, 1879-04-12
BAD BOYS.
HOW 10 C0NQuEl, THEM.

AlLWAukEEf H1s'. April t." ANXIOUS
Mother" havc read your cool letter. and,
feeling sympathy with you, send MI account OF
solc Of my experiences Il. bring Eng uo Il family.
In the frat place. you hare sown this good
seed, nn,t have eycry reason 10 believe it will
bsng forth fruit. had great trial with my
eldest girl whom shu was about or y years OLD.
she VIA q wlful ltttle girl, with u fearful habit
ol screaming 60 tint my one could hear her
hluck of. 0Ho day sho would mol give In. l
sta!d In tho rootn With her fur two hours, then
mr. sister stala With tcr fnr one hour, by which
troubfo l!ko that again. W. must win tic hat-
tie over tcnper 1t We would succeed. When
t'lEnk Of what her temper might have been only
M fof tat Victory I'm ttuiy thankfn TINT sho
been left greatly IN her cl'arge, ahtl have no
causc Of complaint In ragar.! 10 their general
conduct. ., Bunny pnt my lo'ysar,od ooy Is something
e Rh@nEtsa af % s vses sff 1"a tf%ps' apps san Ss
making my little boy 70 to bed tor about tlteu
hours n good punishment, not allowing pfaY-
things. or books, to ata1lsc. do not 'o:k the
oGF @ m nva sa os hs oe % nns! 1s
mont to make Him hettcr boy for days {lnd his
brother u,li ststers think hM awful. II your
little bor nnswcrs rudelyt would make httn
VIII w oe bs ou o t eooG e eu T
have promised nnythfng. do not fail to Keep
your promise; when you refuse anything asked.
abide by your deeIsioIl. laye seen mothers an
noyvtl " their children asking for iayor to be
have never tad this trial. always saS "Yes,h
when l CALI to any request: but. having said
"No." do not change, Tor thiuk before rd-
fuse.
have had q large family. md ! do believe In
praying with d child when naughty. Lead Him
into room Whtrc yoll Will be alone With him,
try to show how bail ho tlas BEEN then krecl md
pray with him, asking that Ills heart tt,ay be
a,ffAr MI n 1fr hin,
tilion fos himself. Then talk TO HIN, or leayo
him quiet, for while. but do not leave tic
room until he ie suhduet. Whcnwc reflect that
our children inhertt any nrtnitSs Of TEN
bcrlng that II the llfe Of Christian Is warfare,
how tnucl, ulore ch1ldfs llfc3 for they 90 not
rcalizo that By patcnt well doing NIL will DO
ws ~oqa ns1st ,tt;n n1, 66sdhsnce 6 truth aad
a,id comes to tell you, do noe Bcotd him, but :,
tell hm to bo moro careful. Should he tell ant
untrutn, would give him hard lesson to leurn,
tult Will impress him; rena Scripture to t,in Of,
lcarn az 4 punishment. never punish By fuotl
Or reward by datntles. -,
Many years ago lived In another city, and f.,~ :"
name IN vain. My little girl learned thia aurrid
practice. On being told Of It | rcbuked her, a,li
made her repeat prayer, never thinking
would hear ahy more oi such 1anguagc. But
plainly heard what | hnd been told. / took her
into tic a.tic an fastened her SO s,c could not
run away, and told her slIo must knccl for ono
hour, witch she did, aad stat1 with l.er with
the baby in my arms. Many yeara have come
and gono since then. but have never had to
frtend whosU method Of punishment was
10 wash out her littlr boy's mouth with soap-
snds Tor nsug bad words. lia was playug one
t!ay with my lItt!o boy, w.lon / heard tiiat he
WINS swearing, SO seht him home, whore l1o
met with tl1e usual punishment. Home weeks
after heard Rrcat hue and cry al u very low
cxprcssion,--tl.at word OF three lcttcrB VT
sometimes bear applied to donkoy, light
brokp upon my mind. said: us TINT what
yw call .aweaT!ng2' My little boy said,
her, for was sorry not to lavo asked Tho Dar-
t!c.t'ars; but to tllis day We laugh over such
Hwcurlng. About your little BOY always quar-
ssl!ng. It may not be his fauls, 50 you may
takc courage. l Will tell sou Of thu son Of
dear frlend, a minister's wlfo. Her son was
peoplc said: "JuBt Ike inlnlstefs' boys,"-yct
THIS very boy is now u missionary to ono uf our
Western statcs. Boys arc rest!esa; they eannot
tind amusement, like glsls, In sowing and house.
md md games to a'nuss them. < ZOO ! chid'ss
paper cau be had for 60 centa. glve my l.ttlc
boy 8tatcd SUN every month. TO bo suro 1t ta
very Titles e,-hut it teaches him tllat lso cannot
have muncy a,nl speud 1t tou.
Have said enough to give you fresh couragea
II whnt have written uocs not rcach tue caac
ot "Auxtoua Mottser F." May ttruach sou,a otller
mother, ind 6e of sume benefit
Orlena, thaslks for your kind letter. will
answer when scid the articles promised.
garu to the articles but will do the heat
can. Wo 10 not hear u,urll about the Fair.
Grandma O1dways iB still away, suppoac, ul.tl
Auut Lucy too busy to write. 30 WI layo to 10
without their Eood letters. Our new Secretary
III very rcticopt AUNT MAI.