Wilmington journal., 1860-02-16


persons who have had children and persons whose
children all grown up, talk and think regard
children, from what they do who in the midst OF
family raising.
No children we'll managed those OF old
maids and old bachelors, is common saying-but like
many another common saying, it is false. For the
adopted children of those who have of their own,
and those of parents whose brood has long since flown
are equally well managed. 1t is of to say tC an
unmarried of your children, your method of
dealing with them you will do just So and your chill
dren will behave BETTER Not word of it will the
unmarried believe.
Equally useless is it to say to whose own chill
dren up and out of the way "your family was as
troublesome mine and your management in no wise
better. Such words may ofend-they will never con-
vince. We have certain neighbor who furnishes US
with many theme for family gossip. We knew this
neIghbOr well in her sing days-she was our teacher
Her faith in the Scriptures frm-especialy in that
portion which treats of sparng the rod and spelling the
child She didn't spare the rod you better believe it.
solemny declare it to be my belief that should never
have been the dull scholar that am had not that rod
OF her. terrified the acueness out of me- and rendered
an lmpossbillty for to learn anything or to remem
Der what did learn No child that ever lived stood
In more mortal terror of whipping than did and
every visitation of that rod upon my shrinking flesh
drove some of the very limited quantity of brains which
possessed into unknown whence they never re-
turned
The curious changes Of years settled me near to this
very Wonan when she in the midst of family rails
lng-and such management! Ye gods everything
that ever she had protested that her children never
should do they did and everything that she had de-
clared that they should do they did not do They put
their feet on the table, and scrped their food out into
the floor. They sat on the lace boxes and wiped up
the floors with the newly sarched clothes They kicked
their father on the paerDa shns aud slapped their
mother In the face. They shreked d" will' and
won't" till they grew hoarse
But when these children grew up and scattered, their
mother reapsed into her old habs-she now again re-
qu'red OF children that they should all be men and wo-
men, My fortune kept me still in her neighborhood-
now as the wife of one who will see me whipped and
abused no more, thank Providence and the mother of
three dear children never expected perfect children
and my expectations fulfilled. try to mngle love
and wisdom, genteness and rmness my government
out my quondam school maam is perpetuaiy ecturing
on my indulgence and want of severity.
mat child is suffering for whipping, Mary" she
says to me every time she comes into my house
DO you wonder l sometimes feel provoked And
remember SO perfectly all her management, which she
seems to have forgotten utterly 1t IS SO strange!
am often tempted to retort upon herto set in order
before her her former ways but as my wise husband
says, there would be manner OF use in -she would
deny 1t all, and feel that ! was wicked and insoent
woman. So | hold my tongue and try as well as can
to keep my tempter.
But no one need say to me, Only old maids and
Qua oachetorS know how to manage children. .'-NeaU
York Ledger.
Some Chinamen were arrested in San Francisco for
lighting in drinking house. One man who could speak
English, was called to testify
John, where were you ?'
Ne up stairs
How did you get there ?"
Him got up steps"
Great crowd in the house ?"
Yes two, three, fifteen"
Was the house full inside ?"
No; housefuI Outsider
Meaning that there was great crowd around the
house. '1O