The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-02-22
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EDITED BY MRS IIoUTA AJw1Lsos.
A place for the Boys, Mother.

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When You are arranging that house of
yours so nicely, don't forget a place for
Tommy and JohnnyAa place where muddy
boots viii receive no reprimand, where
,Johnny's dog may lie on the hearth-rug.
and Tonmy's box of tools be considered
loMter.a IF You can not endure an oc-
casional halloo, or find your head split
ting with the din of hammering and
whiStling try and make it suit to have an
especial corner held sacred to the boys,
where they can pursue their noisy avoca-
tions with comfort to themselves, and no
annoyance to others, developing with
hatchet and saw, S Yankee Doodle, and
racket the ideas. of the embryo man. v..-
/ For it is really the miniature MAN with
whom you hay to deal. Look at that
bright-eyed, question plying boy, and You
will already see the dawning of coming
manhood. He is daily receiving impressions
which are determining his future goodness
and greatness-or the reverse. Every
little incident is fitting him to cope with
the world in the battle of life, or dwarfing
his energies and making his young mind
tiespondeut7 and defying.. because he feels
he is a kind of an incubus at home, and
that there is no place reserved for him but
the street or corner grocery. CO -.-s-,-.gssr
Do not turn your boy into the motley
crowd. eyensifgto do otherwise you must
relinquish your best room to his keeping.
1t is a light matter tC. spoil, furniture OF
carpets. compared with theruin ola human
soul. q Let him feel he has a HOME, and a
motherseve glad o'see him there. Direct
his thoughts in the right channel: when
needful. curb his boisterous energies, and
hu,nanizc linn by bringing him in contact
with the gentler sex. You would not turn
your daughters into the street for company
how much less should you drive your
sons to the same place! The minds OF the
latter will receive corruption even sooner
than tire former, for, in the present age,
example and precept teach them it is manly
to follow the footsteps of the rude and
vicious.&- .fsg .,,.,-'
Let your sons become your oun escort.
and see how proud they will feel that mo-
thera can depend on them when father is
not at leisure. Encourage them to read
nightly. and do-not tlebar them Of simple
pleasures. Take them where entertain
ment and knowledge are combined-boys
take to shoacs as naturally as ducks to water
only see that the exhibitions are of the
right character. and teach them to separate
the gold from the dross. ..a f..,.. -f',.3l
| Let them fraternize with other boys. but
rather endure the company of their asso-
'ciates at your own home, than drive them
TO the streets and alleys to partake of it.
twill cost you, as mothers more work, and
leave YOU less leisure, but it will save you
much heart trouble in after years. You will
have done much toward fitting a human
being for great and good life, and an
eternity of happiness. 1t is your duty to
do so-a duty assigned you specially by the
Creator-see that you make it a pleasure
not only to yourselves, but to those tor
ments," the boys.
i And do. notr believe because they. are
BOYS, they can not be inlbued with a love
and respect for sacred things. Lay the
foundation for a neaveiiiiy life early, and
| they, with Gods assistance, will build
| thereon tower of goodness, and in theil
{dying moments remember with reverence
and affection the kind mother who helped
| them lay the cornerstone ,a.j