The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-01-15


festivities, which Of right belong to them.
Especially now that the tolls of field and
furrow begin 70 press and every pair of
hands on . placc, little and big, can be
protitably employsd oar thrifty farmers
need 10 zee to- that FALL work ard no
plays shall not sake Of ssJack : duh
boy" 6proatinG peeaioes hn't sc1
lively businsse, e,peelGl!y in . dark ce+
lar aud for two or three days at - time.
Picking NJ stones will make even Il
small boys back ache, and his fingers
sore if long continued. Piling brash is
pIeasanter work, If there is promise hat
= bright blaze shall follow il. All ,ais
iru,i::ery will be performed with MIN bier
fingers and q lighter heart if-sisse Is -
promise of fishing or Kite flying TO fol
low it. But what is even better than
th;s, give the lads q plot Of ground Of
their own 10 cultivate, let them have
early peas. tomato plants, peach trees,
srapcvincs chickens, and sarge plants
of their own-lime la which to cultivate
them, full facilities f,r realizing every
penny possible from their sale, and enjoy
the fruits of their labcrs in the ful! priv
ileys of investing their profits however
thew choose, acting, however, under the
advice of their parents. Not only should
the BOYS be encouraged to love farm IN
dustr;cs, but the girls should have an
equal chance. Let them have strawher-
~ plants, fl,wers, beds OF herbs TO cut
,iyatc, pet lambs and their increase, a
percentage of the butter and cheese made
biz their labor, or the milk SID in the
care Of wbicl. they have part; and II
you would have them develop into .
normal, contcntcd and serene woman
hood, give them an equal chance with
,ha boys. If Your son John IS old
en,uoh 10 earn Ill mans wages, don't
cheat your own flesh aud blood ont Of
the Jus, fruits of his toll. Ii Mary earns
as mueh as hired girl washing dishes
and cooking Ior tho farm hands, give
of the labor Of her hands. The old
Mosaic law, Chou shalt not muzzle the
mouth of an OK that treadeth ont the
corn" has never been abrosaied. II
even oxen-dumb, patien, brn,es Us they
are-ars to be thus !:ir d!y treated, what
shall we say of the da,ies OF parents to
their children!
There is another class Of boys for
whom we feel inclined to put in plea
-chore boys. They have no vita! inter
est in ,ae sol! they cultivate, and Their
employers interest is often, IN seeming,
TO get out ut them as much work as
po,,,blo with rs l:illc refrigeration.
d 1t az, on tbs principle Is srea! mls-
take. Oue of the bes, farmers and farm
writers in THIS coua;ry began his career
As "A chorc boy. lie WAS fortunate in
hi. employer, wha tlnsht hin carefully
in tho mos, approved modes of ul.aSc,
and held out before him pccatiary m
Jucelncn,s to industry aud ;nccessfui
labor. The reaicrs of the Tribune are
indebted to him every week for vai:;i-
bic counsel and Suggestions. Another
prominent farm writer ana ardent lover
OF agriculture, and rural life was nearly
spoiled 70: his noble work by being set
to solitary labor, spror,ing potatoes,
pic.,inp up stones, hoe!ag along IN II
grassy corn field, and TINS formed a
repusnance to rura! toll which Tor years
&c could not overcome.
Thcre are occasions Of testivity in the
life OF every child thai should not be
suffered to pass pniipproved. Let no
economical farmers wiic, unless the land
she lives on be heavily moriSaged, count
eggs, or weigh butter and sugar on birth
days, exccp, to make liberal provision
IN honor OF the annivers ry. IL the
summer time let the repast be unicr
the trees, and the table adorned with
such flowers rs the season oiiordS, and
rarnished with fruits fr0m the preserve
closet or the orchard.
On Wa>hington's birthday, on the
Fourth of July, ut Christmas and New
Years, on the anniversary of the mar
ria-e-day, let The children havea jolly
time with mirth and frolic and :estivity
crownins the g!adso'ne hours, and enjoy
ing every resource the farm affords to
add to their enjoyment.
The-c simple means Will do very much
:, tighten the long toll, of seed time
and harvest, to MAKE The heavy yoke Of
strenuous toll less Calling, amd cultivate
deep in the hear, o. oar youth 4 genuine
love for Inc honest, MANLY and h0ndrs-
bic labvrs of rural iife.-N. T. Tnjaae.