The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-08-25
GOOD CHILDREN.

August, offers so'!c p"ngcnt suggestions
concerning good children and their r:.u-
:nors
III early years, while the Child feels lis
lie in every lirab,' it lives in the bod and
fer the body to Il very great extent. 1t
ought to hc so. There have been ma:,v
very interesting children who have shown
wonderful Indifference to things of earth,
and al extraordinary development of the
spiritual nature. There is Il perfect li,era,
t"rc .. !hc:r Biographies, al. ;,i..:c l.. .!,ci.
essentials, the same distinctions to the
usual amuScmemts of childhood > the same
do2i'ity; the sire consccntou,ncss in
short an almost i:nl.Jr:.l c,:a:ac:c:, .li .:cG..
ty beautiful traits, which we look ut with
painful admiration. 1t will be found tl.a,
most Of these children are til subjects Of
some constitutional unti,ncss for living, the
most frequent Of which need no, me-.
/ ton. Jhcy ere like the beautiful, busin..
.iaii grown fruit that falls before its time
because its core is gnawcd out. They have
their meaning,-t do not E.> N .a::-
but they are windiaila. i am convinced
that many healthy children are Injured
morally by being forced to read too mucl
about these little meek sufferers aul ,l":r
spiritual c::crcisc". .lcre IS :. boy ;na,
/ loves to run. swim, kick io";ball, turu
som"roets, make faces, .:l;,tl.. G,h tear
lis c..;'i1">, cast, s..;.;e, fire crackers, blow
! s'in">A :"p,yr>' cut his name on fences,
re;o! ;.h"ut Robins on C.pu,.,: and .S..nlal
Tic S"i!ur, sat tn: widest nn;ri secs Of
pie 49,! unto! cake, and cs,'!ie>, crack
M",s with hi, back teeth anl Bit. Oh: ;.c
better part OF another h"y'$ apple viii, i.:a
t'"!. ones, turn up coppcr>, stick kmiyr>
cal names, throw STONES. k.ucl of lat,
set m";.>ctraps, cI'#il: ,,.rs,.p-. cut be.
Lind ANYTHING on Wheels or runners. wills
| Tic throu,'h his teeth, hnlier' Fire On
! ign; cvri':ncc, run after So !icrs, pa;roniZe
| ;n engine company, or in III, own words,
blow lor tub No. H. or wl.a:cv.~ j, MAY
be,-'sn't that Il pretty Nice sort of Il boy,
Though he haas not got anv!!!n. the na,trr
with l;m that takes the tas:r ut tli, wur.l
/ "nt: Nov, when you pa. into such :. !:r,
!!"",!ri hal!ii>.c,, rvuu,! checked ,.:;.e
! '"gaes hsnd Il sad looking volume "i
, pa;ll :l!cis, with the portrait Of !: :i,i.
, white :.r:, = ~ ::'..<e lie = really A.
much Il ,rainin. f"r .ica,l, as the !:s:
month Of Il ccud"rnc, c:i,liual's existence.
what docs. lie find in common hclwccn H.,
cw" @.Ee:.'owimy and cxulling sense OF Vi.
:aii::;:: and The experience OF the doo,nc.l
offspring Ct :""aH,,! pa en;s? 1t is not un-
til he has worked lis way through tic pc
riod Of honest, hearty, animal existence,
Which every robust child should make ,l.c
Most ol-not until hc has learned the use
OF his faculties, "hic, IS his first duty
that boy Of courage and animal yiyor is
IN proper State 10 read these fearful re-
cords OF p'cma;aIe dc2ay. l have 10
doubt that disgust is Implanted in The
minds Of many healthy children hy early
surieits Of pathological picty. do verify
believe that lie who took children in Iii,
arms and blessed them, loved the heaItl;cs,
and most playful Of them just as well as
those who were richest in the tuLcrcu!ous
riches.
Il Norclty IN MaSic and .NeciaM;cS.--