The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-08-22

disposition by severe correctionsl ana
harsh words. Children need more SYM
pathy than they generally receive; those
who think them happier than grown pco-
pie reason falsely. They consider that
the causes which make IA child unhappy |
would be inadequtc to produce such an
effect on man. True; but that is not
judging cause by effect: all willingly
agree that childhood is the season of the
greatest enjoyment. If so, does it not
stand to reason that their capacities for
suffering would be equally great: More
especially as their reasoning faculties are
not sufficiently developed TO Afford much
comfort, and there is certainly none to
be derived from being told that they are
seeing their best days, and that trouble
only comes with the responsibilities OF
mature years. They will not believe 1t
then, nor can they later in life. VINO
does not feel that most of the keen an
gush of their lie cannot be referred TO
the days of the childhood: to say moth
mary, the remembrance will never be
obltcratcd while memory holds her
sway. Children suffer the most poignant
grief from injusticcs and that suffering l.
increased by the utter hclplcssncss of their
case. With some the sense of justice is
developed early. and where the -cnsibili-
ties are great. circumstances may be such
that child may feel that he is the most
wrongetl creature in the world. They are
often made to feel that it is useless to tell
the TRUTH except it be simply for truths
sake. as they find they get no credit for
50 doing. With but few exceptions. chill
dron would be more honorable and truth
ful. if more confidence was placed IN
them. How often they are severely and
uniustly punished in a tit of passion,
and that j. plea some offer that they can
do it ut no other time, without waiting 10
hear both sides of the story, or the provo
cation of the oilcnsc. Now, If the fault Is
not n l,einous one. is it not better to let II
child go unpublished rather than do III
a passion aud mju,tly? No one can feel
the injustice half 80 deeply a the clild,
and it will linger in his mind III all its
bitterness long after it has been forgotten
by every one else, causing him to lose
faith in humanity by those who should
teach it. Cases of tli. kind occur when
! overtasked mother, are 20 nervous anu
irritable they are in no condition to ito
| Justice to their children, however dearly
they may love them, or how much they
may have their interest at heart.
DO we not see around Us every day
mothers OF large families and limited
means, straining every nerve, and using
every effort in their power, to the dctr'-
mcnt OF health and happiness, trying 10
make one dollar serve the purposes Of
two, in order that their children may ap-
pear rs well dressed us those more Ia
vorcd by fortune: Now, II mother.
would only dress their children plainly
rs BELTS their station in life, what q
| vast amount of time and trouble would
be saved. BY taking that time for res,
and enjoyment with their family, i,
| would bring happiness to- all, and would
be the means of prolonging their days
which would certainly prove more bcnc
fetal TO their children. How often the
case. from ignorance Of or disregard OF
the laws of life and health and from
Oyerwork, children lose their mother.
when they most need their loving care
and protection. When a mother is over
burdcncd with care, she cannot enjoy III,
prattlc Of her babes a. she would sthcr
wise. Alas too often hasty word i.
spoken, that she would give worlds to re-
call no one can tell the pain har,l
word or frown on mammals face car
cause sensitive child. and too often fai
to realize what suffering they may hav,
caused their darlings until they see a lit
tie face in an open coffin when all regret
are vain, until one has
"Gone in its childish purity
out from the golden day.
Faded away TO "A light so sweet
Where the silver stars and the sunbeam, nice
over the silent way"
Then with the heart filled with grief
every incident connected with the life O
the child passes with startling yiyidnes
through the mind, every thing else sink
ing into utter insignificance.
''If we only knew the baby fingers,
Pressed against the window pane,
Would be cold and still tomorrow,
Never trouble ~ again
| Would the bright eyes ofour darling
Catch the lrown upon our brow?
Would the print Of baby fingers
VeN us then rs they DO now?
All! those little ice-cod fingers
How they point our memories back
10 the hasty words and actions
strewn along our backward track;
How these little hands remind IL
As in snowy grace they lie,
Not TO scatter thorns, but roses,
For our reaping by and by -