The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-07-24


of the Hartford political christian. Observe
I do not call him christian politician. I d.
not so regard him. He was political chris
tian, and it was gall and wormwood to him tt
be told that the man whom he opposed in poll
tics was praying man If you should asI
me, elbow dwolleth the love Of God in such 8
man 2" I should reply, ri give it up."z -
= Polite Children. 49,
sThank you, CHARLIE, said Mrs. Brown, as
her little son handed her a paper he was re-
quested to bririg. 5.-..--
'Thank you, Bridget" said the little fellow
a. few hours after, as he received a glass of va
ter from his nurse.
s"Well, Mrs. Brown, you have the best man.
nered children I ever saw" said q neighbor
81 should be thankful if mine were as polite
to me as yours are to the servants. You never
spend half as much time on your children's
clothes as I do, and yet EVERY one notices them,
they are so well-behayed."
eve always try to treat our children polite
ly," was the quiet reply.
This was the whole secret. When hear
people grumbling about the i'll manners of their
children, always wish to ask, "Haye you al
ways treated them with politeness?" Z once
knew man, considered quite gentleman in
society, who would speak to his children in q
manner thata well-instructed dog would re-
sent. He would order them with growl to
bring him his slippers, or perform some other
little service; and yet complained of the rude
ness and disobed edience.of his children.
Many parents who are polite and polished
in their manners toward the world at large,
are perfect boots inside the home-circle. What
wonder if the children are the same7 If they
should accidentally brush against another in
the streets, an apology would be sure to follow;
but who, ever thinks of offering an excuse to
the little peopls, whose rights are constantly
being violated by their careless elders7 If a
stranger offers the slightest service he is CRATE
fully thanked, but who ever remembers thus
to reward the little tireless feet that are travel
ing all day long up stairs and down, on count
less errands for somebody? 1t would be policy
for parents to treat their children politely for
the sake of obtaining more cheerful obedience,
if for no other reason. The costless use of an
eff you please" and sI thank you," now and
then, viii 60 far to tighten an otherwise bur
densome task. Say to your son, "John shut
that door, and with a scowl, he4win move
slowly toward it, and shut it with bang.
The next time say, John, will you shut the
door, pleasef 7" and he will hasten with q
pleasant smile-so do your bidding.
Many. children, as they grow older, are
obliged to learn the, rules Of politeness as they
would a lesson. The consequence is when
they appear. in society they are awkward and
blundering. On the other hand, children who
have been accustomed to politeness at home,
are at their e.se in the most polished circles,
and are saved that confusion and bitter self
Joro vphinh oro arro In follow a7v
breach of tleIules of etiquette.
Some children, learning from their parents,
seem to consider politeness at home afecta-
ton! Brother, who would Jump up with alac-
rity to give an easy chair to some dashing miss
of their acquaintance, will appropriate it to
themselves when at home, without the slightest
apparent consciousness Of the presence of u
sister or perhaps mother. 49,.
aMy brother is as polite to me as any one
else, when I 70 out with him." said girl
proudly to companion. What reflection On
his manners at homel Il sister will perhaps
accidentally knock over some of the tools with
which her brother is busy. An apology i9Kol-
unfairly arises 10 her lips, but she stiles IL on
considering thi.t it is emily jack; and all the
satisfaction he is offered for disordered plans is
"a blunt "Ohp Angry reIroaches are sure to
follow. aYou are real ugly, Jack, to talk so
about such thing; you know didn't mean
to, is the equally angry rejoinder. Why did
she not say so? Two words would have saved
all the trouble. Want of politeness is the
cause of more duarreling among brothers and
sisters than anything else In their plays chill
.dren are constantly meeting with little acci.
dents, for which they should be taught to apol-
iogize. have .yeen the cheeks of child flush
with anger, his eyes fash, and little hand
raised to strike the unfortunate breaker Of q
toy, when, as if by magic, the blow was arrest
ed by these words, Excuse, I did not mean
,ton ...e,-ss.s.. q .:4lis. =; .,.5s.
Polish is not everything. It is however
something. It is better TO have black kettle
that is sound, than 3 brightgone with hole in
the bottom but there ia no reason why the
sound one should not be bright too. Ne, !,
Tt is of the first Importance that children
should possess those sterling qualities which fit
them for battle with temptation and sin; but
do not send them ont in the world in great
clodhopper boots. Shine them up, and both
happiness and influence will be increased.
THE PRINTER's EsTATE.-We find the fol-