The Lincoln County herald., 1871-09-21
ChAdres's Department.
HABIT.

Let NO tell the children story. Il is
NJ osd story, FOR Aessd it losg ago.
Here ts 10. There vas iazy mao, and
he used to haut deer and turkeys come
+imo. One sosaing Mr.. H., for sha<
Has his name, vent out to hues. Ga
hillside not far from creek, hs found =
little owl in aolloV stump. The oWl
was one Of those that scream Of . night
40 if they we're ready to freeze. The
hunter thosght ihe little fellov looked
6cl there in the hollow, SO he took him
up TO look at him. The owl did not
seem wild at all, but stood on Mr.. II s
Sand. Aftes iitlo time the owl put
one Of his feet on the rore6nger OF the
hunter, and grasped it SO closely that the
claws gave the hunter no little pain So
be put his other hsnd to work TO loose
che aching finger. But as he did SO the
owl clasped his othN forefnger v;th his
remaining foot and held the man fast
How the man ever got loose do not
remember to have heard
Nov was not that u curious sight, o
hrgc, strong man captured and hcid fast
by very little owl?
The owl, little reader, is like habit II
the hunter had let the owl alone he
uo,,lJ oo,o. hasa hoo, Lurk Jc ooooio
would never get bad habits, the bad
habits would never hurt them. The
hurtcr took trouble to capture the owl
80 child or man has to take trouble to
establish a.habit When we do thing
one time, it is not our habit to do it
But if We do the same thing over in the
same way twelve times, We are then in
the habit Of doing it. If it is something
bad we do, then we have taken q bad
habit. And the more We do the same
bad thing, the more we loose our
strength to escape from the habit. Had
Mr.. II. thrown down the owl before il
took hold on his finger, he would have
suffered no harm, but he waited too long
and the longer he waited the worse of
he found himself. Leave off row-thi,
very day. Do not let the owl get
you by the fingers. Many men and
women have been ruined by the evi
habits of their childhood.
Now let me tell you about good
habits for minute Of two. Ifyou viii
do good things over and over again. you
may form good habit. after awhile. |,
IS harder to form good habits than baG
ones, just as it is harder to 90 up hi
than down hill; but if boys and girls are
ever to be of any account in the world
they must have good habits. Her" ar'
some good rules to observe till you have
made habits Of them:
l. Do what your parents or guardian
tell you.
2. Do everything you try to do we'll
3. Tell the truth without failure.
4. Be honest in the least things.
S. Spend your nights at home, un!es
you are obliged to be out.
6. Go not with bad company for
will ruin you.
7. Save your money to buy goo
books.
8. Save you time to read good book,
especially the Bible.
Q. Do not listen to bad words if 20
can help it.
10. Read nothing that yoa woul
afterward be ashamed Of
II. Never spend au hour in idlenes
II. Pray to God in secret every da.
If you will take those twelve rules an
make it q constant habit to observe then
you will be glad in old ago that you di
so; men will respect and honor you, an
God will bless you.
Will not my little readers promise II
now, this very minute, to keep thcl
rules ?-UNcLE WILL in Religious He
aid.
A FLO WEIR LESSON