The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-12-03
HOW rn TRAINuP BOY.
Directions for Starting Him on in ii
way He Should CO.

Way He Should CO.
Have YOU a boy from five TO eight
years old ? If SO, 1t is q matter of the
greatest Importance that you train him
M right. Teach him from the start
that he can't run across the floor, whoOp,
chase around the back yard. or use up
a few nails and boards to make carts or
boats. If you let him chase around
he'll wear out shoes and clothes, and
nails and boards 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-dish out OF his
reach. By teaching him to curb his APP
petite you can keep him IN good humor.
Bows are always good humored when
hunger gnaws at their stomachs. If he
happens to break a 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 SO hard on shoes.
By giving him a sound thrashlDg you
Will prevent the shoes from wearing out.
When you want your boy to go on
an errand, you should state it and add :
Now go as quick as you can, and if
you are gone over five minutes III cut
the hide off your back"
He will recognize the necessity OF
haste, and will hurry on. You could
not do the GRAND yourself inside of ff-
teen minutes, bat he is not to know
70 n mood
the way to address him is thusly /:
60 Now, see here, Henry, want every
stick of that wood piled mp before noon.
If I come home and find you haven't
done it, I'll lick yon till you can't stan
up"
1t is more than boy OF his size
ought to do in whole day, but you are
not to blame that he Is not thirteen
years old instead of eight.
If you hear that anyone in the neigh
borhood has broken q window. Stolen
fruit, or unhinged 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 viii spare him
if he does. He Will own up to lie to
get rid of the thrashiDg, and then you
can talk to him about the fate of the
liars and bad boys, and end up by say
ing Go to bed, now, and in the
morning I'll attend TO your case"
IF you take him to church, and he
looks around, kicks the seat, or smiles
at some boy acquaintance, thrash him
the moment you get home. He ought
to have been listening to the sermon.
If he sees all the other boys goir 6 to
the circus, and wants fifteen cents to
take him in, tell him what awful wicked
things circuses are how they demo-
ralize boys how be ought to be
thrashed for even seeing the procession
go by; and then when he's sound
asleep do you sneak off, pay half dol
lar to go in, and come home astonished
at the menagerie, and pleased with the
wonderful gymnRstie feats.
Keep your boy steady aS school have
work for him every holiday {; thrash
him if he wants to go fishing or nut
ting restrain his desire for skates,
kites, and marbles; rout him out at
daylight, cold or hot; cuff his ears for
asking questions make his clothes out
of your cast-off garments, and you'll
have the satisfaction, when old and
grayheaded, of knowing that you would
have trained up useful member of So
ciety had no not died just as he was
getting well broken in.