, 1877-07-21
EDUCATING CHILDREN.

II tHe f-hNpf ~ INV IEsouHfs
CnirAao. .Juty 13.-|1nctyl'a litter on The ctlu.
casiny nj children has ut 1en:il, inGnct,i mic tn
break my long silence. And. frnn, bcIhg Il
"Inoker- -on In EIrnna." I feel that | must become
participation. iwAa rreeMlnn thtld myrclf.
Learning at nn curly ayc |" tcad dcvnurcd every
thing TINT came In ,ny way. Ny family. instead IT
agc when to"-t ch!lltcn dress dbl. nnd jump roprt
..Ssht tTn Tfa:ht:. h"scls of al j ac.;riptioS,,
magazines. and. in atlnrt, al the trash ron rnn
!mnglne. had ttnck 70 tic tnete ant ley
ny ~ resns Tg w 100 sra.
lived II world of my own creating. Ny head
wa. 70 full Of ron,anec and nonsrn.e that no ronn
awakening wa mos. hitter. Life mad trrn bet!
Of su.rt. VIII n father wl1H was tna.t Kind aud
nnssn'; a NJ thSnsht ,F t gtS 1nu.
trtour. and energetic. lint with us 1t wus decided
Y ''loys IN c"ttasc: and very puot me nj
not rnflcIcn.l, c..abliehrt, In bu-ln.ts 10 MAKE
m,'r'ssc a practicable. sat ny head VA .,,,., =
~ e H., ,at da ut 'top t" .!nk
ahd that drr -c0ps merchants did MT furnish their
co.d. fFcc Of cost. W were very h.ppr se:e.ler.
onet camc. and We brcan IL rca!!xc. what real
th'rE 'fe wae, and what responsibilities we had
anhinkinsy a..nme5 We pnt or shon'5sr' .,, to
itaI,sd il nlii.rptt" sn' LUXURY. thl. ,nwontr,1
t"A ln1A HI"''t ~ n"t1I. "HhL "AEh NY HE2E A1t.
6and'H prospect. hcsan 10 Improve. and tGcle vas
l.ope for llanpcr easier days. II malignant fever
| tcized upon hl- fra.ne. already weakened by Hntc-
rittlng lai}ur, and In une week. had ;Etsseh my
ls.t k!*s on tnc dear aenh I!p+. I'M! how ! lave
regretted my wasted hours. i cnnld only recall
| theni Iiow much I Lust Of tho harf'lnr.s that
| concs from doing gooh IL otherr. might lInvc
| llshsened many y care fur my mother, learned
| many useful little art. In Tho hours that were
wasted an silly. trashy navel. Wien nInrtfe1
knew nt,lhlny that a hou.ckcepcr .huuft! know. It
H. true That tried hard to acquire all uactu' knn!-
cdgc. but hnw narl It was to learn then no one
knuws. uli fafher.. nlothcrr, keep per'lIct*t,t
teu,nv fri,n rtIr daughters a- yu'. vaiue the!r
| future tel1nppncss. Watch their ch3fac:crt. instil
ali that IL Et,o no st!h out du NOT lit them have
Tree acccrt 80 yuuf I!hrnry. would mt deny thru
| g0ol nuve1e. br nu. .H1CaHt, but do let thu diet
| bo cou,posrs! al more healthy materials. Ton
mnch cake aud plo prUluecs 1ytrrp'la. Give
pruyer the mind an e1cyatrs the. .iDrns. eais,iinG
| Them out tnio th. world with toneht- that soar
higher anil rrcdure better fruit tlIan thu tas ucw
patlcfn IN dt.A or the last ewrct thing In urneis.
| IN, wish had n,n,c Anent t,cn. thut ni:ht
treat It deserves thc literature Ut the present
| riflp. Magazine stor!cs and .chrnp etury.pnprrr
have poisoned their .nds Aid created Ncas that
| ehouHl bH fDTct.n tn their rnre ycunr natuEet.
And h0w u units them for t1,elr uHtrs In 1fe.
Oh. girls. he warned In time. Read gUui 4Goks.
Soc now macl. yon can tlu for Others stuty The
aslrAy. liz varied BY my tad memories. They
| will always haunt me. AMI how nnrpcakalty BIT.
ter IL tue memory of hours nnrFoatably nIHEi
precious moments that nre given l0r our InirrtNr'
iIens amt the good of ohrrA. fen: bRctyl vii! le
frightened by my cat!e.lhere. but shc knuws moi
ed all the time can well rpare from my 0nernu,
| duties. Yours In all "a atuChtueAs, ANENOAE,