The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-28
BILL ARP'S LETTER.
APPS Boy Earns His First
Money.
HOW BOYS SHOULD BE RAISED
Should the Rod be Used in Pub
lie Schools.

handled the first silver dollar that man gave
me for two loads Of wood-wood that | cut and
hauled myself. My father was having now
ground cleared, and told me | might have all
fhe wood ] would cut. So / worked on the
little saplngs every evening after came from
,chool, and by Saturday noon / had two good
soads / hitched up the team that evening and
loaded the wagon and drove to town as proud
as a king. My school teacher, Mr.. Anderson
saw Inc and bought the wood and gave me
some kind encouraging words that
have never forgotten. My good mother
watched me from tho window
as | went and as / came, and she was proud
too--pfoud Of her boy. ] remember the love
chat was in her face and tho watery glisten
that was in her eyes Us she looked at my silver
dollar, and how she kissed my ruddy check
md stroked my hair, and told me that 1t was
honest money and would last. what world
OF fond and innocent pride there is In a
mothers heart; pride in her children, Their
looks their conduct, their success. kept on
cutting wood in that new ground, and made
more money, but the first was the best. 1t IS
"a good plan to let boy earn some money Tor
himself He feels his consequence, and he
works with moro spirit than when ho is work
$ng for his father. Carl earned his first money
last week by dragging a chain for the survey
OFFS, ana he struts around like capitalist,
as CODE says lie has three dol
lars in leather purse, and takes IL
out of the drawer every night and looks at 1t
and handles II and shows it TO Jessie. 1t Is
not the same kind Of money that have been
giving him. He will get some more this week
and will soon be bothered what to do with 1t.
By aud by no will lend it TO his mother. L
reckon and it will slide into a carpet or some
thing that is wanted about the house, and
when Carl wants his money ! will have 10 pay
it, that's all | never have any trouble about
buyinp thimrs-my folks are mighty kind to
me about that. II pay for them they say
have done my share. Carl is now in the hey
day of his youth-the consequential stage, and
feels like he can do anything lie flies around
like "A Young cyclone and makes rs much fuss
as a little dog In high grass, lie is the butt
end of all complaints Everything that is lost
or broken is laid on him. But he
don't care. His voice has almost quit
splitting in two in the middle and has settled
down TO regular terror lie stands before the
glass and ties his cravat q long time and he
Chimes his shoes and brushes his clothes and
parts his glossy hair and tips his soft hal lit
lilo on one side. He Is going TO sing in the
choir very soon and that is all right. | always
have hope of n boy who sings in the choir, for
music and love run mighty well together. es-
peclally in the church. These associations re-
fine the manners as well as the thoughts.
They create solf-respect, and n boy will not
degrade himself as long rs he respects himself.
When he has behaved badly it is n good sign
II he wants somebody 20 take him behind the
house and kick him
teacher asked mo not long ago what was
In public schools. That depends more upon
the teacher than the boy. Some
teachers command neither the fear nor the
respect Of the boys, and, of course are not fiji
for their calling. Some are passionate and In
temperate and whip when they are mad. Some
have no more consideration fer a dull, stupid
boy than for bright, smart one, who lenrn:
his lessons without an effort or a strain. A
successful teacher is no ordinary man. He
has a rare combination of superior faculties
EVar knows have
had opportunity to compare one professor with
another. A boy who would learn willingly
and gladly under Professor Mckay would be
rebeiiouS aud sulen under another professor
could name "Old Mack" as we called him,
impressed us with the idea that he felt per-
sonal prido in our advancement rs well rs our
good behavior, and that he attached but little
Importance to our transgresso ns OF college rules
provided there was no malicious meanness In It.
II the boys had 'possum supper about
midnight, or Disguised themselves and went to
circus he never wanted TO know anything
about it. A school boy is just like horse
convince him that you are his friend and you
can manage him. The teacher must have
some dignity of character as well rs will power.
know enc who went TO sleep every day in his
chair and n boy would slip out and throw u
rock up and run back to his seat before il came
down on the roof of the house and walked him
up. He never did try 10 md out who threw
that rock, for he felt ashamed Of himself, But
about whipping. Most everybody wants bad
boy whipped that is ii he IL somebody else =
boy. You may kick anybody's dog but my
dog. IL was teacher now wouldn't whip
Mt all hut thirty years ago would have
threshcd the bad boys right and left As we
grow older wo grow kinder. My first boys
got pretty much all the whipping, and can
bow recall some pretty hard ones that were
not deserved, and IL grieVes me
still that did not try more loving treatment
j whipped two OF them once for stealing some
young hooking birds from nest in nabor's
pr1hard. lie said they stole them, aud whip
ped them bad though they declared their in
nocence, and it turned out afterwards that he
was mistaken in the boys. and l never liked
that man any more. Tho better man the
father is the less the whipping he viii have &c
do, and SO the better man the teacher is The
less he win have 10 do. 4 weight OF good
solid character is of more consequence TO hin
than superior scholarship. 1t takes good gen
eralship in the schoolroom Just like IL does II
the army. Some men are born to command
and some are not. If a bad boy has no respec
Cor his teacher the teacher viii have TO Will
bin or eXpel him To enforce obedience. 1t /
bad sign when the teacher has to wall
around with his switch or his ferrue il
bis hand and keep II in threatening
proximity solomon enjoyed the liberal us,
bf the rod upon children, and solomon was
Wise man; but n man who has "A thousan,
children, and don't know them whom he see
khem, is poor judge of tho parental relation
OF course such children have 10 be raised b,
machinery, for they have neither procopt no
example A close loving companionship of
father with his children is their best safe
guard. and lasts the longest. The first borl
DO not get full share of this, for the youuj
father is absorbed in business and full o
worldly ambition, and leaves everything n
homo 80 be managed by the mother. AS h
grows Older he las moro sense and become
more thoughtful abeut the future of his chill
dren. He attaches less importance 10 wealt
or fame aud becomes moro concerned about dc
Ulestc peace and the good conduct of thos
who are ethor to bless or 10 curse his old agt
But about whipping in school, The time wa
when there WAS hogging IN the navy, but tina
has been abolished by law, and this reform ba
stood the test Of time and experience Tim
was when the whippingpost was ia every ia
yard ia Georgia. When l was a very it'll
boy / Pecped through the crack OF tho fenc
and saw the sheriff whip a man for stealing
hog II scared me aud ran away. In tia
day it was considered necessary to whip tn
bad boys 20 school. Indeed, the boys expectc
y anu tepN their chances at being caught u
thor dc, .munt IL WAS Is kind oi bargain
an implied contract between tie boy and tm
teachcf You catch mc guJ Won may VIII d
nc II was like the old Mosaic law, "An oy
lof an eA and o tooth for a. tooth /" but ID
these i.i. rs Wc are trying in elevate the hny
toN hi Dor pianc-t1 stimulate their pride
sNNii f.i...N. Ntni their sense Of honor and rfl