St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-06-14
TIE CALIFORNIAN.
How Chiidrcn ,Sh0uld be Treated.

a boy: and am quite certain you VIII
feel interested in few incidents when l
am Going to relate, in illustration OF my
theme incidents hope you will Judge
to be not unfruitful OF monltory lessons to
e,Lildrcn of Larger growth than mere
girls and boys.
Don't you think that we parents, some
times in moments OF annoyance. through
pressure of business or other circumstances
forbid that which was but innocent and
reasonable, and perfectly natural to be
asked for! And do not the best OF par
cnts frequently multiply prohibltatlons
until obedience to them becomes lmpo-5I-
bic
Excuse nc: but all Of your readers
have been children many OF them are
happy mothers many more thai are ho'
will he in Gods GOOD time and | can
not but believe that many who shall pc
ru,c these sentences will find something
in them which they will remember here
after.
The sorrows and tears of youth,
say, Washington Irving: ARE as bitter
a, those OF age; and ne Is RIGHT lheE
are sooner washed away, it is true but
oh how Keen l. the present scl'lp',l'y'
how acute the passing mental agony
Mvtwin brother WilIis-lnay his ashes
rcpo-c III peace in his early untimcly
I
crave .-'"' ihNSe''' WITCH WE were very
niue poy' III INC county, ID" one Dii9il'
June a'!' i'r up III Inc ,lll' o!nc SKY il
paper Mic .!"'e ~ anu 'lo' r''''I7 All"
Hll'NII'3' ui'i''2 anu cui't'''l19' anu Hush
ny "'cN To t''' 1"l'l'2''t III " manner
'i" was Mohaer'u' 10 "ei'o'o' we '''
o"' '''''' ''.' tH''S III '''I '''r'''''" mere
we were pltNi3 Stra"'"ff''>' ana ran
mo a hel4"o'r'''s ''''' 10 s'' beneath IL :;
ana h''P'n9 our eyes 'o'l'Ihu'I'y upon H.
2'%'h3 Ste'''''t'liy towards heaven, We
PRESENTLY 'ol'ha ourselves Dy INC Sldt OIL
Inc 'IcN''c'' W 'l'''t il'a9il'l''t''' ere"Iioh'
ana saw tlie Inc W,l',' 'ltii Il re"'il'h9
I'M" TIE Hhic-' ana NIUE Nhl'c paper '2eS-
S'I9'F' 3''''''? upwards "Po" IT, as II 10
EoP. communion Win 'ie "r"'''ul '"lrn
Oh me "'E III 'I'e upper emf am tie
Ncrlbi"S TN, l" you ~ i boy and l wish
YOU u tl!lllh ol II a. BOY
Wei many 'ayN afterwards, aahi al
ter various unsuccessful attempts, winch
not Il little discounted us-lor We thought
We had obtained the ''prnclp!e ct the
Nltr-We succeeded IN making one winch
We thought would ny. he ar was too
still, however, Tor several days: and
never 'Id u "tc'lmed navigator wait
more rnp'lIrntiy ior a breeze TO speed
ms Vessel on her voyage, than dld we Tor
wind That Should send our paper mes
Stn2'r, heIizZeneI with stars OF yellow
paper aahcIhg up the Sky
NJ East II please" the gentle and vol
uh!r SPIRIT OF the ar to favor us. y
mit! so!t WIh' Sprah9 up ana 50 deity
di'' we MANAGE our invention, that 1t
was presently reduced to mere NINA
lure A"e III the blue ether aboN' Us
Such triumph Fulton wien he cS-
s;yrd IIN 1IraI experiment, ict 10 more
rAHI'chl IMAM dld we when that Great
event was achieved. We kept II up TN
III TWIN the gloamInS ana the mirk,
when We drew II down and deposited 1t
III the barn; heS:tatng long where TO
put 1t, out OF several localities that seem
cd safe ana eligible, but finally dccldlng
10 stand 1t endwl-e IN 4 barrel lii an un-
irtquentcd corner OF the barn.
! am coming now TO a Specimen OF the
"-orr"W> and tears OF youth, OF which
Groiirry Crayon speaks, We dreamed
o. that KITE III the night; and lar up in
the ha,hi'I@ ol The '''n ami cleaning
opaiuciy III the twilight AR. In the
moiAln@ we repaired hetlmc> 10 the Darn +;
approached the barrel with cagelNe>,, as
II were possible Tor the kite to have taken
the WINS OF the evening and flown away,
and. on looking down INTO the receptacle,
saw our cherished, our beloved KITE brok-
en- mi" twenty pieces
1t was our man Thomas VINO dld 1t,
climbing uPo" the haymow'
IL wis many years alterWald before
we 'or2ot lie cEHeI htL@hbor who lau@h-
e' al Us Tor our deep SIX months sorrow
III That great loss loss III comparison
WIZ" "i'.'h the loss Oh fortune at the
l'''o' VI '''"'l'loou Sinks liito insight
'"''cr' D"" kitc-, indeed we construct
81 p"' ''"" WIS ''c MIC yo" fe''" OIL
i" .l''S PRESENT.
ihllih, therefore, y yc parent, al
ways think OF the acnl'ness OF chlld>
sense oil childish @rlet.
once "a" an elder brother. the son Of
a metropolitan ncl9hbor romping,
registering blade IN the mrre>t devil
mrnt' cut on the loot OF little doll
with winch his infant sister was amusing
,,F'''' "A m'''Iat'on OF hvn9 flesh and
'Io"'' "' pohr ana SInew' III beloved
p''yin'"'' 'ouid scarcely nave altecte'
The poor child more painfully. 1t wa,
10 her the vital current OF a beautiful
hah' which O0zcl from the bran leo OF
fh.t stuffed .tfiu,- ,f en-, ;,(,,,, 80, I Il