Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-06-19
FROM A NuMERoUs MOTHER.

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ject is widely agitated. D., s.il o. a-
FROM A NUMEROUS MOTHER. r-
Mister Editor: They are raising nict
rumpus about spAnkin' the brats a,
goes to school. Now, I've got nine OF
'em, and they al need Ualloping every
blessed day. If I tried to do Justice
by them, it would keep me busy doing
that and nothing else. So l sends 'em
to school where know, if the teacher
does what teacher ought to do, they'll
get their deserts. 1t takes heap oi
! trouble off my hands. You don't
know what a relief it is to feel that
your children is hsYin' their jackets
tanned as they deserve, when you hsY-
emit time to do It yourself. For in
stance, my Sam, spiteful little brat.
Emashes the water-pail over his broth
er Pete's h1atf. am busy doing my
washing, both hands in the suds; con-
sequently can't give him what he de-
serves How soothing it Is to feel that
he Is getting his reward of merit of the
school teacher, at regular intervals du-
ring the day. And would you deprive
US Of that heavenly consolation?
If they are goin' to 'bolish iekin'
young uns in school, Pm just goin 10
take mine out, that's ali there is to
that. I've red somewhere that the
chief end of man is to be happy, but /
think the chief end of boy is to be
spanked, and Pm in favor of the teach.
er that spanks it the most. Education
is all very well, but wollopin' is wot
boy wants to develop his faculties and
wake up his idees generally.
1t don't do to let boys off without
whippin' when they've been doin'
wrong. 1t might answer in the case of
George Washington, though I've al
ways thought Georges father set bad
example in not tanning his skin when
be tommyhaWked that cherry tree; but
all boys don't make General Washing
toms; not General Washingtonsliy
speakin.'
There is a good deal of feelin' on this
in my neighborhood- OF course there
is diversity of opinions about it,
Several old maids are horrifed about
young uns bein' licked, and every
mother of large family of boys, who
are continually emitting themselves to
to ickings, which press of other du
ties obliges her to postpone, wants 'em
lined as often as possible while pursoo
in their daily studies. / can always
tell when the teacher has failed to do
his duty by my boys-when he has
neglected, as it were, the welfare Of
their respective jackets. They COM
plain of their Yittles, sass their dad,
swagger around the house with their
hats on, holler 'whatp when I ask
them question, pinch the cats tail,
snicker when the blessin is being asked,
play ball in the psrlor, and demand |
sWollertail coats. But when the teach |
er has wolloped Iem eccordin' 10 their |
daily need, how different the pietur.-l
They's as meek and humble as any 9TH |
er poor nelashins your goton hand, they |
says yes momS they hangs up their
hats on the proper pegs; they are re-
spectfni at the table, and they'll take |
q piece of bred and butter and 60 off
to bed once, without = nnurmur.
tell you, our schools wouldn't be |
worth q postage stamp that had been |
used twice, without the walIopin'
branch was kept up. Pm in favor of
examinin' every teacher'sa muscle be- |
fore hiring that teacher-refuse all that
are weak in the arms, and discharge
them Is don't use them VigorOusly.-I
In that way our schools will be worth
to us, and our children grow
up to be q blessin' and comfort
Please publish this and oblige
A NUMEROUS MOTHER.
-r FROM A BAD LITTLE BOY.
MISTER EDITUR: ime a badd littul
10Y. rather like bein badd littul
10Y, ITS moer fun. kin lick emmy
,ood littuI boy of my sigh and wait
If you've got won send him on. Ihear
here is tsuk of doin ava with ickin
n the schooles-ime agin it, schools
Yoodent besehooles Wurth a sent eff
hey dident vale us emmy moer, its fun
o see um skip, an here um holler, mi
i'd git lickin emmy da to see the nth :
rs keetch it. -i. 1ia9E
Wot fun wood they be in runnin ava /.
rom skool eff you wassent goin to get .
.kt fur it want to no. its the expec-
ashun of the ickin that MAX half the !
leshur. no boy as COWS to skOol
-har they stopt lickins; he used 10
IN ava and ack Wus nor do b 4 that; !
ow wat is he2 wurthless itul Sun =.
Y skooler, ond be don't chaw 2backeF
uther. look on him with kontemp. =
say, 60 on lickin of US. it is wot !
iaix us smart. Sum teechers koodnt :
laik us smart emmy uther wa. yurs eff :
D want me BADD LITTUL Boy. =
FROM A BIG BOY. e,
Pm one of the big boys in our school. Il
hare can't any boy throw me in g n
Iuare holt I; and once / had holt Of Of
ir teacher-just for fun-we didn't Al