St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-02
nation of his intentions. 1t is evident,
however, that he will have to do some
thing about it at once.
THE oLD.TIME LITTLE GIRL.
She Was Quite Different From the
Small Young Lady of To-Day, II
the Readers Tell 1t True.

Small Young Lady of To-Day, II
the Readers Tell 1t True.
Zenas Dare in Time.
The pert, flippant manner OF the
schoolgirl and schoolboy of to-day is no
doubt partly due to the style of dress
worn by children of the present time,
and to the kind of matter now found in
the readers used in our public schools.
If any thinking person will browse
around in his or her attic and find q
school reader of forty years ago. the dlf-
ference between it and the reader OF to-
day will be seen at once. The marked
difference in the style of dress will also
be revealed, and there can be no doubt
if that chaste and graceful and beautl-
be worn by the children and ladies Of
to-day it would bring with it a degree
of misery that would decrease the gid
dinesS of our young people, and
if to the pantalet could be added
the shaker and slat sunbonnet and
simple gown of forty years ago, sub
dued feeling would be experienced by
the females who wrote them. And II
the male youth of to-day could be clad
in the simple "barn-door trousers and
the Jeans roundabout his grandfather
wore when boy, he would be less
frisky and flippant than he is in the
graceleSS knickerbOckers and blOuSeS
and giddy jackets of the present.
The maiden of ten years would then
converse with her mother as she did in
the reader of our grandmas, which was
after this fashion:
Is it not beautiful day? How merrily
Lo In irIc
to rejoice. l have risen early that L
might rejoice also.
Mother-That was right, my daughter.
You should in youth form the habit OF
rising early, for slOthfulness is sin.
Always be dlllgent, my daughter. The
unoccupied mind is the one most Sus-
ceptible to evil influences. 1t is indeed
a beautiful day; but have you thought
of who it was that made all the beauti-
full things you see around yOu?'
'sIndeed | have, dear mother; and l
have come forth to glorify Him. Will
you not repeat TO me tina: beautiful
hymn beginning with:
Vile worms are we, unfit to live,
Our sins too great to teli;
If we but had our just deserts,
We now wonld be i'll hell"
ssWith pleasure, my child; but. on
second consideration, would it not please
you to wait until we return to the
house, when I shall sing it all for you
and you shall accompany me on the
melodeon, and l dare say your kind
father will consent to join US i'll the
chorus"
''Thank you, dear mother, for sug-
costing what will give me so much
pleasure. l will cheerfully wait, and
will endeavor to do my part WELL"
''That is right, my dear daughter.
Let your every effort be your best. 1t
gratifies me to see that your young mind
is susceptible to correct impressions,
and l trust that they may be lasting.
Remember, my dear Jane, that youth is
life's seed time.'
81 will endeavor to do so, dear mother,
and desire to thank you for your kind
instructions. 1t gratifies me to be ODE
dent to your wishes. Shall we not go
in now and sing the beautiful hymn you
spoke of?''
Eyes, my child. l am truly pleased
to see you so sensible of your duty.
Yes, we will now go in and blend our
voices in song: You may take my hand
if you DESIRE"
''Thank you, dear mother, for what is
ever a sweet privilege to me! There is
my kind papa waiting to receive US.
Let us hasten!''