The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-08-11
The Manners of the Mother Mould
the Child.

There Is NO dispuiing this fact il shines in iir
face Of every little child The coufs. bawiiug.
.coiiing woman will have her cOarse vicious
bawling. fighting children. She who ere, ou
every occasion e n box vour .hfs-i n slap
your jsws-l u break your neck. I. known
as 'horougy through her children as finer unu o.
mAnly manner were ul'nli 1isrlat'l in ihr
public street.
These remarh. were suggested by 'hc oonvtf-
.ation "a an omnihus--ihai great instiiuiiou TOT
the Iudcris ct men aud m,nuers--hciwtcu 4
friend mud = schOOi.mnstts. our teacher WIS
eausiic. mirthful aud sharp iii. vi, flashed ike
the polished edge of diamond atd kept ihs
bus IN roar
The entire community oi ius.ier.-nui wao-
ever j. intimate with the.,. couve, aucr. ,au form
"a pretty good idrn " our numbcf-. inclusive -
;h" ugs NOR .p weli known - 49, rff'tlti't
turned their heads eye. nui cnr- ouc VS., aud
finally our teacher said . can alwa'- 'sli tie
mother by the boy The utchin who draws
bacA With doubled H., aud lungcs o. his ili,-
mate Il hc i1Ohs ~ hn h-aau,c ha.a very siuc.-
'Onsbe mother. size mtt lcrd him nnd 10th .
HIM. ctam him ith sw,ttineats. ruaN iiiu. v .'l
promises hut II She gets nal .hr fgl'
She will pull him hv tie inchci sir vi.i
give him a kuuek IN the back she wil drag
hin hy the hair she nil call Aim a.i sorts of
wicked names while passion PLAYS ov,l her fcd
face IN lambcni flames ihri curl anl wiii- nui
~ tbs coners ol her ewes.
" Aud we never sec the courteous li',e fellow
with smooth locks aud gentle mauuers--in " huin
delicncy does not detrar: from courage or manli.
ness. but we say that hoy mother y true IA
day. Her words and way are soft. loving aud
quiet II she rcprovts. her language is ms .ou
mot you little wTeiCh-yuu plague of nv ne
--yOu torment--you scamp
cd she hovcrs before him ns pillcr of lighi be.
fore the wandering l,Facl,cs and hT beams are
reflected in his face To him III. word mother
il u.
beautiful Is hc an artist In after life that
which with holv radiance shines ON hi canvass
will bc the mother face Whoever fiis acfuss
his path with sunny smiles and sci low voice
will bring mother image freshly 10 hi. heart,
She IS like nv mother will hc the highest need
Of his praise. No'evrn when the hair turn. III.
yer and the eve grows dim. will the majesty of
TINT life aud presence dc.sgl MINI
But the rui'iau moiher-sl alas. ,ha, there ate
such will form the ruilinn character of the man
lie IN turn will hcome a mcTciesS iyTan;. with
tongue sharler than iwo-edged sword. aud re-
mcmbcrng the braNling and cufhng seek some
meek. gentle victim for the sacrifice and make
her his wife with ihc condition that be shall he
master. Aud the master he !, for lev sad
years. when he wears wilowcrs weed ull h'
finds victim number two
We wonder not that ihci, ar- 80 many auk-
ward. ungainly men In sucieiy--ihev have all
been trained hv women -ho knew not nor cared
Tor the hoy mature 0i their trust They had
been made bitter 10 the h"stts core and that
bitterness will find ven, and lodgmen, soueN here
Strike tAs infant in anger. aud he will II he
cannot reach Won vent his passion Icy beating
the door. the chair, or any iuanimaic thing within
reach Strike him repeatedly. aud by the time he
wears shoes he will have become haly with
his hands that double for Fight n, naturally ~
IL especial pains bad isen taken 80 teach him the
art Of boxing.
Mothers remember that yunT manners mould
the child. Who will not say that mother. ought
not 10 be thoroughly educated whether our snns
are or not