The Red Cloud chief., 1884-12-12
TIE DiSCIPLIniNG OF eOYS.
The Importance 81 intoxicating Habit. 81
Strict Truthfu!nrs- and Uone-ty-
age la EiEht-i,oiHg sn I-,-ntIsI Virtue.

Tx FIilsifso UT IOrS-
The Imporiance Of intoxicating Habit. Of
Strict Truthfu!nrs- and Uons-ty- '"u--
ng" la EiGht-i'"ing an I.s~ntIsl Virtue.
After the fathers shall b.. the children.
The toy j, father az the man. Just as
the twig j. bent. ct. From such say
ing- We hay" th" simple truth. known
from the beginning. that the germ of
the man j. in the boy. w shall .cr in
the meat what j. brcl in The bone. !
do not insure the character of any com.
ing man. With perfect tru-t in the
promise, Of God. ] know Ia" conditions
OF success IN the education of children
arr 80 manv and 20 hard that !, NAV
easily be- shown 70 lc the fault of the
parent when the toy grows up To- be- 4
bad man. Nevertheless, the promise
stanlrth sure, and the facts in the his
tory of familic> verify ia" promise. Ii
i a gross falschpod - SAY that the best
! parents have the worst sons. Ii j. an
old SANDER. rcfutcd a thousand times.
that the sons Of ministers are the widest
boys in the parish. One prodigal from
the p~aT~nnag. mak"S more talk and
scandal than a dozen among the people.
IL remains true III spite of AL the iibcS
and ~nc"rS of q ~ccnSOr!Ou> world. that the
home life l. the atmosphere IN which the
foundation o! character i laid. and the
parent i, responsible for tn" principles
which the son imbibcS while vet beneath
TIE parental roof, and which for the
rnt-f t,pTf ,N4I. tho ,.b.r.,..r f,r Ia.
] am writing thcs" lines {" fathers and
mothers. teachers. guardians and to all
who hay" the opportunity and the
power la impress upon the minds and
hearts of children and youths. that
moral purity of life and heart l. essential
Ia the character Of \ good citizen. \
boy who l. not truthful il a bad boy.
and Il man vino i not truthful i rotten
- the core. y boy may bc tempted 10
tell Il lie and be- very sorry for il after
ward, Int when the fault has crown
into 4 habit the little fellow has hccome
Il scamp. and Their" /; a strong probable
ity that he viii 20 To the bal. Grew
in" APP Ia manhood without rcgara To
truth. Their" j., no vice into which he
may not fall. far the sheet anchor Of an
! 'li4-tA az - lfNi- shli'i ~ tltl6 81 tIt
mercy Of -tormS and waves. A minister
of the Gospel oncr came "a me from II
uci rhhoring city and SAID: "a dreadful
thing HIS happcncd in our ministerial
circle; one of our men has ALLEN
And | can nam" hin said /.
n;m | never heard a*0rd against
| did name him. aud when called on
to give the reason for this singing him
oGi. ! replied: In controversy had
with him some time ago l discovered
thai l." would lie. ard ever since l have
b Ell looking for his fall"
Want Of truth'dlncSs implies weak
ness ~ well As vickcdue,s. and without
COURAGE and fo.titude a tempted man
falls into the first trap that is set for
him or the fra pit in his way. IL is
| otter and trAnfully said that civilized
society car Cot exist without confidence
between l,an aud man. We live on it
every ho'.f. In the deepest recesses of
domeSticl life and in all intercourse with
our fellows. il we could not RELY on the
word of those who are near US. the
wheels of society and business would
cease to move. This is true in every
da affairs rs well rs when we come TO
tho matter of witncss-beariug. How
tie law seeks to prevent living when
he property. life or character is ut
Stake in the court of Justice. What I'M
lspeakable mischief is wrought by the
wretch who bears false witness. The
greatest danger u good man has 20 fear
l. the tongue of malice or envy or
avarice, wagging TO take away his good
name. And no sadder sight in all this
world is eve. seen han a good man
sinking under the poisonous wounds
Of SANDER. Honest men have often
suffered eNtortion and paid large
sums rather than To endure the
pain and injury Of a false accusation.
Others. Drawer and wiser. have detied
the evil and. clad in the panoply
of innocence, have SAID: ..Do YOUR
worst. God is my witness and judge"
Two persons entered the hall of one of
the noble>t and best pastors in this city:
asked for a private interview: told him
they had unimpeachable evidence that
he had been living in sccre: vice, and
unless he would pay them a sum they
banned they would expose him 10 the
world He de;ied them. They tried
their cruel game. Their lying conSpir-
acy was exposed. They got into
prison and he came forth like gold from
the fire.
As living begins in eowardice. and is
The refuge Of one who is afraid Of the
consequences if he tells the truth. 50
courage IS n virtue To be taught. and al
WAYS To be had in honor. Especially if
the disposition Of the child is timid. and
he easily yieles To discoaragement and
fears. Brace him UP. The MARTYR
spirit does no. run in the blood Of all
of us. But the youth NAV be trained To
stand fire. The weakling may become
a hero. Boys should grow early into
manliness in duty and danger. scorning
The wrong and sticking 70 the right. in
the face Of reproach. or loss. or death
:tself. There Is a I much martyr STUFF
now to be had. There never was TOD
much of it in this world anywhere r.
the good citizen must have euoughN
it to uphold the right and when he
done all to stand.
These are homely virtues. andhs k>tv
Is another, of which there is All bun
dant lack in our day. and in Fother
days Of which we rsd in hisspg sacred
or profarc. We are not w4e Saving
the former times were bettoc In these.
Human nature Is the sa6n all ages
and pisces Probably take the
word rs . whole. therS Fmore good
andnlevil in it fhauBh age since
al Eupted its INTO the earth
an N camSA swep: them