Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-06-07
EAplY 1srLuEscrs.--An old and
obsolete writer, has said I

Thare can be no greater biess'ng
than 60 be born in the light ana
air Of a cheerful. loving home. II
not only insures happy childhood
If there be health and q good
constitution-but it almost makes
sure a ,virtuous and happy man
hood, and q fresh young heart 10
cid age. ] think II every parents
duty TO try their children's child
hood full of love and Of ohildbood's
proper ioycusness and never see
children destitute Of them though
the poverty, faulty tempers, or
wrong notions Of their parents
without q heartache. Net that the
appliances which wealth can buy
are necessary TO the free and hap
by unfolding Of childhood IN body,
mind or heart quite otherwise,
God be thanked.
Would that people. could be per-
suaded into this way Of thinking,
now. But Il cannot be. The pow
etful influence Of what Is under
stood 60 be the Christian Church Is
arrayed against IL. Children must
not sing, play, walk, dance and be
merry together. No, II puts foolish
notions into their heads, and makes
them light hearted. IL interieres
with their books. They must GO to
Church, and go TO school; the girls,
70 learn how TO hammer al that iu'
fernal machine the piano, and the
boys, TO have their soft brains fud.
died with mathematics, the abstruse
sciences, and dead languages. I'D.
seaied in this way, they are only fit
for learned profession, or Office (;
where precarious living is TO be
had, by their wits. The great heart
of humanity with the emotions and
impulses therein planted, by Hin,
(who certainly ought TO know bet.
Ter what we want here below, than
the mere, theologian) is hemmed
here, and choked there; producing
on one hand, learned knavcs and
on the other sanctitied .hypocrites.
Children must not dance-Oh no,
it's very wicked indeed to dance,
and when they hear the fiddle they
ought 10 stop their ears ! because
that proscibed instrument Of music,
IL a fayofite hiding place Of the de.
vii. What fools, we all are how
we groan and fret, IN daily bias.
pbemy of the laws, which God has
pleased TO give us the power to
violate. How we foam about In
the dust, and nudge oneanotber IN
trade to get rich, and enjoy the
sweet prerogativc Of being miser-
able whilst the wealth Of the sun.
light, In the very morning Of exist
apce IL thrown away. BY and by,
we wear out--quit playing the fools
part aud die, as others have done
and go we know not where.
Is there not, words of wisdom In
the languages Of the obsolete writer
from whom we steal q paragraph
Read Il old people, and try and
profit by Il, In the management Of
your children. Ifprivate exertion
can effect nothing--and we must
confess to very little hope that II
can--then let the public take IL in
hand. Let music fer midsummer
be furnished at the public cost. :
let some member Of the Council
here at the Capital, take the lead
in the matter; Let him offer and re-
offer, aud offer again, and IL IL be
necessary to do Il, make a speech
in favor of it---a resolution to On.
terrain score ofmusioians, TO play
inthe morning, at noon and at nigh,
lin some public place within the
limits Of the city.
To conserve fossilised opinion,
we will engage to do our best, 70