South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-05-24

FRIDAY, NAY "a, 1859.
To Parents and Boys Seeking
Homes.

THE following. written for tie Gerards-
town Times, 10 worth republishing. Ed.
"Some,imes boys End good homes,
better than their own homes, and
sometimes not so coed. A great deal
depends upon the boy I; OF course, il
the boy has been trained TO nothing
at home. iha. no' hing sticks TO him
away from home. Sill, there lie q
possibility OF helping the boy over
this, viding the parents back Mr..
or Mrs. A. and not the boy. For in
stance. il the father, in starting ont
his boy from home, should say Nov,
my SON, you are going out 10 live
wi h Mr. aud Mrs. A.; try 10 do
right, but take your own part ifthey
mist,eat you come home if they
whip you, l will lawsuit them they
| STA pay dear for that whipping; I
will take your part; but be good
Jog This lets the cat out Of the bag,
sets the straw rick on fire. puts the
mad built in the garden, ties the fox
es' tails together, and with fire brands
they start into the standing corn.
1 he boy starts off well, and, a com.
mon failing in boys, he puts his best
loot foremost. But after a little
while he gets weary in we'll doing,
Sights his work, torgets, stays on
his errands. complains about this
and that. and gives impudence 10 the
mistress. &c. Then MIR. and Mrs.
A. wonoer what has gone wrong
they have treated the boy kindly have
b, come interested in him, and think
of o,hing else but TO teach him use,
fulness and make something out of
him they advise him kindly, but he
still persists in his course. Now they
begin to come down liLtle tighter.
and he, suspicious Of something
worse turning up, begins 10 defend
.himscli by innocently telling all bis
parents told hin. thus the probe 10
Of the cat, s raw tick, mad bull and
fux-tails is solved, and Mr.. and Trs.
A. are convinced that 1t is not so
much the fault of the boy after all.
The conclusion is reached that NTH,
out fear there is no care. So the boy
is deprived Of good home. Obi
how careful parents should G in ad.
viaing their boys. When you give
an advice of being mistreated, ex
plain o him what yen mean. Do
not allow him TO plLce lis own con-
s,ruc ion upon it. Boys If 70. nat
utalIy ATE practically bound 10 make
their side show up. II they cannot
do it fairly, they will do 1t decei,ful-
ly. Many parents fail TO make any,
thing cut OF their boys f!on the sim.
pie fact that they have such entire
confidence in them that they fail 10
see any errors in their lives, believing
them to grow naturally good. 1t is
perfectly right that you should have
coBhdeuce In your boy and kindly
convince him Of it; s!ili, Of tie same
line. you should be suspicious
enough 10 look into his life and see
what kind Of character he is dcyeL
Gpipg. Doa't conclude, because
your boy Las many good traits end a
few bad ones, that the good will over.
come The bad, Tor this Is contrary 10
boys natuIe-too maay evil sur
roundings. Some parents say, i
never use h-rsh means with nv bow.
| never had occasion 10 mistrus. him
he always otcys my injunctiops.'
True enough, and SO far well enough.
Just let such boys get out a little.
and the parent will o. ready to con-
clude with Solomon. (Read Prov
erbs.) From what Solomon saws
there must be a certain deep down
evil tendency III boys nature which
lac knows how 10 manage and culti-
vaie b. tier than parent knows how
TO suspect and control, which can no
brought under or which may be LEI
alone ant by circumstances and spr-
rounCinga. develops itself and finally
shows shame 20 the parent and dis
credit TO the boy. For instance. IL n
bad temper, the parent Gays he came
by IL lawfully. 1t is bad thing. I
admit; but be will overcome it, and
too, that has nothing to do with NV
injuDctions.' That does not make II
right. You swear or drink, so does
your boy. Without hesitation vou
agree with Solomon in this. 10 r. sor,
to any treatment just TO check your
boy. You say, Il may break nv tov
oil - e"rlng or drinking, but | cannot
break hin Of Lis bad temper. You
can do tbs much. AS parent Won
are bound and responsible To do This
much. Watch the development of
your boys character. Begin early in
life, and when bad temper shows IL
sell, study catelully the best means
by which TO work, use them kindly
and sternly and II it must he. take
Solomou's advice without DELAY.
You can convince bin that i. is
wrong to let bis temper overcome
hin. lfyou accomplish nothing else,
teach him to realize and fear The con.
sequences Of a bad temper; teach
him that On uncontrolled temper
leads TO almost every thing that is evil
TO which 10y is liable. More boy s
arc deprived Of good home from the
want OF parental training and advice
Than anything else. A few bad words
from a parent IN bad direction not
properly explained, or such a. he
may consirue 10 suit himself, does
him more injurJ shan a year OF bad
training from a stronger.
/ once heard colored man saw