The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-28
A WILL OF HIS OWN.
Peeks snn-f


 One of our best focal preachers preached a sermon on children, and the way 10 bring them up. and speaking of the old idea iha; a stubborn child, or a child with will of lts own, was . nui- s-nee, the elder said Il wouldn't give a d. for child that had not a will of its own. CT words 10 that effect. It Is but justice to say ;ha, the good man used the word " dime where the blank IS in the above extract. But the remark IS the key note 10 the situation. The time has been when child with will of its own has been looked upon by ,he whole neighborhood as terror, and mothers have sighed and endured sorrow when they have noticed the spirit shown by such child. But when they, in later years, have looked around and seen tha, i the most successful men and women of the land grew up from children tha, had wills of their own, the sadness and sorrow of the mother has given place to pride. The .SKn does not like to see children have wills oi their own that are so strong that they cannot be controlled 5y parents, but few children who have ihe right kind of parents have such wills Take child with will of it's own, and guide ,ha, vii, properly, and not knock the backbone oat oi II with barrel slave ana he ch.ld will grow up 10 be success n business. Children with wills of thr. ONT. usay turn out 10 be pirates or hi sh- w4y roooers. but ii VIII be because pa enis ;fy ia break that will by severe punishment. They may partially break ll. out !; Will asseI; iise4f sometime h ,.e @Toas way, mhile Il :. Is guided properly he MI may De , mountain ot strength Ihe saCCess:t.. men IT al branches of business ire men who had '. wills ot,neI o@a n yoa;a. They were ID. pe. children who never sad their souls < gre 'heir own. Such chilGfen become ne- iai.liness. oI dudes. The successful men .ooS pride upon ,heir chiliren vho asste @i4ls oi ;nelr own, because .3r, HEe. by experience ;ha; such | VI! :s worth msiilaas u ,he b.,,le af life. \ nan Who had TO n.,nd of h!s uwn IS ! 5ay. may oe good enoas | - carry shAw.s - ; matinee. or baske.s ,a p.enic. or he my sane on corner and hew :. eAae. olt he co@!d 10; oalld railroad through ! Wilderness ar aerosS mountain. anG 3t.ler iraa is.ee A pane he would s.. eo@a 4ad ery. He eoa,d no; inven, any .a.as aa.ess Il ;" 4s | p...ent corset oF | s~.i-i..t ten5a.s htiI.p.a. wh.!e h.s brother. wt.a hae. ..f u. of his own, would iayen. .eaeI.hene VT .s iocoIao;.se. The eh4la @l.h a M. oi h.S oMn may be harder ,o ts4ise. anu he may odase some .1eatt-aehes and aaNlety bu, when that aili wh.ch wts sa h..fa = aaas.le in youth. gels hold ai d..l. -al; problem of business ln later years, and cliaehes i,self around ihe problem. ard begins 10 squeeze. i. All never let up aniii success Is achieved The stubborn :. be sure you are right and then so ahead boys are in demand. and are worth their weight in gold while the milk-anG-water baby-mine fsl- lows have to be done up in punches like radishes. and got rid of in lump. and half Of them turn out 10 be pi,hy and TO good. If you, good mother, have child with will oi its own, don, worry abou, the child, bu, thank God and bend the will by kindness. and when tha, child grows up and succeeds where others fail. wr.,e us postal card All of the sue cesstai men n the country had wills of their own, and ;ha, was al the capital they had. When we see child with ! vii! oi Its own. we always van, 10 take Il one side and tell il the good news, tha: the w:.l Is more valuable .h-n l riCh relative