Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-07-07
A LITTLE PRAISE.

Bob Tngersoll spent good deal of time in
his first lecture on behalf of the children,
urgi.g parents to give them chance. Yes
tercay the Enterprise bemoans the dizziness
of the fourth in Virginia, and attributes it to
the fact that the children were dissatisfied
They hadn't fire-crackers enough, nor good
time enough We presume more children
were crowded and scoded and snubbed on
that bright day of theirs than on a score of
Saturdays previous. On the evening of the
fourth we were attracted by the sight of a
little fellow carefully building house or fort
or something, and stopped to ask him what he
was doing Building a magazine to blow
her up, he joyously answered, his eyes dane
ing with delight. He was just full of his
project and enjoyed the laying of every block.
He soon completed it, put package of fire
crackers inside, touched them of, and the
magazine was blown in every direction, to his
and our intense delight. But the shadow
followed His mother came to the door, and,
without a thought of his ingenuity, his labor
or his fun, shouted, - You Joe, what are you
at, there, with your fre-crackars and boxes
and nonsense, with noise enough to deafen
body, and burn the house down with your
pranks Come in here, til lick you good,
YOU young scapegrace." The enjoyment was
taken completely out of the boy as he
"Wth a NOR fled air,
And his head hunT down his brea t.
Went slow AMY from hi b,au,ifu play"
To be whipped for having good, harmless
time Had that mother seen his work she
could not but have admired and commended.
She Jumped at selfish conclusion and did
the boy an injustice Children are sometimes
heart -starved for little hearty praise Con-
scientious parents and teachers and all sorts
OF people, who have to do with children, re-
fuse it on principle. They are conscientious
estimate put upon them, or at least try to, if
they are worth their salt. A hearty word of
commentator is meat and drink to them for
their next endeavor. The trouble is, we
don't think for the boys. Seldom or never
put ourselves in their places. Appreciate
them and give them a little honest praise;
not silly fattery, but sensible, honest, hearty
commentator, because they deserve it. Let
them that their play and their fun, as
well as their work, is appreciated. 1t will
not hurt them To hold it back often
does great harm, and inflicts on manga little,
sensitive, growing life, sore pain.
1t is so with men. The strongest of us
cannot work without some recognition of our |
work. We want to know that it is consid-
cred good. There is nothing better for ii
human being, sometimes, than little hearty
praise. Many good people conscientiously
act on the directly opposite idea and seem TO
think nothing better than a little hearty
blame. They are mistaken, conscientious i'll
their blame as they may be. He who with
holds just praise is churl. There are sore
burdens enough in life, bitterness and pain
enough, hard work enough and little
enough for it, enough to depress man and
keep him humble, a keen enough sense of
failure, succeed as he may-and a word of
hearty commentator, now and then, will
tighten has load and brighten his heart and
send him on his way rejoicing with new hope
and energy; and if he have any reasonable
amount Of brains at all, will do him no harm
Sincere communication is the wine Of life.
Pour it out for the big ones and the little ;
ones and let them drink it down, down,
down"