The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-12-17

The Springfield Republican has cap.
ital article On this subject. Here ARE
sumo extracts
hts REGULATIONS WIN rny OLD MAN.
We suppose that the first severe trial
4 boy has 10 undc.go il 10 submit his
will to the old man, whom h. il taught
u consider his father. To he restrained
indoors at night, 10 bc forbidden to 60
in swimming FIVE times day, or 10 h.
hindcrcd from pinching the rest Of the
children just for fun, is AN Interference
with natural inalicnablc rights. every
way injurious to the feelings. Aud then,
when upon some overwhelming tcmpta-
ton, the hey asserts his Independence IL
parental control, and receives a "ta,,.
hing" with a switch from ounce bush,
either upon the back or his bare feet. it
becomes really u very serious thing.
We never could see that the smart Of an
operation like this was at all assuagcd
by the atI,ctioi,atc assurance that it was
bestowed out Of pure love.
SITTING WITH rmn GIRLS.
The next great trial of the boy is to
the girls at school. This usually comes
before the development of those undcni-
able affinitics which. III after life, would
tend ~ make the punishment more .lnfa-
blc. To he pointed OUT as IL gal boy
10 bc smiled at gritnly by the master.
who Is 50 far delighted with his own in
cffablc pleasantly as 10 give the little
boys license Ia laugh aloud, and "a le
placed by the side II "a girl who lad M
handkerchief. and NO knowledge uf ,Ir
use Of that article, is, We submit. Il trial
Of 10 mean magnitude. Yet We have
been there and have been obliged H.
sit mp cIose" with big Rachel, laugh
ing and blushing til we came To- hate
her nanc, We wonder where the over.
grown. fr"wzy creature is now, and
what the condition 81 her head is
THE riRsr ioNc TAILED cuAr.
We do not believe that any boy ever
put on his first long tailed coat wi,hou,
n sense If shame. H. frs, twists his
back halt Of looking al il in the glass.
and then when he steps ont ii doors i.
seems to him as If all creation was IN
broad grin. The sun laughs in the sky:
the cows turn To- l",k ~ him: there ars.
faces nj every window; his very shadow
m.ks him. When he walks by the cot
,agc where Jane lives. lr darcs not hook
MP for his life The very boards creek
with consciousness Of the strange spec
,aclc, and the old pair Of pantaloop-
that stop light in the gatret window,
nod with dcrision II h. is obliged 10
pass group Of men and boys. the trial
assumes its most terrific stage; his legs
ana nw nap y, asse.-a ..tp-...-,----
is felt upon them. movcd by the wind IT
his own agitation; he could not feel
wcrs. were it lishcloth, worn "a a
badge II Disgrace. II is a happy time
for him when h. gets 10 church and sits
down with his coat tail under linn; but
he is still apprchcnsivc witt, thinking Of
the Sunday school. and wonders il any
If the children will ask him 10 swing
his lcng-,ail blue
colSG Moxy WITH rtit .il,s.s
The entrance into society may he said
% take place after boyho"d has passed
away. yet a multitude take the initiative
before their boards are prc>cntatlc. II
is IA great trial, either 90 tender or a
tough age. For an ovcrgrown boy to
go TO a door, knowing tina, there are a
dozen girls inside, aud Ia knock cr ring
with absolute certainty that in two min
utcs all their eyes will In upon him, is
severe test of courage. To go before
these girls and make satisfactory tour
VI the ruom without stepping On their
tncs, AMI then to sit down aud dispose
ii ones hands without putting them into
ones pockets, II an achievement which
few boys can boast. II boy can get
So far as 10 measure IA ten yards ii tape
with one II these girls. ai.ss cut il short
at each end iIc may xtahd a chancc 10 pass
q pleasant evening, but hi him not Hat.
ter himself that all thu trials of the
evening are over. There comes II last
the breaking up. The dear girls don
their !,osis, and put on their shawls. and
look 81 xaucy, and miscellaneous, aud UNI
i,nrrcssibls. ~ il they did not wish any
one to 20 home with them Then comsr
thu pinch, and the boy that has the most
pluck makes mp a. the prcttiest girl his
heart in l,is throat, and his tongue cling
ing u tho roof of his mouth, and crook.
ing his elbow, stamuwrs out tl1 words.
Shall I scc you home Z" She touches
her fingers IL his arm. and they walk
lcsnr als,nt foot apart k~'ling M awk.
wsrl ~ = compile II go~lings. A. sts'n
NJ sisc II safe inside hot "wm doors, he
xtruts lw,nM, and thinks liz has really
something peculiar an grand. Sleep csnm's
/" him III last, with dreams II Caroline
and calico, and h. Awakcs in thu morn
ing and fluids tho doprs of life open 10
him. and tho pigs s.lacaling for breakfast.
c"xcltp,Nw REstycri"~s.
We have pass<~l over churning. and
learning the catcchisn,, because W. arc
fearful Of making this article tex hing,
although VIC might have talked IT but
tcv that would MT lw persuaded I" come
aud ,rrp,cxi,irs IL literary thru u
mind AMI head that measured seven
and = quarter when asked what tic
chief end of man was. RnylMM IL =
green passage in mans experience in
more xcn~ss than QUE. II Is = pleasant
thing - think over and lsush al~,ut now
though il was serious enough then
Many u our present trials are AZ ridku.
lous ~ thnsc which now touch The risl
blcs In the rcollcctioa. and whom VIC ~,
TO the other world AMI look npnn this,
and upon tho infancy Of the soul ti,rcugs
which wc passed here. We have NO doubt
| thai -. skslt wr;n nvs.r tha trfafs vh3rh