The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-07-28

DO not try to smooth the patls of your chi
dren, We dotngly fond parents. lfyou d
YOU will leave them ignorant 0. any mctho
by which to smooth yours in Cd age. I.e
them tumble down sometimes aGd get up 2
gain alone. II they break a toy. express a
honest regret over the mi>hap, AMI teach the,
how to mend it you can but never let thei
sec You throw it by ard get ano her Max
them feel that some sacrifice, some dicipln
is indispensable to their e,ucati3n DO no
always give them the shortest WV, while vo
arc running through a crooked anc to NEE
them at the end. Let them .o' iitcs evil
IN the face as soon as possible. If YOU shu
the eyes OF your children, asst ~ them Their
Is no danger placing Yourselves ever bctwcc,
'"'Ei ana Tue world, When YOU are gone, o
perchancc before that time, they will ccnSur
You for not saving them tall blind folded
1t Is mistake, believe me, to cover thOrns o
yer with roses. Teach vour children to con
Iner the foe not 20 yourself and coax it :,
way. Give them srit:r,'iqnce-; 20 vour rrl
and boys the principle of sclf-rcancc, III. re
salt of >tudv-ot tirmnc>>. no; holiness. but ;
modest. srt-approyn. .i,nnc>S. Let .acn
wrc>tc with the lion and rrn,l him, not :lir,
back to BE again attacked as they pass l,a
way. know parent who is rricycl. lccau>,
her children tlIink less OF her than She cx.
pectcti OF them in old arr, on accoun. Of he,
"imncn>c sacrifices for them in early lit.. >
hat was the very cause OF their ind! Inference
TOR had she tan ght M,m the lesson of subdu
ing "I they would not have FORGOTTEN L,r
1t is we'll to send them ont early that they may
not be compelled 20 work too lat.. Earl,>
shake their nests when the vounc are able ,o
fly. There Is. to be SIRE, no particular in
stance that know of inst now. amonr Erute>
where the offspring cvinces mach care f,r
the parent, excepting that o. the pllrnix.
which was supposed to burn the body Of lis
father, cmha!mrd in rrccionS rum But we
expect more from child than from The low
cr creation. lr: if we conceal from them the
way hy wl;ch strength is obtained. TO enable
them to sustain and cheer the decline of pa
rents life, how can We expect such are
Make item. not Yourself always, Tie rcrioicnt>
OF some bitterness now and then. Make il
administer to their moral strength |, vour
child is Ill. You cannot restore !; Tx Irnkin.,
the medicines designed for il.
can remember The expressions row Of
two taml!irs, as daily met lv me in school
"irl time. One was an easy. olo,>v richly.
dressed set Of Children, too fat 20 bc disturbed
and too much cared for 10 be- an\iors Th,
other an active. graceful group. accustomed
to want and accustomed to ,ic!; clla~,cn-
r', bcautiu! spirit. lcami,,c from ewes and
lips, The result of obedience AID cou>i,,er,.
ton for others
| greatly fear that in the present. age we
shall have no sons like those in ,h, Iavs ~.
F.n.a.ch's Lives" On bcinr asked whv
he 50 much piti"l the fate Of a cripple borne
INTO an assembly, but who seemed happy e
nonri himself, he replied pity linn be-
'''>r he cannot rise IL H. p-,~t,.r. cto9, !"
THIS was beautiful
Mach, very much should be- SaI. written.
and done on this subject, that children be ed
ucatrd to believe in an .tlnirhtv Father
who while he Is a God of love. Is not 4 God
OF "IWgnc". Strive. then. We vo,.rr parents
who are tralnin. your chil,,;ca for ETERNITY
as well As for time, strive 10 co.lr them IN
that arnor that shall enable them to resist thc
Zoe so that, On rcturnin. that way, like
Sampson, they Shall find honey in the carcass.
BoEtoD H,corlcr.