The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-06-02
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Aqusshicola, were Joined In wedlock, so |
am informed.
Mr.. Alv in W. Anthony and Miss Cas-
sic Green, have purchased organs from l..
F. Kern, dealer IN sewing machines and
organs,
MIR. Josiah KlotE's new house was
raised last Friday, and his vile presented
him with a little boy Monday.
-"shadY LEDGE" tho former home Of
Mr.. WIN. Craig is still standing empty und
uusold. Mr.. Craig frequently writes and
sometimes sends the Blue SPRINGS Metor
to his friends here, which may induce some
more TO move to that place.
Tuesday last Masters Tommy Craig and
a lien Weda were to He'll Creek trout FISH
ing, and caught seventy-6ve, as they say.
The Mahoniug correspondent of the
Advocate, last week, criticized my last
items, and thereby cast reflections on our
boys which are not meant in the items or
long words to which he refers. | did not
xeep copy of the items, and strange to
say the ADvocATE Of that issue got lost or
mslaid. cannot recall all the words
used or how the sentences were constructed.
| will try and explain to some extent, at
least, what | particularly meant. | was u
buster on long words, aud quotes that
said boys ain their amalgated persiflage,
they seem to be primogenture, &C." The
t,I mic Of
curry and other metals,--a mixture, &c
use it for mixed and pershage-idle talk,
mockery etc; primogeniture-state Of being
first born, or born before. Now then let
me enlarge little on this In their mixed,
idle talk, they seem to he born before their
forelathers, meaning that such young boys
Of the tender age of Ia to II years, talking
to each other of"seeing girls home" and OF
being paramours, (wooers or lovers) that
they, mixing themselves in such conyersa
lion which should not occupy the minds OF
life, is idle or preposterous, (absurb). And
by primogeniture, that, no matter how old
a man may admOnish them to refrain from
such notions, they generally only sneer, and
Jest them as if they, already, knew better
than those born before them, and who have
passed this crisis of life. I also said they
tmeaning only such young boys of IA to l7)
were injudicious, (without judgmenD
meaning that they knew not what was good
for their health, wealth or prosperity.
also made mention OF "philology." Well,
how far does the book knowledge Of such
young boys go, especially in the country
where the school term is five short months,
and perhaps only two thirds of this time
attended? spoke of the "paraphernalia,"
(wifes dress,I ornaments, etc BY law |
think all children have to serge their par
ents until they are 81 years of age, and
their parents are entitled to all they earn up
to this age. And it should be so in duty,
because children can never repay their
parents for the trouble, pain and sorrow,
they bore for them. Yet how often is it the
ease that boys just as soon as they can wash
and comb themselves, run away from their
parents, unwilling to serve them, or marry
perhaps at the age of II. And that is what
meant when said that the paraphernalia
had to be furnished by daddy, because that
which he earns would legally belong to his
father. Though we may, however, give
our boys and girls liberty, and allow them
to enjoy lie as best they can. When
wrote the article | had a certain aim il
view, and il had the desired effect here. If
IKE Mahening correspondent will look over
the items he will find that none are meant
but boys from IA TO II, and as could learn
we only had one or two who had such no.
tions, but since the article appeared 10 the
ADvOt ATE we believe that it was driven
pretty much out of them, as it awoke the
parents, and they are looking sharper after
things in this liue. But when | wrote
enlarged on the subject, and meant all such
boys, no matter where they were, whether
here in our neighborhood or in other neigh
borhoods. For you will remember that il
you put one or two rotten apples in barrel
of sound ones that the whole barrel will
soon rot. The Mahoning correspondent
winds up by saying "if the Lehigh Gap
boys are as bad as the words by which they
are described are long, we are glad that we
haven't any such boys up here. Our boys
are all good" Now | must say that we
really have no bad boys in this place, and
the only thing meant in the item was that
notion of such young boys, and nothing
else. know not a single boy here who is
in the habit of stealing or using profane
language, or misbehaving themselves in
any way. other than that against which ]
said I was most vociierousy Qoudly) op.
posed We can hold our evening meetings,
such as singing school debating society, etc,
without being disturbed in any way by our
boys. They meyer kicked up racket out
side Of the school house, or formed "Gold-
en- Slipper Party" as did the Mahoning
boys, and not only once hut many times
according to the items from Mahoning in
the ADVOCATE of November IS, 1882. In
his items Of Nov. rs, SS2, he states that
that party had hearing before Squire
Musselman. This correspondent in bis
items of Feb. 10. 1888, says he was no critic,
and did not like to criticize, but bad to
make a few remarks concerning that which
the Gazette had about the "bulhes" of New
Mahoning. and last weeks ADVOCATE items
of his brought a criticism to me. Had he
said whether he agreed with me on the
subject or disagreed with me it would have
been very instructive. But simply to
tackle with the words is lacking the friendly
disposition which correspondents should
hold towards each other. TO do honor to
our boys who feel themselves hurt, | will
state that we can put our boys aud girls
up against any Deighborhood. We feel
especially proud Of our forth coming young
men, Messrs. G. Souders, h. Wright, W.
MuschltE. NJ. P. PrutSnsn, Craig and
Maurice G. Prutzman, our young fresco
painter, who with his father and brother is
now engaged in fresco painting the Ben