Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-23

BYGAIL HAMILTON.
There are many arrangements ia III,
world that we can not understand but In
voluntarily watching the children at theil
play, we can readily see why they are ar.
ranged in groups, and not consigned to sol.
itary education. IL is not alone for enjoy.
msnt' but for training Parents do their
part, but they cannot do the whole. Chill
dTen must themselves complement theil
own development. Even the defects oi
parental training may be made up by tho
Inevitable trituration of these atoms. The
parents are strong and self-possessed and
protecting and just and friendly; but when
the child goes out into the world he will
ind it different, unjust reckless How can
he bear the transition from the warm at.
mosphere of home to the cool, not to say
biting airs Of this new sphere2 But the
wise, seli-restrained, helping adults do not
constitute all of home. Again and again
comes little baby more helpless, ignorant,
appealing, than the helpless, ignorant, and
appealing child. The three. .yoar.old imme-
diately constitutes herself mother superb
or to the three-days-old The same lovely,
helpful traits which she calls forth in her
parents the baby calls forth in her. Chill.
drcn are to each other what the outside
world is to their parents Needless, head
long children become careful and cautious
when the baby wanders into their play
ground. The boy who howls and storms
and raves because his mother will not yield
to his wish and whim, will himself Weld To
the whims Of the tiny sister left while in
his charge, and coax and cajole aud induce
not only with marvellous patience, but with
wisdom and tact Of which you had never
suspected him to be capable Thank Heav.
en- for the quarrel of children Thus they
learn the balance Of power before they
leave the nursery. Perhaps his father
will not allow Charley to be punished, but
if he strikes Kitty, Kitty strikes back, and
with blind fury. So he learns to curb his
temper in spite of bis father The trouble
is that parents too often interfere when it
would be much better to leave the children
to fight it out. But Charley is stronger
than Kitty, and hurts her True, but ii is
very important that Kitty should learn to
measure herself and to know that if she
filings herself rashy against a superior pow
er she will be beaten. Besides keeping a
general supervision of eyes and bones, let
US not exercise too close watch. The out
cry and clamor are not soothing or musical
considered merely as sounds, but when you
classify them as the friction of souls striv.
wing to adjust themselves to the relations
OF life they are far from annoying. Let
the children alone. The brothers impa-
thence may better discipline the offender
than the fathers patience. The sisters
quick, effective resentment is more like the
worlds ways than the mothers loving en-
durance. The slap that strongly follows
encroachment is good practical lesson in
human rights. Be not too hasty to forbid
the little children to beat and box and tease
and scold and scratch each other into re-
spcct for ownership, for sensitiveness, into
a dignifed self.control, and even, at length,
into a profound and universal benevolence