The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-17
sunshine for The children.

Cincinnati Times.
A chllds nature requires light and
sunshine to aid It's true growth and ex.
pansion; it requires " corals to cut life
upon" and for that reason, II no other,
homes should be cheerful and pleasant,
Astounding in the sunshine which radiates
from loving hearts, and 6nds expression
in kind words and deeds, and trifing ::acts
Of courtesy. The effec. Of imprisoning
children in CAGES Of depression, where
every natural impulse Of thought and &C.
tlon Ia repressed, is pernicious in the ex>
IRENE. The whole atmosphere OF tue
house IL gloomy and oppressive, exclud-
ing allthat gives quiet, rest and happi.
meas, and retarding the natural develop.
ment, and the vigorous, self.reliant &c.
ton Of the moral and intellectual tacul.
ties. II nature peculiarly sensitive
and i'm questionable be subjected to these
Influences, Il recognizes the deformities
Of its existence, and every heart throb is
an aspiration for something to satisfy
the solitary inner life; something so vague
and indefinite, that II is "as an instru.
msnt that's played too far off for the
tune. And yet some strong melody, some
mellow cadence, or triumphant burst Of
harmony, az occasionally waited TO the
heart that listens eagerly to the allnring
music, and the aattering unguarded foot.
steps sometimes turn aside into false
path, the errors Of which, II not followed
BY powerful reaction, make life nearly,
II not quite, a hopeless wreck. Shadows
should not rest upon childhood; the hours
OF darkness will come soon enough to
the Bravest and most courageous. There
should be one period In life OF perfect
Freedom, and natural abandon to all true
impulses, before the conventional forms
OF society must be learned. Children
should ramble through woodlands, pluck.
away TO find the bird whose song is 90 en-.
chanting; gathering ferns and pulling
soft patches OF green, velyety moss from
the great stones in the brook, resting now
and then, under the shade OF some Rigan-
tic tree, which is, to q child, u perfect
marvel Of wonder and delight. And,
above all, they should find sympathy and
love ut home. Do not crowd the flowers
impotently into vases, but let the little
hands arrange them, guided by occasions
al suggestions In the blending Of colors;
let them enjoy, to their hearts, content,
the treasures Of the forest, and meadow,
and answer patiently and indiciously
the ,questiohs prompted BY childish am.
azement at the wonders which life I'm.
folds. Minister to spiritual and intellec-
tual as we'll as to physical advancement,
and admit the auhshine abuundantly into
home life. Fill,home az far as as posi-.
BILE with books, flowers, pictures, music,
and all those tribes that contribute so,
much 10 beauty and elegance. Teach
children TO be kind, considerable, selt.re-
liantand self denying; ins.ill Into their
lives principles Of purity, honor and
truth, thus teaching them TO discriminate
between right and wrong, without tet,er::
log their young minds with long lists Of
proprie,ies and q improprieties. Send
them out into the world with the memo.
~ Of happy childhood and uules ma
ture Is strongly perverted, they will make
noble, true hearted men and women, and
the remembrance Of the sunshine Of
home will be u safe pilot to the heaven OF
usefulness. igrisl. -lI CELESTE,