The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-05
NEW SERIES.--NO. 1877.

lies awake, starting at every sound for fear
somebody Is coming to tell her that John
has been put in the caaboose for being
Quarrelsome after his third glass, or that
they are bringing home Tom with bloody
face and an ugly cash on his head, where
somebody has shied a tumbler at him and
hit the mark little too we'll
But show can two walk together unless
they be agreedl" The most faithful. and
tender mother will be likely to fail
in spite of her best efforts, If she does not
have the cooperation of her husband. Will
it not be good for every father to reflect
how much more he owes his child than
food, raiment and shelter 1t is his duty
to help build up the intellectual and moral
man as well the physical. No matter
how humble his circumstances; no matter
how much hard luck may have hindered
his getting on In the world, nothing need
hinder his bestowing upon his child the in
estimable fortune of good example.
Does he want his boy to be truthful and
honest, let him show him how much he
values his own word, aud how much he
would shrink from taking an unfair advan-
tagc Of another.
| want to enlarge moment on the sub.
Ject of truthfulness for two reasons. The
first is, that this is the basis of all integrity
of character. For a truthful boy can al
ways be hopeful, whatever vices he
may fall into. He is never any
more than he seems, and you know just
where to go to work to help him. But
with boy who can tell an ingenious false
hood we are all discouraged We don't
know how to help him, nor when we have
helped him. There seems to be no founda-
ton to build upon. The second reason is
that think parents often induce the habit
OF falsehood when they are perfectly in
nocent of the least suspicion that they are
doing so. They forget that a little child
is tlmid animal. 1t is as natural for HIM
to try to shield himself by deceit when
he expects to be severely dealt with for
rhishief, as it is for a rabbit to hide from a
hunter. Do not blame children just as
severely for accidents, caused by no greater
crime than carelessness, as you would for
breaking all the ten commandments. The
very best thing in the good old story CT
| Washington and the Ratchet, was
not that the boy SO bravely con-
fessed himself to be the author of the vexa-
tious piece Of mischief. That was sure to
happen when the father who reared him
was the man who could welcome his child
to his arms, declaring that the truth was far
more to him than his beautiful cherry tree
Encourage your child when he comes to
confess his little misfortunes; show HIN,
that if the truthful road out of difficulty is
sometimes a little rough and thorny, it is
a great deal the shortest and surest, while
one never knows through what difficulties
talsehobd will lead. There are few chill
dren who will not be truthful with this
kind of precept, enforced by good example
And fathers, if there is anything more nee.
essary than a mothers love for and CON-
partnership with her boys, it lis yours. There
is nothing so encourages a boyIand stimulates
him to well doing more than to have his
father confde in him and encourage him
to express his opinion in all matters of
family concern. II you wish to have your
son take an interest in your work, let him
know your plans; let him see what you are
trying to accomplish for yourself and for
him. Show him that you do not under
value his assistance, and that you like to
have him make suggestions. Perhaps you
are poor and have to deny him many
things. Perhaps, though you seem to be
prospecting, you are embarrassed by debt.
Be frank with him; show him just how you
stand, and if he knows enough arithmetic
to understand simple subtraction, instead
of trying to take six dollars out of four he
will repay your confidence by taking hold
cheerfully and helping you to to pull
through. Show him that you expect to
earn everything which you ever possess
by honest labor of some kind, and that you
feel cheerful over the prospect, Then he
will not feel abused if he does not happen
to discover any short cut to riches and
honors. Enter into all his plans with in
terest Even, if you do not think them
wise, listen to them kindly; do not refuse
hastily, try to see just how the matter ap-
pears to him before you give final decisions.
Ned" said little boy, to his cousin,
"when your father says you CAM do a
thing you can't-but my pa can be reason
cd with" like apa that can be reasoned
with, though think he ought to hear the
reasons before he says no---not afterward.