The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-11-06

Sought about for the infant to find n fit
SO they christcncl him lI1nfeld, Just for n
Aud wh"rc'er he has fought the .t.id he has
And he is clicftain Of highest degree
VIII" n"cr in his lif. let the focrnan ..ScoH
fr,."
The Manners of the Mother mould the
Child.
There is no di>l,u'ng this fact it shines in
the face OF every little child. The coarse,
brawiiuy, fighting children. She who cries
Oh every OCCASION, Ill break your ears -
LII slap your jaws-l'il break your neck"
is known thoroughly through her children
as if her own wolnanlv manners were open
~ displayed in The public streets.
These remarks were suggested 10y the
conversation in IN omnibus-tll3t noble
institution for the student of men and
nanrcrs-bctwc,n II u friend and Il school
master. Our teacher WAS ca,,Slic, mir,h-
fuI and sharp His wit ilasI,ad like the
polished edge Of diamond, aud kept the
"Guss i'll Il roar" The entire community of
'nsldcrs-and whoever is intimate with those
conv"vanccs can form u pretty good idea
OF o'r "unbcr-inclusivc of the zone more,
NV own 20 fraternity, their head,
ears one way, and finally our
said
/ can always tell the mother by the Loy.
The urchn who draws back with double
! fists and nn=cs ut his playmate if he looks
ut linn a>kancr, las y very questionable
mother. She may feed him and clothe him
, cram him with swcctmcat and coax him
with promises, but il she gets mad she
lights. She will pull linn by the jackct, she
will give him Il knock on the back, she
will drag him by the lair, size will call him
all sorts Of wicked names. while passion
plays over her lace in la,nhcnt flames that
curl and wrlthc OH, vi the corners Of her
, eyes" And We never soc the courteous
little fellow with smooth locks and gentle
nauncr-In whom dclicacy does not de-
tract from courage and manlincss, but we
say That boys mother isa true lady" Ills
words and WAYS are soft, loving and quiet
! II she rcl"oves her langu::"c is ''ny SON.
/ not you little wrctcli-pl,,,gr Of my life
. you tormcut-you scamp"
She hovcrs before him rs a pillar of
! li~h, before the wandering Israclites, aud
her beams are reflected in her face. TO
hilE the word mother is synonymous with
cvcrythin. pure, sweet and bcntitiuI. Is he
an artist In after life. the face that, with
! holy radiance shine III his canvass will be
the mothers face. Whoever fits across
his path with sunny smiles, and still, low
voice, bring his mothers image freely to
his breast. She is like my mother, will Le
! the highest need Of praise. Not even when
the hair turns silver and his eyes grow dim,
will the ma aesty OF that life AMI presence
! desert him.
| But the rufiian mother -;las that there
are such will form the ruflian character
Of the man. He in turn, will become Il
! ncrciless tyratt. with a tongue sharper than
| a two-cdGe sword, and remembering the
bawling and the cutting, seek some meek,
gentle victim, for the sacrifice, and make
her his wife with the condition that he
shall he master. And master he is, for
overs weed ill he finds Il victim "nllmbnr
! two
We wonder not there are so many awk-
war'!, ungain!v men in socicty-tllcy have
been trained 10y women who Go not care
: for the holy nature Of their trust. They
! l,:.v" been made bitter to the hearts core,
, and that bitterness will find vent nnd lodg-
Ineni somewhere.
Strikes the infant in anger. ant. lie will if
he cannot reach you, vent his passion by
bcat;ng the floor, the chair, or any imam
mate thing within reach. Strike him re-
Peatcdly, and 10y the lime lie wears shoes he
will become u little bullcy, with hands that
double to fight as naturally as if especial
pains had been taken to teach him the art
Of boxiug.-N. J. ErangcHs.
TIE LONDON l'oLIcEMEN.--A cores
pon,lcnt of the Utica Herald gives the
following description Of n London Police.
man:
The Policemen is one Of the "sights' of
London. lie is never out Of your reach.
You never notice him going off or coming
on duty. You see him Standing at the
crossing where Won fake the omnibus, at
| hours in sunshine and in s!or:n--ycstcr-
day, to-day, last week. You may 60 away
4-travel round the globe. come back next
year-and you will find him ut the cross
ing still the same grave countcuance, the
same white gloves, the same bright but.
, tons, the same hroalcloth, tho same mys-
tcrions number on the collar. Apparent
ly he has no friends; apparently lie never
eats or drinks or sleeps; apparently lie has
no mime Or personal Identity ;,hc is an en-
bodied"M j." Hencvor seems to know
anybody-and Set,he would remember ten
wears since in the. remotest corner Of the,
earth. lie apparently has nothing. 70, do
| except walk about and stand at The cross; |
ings. and, launge about the theatre:doors,
and when the diversions. Of the millions