, 1879-03-22
THE CHILDREN.
HOW TO TRAIN TftBM.

II IN Editor af TAs Tribune.
MUSHROOM, Mich., March Ill Wish could
Impress upon tho mind OF every parent tho no-
ccsslty, the urgent need, pf cuitsvatLng In their
Children thosu talents With which they hsc mt
urally endowed; Of striving to prepare. SO fur
as lies IN their power, each child fur tllat partlc.
ular work or place for which Nature Intended It.
ono of tile great causes Of discomfort anil tlt'-
happiness is tint SO many are out Ut place. do
lux work for which they have no facllty or nat
ura inclination, And, what is aaslttest Of nil,
tey do not realize that this !s the casc. II our
llcnrts aro really aud truly In our work, there
will tc ltttlc cause for diaconteat. And our
hcnrts will be there, Il We aro doing what God
intended us to tlo
We arc a,l born With the ability to do soms
ohc thing wc1i, and tie sooner we Ind out what
tlat is tho better for ourselves mud for the
world. Some parents carry the erroneous idea
That they can mako anything OF their children
they wish, II ouly they have money enough to
eiucnto them for the purpose. They leave tal-
cnt out Of the question entirely. They think
TINT II they educate their child for such md
such profession le Is 6uro to be SUCCESSFUL II
no possesses any bralns at all 'r.eru nc7cr
was a more foolish lden. Education mny
hclD deyulop ~ ' talent, L., but t,,n. 1t can, can
one, 1t Is God.gtyen. Yet suppose peuplc
will keep I'll tllakins the sainc mistake to tEe
cnts. They will cut the EarIntnt without regard
pour 1uwyer, or vlce versa. Taku for example
tile merchant or manufacturer who has bccolnu
Immensely wealthy ii, hs huaucss. He Is m
nctlyG+ energetic bainesa nnn, md his ia!Dnt ia
noncf.tnnklng. His wife Is alsu m act!yo wonl-
IN, aa.l i she does not posseas thy san'e faculty
for making money thnt her husband docs shu
understands aaviny 1t. Sho IL U prudent house-
keeper II s1,o Is not goqu cook. They nro both
xi-. Il BAL r,itY
particle of sentiment about them. by nature
ihrY are coarsu Antl uhrUiined. Tho have their
library and thclr gae pictures aud 81 tho OLE
caucus tint wealth can command, and they take
represent tAnu bucauso ot any pleasure In tlse
dollars aml cents. They arc, proud Of tlseir
wealth. yet they understand that i does not
ttaud THU, psopls seek their society more be-
eausc OF their wealth than because OF them-
belyes. They ara dotcr!ninod tllat this shall mt
bo tho casc With their cliluron. Tllry Will mako
them VI. IL iAlcness; they dress them IN thY
hight of fnsh1on; they allow the1n to spcll.l
monty freety; tllcY send tllu buys 10 coltruo
mud tfs girls to q fashionable boarding, school,
horse.racIng rowdtes; the girls silly, supvrinl;
| slmplutons, wi,u eventually marry soinu fortune
hunters, who admire thur tathcr's money as
Mucb a. ho does. III nvo years after ~ death
| VI 4HkuGF tIElC A0k lQAk iHHt VI SASs
wealth. l3otwecn hta sol,s nl sol!s-ll,.aw 1t hRa
All been squa1slurud. Had those parents u1'.
lerstoud better the natures Ut their children
hail they realized TINT tuouey could not furnish
bratua: had they given tho chtuu practical
cdueattu1!, MnI tauEht them the right uso oi
mulluy, the result might have hucn Tar 1illcrent
Every ono knows who knows anything nhuut
cl.iIurru that 10 two ura Just alike; uvGn thtIse
Of one family arH often % unlike as perfect
strangers. Yet tlleY arc all subjected to thu
san,u treatment ut home mud al school, nnd NC
thought given to the possibilities of each.
| II parents md tGlgtlera could only under.
staI,l butter the uaturas they l.ay0 to den! with
how often tl,rY mght Rtd them to hghoI
ltfe of usefulness, k0steaa Of rG,lIaint!E stun
bling gblurks III thrs way. Is 1t nut a batt taIthE
to tltnk tllal In sumo wnY you have, by Youl
owl short.slghtGdnrss, robbed your child o
hla b!rthriRhtt
Circumstances have much to DO With our lives
muss beleYo than We realize. Suule seem I,
| bid leaareu 10 nll OlAtuclgs mud a4Yrrs0 CirGuIn
STANCES, while utllGrs, with Krr4t talenls, te!
haps, yet lnckl1g this strung will and purppst
Ut tGs iurtHrr, ar1 easily Encouraged, mud Ut
supt to work most accessible. wisther con CON
dissatisfied With the world Ind Themselves
, md no particular gootl 70 anYbod}. II SOM
: 0ue Wiser Or stronger tllnh themselves hut
ntteu them Oh III tlle fiKllt direction, lcy nigh
. laye bcconla shtltng lEhts In thu world.
! It!eh, paEcnts, uEE1 you to study wei! you
j chi!drcn'A natures. Choose for theln wisely au
we'll remembering that upon liat rilotca dr
5 fulness uill l!anpnuss. Do nut Alnko the Mta
, take VI Insisting hA your buy following you
profession unless hu l4 tlttel' fur It. Cuuaul
: bis tastes, his wishes, his hubts, III lnAk!RE
: ct,oiec. DO not select sUlnu ruble profekslo
> for Him whcn naturally hv delights III HuEt