The daily Cairo bulletin., 1879-11-06
For the Caro- Bulletin
THE FATHER SUPREME.

said about fathers influence, especially !
over his son! To be sure it is a mothers |
holy and blessed mission to guide the |
first years, and feeble footsteps of her infant !
boy; but how soon that boy grows to feel |
himself almost man. Then il is that the |
fathers influence will outright the mothers !
For to become like father, in deeds and
statue is the highest ambition OF that
youthful heart, DOES father smoke and
chew tobocco! How glad ! will be, thinks
the young hopeful, when am little older
and can do the same, Does father spehd
his mornings in saloons, on street corncrs,or
in some questionable place Of amusement;
won't have fine time when ge, leave
from mas apron strings mcditates our
young man, "and can go where father goes
and drink and enjoy myself like he does
Said a fond mother to her bright little four
years old son the other day, who had given
q trihiug annoyance and shocked our ears
with some decidedly proiane language.
My darling how often has mama told
you that it is very naughty and wicked TO
wcar'-uo matter how provoking you
are and that you will never grow to be
good man if YOU DO so. You should
have seen that mothers face when young
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he gets mad, and you won't say he j. not
a good man" Said another lad Of ten or
twelve year, IN our presence, who
was standing before mirror try
lug in vain to adjust hts SHIRT
collar: Won't | br glad" said hs with
c!nchcd teeth, wien ! get to DC
man, SO can tear my collar
of and stamp on 1t when
can't fix it Ike papa does his"
Oh how | wished that, papa" had
been there to nave heard that What = re-
proof it certainly would have been to him,
and am sure would have made him resolve
on the spot TO indulge in no more fts Of
temper before that boy, if not to leave them
oli altogether. ito not think, a, a general
rule, that fathers talk seriously to their little
son, as much q, they should What an
easy, pleasant and profitable manner it
would be for farthcrs TO spend an hour
after .ca each evening couyarsing with his
little boys, gently drawing out their
thoughts and feelings, and gaining their
confidence, How many useful lessons he
might thus teach them, Of how many snarcs
and pitfai, could he not warn them. lie
need not hold himseltupt TO them as being o
saint, on the contrary he might tell them OF
! his own youthful mistakes and indscrctions.
He could also tell them how he had to pay
the penalty for those iol,ic,, and give his
experience q, 4 warning to them, thus
making an impression on their youthful
minds, which time will never eifacc, and
perhaps serve them untold good in the fl.
tUrc, But il too often happens when father
comes home tired, no doubt from his busi-
nc,, care, otthc day, that if ne remains at
home at all after ten, he burries himself in
his newspaper or cigar and perhaps both,
and remain, utterly obliyious of the pres
cncc Of his children, unless it be to utter some
sharp word ofrcproof, or perhaps to Danish
them to another room Tor their noise, leaving
their youthful minds entirely in the hands
OF the poor tired, oyerworked, nervous
mother 20 mould. Oh, is it any wonder that
at any time Of night, we find young boys
engaged in rough sports on the streets. OF
that when they become little older We
hear Of them As ircquenters OF gambling
houses or other dcnS of vice! Fathers, ii
may cost you some self denial when You are
weary and almost worn out with business
cares, TO collect your little ones around you
for that hours conversation before sou scld
them 10 their peaceful pillows; but let me
warn you that it will cost you something OF
far greater Importance and may bow your
gray head with shame and remorsc, il
through the neglect OF your duty in this
regard you see those innocent feet led astray
those confident, guilelcss hearts grow hard
! with sin, those little hands turn to evil way
; or those tender eyes glow with drunken
fire, II IS not enough that you send those
' boys to church aud Sunday school on each
Sabbath day The lessons learned ther,
l are soon forgotten unless cultivated by
Z home influence, nor must you leave it oil tC
y mothers She needs and must have you,
r hearty corporations in her good work, to b.
l. successful. DO not think, oh well, boys
must "sow their wild oats and trust t
u luck lftathers as well as mothers die
0 their whole dCty to their little sons, they
y would have few Wild oats to SOW and i
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