The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-12-14
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we all have y cppn,e ,iabla appetite
Tor the best Of .eYerythinxr-s;v9 v9etaiins
1--we for The beautitii things of EARTH.
hence. We try the choicest fruits And
pluck .the 'fa1rcst iiUxers 'd8v vhefb vo
Gomez 70 aUiaIai tifa Va 1ovs ID satSsvey ! jSl
In Its most pcrtect sOrm iissG iuf ff'bt b6tat.
Ting chiIdh"od. Its ever VARYING
muad- are pleasant; to ,cousstsp late. -
4 hlidre" tsll.ihe,r Iik es .snGa disfik aa
|'ttAlk ty. ias0 their loves and s.,a,ss.:... :.
uHues abe xhiS. at poli,eness they kids}
u" bitterness, 1, indHlgeiu 10 deeepi iidtis,
They do I,,,t I4lri Is4Ilrike at ypay back .elly "a
sh'sn; ca ! s1s ,ppIhs .alrss, b,aa,!!sripssygq,
They arc as God made hem. sppciuens
froni nature rich. rosy. round and
pl4mp--ricl}, j d that 'they btatil hic balm
Sf diytt'e s",hrbeG;Ia ion rosy with the
'''n"oeht flush OF youth aud health
round und plump IN the use OF Every,
faculty 'ba, God has give them. fhuir
ringing laugh. ti6w | love, 1T. ''
80, the laugh of child. 20 wild and 80 FREQ,
l. 'h mor'iest sound in tho world to mon
The laugh Of child is genainh-
play spell--a healthy. happy reat.-s.:
Fashion hus never prescribed the hear.
~ b~adth "f bays hugh. nor the
depth oi girls. They may laugh, all
"ver, aud throughout, il, they like -
Viii, = us, ), WHO are limited q; oy custom
and circumscr'brd by rules of etiquette >.
laugh is either fashionable si,hbef,s
u hyporr,ical smile, or scofnful
sheer so s''' ''.'ss
Among the ou'casts u laugh is
b"is'cr"us. vulgar "r ,iem"niAcal ,hnwi
L"t.children laugh, langIi ,illrhsy
drown with their Get sonl music an
the grating diseord~ Of grown up human
ny. ..-.. :. ~. a
..Let them talk. too II does one good
!" tell al! h,s hear, 'nce or twice iD a
Lifetime. We never do.it utter we grow
up 4" manho"d aud ,wolnanhpod We
then have l"ves that must be hidden,
natrs. that must be di>se.mbled, cares
that must he concealed, hopes that
autter. u"d fears hat haunt, and all un-
brea'hed. They get burdeuson at last,
aud wear u, thin.
'rha, child is to be greatly pi,ied who
when he talks has no lis cue j; no one
~ho care> for aug ht except his clnthing
and his p"rri gc :; no one who is CHARM
ed by his SMILES or touched by Lis
tears. L" him b"yhood is blauk and
manhond hateful burden. -
When [ see u tot ering old man who \
says nothing of his curly days l CON
cude that he was neglected and dwarf.
I'd lwarird by having ull the little
a.piru''ons of h.s young heart crushed
u, their b,rIh neglected in the simple
yer inevitable wants. which. il supplied
add lifelong charm to the "nld house
AZ home." bur If denied make it a
great house with windows and nothing
mure.
Children like to be appreciated. They
like TO eat al the f,si table but ii thuy
cn"''--and they can't always then
they like at least II clean plate, and
piece "i every hing the rest had. let
them have u clean plate /, will make
them less barbarUus and more chris
iian ~.
Children need 10 b. AMUSED on long
iintrr evenings 10 ping curn they
ik" ri.ht we'll LISA hunk Of fun
when it dry and p"ps good said IL
bright eyed h"y 80 me ); us such fun
'o,live after the white beauties as they
h"p mt of the poppcr," aud he laughed
an'i whirled "n one hvcl until his little
b'id was dizzy with delight . !.
Lei them make m"ln>ses candy now
a"o then. IT It dues ">tick UP things
Wha' If they fp plaster j. rig Into
rapa's whiskers, W ia The back Of ma
mas sewing clair? These may be
a".!g their last little 6tger marks on
earth Dniu,y hands are often -closfd
over silent breasts. JUST IN buds Ut rar-
est beauty are nipprd by an early FROST.
Who 'vrr regretted the watch cure boz
st"wet upon them? @,, !g"rg
.sH they live. IN will be 10 emil yod
blessed )" and .how CHEEKY it will
make yuu itrl to hear them tell to the
Iiulc ones an their knees Of the: ::fQlic.
Solne times !bey,psed to have when they
were nN at Agrne ,tDyefher. and dear
grand mama in the corner there was gay.
aud had pink cheeks, aud didn't wear
caps. ~,
- CAUSE OF UNHAPPINEss. i
Harsh judgmin'. trough words. small
hut t'eqnent acts OF sc fsl,nrss aud iDl
iNsI ice sometimes u,,ite pvisun the |