, 1859-03-14

| NJ !.
The late tragedy at Washington should i'm"
prcss UPON parents the great responsibility
which rests upon them regarding tue manner
in Which they educate their shjldren. III for
,ocr Jave The sense Ct this responsibility was
generally more deeply felt than it no" is.
Even at the present time, throughout our
oy,ntry, most parents do discharge the duties
} ! u their offspring in a conscientious manner.
1t il in our cities and large towns that emil
tlr-u fail to receive tlat mor9l anu mental
training which strengthens the character and
= ena1les them to tgLs successfully the battles
Of life. ~
II We trace The course Of young lady
educated for fashionable life, NC find 10 1t but
little which eau be productive Of real Good.
Sent ut an carly age to q fashionable sciuo',
e',e is there Instructed thoroughly in nothing
but accomplishments. She acquires super
I fetal knowledge Of certain languages =
: learns, perhaps, to speak them. Que may
study pLilosophy"ana mathematics, anu may
: read sumo work On general literature. With
Ill This, however, she is not educated. Her
men.al powers are not trained. She has NC
a uuircd 4 certain aluauut OF Information. but
p Imrmd she Ia. learns4 nothing. She may
. sneak French, Italian and German, yet she
would never drcam ot taking up aud reading
: the l,est literature Of these languages. 1be
object Of hsr education has been attalnea
wien she is able to spesk these tongues, aaa
las become sAonY iuusiclan- LII lht meau.
u time vi, It has BEEN her education at home
~ Sic ],ns been regularly 10 Church at least
once m Sunday. She has been taught
> i, nav this outward respect to religion
Tine chances are that OF true religion, thai
- or the heart, she knows nothing. At an
carly age sht has commenced to recc1Fe at
t.ntion Of young men, Or rather hoys' t4
reieuiuc bcaux in society. der herd pa
-. I'll Ill., md
condiments that they have poured into be
Z, csrs, 1t seventeen she is formally lntrodnc
ed ints fashionable socisty, and then so1
mences the career for which her oducaaio
has been particularly adapted. Here III
meets every variety OF charactcr-the youn
:. married woman who cares but little for ha
husband, aod derotea her time to hlrtaslon
- as we'll ~ the young man who II not Jase,
probahly incapable OF conyersing upon au
subject hut the usual gossip OF fash'onas
circles. She sees that the aim ot others is
ty dance and to firt, and shs preeumes that III
ain must also bs hers, Nhy *hoald she no
There has been nothing in her education
teaoh her otherwise. She las known no &c
moral OF mental training She ia accol
n|ished. and her great object now is to ma
favorable match. What does she look Tor
- a husband. T1oss qualities which wou
the ensure her real hspplncss! No! THESE
and consent Of ber parents sue seeks m ell
hle match-a young man who has money
n r | tha nrosnect Of having it. His character
rnotfcr nt 1.-THE importance provided it be
t,ad Finally she pets married, and Il
2. sn. ~. tr;s1s r fa;rlv commence.
vi 1a, aI,ncation f,as been such II to gira
m rs,aonrcra She can read nothiur unles
KS. ~ ,;oht notel. and few subjects eau inter
her nn1ess tiey relate to dress or soci
:, i1ar .;n,o in r,rnt in payins visits, attend
IL, a.t;a. ~ in rrcsiyinr calls, If she bs
t.As.r-o sha w;}] In surrounded by nuner
r..s;on.ble man in Whose conversation
Gn;s sufficient material to satlefy all her Il
IN t,i cravings. With some Of these she
r.on m tlirtation which will give to
Y 1;c, ,r,at ct,mulus without which sue wonl
T. AIs s.asos ;nIae1 Her winters are thus Il
n't ~ -, uh;la her summers are wi
Nv ys;,,ilsr course OF life at some
W., 80 ,Iooa Her husband is probab
100 ,sslns !sn s,pa p" 1ncntol etamp as she is.
..A~< !uc s.us us.,,.. -aca;vaa collegiate
L. ucation, bus has m graduated a.stHsa tssa m!th
- - h;s vie. A course Of fashionable cit
has bluuted bis moral perceptions, anu
csntcd n him to regard the transsression Q
TCpa ase, ] 1aw 90 merely trivial offence.
90" n,f S "ont;nnc, h;s f;rtations after
M LINZ" ~ oilowu }is yf{s to receiv
M lnks' ~a +on,;on ~ hfs 4,;endz. Nov a
:. inafheo a'ecautn a:!ta+;nn " " r. NV extent vi
As r., Gan eatls s:.;na1a - so,5omncd by fashio
: proroa oseuS poa, nnJ ~ 1asE1onable man h