The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-10-16
The Manners of the Mother Mould the
Child

Child.
There is no hi>pu'ing this fact, it shines
IN the iarc of every little child. The
coarse brawn". scohlng woman will have
victims hra"ling fighting children. She
WHO cries on every "ccosion, I'll box YOUR
cars-lil slap vomr iaws-I'lI break YOUR
| neck" Is known as thoroughly through
children us if her own womaniv manner.
were openly displayed in the public streets.
These remarks were suggested ly the
, conversation IN an omnbnS--tlrat noble
institution for the student of men a,nl man
ncrs-bctwccn u friend and scl,,on,as.
ter. Our tcachcr WAS caus;ir, mi' ,liful
and sharp. His will flashed like the pol
! l>'cd edge Of diamond, anu kept the
"bll>S III roar" The entire community
"t ilslcrs-:nd whoever is intimate with
those convrynnccs caa form aprctty COOL
Idea "t our numbers -inrluSivc of the zone
more So well known to the fraternity.
their head, eyes and ears one way, and ii.
nallv our teacher Saii
Il can always tell the mother Ly the
hoy. The urchn who draws back will!
double lists anil ung"s ut his playmate
; II he looks Il, linn a>kancc. has a very u,,rs
tonat'!c mother. She mav feed him and
clotie him. cram, linn with swce,mca,s and
! COAX him will, promises but if she .r,,s
mad she fights. She will pull him hy In.
Jacket, she will give him - knock on the
back, she will drag him hy the hair, she
will cali him al sorts of wicked names.
while passion plays over her sace in lam
bent flames that curl and writhr out of the
corners OF her eyes.
And we never src the courteous little.
fellow with smooth locks AMI gentle man-
nrrs-in whom dclicacv does not drtr:,ci
from courage and nanlincs<, bat we say
"tl'at boys mother is u true lmlv." His
words and ways are soft, loving and qnict
1t she rrpfovrs, her language is 'my son.
hot you little wrctch-plaguc of my
lItc YOU tormcnt--ynu scamp"
''Slie hovcrs before him as Il pillar of
light before the wandering Isracli:cS, and
her beams are rcilcctc'l in her face. TO
him the word mother Is SYNONYMOUS with
everything pure, sweet and beautiful. Is
h" IN artist In after life the lace that,
with holy radance shines in his CANVASS
will he the mothers face. Whoever fits ~
cross his pail, with sunny smiles, and soft,
low voice, will bring his mothers image
freely toll breast. She is like my moll-
er, will be the highest need of praise. Not
even when the hair turns silver and his ewes
grow dim, will the majesty Of that life and
presence desert him.
But tile rulliin mother-alas! that
thcrcar sucI, will form the ruflin char
actcr or the man. lie in turn, will become
Il mercicss ,vrant, with q tongue sharper
than two-cdgc.l sword. AMI remembering
the brawling an,l the cutting, seek some
meek, gentle victim, for the sacrifice, and
make her lis wife, with the condition that
lie shall he mister. And master lie is, for
Il few short years. when he wears the wild
overs weed till he finds victim "number
two"
We wonder not there are so many awk-
ward, ungainlv men in socicty-tIcv l,av
been trained 10y women who do not care
for the holy nature of their trust. They
have been made bitter to Ike hearts core,
and that bitterness will find vent anu
lo'lGcmcnt somewhere.
Strike the infant in anger, and lie will if
he cannot reach You, vent his passion bv
beating the floor, tile chair, or any inan-
mate thing within reach. Strike him re-
pcatcdly, and by the time he wears shoes
he will become Il little bully. with bands
that double To fight us naturally us il espec-
ial pains had been taken To- teach him the
art Of boxing.-Ncw York Erunyclist.