Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-03-14
HOME EDUCATION.
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Life Illustrated

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Life Illustrated
BOYS OUT AT NIGHT-The practice of
allowing boys to spend their evenings on the
streets is one of the most ruinous, dangerous,
and mischievous things possible. Nothing so
speedily and surely makes their course down
ward. They acquire under cover of the
night, an unhealthy state of mind, vulgar and
pro ane language, obscene practices. crim-
nal sentiments, and lawiess and fiotous
bearing. Indeed, it is in the streets. after
nlshttall, that the boys generally acquire the
education of the bad, and the capacity for
becoming rowdy, dlssolute, criminal men,
Parents, do you believe itl Will you keep
your children at home at nights, and see that
their home Is made pleasant and profitable 10
them2
1t is seldom that more truth is compressed
into small space. The thousands of boys be-
longing to worthy, respectable families, who
are permitted, night after night, to select their
own company and own places of resort, are
on certain road TO ruin. Contiding parents,
who believe their soils are safe-that they
will not associate with the vicious-will Que
of these days have their hearts crushed, as
tHoI- Is, haua hafry. h.. issr.in.. 'I,sr so"-
the road TO ruin"
This is but too true. One cannot pass
through the streets of any Of our cities, after
dark, but that be will encounter crowds OF
boys, from ten years of age upwards, the ma
jority OF them with cigars or quids OF tobacco
| In their mouths would that nothing OF a
worse nature was elected from their mouths
| than the Juice of tobacco. But alas If you
remain III or near their presence, you will be
shocked at the profusion OF ribaldry, coarse,
obscene jeers and profanity; for We care net
who the man may be, no person IN whose
breast beats one throb of humanity can but
be shocked on being aware that the youth OF
our country are growing up IN such school
OF depravity.
And where are We to lay tie blame of this:
Let him that is without gilt cast the stone"
and again, Just as the twig is bent the tree:
inclined" Such is Il Z natural desire OF the
Young mind for scenes of excitement anc
pleasure, that, not finding them where they
should beat home-they resOri to the street
| There can be a course of conduct pursued
, that will keep family of children within
loors, and that not strict, legislative cours'
either. We have examples IN our minds eye
4 wen now, OF families in which the boys ar
very seldom out OF doors after dark wei
hose oys have not the fear Of the rod be
4 fore their eyes"
EDUCATR the children educate ther
| properly If they are disposed to trollc, I
A sport (almost all children are,) give them tn
;. opportunity. There IS no family so poor tina
they can't afford 10 have gymnasium" hl
q a single twenty-foot ladder will work wonder
. And, if you are parents, for TO parents this
addressed, sport with them. join in their Re
10 creations-learn them new modes OF ENJOY
= ment. They will appreciate it.
:. The grand difficulty Is, parents do not ur
= derstand the dispositions OF their chlldre
; .I. I r1f, the TIN
" when they felt ike young Napoleon OF JulIl
- Caesar, or their debut into the world OF lor
- coats and vests, with bosom shirts. Did the
! feel that they could not understand Whe
y father or mother spoke kindly to them-wh,
80 they encouraged them by word and precep
= We must feel that the children know more
b. actual life than we are aware OF.
Let there be a time for everything, al
y everything in its time Educate the boys al
> the girls phy sicall, aud educate them ."o' Z
ly. and commence the work early We ca
b. | not too soon begin 10 learn child to love
home. As soon as the child Is old enough
~, zee that there Is such a thing, or such ie
:, M as pleasure, just so soon do they co
bs mence TO seek II, aud II they do not ma II
Measure at home they wi / seek It else whr
- Can we blame them Their natures, th
- .usceptibilites are the same as ours, alt
GP they are not a. FUZZY developed. Nature
S mands observation-disclosures insists upon pie
~. ure. and if she cannot find il where she i
- looks tor it, she will seek until she finds
,.. No father or mother Of New England,
- indeed OF our whole civilized world, Is 50
a. 10 the interests of their children that they
~ not strive TO render them happy. Ii Is a 1
.uided sense OF our duties that leads Us 10
70 list upon a too rigid discipline tor their c
of orders Our senses ia after years, IN
wears when VIZ look back upon our youth
~ the happiest time of our lives, assoc'ate h
with those recollections. Home IS ho
however homely," is true to-day, a. true
r, h lIhood a in age, and the more earnr
.ad he parent strives TO make 1t deslr
er p'ac'' '"9 "s, MI .t ,g,I :, l.
tho su, its enjo! ments there.
tut; How LIFE Is LOsr.-A man dled