The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-19

| is much more affectionateness expressed by
words and deeds in an English family than
among ourselves, and the usual ciyilities OF
manner and speech are more scrupulously
observed. The ri hts of each member of the
family to privacy; to his own room and
| books; to his own time and arrangements,
| are uniformly respected
The hours have their duties and their
pleasures and are kept with a regularity aud
obligation that We have not learned to IN
deIstand. The social CORE spondencs of the
family, including that of the father. is sd-
dressed to the house and the first post deliy-
cry Is made all over Great Britain by
o'clock In the morning AS the breakfast Is
an informal meal, letters and papers are
opened and read. Business begins at a much
later hour everywhere in Great Britain than
IN most parts of America Gentlemen leave
home more leisurely in the morning, aud
work more corsecuhvely whilst at business
than is the rule with rs. In consequences
the work OF the day is finished at an early
hour IN the afternoon, and gentlemen return
home in time to dress for dinner Ia the
warm months it IS customary for husband
and vile, guests, and perhaps the children
to walk about the garden and see the "ani-
mals"-the horses and dOgs-5efore begin
ming the days routine.
BoYIsH BOYS
Boys are sent off to school al very early
age sometimes as early as from ten to
twelve. They are put into the houses of the
UNDERWRITERS of one Of the great public
SchC ols. and are fitted to enter one of the
lower forms" at an age when boys with Us
would be still wrestling with geography,
grammar, history and arithmetic They
ar early drilled IN Latin and Greek. Thor
oushDess In the education of an English
child seems to be the first consideration.
Iid1nfss, regularity, habits OF order and
punctuslity are insisted on from the mo-
ment child is supposed to be responsible
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condition, and his copy book is clean and
tidy. The rule would be that an English
child Of ten would write heater and more
regular hand than an American child of fif.
ten. English people quite universally
write well. They are careful as to the quail.
lily OF the stationery, the pen and ink which
lney use. L never received a a social or
friendly letter written on business paper.
Nor did ever receive letter from an Eng.
hsh gentleman inclosed in 8 business en-.
Nelope. These perhaps, are small matters
but they are noted only TO illustrate the care
and the result OF early training. Boys are
taught, however, that these are not small
matters, and attention is gwen their obserY.
snce all through life.
In ell families spending from So coo to
80 600 yearly, and where there are children
goVerness would be employed, and the
younger children, and perhaps the girls of
all ages, would be taught at home. When
this is tue case, the governess has pretty
much The entire responsibility OF the chill
dren. The school hours are as scrupuiousy
observed as though in school away from
home. Many girls never leave home 10 go
to school, but when they have learned all the
goVerness can teach, masters for special
branches and for music are engaged 10 give
Lessons at home.
The boys begin outdoor sports almost when
they begin TO walk. The governess is ex-
pected to take the children for regular and
al he dali
hares and hounds, lawn tennis, riding. win
ming and boating, and keep up these out
door exercises and Tecreations pretty much
all through life. Gentlemen Of ali ages en-.
gsge IN these sports and when too Old to
play the more vigorous games take hand IN
lows. Every EDglishman knows how to
pay and to the last enjoys the play. The
Englishman is Spartan. He is hard aud
hardy. He suppre sses his feelings. He has
feelings, but they are so deep down that il
Is hard to get at them, They never come to
the surface. It is deemed unmanly to show
feeling. He plays, as boy, football. 1t is
cruel, almost brutal game. He runs his
risk. have seen boy taken off the field
un cons cIous; when he came to himself ne
safe oh, it's nothing" These boys are
manly fellows; honest, truthful, trusty, gen.
erous and stout hearted. l never mad an
English boy tell me a lie. In the upper
classes few would in any way act dishonor-
ably. Only through servility would the boys
of the lower classes consent to be sneaks
En- glish boys look upon German boys as pc.
dants upon French boys as babies" and
upon American boys as elderly gentle
men," The American boy is the mystery.
An English boy stops In his short brooches
Just as long as be can be. He hiss no fancy
for parties and balls and evenings
IN drawing rooms. he calls such
things "bores." He prefers foot
ball and cricket he chooses rather to roam
no hald nj Uttn Hoo ho
gain when he has been in the saddle for the
day, He is tsoiturn. He uses slang This
is vernscuar. A green grocsr's son who
puts an he calls cad" awkward
boy Who is inspt and bit cowsrdy, he
say IS "dutfer;;" hiding and deceitful boy
ma ter is angry, he is "waxy." He always
uses negatives. A fellow is gushing when
he ssy thing is good; Rugby or an Elton
boy never ventures beyond saying, ITS not
bad" CT its not half bad" He never
would dream of ing, that's immense"
when be meant the same thing he would
say, it's rather jolly" A sixpence is a
tanner" and a shilling is a bob" His
father Is the guY'nOr," and his mother is
the mater" His companion IS his pal"
and bis dog is his brute He never has
picnic" or q circus" bat only lark"
So un've sal 5 the zee of slang among Eag.
lish Toy 5, tbt they have no notion that their
verDscular is ang To talk in any other
tongue, vo1ld De not only atectation, but
cheeky" Gir's as well IS boys ass na'ty''
for dssgreesble, AID beast y for often
Sive.
English boy are never efsminate, and
they are very taking BECAUSE they are such
splendid boys They dress ike boys ill they
are eighteen years old. They ob Y like b0ys;
they study and play; they feel and think;
they feed and sleep; they disport themselves
in all Wa, like bO, till they become men.
and Then they put away child 81 things All
foreigner in America asks where the chill.
dren are. The absence of b)ys and girls is
altogether the mos' rking feature OF Amer
lean society. II is deliciously refreshing to
q eet in America boysl boy or girlish
ri. Msnish boys and womsnish girls are
The rule in American Ii e-sJ foreigners
ink q