Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-20


Much Ia. t-,-n aid aud l. still heinz
AID at,out The hoy. leaving the farm. aud
whV thry DO 80. think L can D. AT i"o
truly .aii. Ina many Instance, ihc parents
an, o. blame. hecause the Law give the
toy % parvnts aud What b. earns until
he l. tWeutv-Oue. They, many 81 them,
look upon him ~ drudgv, no matter
how faithful b. may D. or how many dol
lar. b. earn. 90 ekr cat the family fsre.
m ths hov has sone obiegt Ia view, o. gri
even some much nccic'l garment, u must
- given up Without a murmur. Instead
81 irttine him feci that b. I. clothing him
..lf. you ten him that you have 10 fcei
AMI clothe him aud What hc earns i
vours. making him think that you care
nothing for him he soons gvts a. not tax
ING - much Interest a. usual ia hls
dgfir.-oftru grows sulleu aud desPond-
snt-What Nonder' Encouugr him o.
u..ks rus.i. honest trades. aud II he r~ars
r,l,r. 90 lambs let him feel and Know
they arr hi--ihat l., II they arr given to
him let him learu the use aud need 81
being careful aud saving, not stingy OF
money. aud II father gets la tight place
.urh boy Nill chccrfully help him OUT
even to the lat dollar.
Hat. on the other hand, grind and take
away every cent aud, generally, YOU have
a hay a. ayarici0us a. yourself. lie VIII
not stay ith yuu, % give you dollar
cheerfilly. or a day's labor a. s""n a. ne
I.tueut,-one /. bat the other boy vii stAi
ga thr farm long after b. j. by Law Ia De-
hl. own mau. while the ether. a. s"on a.
he can call him.elf FREE, you vii -cc him
A. .o,n a. enough l. earned to do 40
.t,rt Tor out West. rcccutly heard a
,ounr man sav b. would not trust hi,
f,th.r with a dollar with the expectation
~ ever .s,ing Il again. aud i could not
h.lp thinking II the Inconsistency ot
many uarrrts-pareut. wh0 viii he anu
.r. h9u.st With every other but their
-, t.,y. NJ wonder that many of our
-. % We.f. bat | think u would be
t,r better tn .tay AZ home la the good oid
~f.ts of Maine. aud better still " many
father. would encourage their boys nloI'
on the farm by letting them have .",hs-
Thing 81 their own. and not to De zen
,l,n. I'm old agr. lie them so, that wheu
H., l.ay. the old boyhOod home, thai
a., r.tnsmhranc.-. - that home viii be
rh..rf,il 10 dwell upon. and a. thel taAs
UrHIHu fNIH lIIaNANN~ NAAH
~ father. thry will settle a. near iaihef
.ni mother aud the old home a. they
eau. Of course you will not UNDERSTAND
M. al picture | have drawn 10 be every
f,rmer's boys llfe-far from it-bui YOU
wIu fiud Il al over our land. hopr
many such men will peruse this, who 40
uplu.tly deal With their boys, aud thai
thi. pen picture may be- recognifci a.
,bsm..lye.. aud D. the means of thrhl
making morc of an equal of their boys
Tor thsy mast remember u l. the boy no.
~bo 4. to H. the future man. The paren.
Iii .oon D. not ~ their number, s"oh
an. old arm chair will b. empty: ule
.pirit gone 20 God Who gave II. ssi Ihen
mile you nav b. helpful 10 the poys,
tor In The long run Il viii b. more ihAa man
dollars "a yoa not 90 BE- too close anu anu
snug With your boy, by being free a. you
consistently can. teaches nm 20 o. .nd "a =.
wor. noble. generous disposition. anu a.
be grows 10 manhood he i better s,a- "
,sn ana nslghb0r. and an honor 70 h'-
n.yents.-Ellen :. In Maine Farmer