The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-15

Huntsville Democrat, with the mere
change Of n few names which we ven.
turc to make, will suit this atmosphere
Us well as that Of North Alabama:
Boys,--We have n great respect for
Boys, aud in token Of our respect Col
the institution" we will spell! the
word with capital B all through thi,
article. There is a tradition extan,
that we were once a Boy ourselves;
and although we cannot make out tc
sing 81 would were boy again.
we have great sympathies with the
individuals in question.
We love to sec sure enough Boy,
with IL round jacket, and glazed
cap, and u pocket full Of marbles, that
looks intelligent and earnest over his
books, while he none the less claps
his hands onl'riday afternoon. and
begs leave TO go hunting all Saturday.
This description of a Boy is very civ
il; he touches his cap and says "Ycs
SIR, (not"Yes Sir.ce;") he has a f..
nous appetite and ifhe loves to drop
in at Campbel's or Jourdans to make
an investment in cakes, nuts or can.
dy, "pho can help a." Nor do we
count It any weakness, that he is DIES.
perately in love, watches out to get a
glimpse Of his sweetheart, and some
times makes rhyme about her. A
fig for the Boy fourteen years old, who
is not in love, Wei ove heightened,
welI,mannered Boy; and we count it
q happy circumstance, that we have
in our midst teachers 1--WE esteem
them too highly to praise them by
name) who endcavor to treat them as
reasonable beings, and to intuse into
their minds just notions Of moral and
gentIemanIy propriety. Such teachers
should be held in honor.
But we must say frankly, that if the
Boys do not keep their eyes open, the
girls will excel them in refinement
and education. In the South, special
attention is paid to cultivating the
minds and manners Of girls. 1t is SO
with US, as any body can see who will
compare the investments made Tor
the benefit Of girls, with the humber
accommodations for boys. The little
ladies must turn out" at the age Of
and yet they learn Latin,
French, Music, and all the sciences
natural and ornamental. The Boys
are not as faithful and dilligent in
study. Sometimes Boys cannot spell!
We must tell the truth. At the Uni
vcrsi'y OF Virginia, where every stu
lent is subjected to an English exam
nation, that is, is required to write a
oftwenty lines and to cor
rect "A black board full Of ungramati-
al and misspelt sentences, the Boys
rom this Southen tier OF States make
sad work of it. We have known
uorc than a third Of them rejected.--.
Stir up Boys, and don't let the girls
get before YOU
Boys are in haste to be men. We
make no complaint Of that. Every
body likes a manly Boy, nor would we
;nub them for their aspiration to be
called Mr., to have horse and gun Of
heir own, and all that. But. they do
,ot always aspire the right direction.
They are afraid Of being called
!reen, because there arc some things
,hout which they are Ignorant that
vas Il wise little fellow who when so
approached, answered he had rather
DC green than rotten"
Sometimes Boys think to be manly |
hey must initiate the vices Of their
,lders-wc hear it said that some Of
hem chew tobacco, swear outrageous
Y, fight chickens in out-ot-the-Way |
,laces, play cards instead Of marbles,
larry liquor to parties and hide it I'M
Ter the steps, and think they arc get
nc Ito be men very fast. We do not
personally know such a boy, but if we
lid, wo would like to take the conccit
,ut OF him. He is not a bit OF man;
,ny an ili-mannered bad boy--a Boy |
hat cannot look his friends in the
ace, but must hide, and skull, and act
les. if he does not tell them. We do
rope our Winchester Boys will have
,etter sense than to choose this sort of
oath to manlness.
Now our conclusion is, that we have |
ONE very fine Boys here in Winches-
ef; but we have some very" sococious,
'ery! In our own defence we must
i'd. we do not mean your boy, my dear
ir, nor that fine lad ofyours my good
Madame! Ofcourse they do nothing
wrong. But to tell the plain truth. as
hings now are, if they did, you acouId
e the last to knov 1t. People have too
much else to dol these days, to know
What their BOYS are doing. We as