Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-11
BOYS AND GIRLS.

\ c1niemplative philosopher, whose heart
j. near the right place, says - Boys. did
You ever think that this world. with all its
wealth and Woe, with all its mines and
mountains, oceans, seas and rivers, with all
its shipping, its steamboats,, railroads, and
magnetic telegraphs, and all its millions Of
grouping men, and all the science and pro-
gress Of ages-will soon be given over to
boys of the present age-boys like You
Believe it, and look abroad upon your in
heritance, and get ready to enter upon its
possession. The presidents, kings, govern
ors, statesmen. philosophers. ministers,
teachers, men Of the future-all are boys
now
Hon. Paul A. Chadbourne, President Of
Williams College, in recent address wisely
remarked Up to fourteen the child
should study only lightly, in simple arith-
metic, geography and natural science, with
50 much training in geography and history
as viii make newspapers Ineligible. and
with so much general reading as will give
an appetite for good literature. But in the
main, what is taught should be lin quantities
only to create an appetite, and the rest Of
the child's energy should be put upon physi-
cal development, which again should not be
oyerstrained, while the body is freed from all
strain and exposure
\ bright lad who com menced to 20 to
school for the first time on September /, is
progressing wonderfully with his studies.
lie can mash flies between the covers Of
his books and place croc ked pins on the
boys seats with a prof cheney seldom ae-
quired in so short a YeriOd.-Norristoirl
Hrald
" Mother" said a little shaver, the other
day, = know what | would do if was at
sea, and the men were all starving, and they
should draw lots to see who should be killed
and eaten, and it should be me-Id jump
into the water - But said the mother,
1" they would fish you up. "Ah but
wouldn't bite
\ Dubuque boy mas exploited great glory
I by his skill in cha rming yenomous serpents
Master Maurice Y illnndingham-io such L
his name-permi Is the reptiles to twlnf
about him, and then fangs he fears not. H'
began about year ago with rattlesnake
and has since made Il LAGOON of himsel
with all the difiere ut serpants of the region
! He has also set NJ as Professor, and ha
large class of otl ,er boys to whom he i'm
parts his secret. some fine day there vii
be funeral in Dr. Ibuque, and it will not b.
snakes funeral either.
The western yo lth is generally wei
developed progen ey. What eastern you'll
could begin to col lpare with the one figurini
in the following tory from Cleveland, Ohio
An old, white oe arded man, fresh from tn
country, at a ate hour on Saturday night
had his kind art wrung with the sorrow
Of little waif that he found sitting on tn
sidewalk and Tying bitterly The old ger
man stopped and placed his hand on IN
head Of the co ,tless, barefoot by and SAID
Sonny, won you tell me What the matt
il? Are you homeless and cold?'' The il
fant checked a. rising sob, looked up IN IL
kind face and answered; g Be blowed wit
your cold and 'tother CANNON; but strange
if you want te do the square thing, can
you give us a theatre check and buy US son
Seer."
If there is y man in the State oil ONO
heartless and gruf that he doesn't To-
children, his stony ventricles would ha
been softened yesterday, had he stood
Vine street an / seen and he ard sweet lit
cherub Of thr ,e bright summers weep al
howl and pou nd its little buggy with
little footsie I )otsies, and yell and ramp al
rare and swe IT and call nunes and bl
and squeal an shrek aud sob and screec
because they wouldn't give it that big "a "a
road sign of he |. C. and L. X. X. u
ninety feet 10 lg. to play with. And II
sign hadn't been fastened at the seeo
story of the uilding, we believe the you
rooster wouis have had it.-SafTrddy Nig