The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07
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pulous regard 10 the example set before hem.
Children are all eyes anI ears 10 the conduct
OF those who are set over them, and one
slight instance OF equivocatior practised, or of
unjust advantage taken, by paren, or
nurse, would undo the labor Of years in the
inculca,ion of viuue. Could we trace the
painful history of all those whose dishonesty
has brought them 10 Imprisonment, transport.
alton or death, we should probably find, in
great majority Of instances that the princi-
Plies OF strict integrity in little things, aud
also among members of the came family,
had not been inculcaled on them in Infancy,
by precept, example and practice. Certain
II is that, in almost every instance of noble
fidelity end Integrity which has led to honor
able distinction and substantial reward, the
individual has appeared unconscious Of any
thing extraordinary, and has felt that he sim.
ply acted out the principles inslilIed upon
hun 10 his Infancy; when all that he heard
and all that he saw, concurred upon him the
proprieiy and the obligation of giving every
one his due. Jcseph's fidelity and conscien.
tious worth raised him, under Providence. TO
station Of distinguished honor and response.
bility; and we infer that those principles
were imbibed in his earliest years, from
parent who, when an unexpected opportunity
o! gain came into his hands, simply said
" Garry it back peradventure ii was an over.
sight"
Especial care should be taken 10 incu!ca,e
in children the principles, and to train them
in habits, of strict honesty, in reference 10
properly borrowed, or found, or in any way
accidentally coming into their possession
There ara probably many instances in which
the turning point of child's character, was
the manner in which its parents acted and
taught It 10 act in such case whether the
property was eagerly appropriated and chuck
led over as piece o! good luck, or as it is
sometimes called, a Godseud, or whether
honest eXettions were made 10 discover and
restore ii 10 the right owner, and steady self
denial practisad n forbeariug to use what
nigh; be really very acceptable, and abso.
luely needed. Such practical lessons can
scarcely fail of ofproducing powerful impres-
Sion on he minds Of children.
Children should be taush, TO mako o res.
tiution TO all whom they have injured, whelh.
er by accident or design, The duty should
be pressed upon their consciences, and means
should be suggested TO them, by which they
may be enabled more speedily and fully TO
accomplish the honest purpose. The free
and open confession of faults, should always
be encouraged, as well as enjoined, and cen
sure should be sometimes spared or modera-
ted in consequence of such candor; the moral
beauty and imperative obligation of truth
should be pressed upon children in familiar
and attractive manner, aud pleasing exam
Piles presented for general imitation. The
confidence of children should be excited by
The wise and equ:lable, and mild use of au.
thori'y, though mingled with proper firmness
on the part of those who govern them.
Let them never, by violence and harshness,
he driven 10 arliice and deceit. II they have
done wrong, let them feel that the ready way
TO forgiveness is by free confession, peni,ence
and amendment. Let them expect tha, the
Improperly of their conduct will be fairly set
before them, and blamed according 10 its just
deserts but lei them feel confident thai there
will be no unkind reproaches, no contemplu-
Gus sneers and lei the censure or the pun
ishment have evidently no other aim than TO
improve the subject by preventing repeti.
ton OF the fault. Let it be mingled with ap.
probation Of the upright, dgnified and hons
orable course adopted iu free confession.-
But the severes, displeasures should be ex.
pressed against contrary line of conduct
The attempt to conceal fault by fasehood
or aIlilice should always be regarded and
represented to the children as more than
doubling the greatest fault that could have
been committed /; and as rendering seriously
offensive and criminal that which in itself
would have been mere !r'ne. II may noro
be remarked that children should never be
chargad with crime, and put upon their
own confession, unless there is certain ev-
idence of their having committed it, 1t should
be considered as thing of course, that, If
child says he did not do a thing, his word
is 10 be taken. Nothing tends more 10 weak.
en- the love of truth than being unjus,ly ac-
cused of falsehood, or having their word dis.
puted and nothing hardens in deceit more
than a successful attempt at concealment. II
the crime cannot be fixed, it would be far
better 10 let Ii pass by as an unexplained
mystery, without attempting 10 fix it that Ell
ther an innocent child should be discouraged
by unjust charges, or that the gully child,
having been challenged with it should out.
wit its parent in concealing the proof.-Hints
to Parents.
n Lorenzo Dow, the celebrated itinerant
preacher, once came across a man who
was deeply lamenting that his axe had been
stolen. Dow told the man if he would come
to meeting with him he would find his axe.
AT the meeting, Dow had on the pulpit, in
plain sight, big stone. Suddenly in the