The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02
JACKSON MISSISSIPPI. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1879.

tween whose ages was four years. The
I elder had been off to college, and returned
l home to spend his summer vacation. He
had reached the age Of 10, and had pro-
, gressed through the Sophomore class, just
, the age and the scholastic grade when great
ness begins to creep into the American
, youth. His younger brother had been fol
the three years previous diligent student
in the free school at home. OF course il
was natural for our Sophomore to put on
patronizing airs IN his intercourse with his
little brother who had thus far enjoyed
no advantages" and of course it was
the proper thing to dub him "Prep, y
by which term "Soph' meant to imply that
the poor youth was in a chrysalis state of
preparation, and to convey the lofty con-
tempt which he felt for the little things that
"Prep' knew. A dispute arose between
them one day, concerning the word "hep-
domadnl."
"There Is no such word, said Prep.
'Oh, know better than that returned
Soph. "Ill bet you dozen apples against
one Havana cigar, that can find it in Web
ster in two minutes
Done I'll take the bot, eagerly re.
sponded Prep.
Soph flew to the Unabridged with per-
feet confidence. He ran his eyes all through
the H-E-P's, and failed to find his word.
"Well!' he observed, speaking rather to
himself-'T have read the history of my
country with much care and interest, and 1
had learned to feel laudable pride in the
character and craftsmanship of Webster,
and it has always been to me source of pro-
found regret that he failed to be elected
President of the United States when his
party brought him forward. But now 1
don't care a continental nickle If he was
beaten. am glad of it. I think he de-
served to have been beaten. man who
would make dictionary as big as this is
and leave 'hepdomadal out was not fit to be
President"
Prep enjoyed this speech with the keenest
zest. 'If," said he, 'you will look for
He6domadaP you will find the word You
want; and, he added with sly twitch of
the eye-'.it wasn't Noah Webster, the
great photographer, whom the Wings
wanted to run for President, but Daniel
Webster, the great statesman"
There was an oppressive blank pictured
on the classic brow of Sophomore. But it
was q useful lesson to him. 1t convinced
him that Webster was not failure, and that, |
after all, there were some things he didn't !
know. When he went back to college
he tried to learn something and succeeded
TIE ART OF RAISING CHILDREN OLD
PLAN AND THE NEW.
You will pardon me for briefly referring
to the manner in which our respected fore
fathers-the pioneers in this State-brous hit
up their children as contrasted with the |
style of to-day. Then boys were taught
how to work, and TO be self-reliant and self
sustaining Now, they are taught how
to spend money and to look out for pub
lie appointment or vacant counter jumper
ship. Then boy could be raised up to
maturity and do enough work, from the
date of his first appearance to his majority,
to pay for his raising. Now it costs a first
class head of family from three to five
dollars to bring boy up to man
hood, and when you have got him there
the chances are he amt worth Confed-
crate postage-stamp, He is just as likely
to turn out dead loss to the country
as otherwise-a consumer and absorbent,
drinking up its substance and contributing
nothing to its growth. Then the average
small boy felt that he was doing a land
office business if he got pair of stout
black brogans, pair of homemade
trousers, and q roundabout of Kentucky (
Jeans in the winter, and bleachod domes- {
tic shirt for Sunday in the Summer Now, {
nothing less than a Dolly Warden vest, a {
liagonal coat, and dictator collar will meet I
he emergencies of his case, and be con-
'iders it part of the manifest destiny of
his great country that he should stand out =
n fourteen dollar boots. Then, he took I
lively interest in the farm, looked after the n
took, fed the pigs, and brought in the
wood. Now, his expanding intellect is +
urned upon the important study of the f
ise and curl of the moustache. Then, the 4
manly boy fought his way in the world n
With the honest arms that nature gave him. u
low, the armament Of the budding warrior
vould be incomplete if he did not have a T
right Smith & Wesson pistol in his hip |,
ocket. Then the boy of Is or 50, respect 4
d his fathers wishes, took his advice, aid al
d him i'll his work, and considered it no N
of his position" to follow in o
is fathers footsteps. Now, - well, it {,
true he calls the old man governor, ~
ut he does it simply as a matter of cour- N
esy. He thinks the old party altogether W
% fogyish and antiqnated in his notions n
.ould be glad to humor the old fellow, but, II
OH know, he must maintain his place in Il
,ciety and keep pace with the progress of II
le ago. iu
Then young girl was permitted to learn V,
10 ppod,s opGnndi of - milking COW; @,
10 mysteries of the kitchen; and the arts
spinning and knitting. Then it was
easure to the 1.-the and handsome maiden 10
help her mother bear the drudge sc
cs of the household, and to make herself be
,nerally useful, handy, agreeable, ornR> fu
entail, indispensable and altogether lovely. dc
ow, how is it with our girls9 tr
1 would be glad TO close the book here ii
ID read no farther 1t seems 20 be an on