Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-05


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aimless romping on the highway.
When night comes, ] am sure that
the place fora boy is under his
mothers wing. A mother who
truly estimates the trust which
was given her when the Lord be-
slowed upon her the priceless
treasure Of her boy, will prefer to
have him under her guardianship.
Not for carpets, nor woodwork,
nor quiet and silence, will she send
her child into doubtful company
Though he ill the house with his
companions, and they sometimes
play a little roughly, till the gusts
Of mirth shake the floors and al
most rattle the windows, she will
not complain, knowing as she does,
how plant her boy is to the sng-
gestions Of her desire. Her gentle
word will always quell a tumnIt,
and this in the face Of Mrs. Thistle
downs declaration tha. 80 ar.
such sayagesw
Mrs. Thistledown, with a nut 81
her fan and a slipper on her lips,
lisps her belief that " Boys are hor-
rid. They ought to be sent TO Gov
entry between the ages of five and
twenty-One" 50 have other peo.
pie idiotically asserted. Sisters,
for instance, who would enjoy a
brothers gallantry, when his head
overlapping theirs, aud his ready
arm should make his escort desira.
bic, but who never had anything
better than crusts of inciyility to
throw to the boy whea he was lit.
tie. A charming young man is the
product of many days Of courteous
mother and sister training, the re-
suit being much more certainly sat
isfactory il the boy have a daily Oh
ject lesson in the person Of a chiy-
alrOus father.
If a boy is uniformly de top in
the parlOr, never has decently ap.
pointed chamber Of his own, and is
made to feel himself forever in the
way, he can hardly be expected to
deport himself like an angel or a
Sir Galahad. 1t would be n mira
Gle if he did.
Clustering In the country store at
nightfall, because there they can
hear what all boys delight in, the
animated conversation of men
there are waits and strays from
well-to.do homes, where a bright
fire, a bright lamp, nuts and apples,
leave to play a game or two, and
| havean innocent frOllc, would trans.
! form the house and the boy. 1t is
hard to find patience with people
who can afford to take comfort with
their children, and FOR the sake of
paltry saving shut up their best
rooms. and stew over kitchen fires
through long winter evenings. OF
what avail will be the land, added
acre to acre, The heightened account
| in the bank, when, one Of these
days, the boys who ought to have
been educated for a large useful
ness shall be narrow and selfish, or,
rcacting from the close-fsted econ
omy Of their homes. become bank
rupts in that which constitutes the
best manhood
We may sing "Home, Sweet
Home with all the variations, till
we are gray, butif home is 50 dead
ly dull that our boys caDnpI endure
it. so stiff and prim that young peo-
pie feel il prison rather than a
refuge. if it is so intolerably selfish
that it has no space to devote to
those who are to be its representa-
tives as they set out on the duties
of life, it is not a home In any real
sense, but a delusion and deceit.
\ word more, pardon it gentle
reader, but If your Arthur, your
Charlie, through any pro'occupa.
ton of yours, however innocent,ha
found his way INTO the ranks Oh re-
spectacle waits and strays, do you
think there will ever be a better
opportunity than the present for
winning him back TO your side? lie
is much too precious to be risked in
bad company, and the best place
for the long evenings is where
mother prcsidcs.-Me Christian
| HfciiigeRccr.
a Fasting Girl.
In Cincinnati q sixteen-year-old
girl recently died after fast of
| hft,two days. She had been at.