The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1884-04-19
Two wnys Of looking at It.

wecu whom THAR duupitprs ara born,
and org. "ob ,bot IL had bcen n
son ~ Thcro oro somo sad experiences
that wonld lead n mother to prny that
everv one of her children be men,
Henry Ward Deocher.
reluctantly accented the invitation
IN visit n vorv wealthy Indy in n city
where hod bccn lectutinr IN the sub.
iect of ,Whnt Shall We Do with Our
Girls7r Asshe closed the doors of
her grand housc bohind her she said
"NIy daughters are source of no un.
easiness TO me. bnt what in heavens
name shall we do with our boys1r
Thbte on the bed. with his overcoat
and bnuts on. lay her son, n handsome
voung man. stnpid drink. few
month. later She wrote mo that she
had gone to his room and turned
back the covers of his bed to find him
with his throat so terribly cut that he
had almost dccapitated himself, while
note living ON his table explained
that, unable to break Of his depraved
appetite for strong drink, he had put
nm end to himself.-NIaiy A. Liver.
more.
There is still another way of look
ing at it. Lotus turn from the ques.
tions, "Whnt shall We do with our
boys ~ and "What shall we do with
our girl9n aud consider one of still
greater Importance, "What shall we
do with our parents ?"
Exactly what shall we do with the
parents who bring up their children in
such sunless, unsocial atmosphere,
that they are eager to break away from
the rule of despotic monarchy ?
What shall we do with the parents
who treat their children as so many
little seif4, compelling them to cat,
drink, sleep sud play Gy ruleH
What can you expect of the boy
who is snubhed, dubbed, scolded and
rallied at continuously as if he were n
vicious bull to 10 tanned only by the
influence Of f,i,rl
Such boy leaves Ills social peniten
tiary, msnnmcd home, as soon as he
possibly can, aud gets out into the
world where he is recognized as nm ac-
countable human being. 1t is the i'm
questionable period of his life; and if
he gets into bad mpany, hc is quite
likely to 90 astray, because he finds no
one with club to stop him. He ia
brought up with the idea that he is
naturally vicious and depraved, and il
he decides to have the game as well as
The name, who can blame him7
What shah be done with the parent
who thinks that his duty is donu If he
gives his children enough to eat aud
wear, but bestOws no attention Oh the
higher wants of their natureg They
are fed and cared for on the same prin
ciplo that their horses are--to keep
them in condition for doing n good
days worl,so that more corn and hogs
can be raised
What wonder ia it that the little
serfs look eagerly forward to their
emancipation
What wonder is it that with only the
animal part of their nature cultivated
they take the wrong road and &c
straight to the devill
What Shall be done with tho pa,
rentsl
For answer a'e wonll like them to
enter an ideal home that We have in
our mind and take few notes.
Farmer jollity has n large family OF
boys aud girls, ana they are all human
every one of them. There isn't an
angel or sanctiGed ono in the Who'll,
lot, but that home is veritable little
paradise.
Farmer Jollity made up his mint
several years ago that it was easier tt
put Young heads on old shoulders thar
old heads on young shoulders, so wher
he is at home he is lust one of til,
boys, and a Jolly old hoy he il, tool
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