Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-12
Training up a BOY.

Have you boy from to years old +?
IfsO, it is matter of the greatest i'm
pOrtance that you train him up right.
Teach him from the start that he can't
run across the floor, whOop, chase
around the back yard, or use up few
nails and boards to mako carts or boats.
Ifyau let him chase around he'll wear
{ ii shoes and clothes, and nails and
yards cost money.
Train him to control his appetite.
Give him the smallest piece of pie; the
bone end of the steak; the small potato,
and keep the butter-knife out of his
reach. BY teaching him to curb mis-
appetite yoI can keep him in good
humor. Boys are all good humOred
when hunger gnaws at their stomaehs.
If he happens to break dish, thrash
him for it; that will mend the dish and
teach him a lesson at the same time.
If you happen TO notice that your
boys shoes are wearing out, take down
the rod and give him peeling. These
shoes were purchased only ten months
ago, and though you have worn out two
pair of boots during that time, the boy
has no business to be 50 hard on shoes.
By giving him sound thrashing you
will prevent the shoes from wearing
out.
Wien you want your boy to go off on
an errand, you should state ii and add:
Now go as quick as you can, and if
you are gone over five minutes Pil cut
the hide off your back"
He will recognize the necessity of
haste, and he will hurry up. You could
aot do the errand yourself inside of fif-
k,,f no - 10
that. If you want bim 10 pile wood,
the way to address him is thusly:
t. Nov, see here, Henry, want every
stick of that wood piled up before noon.
l. i come home and finG yor haven't
done it, I'll lick you till you can't stand
up?" "
1t is more than boy of his size can
do in q whole day; but you are not to
blame that he is not IL years old, in
stead CTS.
If you hear that any one in the neigh
borhOOd has broken window, stolen
fruit, or unhinged a gate. be sure that
it was your boy. If he denies it, take
down the rod, and tell him that you
will thrash him to death if he doesn't
'own up,' but that you will spare him if
he does. He will own up to lie to
get rid of the thrashing, and then you
can talk to him about the fate of liars
and bad boys, and end up by saying;
Go to bed now, and in the morning
I'll attend to your CASE
If you him to church and he looks
around, kicks the seat or smiles at
some boy acquaintance, thrash him the
you get home. He ought 10
be listening to the sermon, II he sees
all the other boys going to the circus,
and wants fifteen cents to take him in,
tell him what awful wicked things cir
,uses are; how they demoralize boys;
how he ought to be thrashed for even
eeing the procession 60 by; and then
when he's sound asleep do you sneak
III, pay half q dollar to go in, aud come
home astonished at the menagerie and
pleased with the wonderful gymnastic
eats.
Keep your boy steadily at school,
ave work for him every holiday;
hr,lsh him If he wants to go fishing or
lutting; restrain his desire for skates,
.ites, and marbles; rout him out at day
lght, cold or hot, cuff his ears for ask
ng questions; make his clothes out of
eur cast-off garments, and you will
Ave the satisfaction, when old and
a. headed, of knowing that you wo'd
a,e trained up useful member ofso-
iety had he not died just as he was
citing well broken in.