The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-30
The Restless Bow.


| Mr. EDITOR: 1t is an established
fact, all over the world, that "boys will
be boys" and / am sure we would not have
them anything else. All our great men were
boys, and have no doubt that the most scion
tNic and those possessed with the most valu-
able mechanical genius were, when very young,
restless boys.
We do not admire efTeminate boys or mascu-
line girls. Character begins to develop very
early, even In the cradle. baby girl will love
her doll and be content to sit quietly and play
with it, caressing it in motherly way, while
| the baby boy would want to break its head
| The girl would cry and grieve over the misfort-
une. The boy would think it great fun. He
would be happier with hammer aud some
! thing he could knock to pieces; must have
something that will make a notes.-the louder
the better! A little girl will want her needle,
| her patchwork, her dolly and toy dishes. and
she IL happy as Queen. But the boy is hap
pier if he can have grandpa's cane for horse;
| and, almost az soon as he can walk, appropri-
ates it to his own pleasure. Then, weary of
that, and eager to advance to some
thing greater, he converts the smaller
articles OF furniture into @steam cars"
fills them with imaginary people, and, if mamma
and auntie can stand the strain upon their
nerves, these boys have oceans of fun, and
they ioyously strengthen their lungs, and the
house fairly rings with the sounds of merri-
ment. Boys must be boys-restless boys. If
we want them TO be great, strong, active men,
mentally and physically we must not contin-
ually say, @Don't do this" and "You must not
do that" 1t would be better to tell them what
they may do
We are so constituted that we all need con-
tinual change. Life would be very monotonous
If every day ana season were alike.
Even spring would be but gloomy weather
If we had nothing else but spring.
Nature is constantly changing. The sun, weary
with his daily rounds, quietly sinks to rest, and
hiding place and peacefully smiles upon us, the
stars come and go, ~twinkle, twinkle" and are
lost TO view
The tide comes in and the tide goes ont.
The trees robe and disrobe; the plants hide
away one season to come out again another
with greater beauty; fruit comes in its season.
and before we are tired Of one variety another
comes, each in its turn.
We would not care to hear the same music
over and over again. but watch for something
new few Of the good old songs will never
lose their identity only because of the associa
tons they bring up. Home, Sweet Home" |
for the weary wanderer, the "Spangled Ban
ner" for the American people, and the |
~Marseillaise" for the French.
We do not care to hear sermon repeated, be |
1t ever so good.
gentleman was once visiting distant city, |
and visited one of the principal churches in the |
morning. The text preached from was
"SiHlon's wife's mother Law sick with a fever |
The sermon was good and interesting In the
afternoon he visited mission church, heard
the same subject handled: in the evening he
crossed the river and attended another church,
and listened to the same subject
RecrossiDg the river after the close of the
services, he was talking to a gentleman on the
ferry-boat, when the tolling Of distant bells
was heard.
whats that?' said Number Two.
"Oh, it's the bell tolling for Simon's wife's
mother. heard three times to-day that she
was very sick, and l suppose she is dead by
this time"
We can laugh heartily at joke when we frat
hear II, but let it be repeated few times, and
you cannot provoke a smile.
We are all restless by nature, looking az
Micawber did, for something to turn up"
Grown people are restless On firing of
house work we take a book to iead too tired
for solid reading, we open the doors of the
library, and select lighter book, and possibly
throw that aside, don cur hat and wraps and
take little STROLL and return home again, WITH
perhaps the same restless spirit Then at an
other time we could be 80 interested in good.
sound book that we might cit quietly for hours
oblivious to everything about us.
There are seldom two days spent exactly |
alike. We may lay out our plans when we
arise IN the early morning. and compare notes
IN the evening, and be amazed at the great diff
ference.
III oder re fple are restless, why should not !
Young peopie be, especially boys They are
cooking and learning. They must learn cline
upon line, precept upon precept first bv the
-ule of addition, then by the great law of null {
iplication.
Let the boys exercise their tongues. their ,
limbs aud their brains Like David Crockett.
ct them "be sure they're right, and then 90 I
lhead." {,
Let us have more patience with the boys ,
md more sympathy, too; they need it, They
want mother to be interested i'm their lows and n
heir sorrows, for children have bo'h The '
title girl Is grieved over her dead dollv:" !
md the boy looks with sorrow ut his elegant
lite that he has spent so much labor upon !
low prisoner among the branches t
II neghboring tree. We don't want our bows I
o sit quietly in the house and read all the time
leitber do We want them in the street. too far
way from mothers call; but we want to give ;
heni all the freedom that is right-that cannot +
'e burtful. We want them IT, help tighten 8
Mothers cares and be fathers II, ht-hand !,
nan. | K
The stern realities % life come to US all soon G
nough-se let the boys make hay while the
nm shines" hear a mother say land she a
Wealthy onc): ii never give my boy q penny O
pend; want 10 toac him that money dom,
row on trees" A tad principle Give the
oy penny; teach him The value Of it, Don't. b
lease, deny them everything; remember their q,
obdays If You cannot DO more, 9.
AXE them little cake on thor
Itbdsy-make life as bright "a possible to the n
hildren the dear blessed children-and es- b