The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-09-25
soHOOLs AND sonooL CHILpnRN.


It is always pleasant time to US, when.
after the long summer vacation, with II,
commencement of September, the schools
all reopen, and the children Of both sexe.
and all ages are seen once more on oui
streets, vending sheir way to their respectiv,
places Of study and education. We mis-
them greatly during the vacation, and !
feeling Of loneliness comes over US, which
lies heavy on our heart. Our love fol
children has always been strong and absorb
ing, and dwelling without them is to us
melancholy abode. Their exuberarce oi
life, their noise and uproar, which to some
IS so appalling, is a constant delight to us.
So, to meet them, as we walk to and from ouI
office, on the streets and in the by-ways,
tripping lightly along with rosy and smiling
faces, untouched as yet by thought or care
or sorrow, full only of the present and its
surroundings, is a positive pleasure which
we scarcely know how to dispense with OF
make up in any other way. We know not
how it may be with Others, but for our
single self, f" the older we grow the greater
is our love for the young, and the more en-
crossing is the interest VIC feel in their vel
fare. To see them happy in their various
plays and pastimes, enjoying to the full the
passinghours, which to the older are bring
ing more or less trouble and vexation,
makes US also, for the time, forgetful of the
past and regardless of the future, and al
most as happy as they. Hence it is that
the reopening of the schools of our city is
always a marked event for us, as then we
meet again the sweet and cheerful faces of
the dear children we have been wont to
glance at, as they fitted by us, loaded down
with satchels and books and states, and all
the membranes of a modern education.
The boys go more noisily along, often devi-
ating from the direct route, and stopping
occasionally, as something attracts their
quick-eyed attention and makes them for
getful that the school hour is near at hand
But the young girls, always, for their age,
more thoughtful than boys, go straight
along on their way, turning neither to the
right nor left, and having only nod and a
smile for passing friend or acquaintance.
Austin is blessed with an abundance of
healthy looking children, TO say nothing
of their beauty, and, at this time,
we believe that there are plenty of
good schools for the education of all of
both sexes. These should be encouraged
literally, as nothing speaks better for any
city than ample means for the proper educa-
tion of its youth. But besides the schools
necessary for the schooling of its own chill
drcn, Austin should have institutions of
learning, which will tempt pupils from other
and distant points. Its beautiful and
healthy situation makes it one of the most
desirable places in the State for large board
ing schools. We have already the Military
Institute for boys, an honor to the city and
State, but we need irst-class institute for
girls, with ample accommodations for any
number of boarders. Hurry up something
of the kind Hurra! for the children, say
we, especially the girls, whom we expect to
love as long as we live, and could scarcely
enjoy heaven without them.