The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-12-25
Cite gady's department.
Hints to srothers---DiscipIine.

| Hints to Mothers I'D iscipIine.
The system of governing by moral suasion
entirely is very pretty one in theory, but
is too often found sadly wanting when the
attempt is made to put it strickly in practice
Almost every mother Of everyday children
will find at times stout little REBEL who will
only yield to the doctrines of coersion. 1t is
true, where other means will be as effectual,
it is a great deal better to employ them.
When a loving tone, and gentle persuasive
remonstrances will restrain wayward child,
by all means use it. Yet, deliberate, willful
disobedience falsehood, profanity, intentional
cruelty, to animals, and various similar Of
fences, should be promptly met by serious
punishment, and distinct understanding
made with the child, that any repetition will
be dealt with in the same manner.
1t is pernicious practice, which prevails
in some nurseries, of correcting every little
error Of the child by hasty, angry blow.
You can tell such children by the way they
have of continually lodging the head at every
motion around them. Poor little ones it is
enough to make ones heart ache to witness
such marks of domestic tyranny. Nothing
can tend more to undermine mothers in
fluence, and turn the sweet waters of her
ehildren's souls to bitterness. If an offence
is serious enough for blow, it is of enough
I'M poStance 70 teli BerateIy tfnd pray ertully
punished If you cannot command your own
temper, you have no right to punish your
child Wait till you are cool yourself, or you
are in no condition "t to deal justly with
your child. God will bring you into judg-
ment as surely for injustice to him, as to any
one else you have dealing with. No parents
can say, 1T is my own child, and can do
what please with him." 1t is Gods child,
and his command to you is, "Take this child
and nurse it for me, and will give thee wa
ges."
Any punishment which is administered in
way that simply provokes your children
to WRATH" does nothing towards correcting
evil habits and tempers. A single act of in
justice to a child will do much to ALLEVIATE the
affections and weaken the parents authority.
They will see only oppression afterwards in
every act of discipline, even though it be
Just and reasonable.
Perhaps the majority.of parents err on the
side of too frequent punishment 1t seems
the easiest way of mending matters, it takes
so much less time and trouble But, o mo-
ther, remember your are sowing for all time,
and eternity, too, and can you not afford to
take trouble?
1t is degrading to the mind to be kept con-
stantly under the influence of penalties. Re-
wards are afar more wholesome and powerful
stimulant.
Let love be the guiding star in your nur-
sery, and you will find it a safe one to steer by.
Over the desert waters of life your children's
eyes will turn back gratefully to its pure,
steady, and gather strength and cheering for
all the onward journey-M.Y. Cronicle.
The BRIDE.--I know of no sight more
charming and touching than that of young
and tender bride in her robes of virgin white,
led up trembling to the altar. When thus
behold lovely girl in the tenderness of her
years forsaken the house of her father and the
homo of her childhood with the implicit
confidence and the selfabandonment which be-
long to woman, give up all the world for the
man of her choice; when l hear her in the
old language of the ritual, yielding herself to
him 90 for better or worse, for richer or poorer,
in sickness and in health, to love, honor and
obey, till death do us part" it brings to mind
the beautiful and affecting devotion of Ruth:
=" Whittier thou goest will go, and where
thou lodgest l will lodge-thy people shall be
my people, and thy God my God"
WIFE AND HUSBAND ALPHABE TIcALLY.-
A wife should be amiable, benevolent, chari-
table, dom estic economical, forgiving, gener-
GUS, honest, industrious, judicious, kind, low
ing modest, pleasant, quiet, rejecting, sober,
tender, urbane, yirtuous, wise exemplary,
yielding and jealous at
A husband should be likewise; but, says an
old maid contributor, good many of them,
alphabetically and uniformity, are absurd,
base captious, depraved, exasperating, FALSE
gloomy, heathenish, ignorant jealous, KNAPP
pish, lazy, mean, negligent, obdurate, profit
gats, quarrelsome, rash, selfish, tantalizing
ugly, vexing, whimsical, xercating, yawning,
I and 30 forth, ....