The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-05


They put into the hou Ses of the under
masters Of the great public schools and are
fitted to entor one of the lower "form," at
an age when boys with US would Ike still
wrestling with geography, grammar, his
tory and arithmetic They are early driliei
in Latin AMI Greek. Thoroughuess in the
education Of an English child seemI TO lee
the r.t consideration. Tidiness, regularity.
habits Of orier and punctualty, are in iste .
nTon from the moment child Is supposed
To Ire responsible for his actions. His booas
are kept in good condition, and his copy
book is clean and tidy.
The rule wouli be lat an English child of
10 W huld write n neater and more regular
harI than all American child OF 10 En- =
fish people quite universally write we'll
They are careful as to the quality of the
stationery the pen, and ink which they usa.
never received social or friendly letter
written on business paper. Nor did ever
receive a letter from an English gentleman
inclo>ed in a bust ness envelope. These, per
hays, are small matters but they are noted
only 10 illustrate the and tie result OF
early training. Boys aro taught, however,
that these are not small matters, au / atian-
ton is given to Their observance all through
life.
THE GOvEaNEsS.
In all families Spending from 90, 900 to So
o0O yearly, and where the re are children, II
goVernesS wouii be employed, and the
younger children, and per hais the girls Of
all ages, would 10 taug lit at homt. When
this is tn, Gaze the governess has
pretty much the entire responsibility of the
children. The school bours are scrupulou,ly
Observed as though in IA school away from
home. Many girls never leave home to go
to school, but when they have learned all
trn "a ga tauch # al
branches and for music are engaged TO give
lessons at home
OUT-bF-DOUR SPORTS.
The boys begin outdoor sports almost
when they begin to walk The governess is
expected to take the children for regular
and long walks daily. The boys have cricket,
mare, and hounds" lawn tennis, riding
swimming and boating, and keep up these
out-dour exercises and rpcreatiuus pretty
much all through life. Gentlemen of all
ages engage in these sports, and when too
old to play the moro vigorous games take
nund at bowls Every Englishman knows
how to play, and to the last enjoys to play.
Tho Engli,hman is n Spartan. He is hard
All hardy. He snplresses mis- feelings. He
has feelings, but they deep down that
tie seldom gets at them. They never come
to the surface. II is deemed unmanIy to
show feeling. lie plays as 10y football
1t is cruel, aim' st brutal game. lie rams his
risk. l have seen II 10y taken of the hold
unconscious; when hu came to hiIn+elf ne
SAID: "Oh it, nothing"
These boys are nanly fellows; honest,
truthful, trusty, generous and tout hearted.
| mover had an Eusli b boy tell me Il lie. In
The upper classes few would in any way act
l,shonorably. Only through servlity would
the boys Of tho lower classes consent to be
ant I.,,rr Al
boy, as pedanbs upon French boys AZ aba
hies," and upon American boys as elderly
gentlemen" The American boy is the mys-
lery An English BOY stops in his short
breeches Ju't as long as c.n be, He has no
fnncy for parties and balls and evenings in
drawing rooms. lie calls such things "bores."
He prefers football AMI cricket; he chooses
rather to roam the fields with gun and dog;
he counts it gain when he has been in the
saddle for tho day.
SLANGY But NOT "MANNIsH.
He is taciturn He Uses slang. This is
his vernacular. A green-grocers son who
puts on airs he calls cad" an awkward
boy who is inapt aud a bit cowardly he says
is "dufPer;" a hiding and deceitful boy is
known as a "muff" When the schoolmaster
is angry he is "waxy." He always uses mega
tives. A fellow is gushing when he says
:"
ventures far beyond saying "it's not bad"
or its not half bad" He never would
dream of saying that's immense" when no
meant the same thing lac would say, "it's
rather jolly" A sixpence is a tanner and
a shilling r. bob His father is the
"gov'ner." and his mother is the "mater"
Hi, companion is his pal" and his dog is his
"brute,' He never has a "picnic" or a
Circus" but ouiy "lark." So universal ia
the use of slang among English boys that
they havo no notion that their verna cuar is
slang To Talk in any other tongue would he
not only sttectation buo cheeky" Girls as
we'll a. boys u e "nasty" for disagreeable and
"bea thy" for offensive
English boys never etfeminate, and
they are very taking because they are
such splendl boys. They dress like boys
till they are Is years old They obey like
boy; they study AMI play; they feel ani
think, they feed aud sleep; they di p ,rt
thems 'lvcs in all was like boys till they be
come mon, and thou dizzy put away childish
thing All Foreigners IN America ask where
the children are. Tho absence of boys AMI
girls j. altogether tile most striking feature
If American socipty 1t is deliciously re-
frashug to meet ia America boyish boy or
glrli-h glri MunJi7h boys and womnnish
girl, are he rul III American life, SO foreign
cra think and say.
now GIRLS ARE SUPPRESSED.
English ghl, ara suppressed. But they do
not know il. If Seeu thay are not heard
and they ara not often soon. They are never
put On exhibition. Tu"ir manners are quiet,
and their dress is ntwfy, very simple. The
hor AMI ih er q. rank the palmer they
ure ,lrasse ~ IA rue Cnilireu never wear
l'w-lrN. II Is H.: OF = Hat an unmarried
liiy wear, jcwetr, ut All, aud il so, very
lnudcst piarai, such rs u pin or ring. Chill
dren are never pat into tuery, Tney are
kept i'll the nursery till they have acquired
quiet AMI unnbtruSivc lnaunrr. They do
not dine with the family till such age as
guarantee, good manner. the brilliant
compilations Of the embarrassment due
o the soft and humid ctimata--is a result of
car mi a iot and rauuIat. bpliTs of work