The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-04
SAINT PAUL. FRIDAY MARCH 4 1864.
"Teach him? How is it to be done i?

"Teach him? How is it to be done ?
He is too young to be governed ?"
"Not according to my wifes theory
and practice. Our boy, not yet six months
old, commenced the same sort of capers.
Wife stood it for some weeks, but when
four months old she said, Now, my dar-
ling boy, you are to find out that there is
will to which yours must yield l
laughed at her, and objected that the
child was too young. No. said she, i
think not. I'think that when babe is old
enough to say as plainly as this fellow is
now saying, 81 sciN have my way,'' he is
at exactly the right age to be taught sub
mission to lawful authority. We must not
be made subject to the will and whims of
babe. It is absurd and wicked, and a
harm to the child. The sooner the work
of governing and training a child is COM
menced, the more easy and successful will
it be? I gave in, as l always do to my
wife on matters which she understands
better than I do myself; she returns the
civility, you know. Nov, sonny, lie
there and cry it out"
How could you stand it?. l never
could bear to hear child cry
That's what l said to my wife but
she replied, the more of it we have now,
my dear, the less we shall have by and by,
and tis not so hard to bear at the begin
ming as at later period Of child's life.
had to own that she was right again. So
kept hands off. But it was hard work,
Jack. Wife found it so, too but she kept
{ lot, fr To
self, give way, and inflict an injury on my
child. Husband, I will go through my
duty to my child; but do you watch me,
and wherever falter strengthen me. You
are the head authority, you know; forbid,
prevent me, if am kelly to yield. Here
after we shall both thank you. / could
rot endure to have my child strike me, as
l see Mary's two-year-old child do, and
this boy will strike me before that age if I
allow him to have his own will The little
bunch has temper of his own. W. can
never doubt that, though he were never to
show it again. When he found that he
was not taken up bis rage knew no control.
He rolled into ball, clenched his hands,
shut bis eyes, and beloved. Iwould have
said twas a boy three years old making
the noisss Then he would straighten out,
take fsw long breaths, look at his mother
and ME as in amazement, then 60 at it
again with renewed vigor and spite"
81 vow, l don't see how you could hold
out. How long did this last?"
Three hours, the first night; then the
poor little rebel gave most heart-broken
howl, looked piteously into his mothers
face, momeit, and sank sobb:ng away
to sleep. ] saw tears on wife's face, and
my own eyes were rather hazy. The
worst is now over, DEAR whispered my
wife, as We settled ourselves to try and
follow sonny to the land of dreams. She
was right. The boy never peeped till six
O'Clock that morning. Next night he be-
gan again in the same style; but gave
over in less than half an hour. He tries
it now and then even yet, to see if what is
law some lights is law all nights; but
'ah! ah! baby from his mother, i
enough. He knows who is master. You
may net believe me, but that boy, not six
months old, knows what the very shaking
Of bis mothers finger means, and minds
it. She won't have him rocked now Puts
him in the cradle, wide awake, when the
hour comes for his nap."
"Dont he cry?"
Generally he whines and whimpers q
little, to try her, she says, and it always
does try her. She says there is not a
time that she does not feel desire to give
up to him, and tits hard to deny her own
heart. But her strengthener is always the
same. For the sake Of my child, for his
future good, that he may be lovely and
loved, must and will control both my
self and him. And she does it. Believe
me, Jack, my wife is a royal woman"
"IshOuld think so," was the hearty re-
sponse, and then a shade crossed the
speakers fine face. 81 am afraid nv
wife would not undertake such work as
this--nor allow me to undertake it."
A mans duty to God is to govern his
own household as is best for them, and to
do it without fear or favor. Whatever
you clearly see to be for the best for either
wife or child you should steadily and
firmly do. A mans authority in his own
family is absolute, given by God himself,
and to be regulated only by duty towards
God. 1 can see way to peace at night
for you, frien1; if you can see it and
have the nerve to walk up to it, you'll
soon overcome your present troubles. y
Springfield Republican.
The following are the dismissals for
the week ending Feb 90:
Capt. J. Mann, 31st Ohio. for drunkenness.
Assistant Surgeon A. L. Williams, 74th Ohio.
Assistant Surgeon Jonathan Davis, 9th
Mississippi.
+ First Lieut.. James Martin, 31st Ohio for
drunkenness.
First Lieut. Levi Sergeant, 1876 Illinois.
Second Lieut. Jas. r. Elliott, 10Th Illinois,
for deserting his command.
The following officers are restored to
commission:
Mai. Wm M. Mabry. 111th Illinois.
First Lieut.. Samuel G. Sloan, SD Missouri.