Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-04
ARM Frs BOYS.
@,x rs, 1898
sT NBs. L. y. ADAMS.
(Concluded.)

Again, syst ars arc often in the hab-
u OF thinking that it is no matter how
they dress or talk when "only the
boys" are present. That is the very
time they should most care. Home
e'rhe enc place where, OF all others,
the boys sh6uld fcarh how good, how
lovely, and loving woman can be-
Sisters can be the making or the
ruin Of their brothers rs they choose.
By neglect, unkindness and unattract-
i've Ways, they may create in them a
dislike of home, which soon results in
rhe requirement. of loose habits, lead
Ng to more vicious comdany abroad
and too often ending in idleness,
pfObigacy, or crime. Sisters should
give their warm home affections to
their brothers ; cOnfide in, love, coun-
sol and encourage them, Above all
yhings should their speech be pure,
and their dress and person neat
The boys of to-day are the men Of
to-r orroU; Nhatevcr they are made
by Their home education now, such
III a great measure, will be the char
acter1 they give to the future homes
they are destined to r..ake in the
world. A sisters actions should al
Ways say, "All that is lovely, virtu-
AUS and pure shall adorn my charac-
ter, my conversation and my pres
cnce, for the boys are here, and are
taking lessons ofme which will be re-
peated to future generations" If
boys grog up 30 be noble hearted
pure minded mGn 1t is from homes
made pleasant and happy by such
mothers and sisters that they spring.
" Chat homely Old saying, "Just as
the twig is bent the trees inclined"
has no trtor application than in re.
gard ID the treatment young boys
receive from their sisters, especially
boys reared in the isolation of farm
life. In towns and villages they are
Tess dependent on home associations.
aod, in a measure less influenced by
tbcm but on large farms, particular
II IN our Western States where
heighbors are far apart, there is nc
dthor resource, no ether nursery, or
sch6oi' Tor the cultivation Of social
And domestic Tirtucs. AS the boys
md ths women Of then own house
poiss, so will they be very likely to
Judge Of womankind at large.
These lessons begin very early II
IFS. too.
L 4 nan who is now living, a man
OF y cars, man Of NE world, remem.
b0s thoughts lie had on this subject
when burt mere child, and says the
nomory Of the SCENE CONNECTED with
them eaa never be blotted from his
suind while life lasts. His mother
Vas busy in the kitchen and could not
Havehim there he had no brother his
listers, older than himself would
nst let him join their plays and he
Went out and stood alone to think
ankle accp in spows on the farm
house aoofstcp. The great cherries
yard before him was broad, blank
shees ~ SNOW, every rail- on the fence
was white, great DR.. fled heaps were
ly7ng ii the fcaee corners, the ole
tree at The north end of the barn hac
All its arms full Of snow, and LII
barn Itself, ana the straw stack Wit
its peaked top, and the patient cattle
standing SO still in the yard, all look
ed like 90 many icebergs Frozen fas
in frozen sea. The long rows O
corn set M in shocks in the field be-
low the barn, With their tasaelec
heads and their Qqsly forms, Seemed
like troops ofsavages suddenly check
ed in their march, ana aow standing
in sullen silen ae' with their backs K
the storm. Dismal ana dreary
enough everything looked 70 the lii