The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-09-23

A GOOD EDUCATION.

uOOp EpUOAllON.
Parents generally are desirous Of securing
for their children what they call a"good
education" This is commendable mani
festation Of parental affection. II still would
be more SO, however, If the motives urging
them to provide good education for their
children were somewhat more elevated than
they usually are. A good education is too
often sought, merely or chiefly as stepping
stone to wealth or rank, or respectability
in the world. There are considerations rem
dering good education desirable, Of much
higher and more commendahle nature than
this. Need we name them? For the present
We will leave them to be presented by the
conscience and good sense Of our readers,
while we proceed TO say that which we in
tended TO say.
It is this: Parents, in desiring good edu-
cation for their children, too commonly in.
dulge in very narrow and inadequate con-
ception Of what constitutes a really valuable
or good education, and also Of what influences
child must be brought under in order to Sc
cure it. Do not too many regard a good
school, a teacher well versed in the usual
branches and apt TO teach, with approved
text books, about all that is necessary in
order TO secure the good education which
they contemplate for their children? Is
| il not too generally and too much for.
gotten, that every conversation which they
hear from the lips Of their parents, and every
action of their lives, which manilests either
low or lofty character, either worthy or un-
worthy principles, are part Of the educa-
! tion, good or bad, of their childrens
! Is il not too generally forgotten that every
word and every deed Of the companions and
associates Of your children has somsihing 10
do in making their education, either good or
badf sit not generally forgotten that the
temper, taste, the habits Of their parents, and.
indeed, Of all with whom they come in con-
tact, have powerful influence 10 making the
education Of children, either good or bad,
accordingas these are Of happy or unhappy
character! Let our children see their parents,
and all whom parents receive to their inti-
macy, living for high, noble, Heaven-approy-
ed ends aud oblects-such appearing plainly
in all conversation and conduct as the ruling
purpose Of lile-and they will then be receive
Ing what constitutes the most essential part
OF what may truly be called good education.
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aN AhtNhAhN hNNANlAANN w lhE Wbhb
MysTERl. l.--A correspondent II the Mobile
Mercury tell thr following very goud one
CHANGING alung when uunihcr Of the Enc
raid Isle natives "vre assembled, Unopened
TO hear the following dialogue:
81 say, Murphy! what's the naming Of
mystery Faith, vas rlding the paper, aud
il said twas mystery how It was done !"
"Well," said Murphy, Pat, III tarh ye.
Ye see, whin lived with ne father, little
gussOon, they gis partly, and me mother
wint 10 market III buy saIneihIn' Tor the par.
thy 10 ate, and ampug lot oi things she bot
q half or barrel Of pork, ye see. Well, she
put il down il Tie cellar, bless her sowi, Tor
] safe kaping, I'LL the partly come on, do 70
see. Well, wbin the partly come on, me
/ mother sint me down into the cellar TO get
some Of the pork. DO We see well, | wint
down to the barrel and opened il, and fsllei
, about, but diyil bit Of pork could find. 50
looked around about the barrel to see where
the pork was, and found rat hole in the bot.
tom Of The barrel, where the pork had all run
out and left the brine standing, DO ye see r.
"IIould on. Murphy! hould on wait bit ;
now tell me how could all the pork git out oY
! the barrel and lave The brine standinf"
"weli, Pat" said Murphy, "that's what
I'd like to know myself, do ~ see there's
/, the mystery