St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-27
SOLOMON WAS RIGHT.
Pointers for Parents I'm the Direc.
ton of Their Coming POsterity.

Pointers for Parents I'm the Direc-
ton of Their Coming POsterity.
Special Letter to the Globe.
wee bit of the ludicrous. and much that
is really painful, in the way that some
children are left to grow up. Day by
day these little mOrtals with undying
souls are reaching maturity. and one
can but smile at the expression some
times seen on the little face Of a four
year old child, that it is determined to
have its own way-and will have tit
knows its mothers weakness. and
will, in time, be the mothers own
mistress, as the battle is being
fought for the supremacy now between
the mother and child, she growing
weaker and her child stronger, and il
that mother does not soon assert her
authority, and subdue that child now,
when will she? If that child now. when
told she cannot do this or tGat and must
not, will look into that mJther'S face
for few moments of time and then de-
liberately do what he or she must not
do, one can not help thinking that the
child has the grit and the free-born
spirit of an American citizen, which will
not be easily turned nor brought under
control, and yet must be trained Alright.
We
PITY THE PARENTS
of such child when we witness such a
sight. and we know, in degree, what
the consequences will be il that inde-
pendent aud stubborn nature is not di-
rected Alright, While pleased to see the
spirit displayed, as we know that child
NAV have the nature of fearless sol
dier to battle for the right uLto death,
vet we know it must be very carefully
and persistently taught to curb and
control, 10 know how and when to fight
the good fight.
The years may be many of them since
we were placed in the same situation
with our own children, and our hearts
are throbbing with keen apprehension
of that wee child's own future for good
or evil as the years leave their impress
on it's head and heart. We may have
found the right way, or as near right as
we could see it, and with a keen sense
of our own responsibility done as we'll
as we could do under the circumstances,
and yet feel as if we could not possibly
impart to parents of such the way i'll
which we tried to walk and lead our
Wayward child from childhood up to
the wears of man or wOman'S discretion,
and have that child creature some
what near the good man or woman we
would have them be, if we could only
mould them to our own wishes and did
not find after all that they were not
quite perfect in all ways. There is one
way OF knowing the nature OF such a
child; and being guided somewhat by
that trait of its character. Ii such a
highstrung child has a
LOVING AND SENSITIVE NATURE
one can see it displayed in many ways.
| 1t will have kiss for you without your
asking for it. and will display its love
| for the little babe, the cat and dog will
| get share, as well as the whole faml,
| ": in fact it will show Its love for all
creatures that have life, to say nothing
of every doll it sees. While noting
these evidences of its character be very
careful to see that which denotes the
opposite of tender and loving nature.
and you can tell in time which is the
predominating trait of its character,
love or a tendency to develop cruel
nature as it grows to maturity. No one
| can make mistake between these two