Present


fHilway aKeidania; hni.vl,!g uf lhai ? Ne
eaig = heai Nsia-a -Anallpn loaz
u our children how quickly iAey grow M
Thcy are scarcely aat q their cradles. Be.
tore aIey become yaans gentlemen aud Ia
des And s.apa When oar aacea1i 'hongh.
rorer Ia eoniae heir sons anil langhigrs
10 r.aalare'. slat hair and tic spelling
bas,, oufs are paliHa 'air iieTarH rhiri=
iW ia tie mhln'eh, danea, and realigr psa
Jun sul the NsaIies af Par We
i#Ye. ai.a in .hsza alter dafs a lev e4m-
uanlntui. aud, uu Ike ihc ull onrs-whicA
by The wa laso bGomesn .uls,e. ilat wa
lase tHrgo 4cH a'n1. "a abaa. ibsH-iI i
Eefi w.iaa,. our hast. fud aH or saeis.
n8l III lu ii n /. isllis.-" RauWs.
eizy a4fEei1 lafl "a az tIiasE. frHlqf
is feif. Th5a.oH. ~ sl.ee. Is nisAi
fHl d.. = zlai'iY ssery Win md fars.re
ef I'll n sslish a#a uaJsa#Hzi .eraH-5#
Pear's # IT, Hs0H=penih and eighteenth
ruhuit lhaa# htlisI ehill OF O Ksarfli
shanld ho uusht T. aiR4 lhai tie wa,d
g5fsisHec eouff I'll almat ID ilai He uaoi
20 harm in tie nH' fsat# 6f his life. ia 10
ornl. to d.. ih.ng sImpiy hceause lihcr
or mahar sid -. without hesitation. or q
uasHu lg'hF Hirca; ilnilAus comet habits
would = sar'e ana casily .armcl sua wanil
probably L H'4iHa1 ihHaazi 70 Taey
f,if almfa y illaesif ihai q slIii ran'l aai
fra#eu a. saa as he could tall. ba, aid
ilsI uHsu b. ariiss.l 3 lie se.fsu' nr5ar.
saai.ug. which thy fhe=l ameaLerc be.
yHi .he ifsi aseadc ic might ba niado 10
comprehend tie Why I'D wherefore of maHy
hing. AM Hsrzel far las aIfcfIa-s having
been established, ani Difference 10 their
judgment, tie youth would lnorc readily be
led in the rigi, va5.
To this end they governed their house.
holds with q strong viii and unuavcrire
.Tulpo.c, ins'i'r.inr rewards and punish.
meats which were imnauis'ly aud uniineh.
iugly be.tlwrd, and lhcy sometimes went SO
Cor as to take the advice ot the Oh iyinnt
silrmon. M administer 'Ghc rod ur earac.
-iian 90 q g. eri,r-i, 20 ~ frtmt shud.
ier 70 'hink % H. H-c ere altogether loo
refined ff anything lire ihat Watching
our liiilr ones rvc'y moment with iic great.
es' care. if Taf.laHoe luc Should ia'l md
hun l'4 uoss or tis ,drE SIC do no., fay 90
lim, "I,ut .sa tgsa inu1 up. 10 man.
aud DON'T cry hr' lre iatr ,H rp fu=sc,gsf.
and "mra,Lju with h'm. i.'l ho fancic, la
lrsh.en greatly '0rci. arl VIII houcr'ul
he l'irly 10 ma'uiy every aiql' accident
ao maaif niih; mt.'an io vi'l know usio
heUrl7rhosrri snl romol ..'or1'o, viirh
+ .or''.'ng srl win tu1 '' gr rar crn.ola.
'ian i. % comes oi'y in tie slage Of a'lump
of sr-r
Ato ar''y'rr "thn ro' of correction" "
literally, whipping c'd oi'h q iirl' we
could ro' so OUTRAGE QUO o~n anihiltirE
mrlh lss, doo-l, him. aui 'sgsn bis sic
rcrraci 'fbo',ecr ho may lts" done. We
cnu mildly oyros'u'r'c WITH lin. bm if be
1ii' rer,i9. 70 q wrong c.rfs', why sec
liirt wr hrvc dorc cHr du.Y ard ought TO be
ico from llamc IN the matter.
Sunngc To- say. 'hogs aro some, even in
llcsc day, who tel us t'n' ii7 cosrsc T.
on''o wong, anil afie'a',l in wicked scl;
ioaulgcuee On onr parts That we do not
tlas'isc our children. iaeau.e we feel that
tho doing of il would pain %. more than il
would them, aud we do net exact respect
and obedience, simply because We think It
too much trouble
They say We arc responsible tcr tle con.
dnci O, our children through lfc that they
will ever dcport themselves as they have
been iaushi 10 DO when yorra. apd they
quolo the words ui an oll la,hipncd writer.
"As the twig is bent the trees inclined /"
bnl We !ot all this pas, by Us rs ihe Idle
wind ouly wishing TINT these croakcr had
been born ut the right time, that is, in the
year Of grace 1870.
We hnvc mid tia, ihc Old command.
mcnt' were almost obsolete. but there is one
precepi which yet Influences us-"Lct each
ctccm tho other batter than himself
Consequently, at b'l times and places, we
give our children the rrcterouee, At the
table. they arc waitfd upon iho first, and
The one that clamonrs iho loudasi IA The
soonest eratificd In the social circle who
ever we may be converting WIN, 70 our
child begins TO talk. we rive him our undi.
vided attention. We will give mp sea, II
he inucies il or a took and in every rar.
iicular surrender CUR wishes 10 his. Thus
cndenyor to mako Him happy, and If by it
he becomes selfish il is not our fault, as we
set him an example Of sclfdenial But
we do not believe in that twig and tree
story, and think that however oSaeiing and
unreasonable they may now be. they will
know and do better Of themselves when
they grow older. This is the easiest wny
If getting along with them, and We have no
fear but that they will make as good men
and women as our great.gcat grandpa
rents.
We cultivate their sclfrcspcct by never
puuishing hut always proisng and prefer.
ling them. II we ever dorefusc them any.
thing we invariably grout it after they have
ooaved and toasod oubtlo tLttz npoo,t-, c.r r.