The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-11-27
LOCAL M AYTE RS.


Ysushsui Psspessities. .--Iow fsw 90,
there Who give sufhcient importance to 4
careful training aud guard rdisnship OF youth
How few really appreciate the responsible
~ that sttsehes 10 the cultivation Of finquis.
tive and susceptible boys. The bouyancy
Of their nature. when unchecked, cafrics
them hesdlons like The wild mountain ter
rent. Now they gmabol on the open lawn,
skippins like the young uncased eeer; by
and by thty make demon nsiration on IN ap.
proachipg trsin Of cars--they chamber on the
platform topsy turvy, unconscious Of the
imminent danger they are running, and al
together needless OF the threatenings and
rebuGs OF conductor and hands. They re.
tain theft places, however, despite Of all at
tempts to oust them--the train stops and
away they speed them again; perhaps next
plunge iRto some dark recess, and as IL
were instinetively, track out the haunts Of
"boys" grown old in crime, who seek the
protection OF darkness and secrecy to engage
in their favorite pasiime at the card table.
Boys unrestrsined by parental authority or
uncared for by any natural protector, fnd
their way into the various hsunts CT vice,
and get early training in acts Of wickedness.
chat eventually either work their total ruin
or unfit them for any position OF usefulness
IN society. "As the twig is bent the tree $
inclined." When youth in boyhood be-
comes familiarized with the practice ofvice
when he can associate with its devotees,
without experiencing any sense Of shame, he
10 IN q fair way OF becoming q victim him
self. Again, . boy who is permitted to loiter
around the streets, growing up in idleness,
with no feeling of self dependence or rather
with the impression that society is bonnd 10
support him at all events, will, when thrown
on his own resources, not be very scrupulous
ss to the means he employs to gain a subsis.
tsnce. Many a generous youth, gifted by
nature with q noble mind ,and at first promp.
ted to action by lofty aspirations, has been
allowed to grope his way through life, STUN
bling aud blundering along, till his native
energies have become paralyzed, and he
finally yields to what seems his unavoidable
destiny. and adapts his habits to the delete
rious influences that snrrounG him.
Let youth have their appropriate pastimes;
let them enjoy legitimate pleasures. but re-
member they need above all others, kind
advice, careful watching, and wholesome
restraint. Even in Findlay, remarkably COZ
rect and law abiding as its citizens are in
tatations to nnvary youth; indeed there are
those whose Occupations would be gone"
il they we're not so entirely successful in
ensnaring the young. Let the nursery ex-
ert healthy infu-h ce; let the family circle
lie made attractive; let the school room do
its Appropriate work, and let community
combine in guarding every avenue to vice,
and our youth will attain to the moral worth
and native dignity, that will make them a
blessing to themselves ard an honor to the
nation.
Cold, Colder, COldest.-During the past
week, We have had pretty fair specimens Of
winter IN all Its varies phases, from the pelt-
ing sleet. the 'premonetoTy symtoms' Of win
tes,to the diving snow storm. As a matter of
course, even sparse supply of snow. pro-
vokes the lovers Of pleasure, aud the "gin-
Cling Of the merry sley. bells" is heard, and
the young and the gay, Sin merry slee,"
sweep along. alike regardless of the cold and
the ware and tare of horse flesh. Well, tits
proper that winter should have inherent,
To stir up the sluggish blood. and
drive away the dull monotony, incident to
such season: An uninterrupted season
OF cold from the present until the time m
which Spring usually sets in, will perhaps
sunice for both the devotees Of pleasure, and
for the steiner realities Of business,