Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-03
Education Of the Young.

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est in the education OF the Young
cannot fail of approaching The
beauty and force ut the following
remarks from the pen al Horace
Mann. In abiding Ia the numcr
Gus school houses scattered over
our country. he says:
Though not always an architect
ural ornament, yet they are "A moral
beauty to the Land III Which We
dwell Enter with me, for Il mo
mcnt, into one of thcs" important,
though lowly mansions. Survey
those thiekly seated benches. Bc.
fore Ms are clustered the children
Of To day, the men of Tomorrow,
the imnortals of Eternity W hat
costly works of art what splendid
galleries of sculpture or al paint
ing, won by nations arm, or
purchased 10y u nations Wealth.
are comparable in value To the
treasures We have in these chIl
drcu. How many living and pal
pitating nerves come down from
parents and friends, ami centre IN
their young hearts; and, as they
shall advance IN life, other living
and palpitating nerves. which No
man can number. shall 20 out from
their boSomS, To tNlnc around 9th
err hearts, and To feel their thrnhS
of pleasure or of pain, OF rapture
or OF agony! How many fortunes
OF others shall he linked with their
fortunes, and shall share equal
fate. AS Yet, To the hearts oi
these young beings, crime has not
brought III its rctlnur of fears nor
disappointment, It's surrows.
Their joys are joys, and their
hopes moIr real than our realities;
and, ~ Visions of the future burst
upon their ina .inatlunS. their eye
kindlcs, like the Young eagles III
the morning sunbeam. Grouping
these children into separate circles,
and looking forward. for but a few
short years To the fortunes that
await them. shall We predict their
destiny IN the terrific language ul
the poct'
"Th,.c shall the fury passions tear
The Nuitur,~ ot the miud
Disdainiul Anger. palii l,dt
Aud shame that ~kulk> h,uud.
Ambition h,. shall tempt t. re:
Then whrl the vt't,h from high
To bitter Sc"rn - sacrifice,
And gtlunlns luitmN.
The ,ting- nf fal,,h,ol f,,.. .null Try:
And hard lukudu, tlt,i,d ,Nr
That mock~ the tear II forced To- hov;
And keen Rrmur>c. with hln,-i e, lilrd.
Aud m""dl Madness, laughing Wild,
Amid scNcrCst woe;
or, concentrating our whole souls
into one rrSulvc-high and pro.
pheticallN strong.-that onr duty
TO these children shall hc done.
shall We proclaim, in the blessed
language ut the Saviour: ut Is not
the will of Your Father which is in
Heaven that one OF these little ones
should perlSh!"
With what feelings ought these
considerations fill the hearts OF
parents; and with what untirlug
zeal should they induce them tu
labor to secure the wise education
of their offspring. The united.
judicious and well timed efforts of.
parents and teachers will, with the
blessing of God, lead the Young
onward aud upward in VISIONS
ways. In view OF this, will par
ents earnestly ask themselves what
they can do to promote the true
advancement OF an interest ~ once
40 desirable and important! Every
parent has weighty and responsible
duties resting upon him; and n
wise discharge of them will bring
glorious and soul cheering IT,.
compensc.
The Republican party is in so
poverty stricken II condition that il
has every reason To husband It's
assets, aud, of course. il could not
well afford to lose the benefit at
Conklings popularity and influence.
Accordingly, it need surprise no one
that the good Republican papers
generally look on Conkling as an
injured martyr, whose sole uficnsc
is a weakness for bread and milk:
while Sprague ~ a wretch, feeding
chiefly on whisky. The defense of
Conkling, like his diet, is very thin.
-@' Louis Post Dispatch.