The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-09-23
Our Young People
MADE UP FROM TIE BEST CLIPPINGS
Boys.


We haven't the slightest objec-
ton to a paragon umbrella, para
gon sweetheart or paragon father
in law, but we do exclaim against
the paragon boy-one who hasn't
secret disdain for the curtailed
garment called a waist, and who
doesn't sigh Increasingly for growth
and the DAYS of vests. Neither do
we care for the weak timorous
grandmamma's pet, who has no
anxious copjectures about the hang
of his pantaloons, the seat of his
collar, or the home done hacking of
his hair, nor the goody boy who
loves his book, and gives his pen
MES to the blind man, and whose
moral courage lifts him above the
vices of furtive pie-picking and
milk drinking. Indeed 1--WE feel it
is not orthodox, and therefore we
confess it shyly) the goody boy.
with all his virtues, is not our boy.
Give up that irrepresslble fun-lov-
lag, fun-creating, roguish rollick-
ing and altogether charming biped,
the mischievous boy? He is as in
MIGRATING as laughter, song or sun
shine; and dark would be the home
wherein he had been and has disap-
peared. Many are his faults, but
we can discover an opposing excel
ience; besides there are numbers
of unsatisfactory. unlovely people
in this world who yet are not dis
figured by any definite faults.
To be sure. these fun-lOving boys
will often getsinto trouble by their
mad-cap pranks and not over-res
pectful repartee. but withal they
embody so much patent goodness
cleverness and aptness, that there
is no denying a tacit pardon even
before their generous apology. In
school they do not hold the rules
inviolable, and they often miss
their lesson; still, teachers allow
that it is just such boys who up
hold the honor of their classes. and
also that they find the troublesome
one more intuitive than their meek,
studious companions; and, more
over, on examination day, the So
called wild boys are the pride of
their teachers and the wonder of
their comrades. Then do not be
hard and testy with the wild boys;
keep a careful yet kindly watch
over them; mind their hearts and
the little shortcomings which spring
from thoughtlessness or efferves-
cent spirits, for these latter will set
tie back placidly with succeeding
years.
We have heard it said that ,boys
are queer cattle, boys are a bother,
and so forth. True, they are not
as plastic as girls; they require all
wise and generous training. Their
keeping is one of life's dearest and
most exacting duties. But what
mother, looking at her full-grown
son, murmurs Of his once saucy re
plies or his boyish faults? Ones
heart mnst be hopelessly contrac
ted if there be no sympathy in it
for a party of youngsters off on a
holiday. They are gayer than tie
birds, and twice as animated, and
the sky is inot brighter than their
happy, happy eyes. Mark how
their accuracy of aim is challenged
by the sight of that lonely stink
ing cur; and, again, listen to the
shouts and hurrahs going up for
the one who knocked the spout off
the rusty old kettle lying aban
doned in the lot. What care they
for books, for learning? They
have an indistInct idea that that ac-
QUESTION will come with manhood.
But now the tide is high; what
glorious diving off the old familiar
dock, to say nothing of stolen
cruise now and then in the fisher
mans boat, or dangerous enjoy
able jump from the more preten-
sious sloop anchored out in the
stream. What boy ever forgets |
such day when the fish are
enough TO bite, and the
luRch basket never strayed, but |
held out in some remark able way
even after many and ravenous in
on its now sadly disorder
ed store? And, best of ALA watch
full mother met them with a smile,
we'll pleased with the early hour
her boys came home. l am sure
their piscatorial trophy gained
new and hitherto unnoticed proper
lions, viewed by her magic eyes
Margaret Cavendish, in New York
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