Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-08
A COUPLE OF STORIES.
which Teach Two Very Plain essons-
Talking About People.

Which Teach Two Very Plain I essons-
Talking About People.
I've heard couple of little stories
mat not only seem to belong together
after fashion, bet seem very much
to the point I'll tell you the older
one first. Perhaps you have hea I'd it
before; but, if so, it is one of those
good stories that it does TO tell twice.
Well, once upon time there was a
schoolmaster who was placed over a
new school. His pride was reused,
and he wanted to make that Just the,
very best school that ever was. He
pondered over it good while, and
then he concluded that the best way to
get at his object was to rouse spirit
of self-respect and self-improvement
IN the pupils. SO one day he talked to
them quite earnestly, and finally he
said, thinking he had made the subject
very plain to them all
Now, boys, believe there's Just
one way to do this thing. If each one
of you will make up his mind to mend
one boy OF his faults, the whole school
will be improved In very short
time"
"All right, siy" spoke up little
Jimmy Eaton, who had been very
much interested in the discussion; "I'll
mend Jack Wyeth."
The whole school laughed aloud. for
it seemed funny that the only boy who
had not understood what the teacher
meant was the one to be SO eager to
answer.
But, boys, / wonder how many OF
you, if your name had been Jimmy
Eaton, would have made up his mind
to mend Jimmy Eaton, instead of JAG &
Wyeth? 1t is so easy to try to mend
other folks, and SO much pleasanter to
note other peoples faults instead of
our own.
That is my first story, and ] think
you are all bright enough to see that
if each boy does his very hest to "mend
one," and that one is himself, why
presto! changcl--all the boys in the
world will be changed; and what a
igood time we will have-mothers,
fathers, boys and all. There is an old
adage Ia lomely, but true one) to
the effect that you can lead horse to
water hut you can't make him drink. "
A parent may do all in the world to
"mend Jack but unless Jack tries to
mend himself, it is all no good
Now, my second little snecdote is
something that happened very recent
ly. At convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association in email
city, not long ago, one member arose
and addressing the people of that town
said;
| "Now, want to say one more thing
The good work is going on Let ev-
erybody put their shoulder to the
wheel Your secretary is doing hi!
best; believe that He has faults, nj
doubt; 80 have we all. But the min
ute you see fault in him don't go tel
him about it. There is nothing more
discouraging to man who is trying tt
do his best than to have people coming
to him and finding fault with him al
the time"
After he had finished, woman from
the auxiliary rose and said:
'tMay woman speakY l know this
is mans meeting, but | have one o.
two words to say The remarks jus
made by our townsman are very mucl
to the point, but / would like to add Il
his advice mot to tell our secretary o
!, his faults the minute you see them,
don't tell any else"
| Now, boys, that was good thing tt
Isay, and | am glad that woman SAT-
lit.
/ If you see faults in your schoolmates
Idon't talk about it or them, but jus
lsay to yourself: "That looks prett,
bad in Jack. | wonder. if do any
taing like it,"
1 If on self examination you find tina
you do, Just struggle your best TO men,
lit. Or, if you find that you haven
THAT particular fault, pick out som
other from your own, and the chance
are ten to one that by the time yol
have corrected yours he will have cor
rectcd his, especially if he notices yol
trying to break yourself of the habit
whatever it may be-
i There is another thing that seems t.
come in this connection, and that is
talking about people whom you hav
been visiting.
i When people take you into thei
house as visitor they, after fashion
tell you secret-that is, you see III
secret workings of the house; and
Jacks mother happens to be peeyish
frettul woman, or Jerry's father
! harsh, sour, disappointed man, o
Williams sister disagreeable, affecte
, girl, or the bread wasn't good, or til
> milk was sour, or the meat overdone
or the food insufficient, don't tall
about it.
= You do not know what may hav
been the cause of all or any of thes
things, and even if there be no caus
at all it is none of your affair.
They have taken you into thei
household, and if you do not admir-
the way you have been treated yo
3 need not so again, but don't talk abou
them.
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