The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-01-23

the following. | cannot tell my young readers
who wrote it, but as it is good, hope they
will read il carefully and try to remember all
il says to them:
There is something you must not do il you
wish to be true scholars. You must not
spend your leisure hours in idle conduct.
You must not waste the lung and fruitful
evening in noisy. vulgar plays in the streets,
with the pfoiane. the dissolute. the reckless,
calling to strangers and annoying pcaccable
citizens.
You must not be ashamed to be polite. A
coarse, gross, rude address never expresses
delicate, thoughtful, we'll regulated mind.
You must not be afraid to do right. Boys
are often tempted TO show their courage by
rdiculing merit, They sometimes think It
mean 10 be afraid Of offending their parents
or their teacher, or God himself Remember
that the true spirit consists in following the
dictates OF nobler nature; and he is the real
coward who can be shamed out Of his princ-
pies.
Never make light oi serious subject, nor
triiie with the mlsfortunes oi fellow crea-
ture. Never take pleasure in innicting pain.
You must not find your best pleasures away
from your own homes. am always afraid Of
a boy who begins to be uneasy at hume. When
the presence Of your parents and sisters puts
arestraint upon you, and YOU feel shy Of them,
be sure that all Is not right.
An interrupted and unperyerted child is
nowhere 50 happy as at home. Never suffer
yourself TO lose, never allow any body otaint
m your bosom, the fond and kindly affections
that grow up and shed their odors around the
family freside.
Yon must rot imagine that you and your
teacher have different interests. He labors
Tor yon, he lives for you. His interest is FOR
your welfare. His honor is in your progress,
bis happiness is III your highest good. III YOU
could disturb his plans and hinder bis sue
cess, you would triumph in YOUR own defeat.
You must not tempt others to do wrong. 1t
4 Is enough to lose advantages for ones self; 10
fail Of the great ends Of education. 10 be
the occasion Of misleading and iniuring an
other-to set about corrupting an innocent
mind-to lure a giilecss, cpnlidng child
i from The path Of purity-to cstrange an al.
iectlonato nature from the love Of truth and
The sacred endcarments of home, is 4 deep,
deep guilt, and malignant influence.
To all Of you let me say, be puntual. lfa
scholar is late, the whole school is disturbed;
his own progress Is interrupted; the order
Of the day is intelfered with; aud what il
worst Of all, habit Of punctualty is moi
tormcd-a habit cssentiel 10 the success and
happiness of life.
a little ioo late" is 4 ct motto to be
inscribed upun The tombstones Of half Of the
unfmiunatrs IN. the business ol this world
and Of m0re than hall who fail ii the happi.
ness Of tile future.
Take pans 10 comp'y exactly with the re.
gulations of the school. Conlide in the teach,
cr, respect the opinions hc has deliberatel,
formed; suffer him to rule within tie sphere
Of his duty. Rcnot in haste 10 advance. Cul.
tiyatc carefully the ground you 90 over; b.
sure you obtain distinct, clear ideas, ant
dwell upon thing until sou masierit it. Then
and not I'LL then, You may safely advance.
Don't whisper. One thoushtless boy, on
careless girl. by this one misehieyous habit
distulbs the Mhnle school. Learn to stud,
without bazzing; to think without mosinI
The lips. Il is easy after little practice. IN
deed. to be able 10 be still il almost virtue
il is - necessary to order. Certainly it i
one Of the. graces. Forester