Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-27

liarly adapted to the relatl0nS OF nome.
Some enc has said that trifes make up
the sum of human life, and If benevolence
in trifles is exercised. to this axiom may
be added the sum of human happiness as
well. The son whose mother early
teaches him preference to others, is day
by day teaching him to occupy grand
place in larger field and helping him to
overcome an insidious foe whose grasp
upon his nature will, if unmolested, SO
tigh'en and strengthen as to leave MIN
only concrete mass of selfshness, whose
very heart has become SO completely ossi-
fed that no tender emotion can enter, and
that will never respond to any call that
should excite divine impulses in the hu-
man breast.
The great difficulty mother has is in
so guarding and checking her mother
love that 1t shall not minister to the in
born selfshness of her children's human
nature. Mothers tender solicitude,
mothers utter unseli shness is likely to
become so much q matter of course to the
little ingrstes as to excite no comment or
Inspire no spirit of emulation; and this is
especially true Of the boys, for mothers
are not bIameless in the matter Of selfish,
eIacting husbands. II there is to be any
tyranny at hume, let it be relegated to the
mother; let her demand from her sons
preference to herself above sill others;
let the boys be taught how best to assist
ner in domestic duties, to see that she
has the most comfortable place In the
room, that the best at the table Is hers,
and that in all possible ways her l6bors
are lightened by willing hands.
Custom, finding its origin in the ages
of the worlds history when womsn's
place in domestic life was only one re-
move from that Of beast Of burden, has
down even to the present exempted boys
from household duties, bu. as times
change, training should change with
them and around the hearthstone Is the
nucleus Of the expansive gz6Wsf of
womau's life. Unless mothess show
themselves to be something raore than.
their children's slaves there is little rope
for practical advancement OF wot{a in
the wider sphere she is ambitiouSn &C.
cupying. 80
For the sake of the dsughtsraof today
mothers ought to teach lessons OF polite
ness and usefulness to their boys
1t is true in after years society will
compel q vanishing OF etiquette, but
being only varnish it will scarce con-
ceal, and eventually will certainly leave
exposed the coarse fibre of savage
nature.
The boys nature is genuine and
malleable, the little, fellow who is taught
TO ssy ''if you please" "thank you," and
utter simple greetings, is having the tiny
spark of kindliness famed into heart
warming fame, and so soon as his baby
cap is exchanged for q hat atop his sunny
curls, if he be taught to lift it to lady or
his superior in sge, Is being taught q
lesson Of respect that will exert an ele-
waiting influence andt manifest itself
throughout all the ramiflcations of the
checkered career awaiting him, in fact
it will prove before many years
actual stock in trade. The boy who has
been taught to approach his superior
specially, has been first taught that he
has superiors, snd feeling this his manner
will be such as to attract rather than re-
pei, and those from whom he solicits
favors will listen, and comply If possible,
for favorable hearing is almost q re-
quest granted.
Whatever may be the future field the
sons of the household occupy, il "benevo-
lence in trifss," has been thoroughly
engrafted, the fruit bearing will satisfy
the mother hand that put 1t there, and
the boy grown 10 manhood will In after
life have cause to kiss your wrinkled
worn fingers, and invoke heavens bless
ing, on the head now grey and trembling,