Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-08-28

! 1lOdSC pNIbS a itli anu nCN Ollt,
the owner was not little proud OF
it, and desired his daughters to show
the company through all the rooms
from cellar to garnet. Comfort and
convenience seemed to reign every
where, with but two exceptions-in
the parlor and in the boys chamber
There was too much furniture and
fornality in the former, and tar too
little in the latter. The girls had Il
beautiful, light, airy room, nicely
oarpeted. There was toilet stand
with all its tasteful appliances, a ia
BILE with few books and magazines
upon IL, and two or three pretty pic
lures hung against the walls. Pass
ing this, there was "a door standing
open, which gave view of large,
cherries looking chamber in which
stood two beds in opposite corners.
There were three windows, two Of
which were curtained by an old
sheet which had been divided be-
tween them, and the other was bare
as the glazier had left it. There
was no carpet on the floor, no pic
lures on the walls, ana the only fur
Initure besides The beds was two or
three chairs, row OF clothes hung
along the wall at one end, and sever
al pairs Of coarse boots and shoes
under them. One Of the sisters
stepped on a little in advance and
drawing Ihe door shut, remarked,
Q that is the boys room there is
nothing in there you will care to
see. Enough seen such as it was.
Now lei common sense ask il it is
doing the boys justice to treat them
SO, There they are, working, faith
fully in the fields day after day and
year after year. The fruit of their
labor has gone far towards building,
and furnishing the house, and yet
what enjoyment have they Of it :?
They get their meals there, and
sleep there, and it is called their
home. AS much may be said of the
old watch dog in the yard. But
mothers protest that boys are always
50 rough, especially farmers boys
nothing else can be expected Of
them.
Ofcourse not, with such treatment.
If they are brought up rude, rough
no one can wonder or blame them if
they act so. But should they not in
jus tcc have the same chance for life
and the full, free, home enjoyment of
it as their sisters have? let parcnta
try the boys. and sec if they will not
improve as we'll rs their daughters in
matters Of department and personal
appearance. When they have com
pany let the sons be treated as mem
bers OF the family, equally entitled
TO notice and respect as their sisters,
and il will soon be found that they
viii not be behind III contributing to
the interest and entertainment OF the
home circle Furnish their rooms
in a way that will be comfortable
and attractive, and see if they DO not
show 4 proficiency in the arts of or
der and ucatless that will convince
these skepiica! mothers that their
sons are as capable Of being gentle
men as their daughters are Of being
ladies. Boys should be encouraged
to respect themselves, and try to be
somebody ; and should have material
given them to do it with. That is,
they want Il toilet table and glass in
their room, Will combs, brushes and
conveniences for washing. Ii is al
ways to be supposed that they have
second suit to put OF occasion re-
quires, and ut very tritiing expense
a pair Of slippers orhousc shoes could
be provided, SO that the heavy dusty
boo.s might no longer stand between
them and the parlor door. II moth
ers and sisters were moro thought
ful, or less negligent and blamablc in
this matter, there would be fewer
disc0ntented farmers boys in the
world, and there would be tar more
sell~respcct and refinement among
farmers than cap be found now,
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK,