Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-07-29
MORNING LEADER.
Sin aud Folly of scolding.


]. IT Is SIN AGAINST GoD.--It is evil and
only evil, and that continually. David both
understood human nature and the law OF God
lie says, "Fret not thyself in any wise TO do
evil" That is, never fret or scold, for il is al.
ways sin. Ityou cannot speak without fret
ting or scolding keep silence.
2 IT DESTROYS AFFECTION No one ever
did, even can, or ever will love habtual fret.
ter, fault finder, or solder Husbands, child.
ren, wives, relatives, or domestcs, have no af-
lection for peeyish fault finders. Few tears are
shed over the graves Of such Persons OF high
moral principle may tolerate them--may bear
with them, but they cannot love them more than
the sting of nctties; or the,noise Of mosquitoes.
Many n man has been driven to the tavern, and
to dissipation, by peevish, fretful wife Many
a wife has been made miserable by peevish,
fretful husband.
3. lr Is THE BANE OF DoMtsric HAPPINESS
"A iretful peeWsh complaining iault-fnder
in family, is like the continual chafng of an
inlamed sore. Woe to the man, woman, or
Guild who is exposed to the influence of such a
temper in another Nine tonths of all domestic
trials and uuhappiness spring from this source
Mrs A is Of ths temper ament She wonders
her husbond is not moro fond of her company
That her children give her so much trouble -
That domestics do not like 10 work for her.
That she cannot secure the goodwill of young
people The truth is, she is peevish and tretiul
Children fear her aud do not love her, She
never gaius the affection ofa young person, nor
never will, until she leaves off irettiCG.
4 Ir DEFEATs THE END OF FAMILY GOVERN
MENr--Good family government is the blend
ing authority with affection, 80 as to secure
respect and love Indeed it is the great secret
olmanaging young people. Now, your iretters
may inspire fear, but they always make two
| faults where they correct one Scolding at a
child, lretting at Il child, sneering att child,
taunting child, treating child as thodgh il
had no feelings, inspires dread and dislike, aud
fosters those very dispositions from which many
otthe faults of childhood proceed. Mr. Il and
Mrs. are of this class, Their children are
made to minu, but howl Mrs, + lrets and
scOlds her children. She is severe enough
upon their faults. She seems to watch then
10 order to find fault She sneers at them. -
treats them as though they had no feelings
She seldom gives a command without threat
and long running, fault-iinlng commentary
When she chides, it is not done in a digni6et
manner She raises her voice, puts on a cros
look, threatens strikes them, pinches thei
| ears, snaps their heads etc The children or,
out, pOut, sulki and poor Mrs i has to do he
work over pretty often. Then she will hn,
fault with her husband, because he do no
tall in with her ways, or chime with her a,
chorus
8, FREqmNa AND ScoLDrNG MAKES Hypo
CMTEs.-As fretter never receives confidence
and Affection so no one likes to tell him any
! thing disagrccahlc, and thus procure for them.
selves ireuing. Now children conceal as
much as they can from euch persons. They
cannot make up their minds TO he frank an,
open hearted. So husbands conceal from thC
| wives, wives from their husbands. For maI
may brave lion, but he likes not to come il
| contract with neltlCs and mosquitoes.
6. lT DEsTRoYs ONE's PEAcE OF MIND
The more one frets, the more he may. A fret
Ter will always have enough to fret at espe
cially if he or she has the bump of order am
neatnesss largely developed, Something wi
always be out of place There will always b
some dirt somewhere. Others will not ca
right, look right talk right. And fretters ar
generally so selfish as to have no regard for an
ones comfort but their own,
Z. lT is 4 MAER OF VULGAR DIsPosTIoN-
Some persons have so much gall in their dis
position, are so selfish, that they have no rcgar,
20 the feelings of others All things must b.
done TO please them. They make their hus
bands, wives, children, dOmestics the conduc
tors by which their spleen and ill.naturc ar
discharged, Woe to the children who are eX
posed to their influences 1t makes them G Il
Ious and unfeolingi and when they grow up
they pursue the same course with their owl
children, or those ntrustod TO their management
and thus the race Of lretters is perpetuated
Any person who is in the habit OF lretting o,
sueering, taunting, husbands, wives, children
domestcs, shows either bad disposition or els
ilI-brceding. For it is generally your ignoi
ant, low.bred people that are guilty of sue
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